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Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Thursday 7 May 2026
Morning (Time: 50 minutes) Paper
reference 1TU0/3F
Turkish
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Turkish
Foundation Tier
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions from Sections A, B and C.
Questions in Sections A and C are set in English.
•• Questions in Section B are set in Turkish.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 50.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question
– you should spend approximately 10 minutes on the translation question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
My Family and Friends
1 Read your friends’ opinions about their family and friends.
Ece Kardeşim Kıvanç’ı çok severim. İkimiz de boş zamanlarımızda kitap
okuruz. Hafta sonları arkadaşlarımız ile buluşuruz. Okuduğumuz kitapları
birbirimize anlatırız.
Doruk Ailemde herkes çalışıyor. Boş zamanları yok. Bu nedenle arkadaşlarım ile
tatile giderim ve onlar ile çok eğlenirim.
Aysen Ailem beni her zaman destekler. En iyi arkadaşım dedemdir. Her zaman
Nasreddin Hoca’nın komik hikâyelerini anlatır ve ben çok gülerim.
Kaya Benim kardeşim yok. Kedim evimizin ikinci çocuğu gibidir. O en iyi
arkadaşımdır. Onun yanında sıkılmam.
What do they say? Enter either Ece, Doruk, Aysen or Kaya.
You can use each person more than once.
Example: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ece
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... likes reading.
(a) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ has a cat as a best friend.
(1)
(b) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ always has family support.
(1)
(c) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ likes funny stories.
(1)
(d) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ has a lot of fun on holidays.
(1)
(e) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ has no brothers or sisters.
(1)
(f ) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ meets with friends at weekends.
(1)
(Total for Question 1 = 6 marks)
2
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, One Day at School
2 Read the extract from a website below.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Her ay okulumuzda bir program düzenliyoruz. Bu programa öğrencilerimizi ve
onların ailelerini davet ediyoruz. Genellikle bütün gün sanat ve spor etkinlikleri
oluyor. Ayrıca şarkılar söylüyoruz ve dans ediyoruz. Veliler okul ve eğitimle ilgili
konuşuyorlar. Böylece birbirlerini daha iyi tanıyorlar. Her ay değişik yarışmalar
yapıyoruz. Programa birçok sanatçı ve sporcu geliyor. Örneğin bu ay yazar Ahmet
Ümit katılıyor.
Complete the gap in each sentence using a word from the box below. There are more
words than gaps.
year parents activities exhibitions
singer neighbours education films
competitions month football writer
month
Example: The school day is held once a ............................................................................................. .
(a) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ can also join the school events.
(1)
(b) There are some . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................................... at school throughout the day.
(1)
(c) Parents talk about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................... .
(1)
(d) There are different . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................................ every month.
(1)
(e) A . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... is attending this month.
(1)
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Thursday 7 May 2026
Morning (Time: 50 minutes) Paper
reference 1TU0/3F
Turkish
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Turkish
Foundation Tier
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions from Sections A, B and C.
Questions in Sections A and C are set in English.
•• Questions in Section B are set in Turkish.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 50.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question
– you should spend approximately 10 minutes on the translation question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
P81827A
©2026 Pearson Education Ltd.
P:1/1/1/1/1/1
*P81827A0116*
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
My Family and Friends
1 Read your friends’ opinions about their family and friends.
Ece Kardeşim Kıvanç’ı çok severim. İkimiz de boş zamanlarımızda kitap
okuruz. Hafta sonları arkadaşlarımız ile buluşuruz. Okuduğumuz kitapları
birbirimize anlatırız.
Doruk Ailemde herkes çalışıyor. Boş zamanları yok. Bu nedenle arkadaşlarım ile
tatile giderim ve onlar ile çok eğlenirim.
Aysen Ailem beni her zaman destekler. En iyi arkadaşım dedemdir. Her zaman
Nasreddin Hoca’nın komik hikâyelerini anlatır ve ben çok gülerim.
Kaya Benim kardeşim yok. Kedim evimizin ikinci çocuğu gibidir. O en iyi
arkadaşımdır. Onun yanında sıkılmam.
What do they say? Enter either Ece, Doruk, Aysen or Kaya.
You can use each person more than once.
Example: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ece
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... likes reading.
(a) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ has a cat as a best friend.
(1)
(b) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ always has family support.
(1)
(c) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ likes funny stories.
(1)
(d) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ has a lot of fun on holidays.
(1)
(e) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ has no brothers or sisters.
(1)
(f ) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ meets with friends at weekends.
(1)
(Total for Question 1 = 6 marks)
2
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, One Day at School
2 Read the extract from a website below.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Her ay okulumuzda bir program düzenliyoruz. Bu programa öğrencilerimizi ve
onların ailelerini davet ediyoruz. Genellikle bütün gün sanat ve spor etkinlikleri
oluyor. Ayrıca şarkılar söylüyoruz ve dans ediyoruz. Veliler okul ve eğitimle ilgili
konuşuyorlar. Böylece birbirlerini daha iyi tanıyorlar. Her ay değişik yarışmalar
yapıyoruz. Programa birçok sanatçı ve sporcu geliyor. Örneğin bu ay yazar Ahmet
Ümit katılıyor.
Complete the gap in each sentence using a word from the box below. There are more
words than gaps.
year parents activities exhibitions
singer neighbours education films
competitions month football writer
month
Example: The school day is held once a ............................................................................................. .
(a) . .. .. .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............ can also join the school events.
(1)
(b) There are some . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................................................... at school throughout the day.
(1)
(c) Parents talk about . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................... .
(1)
(d) There are different . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................................................................ every month.
(1)
(e) A . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... is attending this month.
(1)
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
3
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