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Free Edexcel GCSE French
Practice Paper

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

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What the real Edexcel GCSE French 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 French syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

You hear 'Je m'appelle Anne'. What is the speaker doing?

  1. Ordering food
  2. Giving their name
  3. Asking your name
  4. Saying goodbye
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✓ Answer: B — Giving their name
'Je m'appelle' literally means 'I call myself'. The question form is 'Comment t'appelles-tu ?'
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

You hear 'Il fait du vent'. What is the weather like?

  1. Snowing
  2. Windy
  3. Sunny
  4. Raining
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✓ Answer: B — Windy
French weather expressions use 'il fait': il fait du vent (windy), il fait beau (fine), il fait froid (cold).
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

'On parle anglais' in a shop window means:

  1. No English spoken
  2. Learn English
  3. English is spoken here
  4. English lessons available
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✓ Answer: C — English is spoken here
'On' used impersonally means one or people generally, so the phrase tells you staff can serve English speakers.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

'La semaine prochaine' means:

  1. This weekend
  2. Every week
  3. Last week
  4. Next week
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✓ Answer: D — Next week
'Prochaine' means next. 'La semaine dernière' would be last week.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

Which greeting is appropriate when speaking formally to a teacher?

  1. Coucou !
  2. Ça roule ?
  3. Bonjour
  4. Salut, mec !
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✓ Answer: C — Bonjour
'Bonjour' works in any formal situation. The others are informal and would cost marks for register.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

The plural of 'le journal' is:

  1. les journaux
  2. la journaux
  3. le journaux
  4. les journals
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✓ Answer: A — les journaux
Nouns ending in -al usually take -aux in the plural, and the article becomes 'les'.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

You hear 'lundi'. Which day is this?

  1. Tuesday
  2. Friday
  3. Monday
  4. Sunday
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✓ Answer: C — Monday
'Lundi' is Monday. French days are not capitalised, and 'le lundi' means on Mondays generally.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

'J'aime' is followed by:

  1. A noun or an infinitive
  2. Only plural nouns
  3. Only adjectives
  4. Nothing at all
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✓ Answer: A — A noun or an infinitive
'J'aime le cinéma' or 'j'aime lire'. Unlike English, French keeps the definite article before the noun.
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Edexcel GCSE French FAQ

What does the Edexcel GCSE French exam look like?
The Edexcel GCSE French 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 Edexcel GCSE French past paper?
Real Edexcel past papers are published directly by Edexcel 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 Edexcel GCSE French 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.