Kramizo
Log inSign up free
Home › OCR GCSE French › Practice Paper
OCR · GCSE · French

Free OCR GCSE French
Practice Paper

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

Take a Mini Mock →

What the real OCR 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

A message says 'Il fait très chaud aujourd'hui.' The weather is:

  1. Very hot
  2. Rainy
  3. Windy
  4. Very cold
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: A — Very hot
'Il fait chaud' means it is hot, and 'très' intensifies it. 'Il fait froid' would mean it is cold.
Q2 · 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
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: B — Je n'aime pas le café
The negative wraps the verb as 'ne… pas', and 'ne' contracts to 'n'' before a vowel.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

'Mon frère aîné' means my:

  1. Cousin
  2. Uncle
  3. Younger brother
  4. Older brother
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: D — Older brother
'Aîné' means elder or eldest. 'Mon frère cadet' would be the younger brother.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

A notice outside a hotel reads 'Complet'. This means:

  1. Breakfast included
  2. Rooms available
  3. Fully booked
  4. Closed for renovation
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: C — Fully booked
'Complet' means full or fully booked. Note it does not mean complete in the English sense here.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

Which phrase means 'see you tomorrow'?

  1. À bientôt
  2. Bonne nuit
  3. Bienvenue
  4. À demain
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: D — À demain
'À demain' is see you tomorrow, while 'à bientôt' is the more general see you soon.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

The plural of 'le journal' is:

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

Which opening is appropriate for an informal message to a friend?

  1. Veuillez agréer mes salutations
  2. Cher Monsieur le Directeur
  3. Madame, Monsieur
  4. Salut !
Show answer & explanation
✓ Answer: D — Salut !
'Salut !' suits an informal register. The other three belong to formal letters.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

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

  1. Dessert
  2. Bill
  3. Starter
  4. Main course
Show answer & explanation
✓ 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'.
Build a 30-question timed mock →
Free · No signup · Instant marking

OCR GCSE French FAQ

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