2025 Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) Arabic 1AA0/3F
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic
Foundation Tier
Verified Question paper with Marking Scheme combined
surname names
Number Number
Afternoon (Time: 50 minutes) Paper
1AA0/3F
Arabic 🟐 🟐
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic
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,
• Answer
centre number and candidate number.
•• Questions
all questions in sections A, B and C.
in Section A and C are set in English.
• Answer
Questions in Section B are set in Arabic.
the questions in the spaces provided
• You must not use a dictionary.
– there may be more space than you need.
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
• your answers if you have time at the end.
to answer every question.
Check
Turn over
, 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 .
Pets
1 Read about these people’s interest in animals.
.ُِتاجُُُإلـىُُالكثيـرُُمُنُُُاالهتِمامُُوهذاُُُجيِدُُُلـي
ُُ ُُُُوهيُُالُُُتـح،ُطَّتـيُمُعظمُُالوقت
ِتنامُُق ُهدى
.ُلُكِنَّهُُُيركضُُُبعيداُُُعنـي،يـحِبُُكُلبـيُُالـخروجُُُفـيُُالـمساء ُزين
ُُُوأحيانا،ُُلكِنَّـناُنسكنُبالقربُمنُحديقةُالـحيوانات،الُُيوجدُحيواناتُفيُبـيتنا ُأنس
.ُأذهبُُُألرىُالـحيواناتُُهناكُُفيُُُعطلةُُنـهايةُُاألسبوع
ُ ُُخاصةُبعدُالعودةُمِن،عنديُُأرنبُُأبيضُاللَّونُوألعبُُُمعهُكثيـرا ُأمانـي
.ُالـمدرسة
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What is each person saying? Enter either Hoda, Zayn, Annas or Amani. You can use
each name more than once.
Hoda
Example: .............................................................. has a cat that sleeps a lot.
(a) .............................................. does not need to look after their pet a lot.
(1)
(b) .............................................. has a pet that likes to go out in the evening.
(1)
(c) .............................................. has a pet that runs far away from them.
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(d) .............................................. does not have a pet at home.
(1)
(e) .............................................. goes to the zoo at the weekend.
(1)
(f) ............................................... plays with their pet after school.
(1)
(Total for Question 1= 6 marks)
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, Visiting a friend
2 Read the blog below.
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ُُيرِيدُُ"ماجد"ُُزيارةُُصديقهُُ"ماهر"ُُالذيُُيعيشُُفيُُمدينةُُ"تونس"ُُالبعيدةُُعنهُُفـيُُعطلةُُالربيع
ُُ"ُُذهبُُ"ماجد،ُُوفـيُُطريقُُُالعودةُُمنُُالـمدرسة،ُُوفـيُُيومُُالـجمعة.ُُويرِيدُأنُيسافرُبِالقطار،القادمة
.إلـىُُمـحطَّةُُالقطارُواشتـرىُُتذكِرةُمِنُمكتبُالتَّذاكِر
ُ،جهَّزُُ"ماجد"ُُحقيبةُسفرِهُُونامُباكراُُحتىُيستيقظُفيُالساعةُُالـخامسةُمنُصباحُالـيومُالتَّالـي
.ألنَُُّالقطارُُسيغادرُُالـمـحطَّةُُفـيُُالساعةُُالثامنة
Complete the gap in each sentence using a word or phrase from the box below.
There are more words than gaps.
ticket cousin lives work
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friend early suitcase umbrella
map eats school late
friend
Example: Majed wants to visit his .............................................................. Maher.
(a) Majed’s friend ................................... far away.
(1)
(b) He went to the train station on his way back from ... .. ................. ............ ............ ........... ..... .
(1)
(c) He wanted to buy a .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... . .
(1)
(d) Majed packed his ................................... before he went to bed.
(1)
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(e) He went to bed .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .
(1)
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
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, Karate champion
3 (a) Read the following text about a successful girl.
