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Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
H
GCSE
GERMAN
Higher Tier Paper 3 Reading
Thursday 8 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1
• You must not use a dictionary. 2
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. 4
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside 5
the box around each page or on blank pages. 6
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
7
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• In Section A, answer the questions in English. 8
In Section B, answer the questions in German. 9
In Section C, translate the passage into English.
10
• Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work you do not
want to be marked. 11
12
Information
TOTAL
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 60.
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Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Questions and answers in English
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
0 1 Sport
Read what two Swiss teenagers say about sport.
What do Julia and Markus say about their sporting activities?
Complete the table in English.
Als ich klein war, habe ich oft Basketball gespielt. Ich war aktiv und fast nie krank.
Jetzt habe ich leider wenig Zeit für Bewegung. In den kommenden Sommerferien
werde ich aber einen Sporturlaub mit meiner Familie machen. Es wird toll sein.
Julia
Ich bin 16 Jahre alt und schwimme täglich vor der Schule. Das macht Spaß. In der
Grundschule war Turnen mein Lieblingshobby. In der Zukunft werde ich bei
internationalen Wettbewerben schwimmen.
Markus
Past Present Future
Julia played basketball
take part in
Markus international
competitions
[4 marks] 4
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outside the
0 2 My home box
Read Heidi’s blog about her home in Hamburg, a city in northern Germany.
Answer the questions in English.
0 2 . 1 Why did Heidi move house?
[1 mark]
0 2 . 2 Why did Heidi prefer living in the countryside?
[1 mark]
0 2 . 3 What does Heidi like about Hamburg?
[1 mark]
3
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Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
H
GCSE
GERMAN
Higher Tier Paper 3 Reading
Thursday 8 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour
Materials For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions 1
• You must not use a dictionary. 2
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions. 4
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside 5
the box around each page or on blank pages. 6
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
7
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• In Section A, answer the questions in English. 8
In Section B, answer the questions in German. 9
In Section C, translate the passage into English.
10
• Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work you do not
want to be marked. 11
12
Information
TOTAL
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 60.
*jun258668rh01*
IB/M/Jun25/G4008/V9 8668/RH
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Section A box
Questions and answers in English
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
0 1 Sport
Read what two Swiss teenagers say about sport.
What do Julia and Markus say about their sporting activities?
Complete the table in English.
Als ich klein war, habe ich oft Basketball gespielt. Ich war aktiv und fast nie krank.
Jetzt habe ich leider wenig Zeit für Bewegung. In den kommenden Sommerferien
werde ich aber einen Sporturlaub mit meiner Familie machen. Es wird toll sein.
Julia
Ich bin 16 Jahre alt und schwimme täglich vor der Schule. Das macht Spaß. In der
Grundschule war Turnen mein Lieblingshobby. In der Zukunft werde ich bei
internationalen Wettbewerben schwimmen.
Markus
Past Present Future
Julia played basketball
take part in
Markus international
competitions
[4 marks] 4
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 2 My home box
Read Heidi’s blog about her home in Hamburg, a city in northern Germany.
Answer the questions in English.
0 2 . 1 Why did Heidi move house?
[1 mark]
0 2 . 2 Why did Heidi prefer living in the countryside?
[1 mark]
0 2 . 3 What does Heidi like about Hamburg?
[1 mark]
3
Turn over ►
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