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Free AQA GCSE Spanish
Practice Paper

8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real AQA GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real AQA GCSE Spanish paper looks like

Paper 1
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification.
Paper 2
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification.
Paper 3
Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions.
Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Spanish syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

'Hace sol' in a forecast means it is:

  1. Sunny
  2. Snowing
  3. Windy
  4. Raining
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✓ Answer: A — Sunny
'Hace sol' = it is sunny.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

A polite morning greeting is:

  1. Buenas noches
  2. Adiós
  3. Hola, ¿qué tal?
  4. Buenos días
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✓ Answer: D — Buenos días
'Buenos días' = good morning (polite).
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

A friendly letter in Spanish often begins with:

  1. Querido / Querida…
  2. Estimado señor:
  3. Atentamente
  4. Le saluda
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✓ Answer: A — Querido / Querida…
'Querido/Querida…' (Dear…) opens an informal letter.
Q4 · Difficulty 2/3

Lee: «No hay clases mañana debido a una reunión de profesores.» ¿Por qué no hay clases mañana?

  1. por vacaciones
  2. por una fiesta
  3. por una reunión de profesores
  4. por mal tiempo
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✓ Answer: C — por una reunión de profesores
Award 1 mark. The notice states there are no classes because of a teachers' meeting.
Q5 · Difficulty 2/3

A recipe says 'Añada el azúcar.' You should:

  1. Weigh the sugar
  2. Remove the sugar
  3. Add the sugar
  4. Heat the sugar
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✓ Answer: C — Add the sugar
'Añada' = add.
Q6 · Difficulty 2/3

A cognate such as 'la televisión' helps because it:

  1. Is always a false friend
  2. Has no meaning
  3. Is a verb
  4. Looks like an English word with similar meaning
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✓ Answer: D — Looks like an English word with similar meaning
Cognates resemble English words and share meaning.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

'Entrada' on a sign means:

  1. Closed
  2. Exit
  3. Entrance
  4. Stop
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✓ Answer: C — Entrance
'Entrada' = entrance.
Q8 · Difficulty 2/3

Lee: «Querido diario: hoy fue un día muy feliz porque aprobé todos mis exámenes.» ¿Por qué estaba feliz la persona?

  1. porque llovió
  2. porque aprobó los exámenes
  3. porque ganó dinero
  4. porque fue de viaje
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: B — porque aprobó los exámenes
Award 1 mark. The diary entry says the person was happy because they passed all their exams ('aprobé todos mis exámenes').
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AQA GCSE Spanish FAQ

What does the AQA GCSE Spanish exam look like?
The AQA GCSE Spanish exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification. Paper 2: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification. Paper 3: Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions. Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Can I download a free AQA GCSE Spanish past paper?
Real AQA past papers are published directly by AQA on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is AQA GCSE Spanish graded?
Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.