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Free WJEC GCSE French
Practice Paper

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

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What the real WJEC 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

To write about what you did yesterday you would use the:

  1. Imperative
  2. Present tense
  3. Perfect tense (passé composé)
  4. Future tense
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✓ Answer: C — Perfect tense (passé composé)
The passé composé describes completed past actions, as in 'hier j'ai mangé au restaurant'.
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
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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.
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

'Stationnement interdit' means:

  1. Free parking
  2. No parking
  3. Parking ahead
  4. Paid parking
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✓ Answer: B — No parking
'Stationnement' is parking and 'interdit' means forbidden.
Q5 · 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.
Q6 · 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.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

How do you ask someone's name using the formal form?

  1. Que fais-tu ?
  2. Où habites-tu ?
  3. Quel âge as-tu ?
  4. Comment vous appelez-vous ?
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✓ Answer: D — Comment vous appelez-vous ?
The formal 'vous' form is 'vous appelez-vous'. The informal equivalent is 'comment t'appelles-tu ?'
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

Which phrase means 'thank you very much'?

  1. Merci beaucoup
  2. De rien
  3. Je suis désolé
  4. À bientôt
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✓ Answer: A — Merci beaucoup
'Merci beaucoup' is thank you very much. 'De rien' is the reply, meaning you're welcome.
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WJEC GCSE French FAQ

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