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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 'Il est sept heures et demie'. What time is it?

  1. 7:30
  2. 6:30
  3. 7:15
  4. 7:45
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✓ Answer: A — 7:30
'Et demie' means half past. 'Et quart' is quarter past and 'moins le quart' quarter to.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

Which phrase is written correctly?

  1. La maison blanc
  2. La maison blanche
  3. Le maison blanche
  4. Les maison blanches
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✓ Answer: B — La maison blanche
'Maison' is feminine singular, so it takes 'la' and the adjective becomes 'blanche'.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

In French, adjectives usually:

  1. Agree in gender and number with the noun
  2. Always come before the noun
  3. Change only in the plural
  4. Never change their form
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✓ Answer: A — Agree in gender and number with the noun
A French adjective must match its noun for both gender and number. This is one of the most heavily assessed accuracy points in writing.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

A hotel notice reads 'Le petit déjeuner est servi de 7h à 10h'. It gives the times for:

  1. Breakfast
  2. Lunch
  3. Dinner
  4. Check-out
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✓ Answer: A — Breakfast
'Le petit déjeuner' is breakfast. 'Le déjeuner' is lunch and 'le dîner' dinner — an easy set to confuse.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

Which is a correctly written negative sentence?

  1. Je n'aime le café pas
  2. Je n'aime pas le café
  3. Je aime pas le café
  4. Je ne aime pas le café
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✓ Answer: B — Je n'aime pas le café
The negative wraps the verb as 'ne… pas', and 'ne' contracts to 'n'' before a vowel.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

Which question word means 'where'?

  1. Comment
  2. Pourquoi
  3. Quand
  4. Où
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✓ Answer: D — Où
'Où' means where, 'quand' when, 'comment' how and 'pourquoi' why. The accent on 'où' distinguishes it from 'ou' meaning or.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

Which connective means 'but'?

  1. aussi
  2. et
  3. mais
  4. parce que
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✓ Answer: C — mais
'Mais' means but. 'Et' means and, 'parce que' because and 'aussi' also.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

On a French menu, 'entrée' refers to the:

  1. Dessert
  2. Bill
  3. Starter
  4. Main course
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✓ Answer: C — Starter
A well-known false friend: in French an 'entrée' is the starter, not the main course. The main course is the 'plat principal'.
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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.