GCSE GUJARATI (9–1): Actual June 2025 PAST PAPER 3: Reading and Understanding in Gujarati
(Foundation Tier). All Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme [Edexcel 1GU0/3F]
Exam Resource Summary
The GCSE Gujarati (9–1) June 2025 Paper 3: Reading and Understanding in Gujarati
(Foundation Tier) (Edexcel 1GU0/3F) – All Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme integrates the full
official exam paper with its detailed mark scheme, forming a clear and practical revision tool.
This Foundation Tier paper assesses students’ ability to understand written Gujarati across a variety
of topics, genres, and registers, including short passages, notices, articles, and personal messages. It
focuses on skills such as identifying main ideas, interpreting meaning, and extracting key
information from texts that reflect everyday, social, and cultural contexts. The merged layout, where
questions are paired directly with their marking criteria, provides insight into examiner expectations
and helps students improve reading comprehension and response accuracy. This resource is essential
for targeted revision and self-assessment, making it an invaluable aid for preparation for the June 2026
Edexcel GCSE Gujarati (9–1) Paper 3: Reading and Understanding in Gujarati (Foundation Tier)
examination.
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, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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 .
Voluntary work
1 Read the emails from your friends regarding their voluntary work.
દે વ સજ
ાં ે દવ ની દુ ક નમ ાં હુ ાં પગ ર વગર ક મ કરાં છાં ક રણ કે મ રે દવ નો
અભ્ા સ કરવો છે .
રીન હુ ાં ગુજર તી શ ળ મ ાં બ ળકોને નૃત્ શીખવ ડવ ની સેવ આપુ છાં કે મ કે મ રે
નૃત્ની શશક્ષિક બનવુાં છે .
કુ મ ર રજાઓમ ાં ટપ લ-કચેરીમ ાં હુ ાં સવ્ાંસવ
ે ક તરીકે ક મ કરાં છાં પછી હુ ાં બધ ાંને
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ટપ લ પહોાંચ ડવ નુાં ક મ કરીશ.
જાનકી મ રે ઑનલ ઇન કપડ ાં વેચવ નો ધાંધો કરવો છે તેથી હુ ાં કપડ ાંની એક દુ ક નમ ાં
મફત ક મ કરાં છાં .
What does each person say? Enter either Dev, Reena, Kumar or Janaki.
You can use each person more than once.
Example: D e v............................. wants to become a pharmacist.
...................................... . . . . . . . . .
(a) ....................................................................... is working in the clothes shop without pay.
(1)
(b) ....................................................................... wants to become a teacher.
(1)
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(c) ....................................................................... is doing voluntary work at the post office.
(1)
(d) ....................................................................... wants to start a business.
(1)
(e) ....................................................................... volunteers at a Gujarati school.
(1)
(f) ........................................................................ works in the chemist shop.
(1)
(Total for Question 1 = 6 marks)
2
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, Lost and found
2 Read Shyam’s diary page below.
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હુ ાં અમદ વ દન ાં રેલવે સટે શને મુાંબઈ જવ મ ટે ટ્ ાને ની ર હ જોતો ખુરશી પર બેઠો હતો.
ાં
રકસેકને મ રી બ જુ મ ાં ર ખીને હુ ાં ઊઘી ગ્ાો. ટ્ ાેન આવી ત્ા રે તે થેલી દે ખ ઈ નહીાં. અાંદર
મ રી ટટટકટ હતી. હુ ાં ગભર ઈ ગ્ાો અને આજુ બ જુ ન મુસ ફરોને પૂછપરછ કરવ લ ગ્ાો.
એવ મ ાં એક યુવકને રકસેક લઈને મ રી તરફ આવત જોો્. તે થેલી મ રી જ હતી. મેં તેનો
આભ ર મ ન્ાો.
Complete the gap in each sentence using a word from the box below. There are more
words than gaps.
stairs passengers chair running
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young Mumbai workers relaxed
waiting worried tall Ahmedabad
Example: Shyam was going to ................................ M u mb a i
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................... .
(a) He was ................................................... for the train.
(1)
(b) He kept his rucksack on the . . . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .
(1)
(c) He asked................................................... about his bag.
(1)
(d) He was very..................................................... about losing his ticket.
(1)
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(e) He got his rucksack back from a .................................................... man.
