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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

'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.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

You hear 'Tournez à droite'. Which way should you turn?

  1. Left
  2. Around
  3. Back the way you came
  4. Right
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✓ Answer: D — Right
'À droite' means to the right and 'à gauche' to the left. Directions come up regularly in listening papers.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

'Défense de fumer' means:

  1. Please queue here
  2. No smoking
  3. Smoking area
  4. Fire exit
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✓ Answer: B — No smoking
'Défense de' means it is forbidden to. 'Interdit de fumer' means the same thing.
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 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.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

A sign on a shop door reads 'Ouvert'. This means:

  1. Open
  2. Push
  3. Pull
  4. Closed
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✓ Answer: A — Open
'Ouvert' means open; 'fermé' means closed. Opening signs are a standard feature of reading papers.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

To write 'I have' in French you use:

  1. il a
  2. nous avons
  3. j'ai
  4. tu as
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✓ Answer: C — j'ai
'J'ai' is the first person singular of 'avoir'. 'Tu as' is you, 'il a' is he, and 'nous avons' is we.
Q8 · 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
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✓ Answer: C — Fully booked
'Complet' means full or fully booked. Note it does not mean complete in the English sense here.
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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.