2024 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE Chinese (spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese) 1CN0/3F PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Chinese. Question Paper & Marking Scheme Merged Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Tuesday 14 May 2024 r

2024 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE Chinese (spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese) 1CN0/3F PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Chinese. Question Paper & Marking Scheme Merged Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Tuesday 14 May 2024 reference 1CN0/3F Afternoon (Time: 50 minutes) Paper Chinese  (spoken Mandarin/spoken Cantonese) PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Chinese Foundation Tier You do not need any other materials. 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. On page 2 indicate which set of texts you intend to work from, either • TRADITIONAL or SIMPLIFIED characters. • Questions are set in English. • Answer all questions from Sections A and B in English. 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. Total Marks Turn over P75331A *P75331A0136* ©2024 Pearson Education Ltd. F:1/1/1/1/1/ Use of Chinese Characters All questions and texts are printed twice, once in English and traditional/full characters and once in English and simplified characters. Questions and texts in English and traditional/full characters begin on page 3. Questions and texts in English and simplified characters begin on page 19. You may work from whichever version you wish. Please indicate which set of questions and texts you intend to work from by putting a cross in one box below. TRADITIONAL/FULL 繁體字 SIMPLIFIED 简体字 DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 2 *P75331A0236*  DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA  繁體字 TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTER VERSION (Simplified Character Version begins on page 19) 3 *P75331A0336* Turn over TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTERS SECTION A Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 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 . A helping hand 1 Read how four young people have helped their friends. 美雲 上個月，我幫朋友寄信了，因為她有很多作業 文林 週末，我給朋友洗了車，還給他做了一個麵包 冰冰 昨天，我教朋友跳舞了，他很高興 海博 今天我讓朋友用了我的電腦，也幫助她購物了 What do they say about helping their friends? Enter Meiyun, Wenlin, Bingbing or Haibo. You can use each name more than once. Meiyun Example: ________________ helped a friend by posting their letter. (a) ________________ taught a friend to do something. (1) (b) ________________ helped a friend by washing their car. (1) (c) ________________ helped a friend by doing their shopping. (1) (d) ________________ helped a friend because they had lots of homework. (1) (e) ________________ made a loaf of bread for their friend. (1) (f) ________________ let a friend use their computer. (1) (Total for Question 1 = 6 marks) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 4 *P75331A0436*  DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTERS My school routine 2 Read this text where Julie talks about her school routine. 學校的一個星期 我每天都八點走路去學校我的第一節課八點半開始中 午，我有四十五分鐘的吃飯時間我天天有數學課，星期 五下午有電腦課星期六有我最喜歡的體育課 Complete the gap in each sentence using a word or phrase from the box below. There are more words than gaps. 60 Fridays art 8.30 a.m. science by bike maths PE 8.00 a.m. Wednesdays 45 on foot on foot Example: Julie goes to school ______________________ . (a) Her first lesson starts at ______________________ . (1) (b) Her lunch break lasts ______________________ minutes. (1) (c) She has a(n) ______________________ lesson every day. (1) (d) On ______________________ she has computing.