(1)
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
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(Foundation Tier). All Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme [Edexcel 1GU0/3F]
Exam Resource Summary
The GCSE Gujarati (9–1) June 2025 Paper 3: Reading and Understanding in Gujarati
(Foundation Tier) (Edexcel 1GU0/3F) – All Assessment Questions & Mark Scheme integrates the full
official exam paper with its detailed mark scheme, forming a clear and practical revision tool.
This Foundation Tier paper assesses students’ ability to understand written Gujarati across a variety
of topics, genres, and registers, including short passages, notices, articles, and personal messages. It
focuses on skills such as identifying main ideas, interpreting meaning, and extracting key
information from texts that reflect everyday, social, and cultural contexts. The merged layout, where
questions are paired directly with their marking criteria, provides insight into examiner expectations
and helps students improve reading comprehension and response accuracy. This resource is essential
for targeted revision and self-assessment, making it an invaluable aid for preparation for the June 2026
Edexcel GCSE Gujarati (9–1) Paper 3: Reading and Understanding in Gujarati (Foundation Tier)
examination.
Turn over
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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 .
Voluntary work
1 Read the emails from your friends regarding their voluntary work.
દે વ સજ
ાં ે દવ ની દુ ક નમ ાં હુ ાં પગ ર વગર ક મ કરાં છાં ક રણ કે મ રે દવ નો
અભ્ા સ કરવો છે .
રીન હુ ાં ગુજર તી શ ળ મ ાં બ ળકોને નૃત્ શીખવ ડવ ની સેવ આપુ છાં કે મ કે મ રે
નૃત્ની શશક્ષિક બનવુાં છે .
કુ મ ર રજાઓમ ાં ટપ લ-કચેરીમ ાં હુ ાં સવ્ાંસવ
ે ક તરીકે ક મ કરાં છાં પછી હુ ાં બધ ાંને
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
ટપ લ પહોાંચ ડવ નુાં ક મ કરીશ.
જાનકી મ રે ઑનલ ઇન કપડ ાં વેચવ નો ધાંધો કરવો છે તેથી હુ ાં કપડ ાંની એક દુ ક નમ ાં
મફત ક મ કરાં છાં .
What does each person say? Enter either Dev, Reena, Kumar or Janaki.
You can use each person more than once.
Example: D e v............................. wants to become a pharmacist.
...................................... . . . . . . . . .
(a) ....................................................................... is working in the clothes shop without pay.
(1)
(b) ....................................................................... wants to become a teacher.
(1)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(c) ....................................................................... is doing voluntary work at the post office.
(1)
(d) ....................................................................... wants to start a business.
(1)
(e) ....................................................................... volunteers at a Gujarati school.
(1)
(f) ........................................................................ works in the chemist shop.
(1)
(Total for Question 1 = 6 marks)
2
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, Lost and found
2 Read Shyam’s diary page below.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
હુ ાં અમદ વ દન ાં રેલવે સટે શને મુાંબઈ જવ મ ટે ટ્ ાને ની ર હ જોતો ખુરશી પર બેઠો હતો.
ાં
રકસેકને મ રી બ જુ મ ાં ર ખીને હુ ાં ઊઘી ગ્ાો. ટ્ ાેન આવી ત્ા રે તે થેલી દે ખ ઈ નહીાં. અાંદર
મ રી ટટટકટ હતી. હુ ાં ગભર ઈ ગ્ાો અને આજુ બ જુ ન મુસ ફરોને પૂછપરછ કરવ લ ગ્ાો.
એવ મ ાં એક યુવકને રકસેક લઈને મ રી તરફ આવત જોો્. તે થેલી મ રી જ હતી. મેં તેનો
આભ ર મ ન્ાો.
Complete the gap in each sentence using a word from the box below. There are more
words than gaps.
stairs passengers chair running
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
young Mumbai workers relaxed
waiting worried tall Ahmedabad
Example: Shyam was going to ................................ M u mb a i
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................................... .
(a) He was ................................................... for the train.
(1)
(b) He kept his rucksack on the . . . . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .
(1)
(c) He asked................................................... about his bag.
(1)
(d) He was very..................................................... about losing his ticket.
(1)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(e) He got his rucksack back from a .................................................... man.
(1)
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
3
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