June 2025 Edexcel: A Level Arabic 9AR0/03 Paper 3 – Listening, Reading and Writing in Arabic –
Merged Question Paper & Mark Scheme
Exam Resource Summary
This June 2025 Edexcel A Level Arabic 9AR0/03 document merges the official question paper and
mark scheme for Paper 3: Listening, Reading and Writing in Arabic. It assesses candidates’ ability
to understand spoken Arabic across a variety of contexts, interpret unseen written Arabic texts,
and produce accurate and coherent written responses. Section A focuses on listening
comprehension, while Section B integrates listening, reading and writing skills, requiring
summarisation of two sources and evaluation of viewpoints within them. The merged format
clearly shows examiner expectations, mark allocation and effective structuring of answers. Each
question is paired with official marking guidance, supporting targeted revision, self-assessment
and the development of advanced language skills. An essential resource for excelling in the 2025
Edexcel A Level Arabic-Paper 3 examination.
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, SECTION A: LISTENING
Answer ALL questions.
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Write your answers in the spaces provided.
We recommend you spend no more than 45 minutes on this section.
Multiple-choice 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 .
Open-response questions do not require full sentences and you may respond using single
words or phrases. You may use words from the listening passages but you must not transcribe
whole sections.
You are going to listen to five passages in Section A. The duration of each passage
is approximately:
Passage 1 = 1 minute 30 seconds
Passage 2 = 1 minute 48 seconds
Passage 3a = 1 minute 36 seconds
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Passage 3b = 1 minute 53 seconds
Passage 4 = 3 minutes 01 second
You will be in charge of the recording and you may listen to each passage as often
as you wish, and write your answers whenever you wish to do so.
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, نص االستماع األول:
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استمع إلى هذا البرنامج اإلذاعي عن طقوس الزواج في اليمن ،ثم اختر اإلجابة الصحيحة بوضع عالمة أمامها. 1
.............................................................. طقوس الزواج في المجتمع اليمني )(i
)(1
تُصور الحياة العصرية. A
تُثل العادات والتقاليد. B
تَصف الحالة المعيشية. C
تتعرف عليها األجيال الحالية. D
.............................................................. غالبا يتقابل العروسان في اليمن عن طريق )(ii
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)(1
أصدقاء العروس. A
عالقات التعارف. B
األسرة واألهل. C
زمالء العريس. D
.............................................................. ) (iiiيحرص أصدقاء العريس على
)(1
حضور حفل الزفاف. A
تقديم الهدايا للعريس. B
التحضير لوليمة العرس. C
مساعدة العريس ماديا. D DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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, .............................................................. ( انتشرت في اليمن مؤخرا ظاهرةiv)
(1)
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.انتقال اليمنيين إلى بالد جديدة A
.مبادرات الشباب في صنعاء B
.المنظمات الحكومية C
.حفالت الزواج الجماعي D
(Total for Question 1 = 4 marks)
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Merged Question Paper & Mark Scheme
Exam Resource Summary
This June 2025 Edexcel A Level Arabic 9AR0/03 document merges the official question paper and
mark scheme for Paper 3: Listening, Reading and Writing in Arabic. It assesses candidates’ ability
to understand spoken Arabic across a variety of contexts, interpret unseen written Arabic texts,
and produce accurate and coherent written responses. Section A focuses on listening
comprehension, while Section B integrates listening, reading and writing skills, requiring
summarisation of two sources and evaluation of viewpoints within them. The merged format
clearly shows examiner expectations, mark allocation and effective structuring of answers. Each
question is paired with official marking guidance, supporting targeted revision, self-assessment
and the development of advanced language skills. An essential resource for excelling in the 2025
Edexcel A Level Arabic-Paper 3 examination.
Turn over
, SECTION A: LISTENING
Answer ALL questions.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Write your answers in the spaces provided.
We recommend you spend no more than 45 minutes on this section.
Multiple-choice 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 .
Open-response questions do not require full sentences and you may respond using single
words or phrases. You may use words from the listening passages but you must not transcribe
whole sections.
You are going to listen to five passages in Section A. The duration of each passage
is approximately:
Passage 1 = 1 minute 30 seconds
Passage 2 = 1 minute 48 seconds
Passage 3a = 1 minute 36 seconds
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Passage 3b = 1 minute 53 seconds
Passage 4 = 3 minutes 01 second
You will be in charge of the recording and you may listen to each passage as often
as you wish, and write your answers whenever you wish to do so.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
3
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, نص االستماع األول:
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استمع إلى هذا البرنامج اإلذاعي عن طقوس الزواج في اليمن ،ثم اختر اإلجابة الصحيحة بوضع عالمة أمامها. 1
.............................................................. طقوس الزواج في المجتمع اليمني )(i
)(1
تُصور الحياة العصرية. A
تُثل العادات والتقاليد. B
تَصف الحالة المعيشية. C
تتعرف عليها األجيال الحالية. D
.............................................................. غالبا يتقابل العروسان في اليمن عن طريق )(ii
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)(1
أصدقاء العروس. A
عالقات التعارف. B
األسرة واألهل. C
زمالء العريس. D
.............................................................. ) (iiiيحرص أصدقاء العريس على
)(1
حضور حفل الزفاف. A
تقديم الهدايا للعريس. B
التحضير لوليمة العرس. C
مساعدة العريس ماديا. D DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
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, .............................................................. ( انتشرت في اليمن مؤخرا ظاهرةiv)
(1)
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.انتقال اليمنيين إلى بالد جديدة A
.مبادرات الشباب في صنعاء B
.المنظمات الحكومية C
.حفالت الزواج الجماعي D
(Total for Question 1 = 4 marks)
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