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ُُُبينماُكانتُُتبحثُُُفـي."ياسـميـنُُزقوت"ُُفتاةُُفـيُُالسابعةُُعشرُُمنُُعمرها
ُُُرأتُُإعالناُُُعنُُدورةُُتدريـبيَّةُُلِتعليمُُالفتياتُُلعبةُُالكاراتيهُُوالتـيُُستبدأ،اإلنتـرنت
.قريباُُُفـيُُمدينتها
ُُُُوبعدُُأربعةُُأشهرُُحصلت،ُُبدأتُُ"ياسـمـيـنُ"ُُالتدريب،عدةُُُأسابيع َّ ُُبعد
َّ ُُوهوُأولُحِزامُُيـحصلُعليه،علـىُالـحِزامُُاألصفر
ُالالعبُقبلُُالـحِزام
.النهائيُُوالذيُلونهُُأسود
Answer the following questions in English. You do not need to write in
full sentences.
(i) Where did Yasmin find the information about the karate training course?
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(1)
. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. ......................
(ii) Where did Yasmin do her training?
(1)
. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. ......................
(iii) How long did it take her to get the yellow belt?
(1)
. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. ......................
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PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic
Foundation Tier
Verified Question paper with Marking Scheme combined
surname names
Number Number
Afternoon (Time: 50 minutes) Paper
1AA0/3F
Arabic 🟐 🟐
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic
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,
• Answer
centre number and candidate number.
•• Questions
all questions in sections A, B and C.
in Section A and C are set in English.
• Answer
Questions in Section B are set in Arabic.
the questions in the spaces provided
• You must not use a dictionary.
– there may be more space than you need.
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
• your answers if you have time at the end.
to answer every question.
Check
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 .
Pets
1 Read about these people’s interest in animals.
.ُِتاجُُُإلـىُُالكثيـرُُمُنُُُاالهتِمامُُوهذاُُُجيِدُُُلـي
ُُ ُُُُوهيُُالُُُتـح،ُطَّتـيُمُعظمُُالوقت
ِتنامُُق ُهدى
.ُلُكِنَّهُُُيركضُُُبعيداُُُعنـي،يـحِبُُكُلبـيُُالـخروجُُُفـيُُالـمساء ُزين
ُُُوأحيانا،ُُلكِنَّـناُنسكنُبالقربُمنُحديقةُالـحيوانات،الُُيوجدُحيواناتُفيُبـيتنا ُأنس
.ُأذهبُُُألرىُالـحيواناتُُهناكُُفيُُُعطلةُُنـهايةُُاألسبوع
ُ ُُخاصةُبعدُالعودةُمِن،عنديُُأرنبُُأبيضُاللَّونُوألعبُُُمعهُكثيـرا ُأمانـي
.ُالـمدرسة
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
What is each person saying? Enter either Hoda, Zayn, Annas or Amani. You can use
each name more than once.
Hoda
Example: .............................................................. has a cat that sleeps a lot.
(a) .............................................. does not need to look after their pet a lot.
(1)
(b) .............................................. has a pet that likes to go out in the evening.
(1)
(c) .............................................. has a pet that runs far away from them.
(1) DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(d) .............................................. does not have a pet at home.
(1)
(e) .............................................. goes to the zoo at the weekend.
(1)
(f) ............................................... plays with their pet after school.
(1)
(Total for Question 1= 6 marks)
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, Visiting a friend
2 Read the blog below.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
ُُيرِيدُُ"ماجد"ُُزيارةُُصديقهُُ"ماهر"ُُالذيُُيعيشُُفيُُمدينةُُ"تونس"ُُالبعيدةُُعنهُُفـيُُعطلةُُالربيع
ُُ"ُُذهبُُ"ماجد،ُُوفـيُُطريقُُُالعودةُُمنُُالـمدرسة،ُُوفـيُُيومُُالـجمعة.ُُويرِيدُأنُيسافرُبِالقطار،القادمة
.إلـىُُمـحطَّةُُالقطارُواشتـرىُُتذكِرةُمِنُمكتبُالتَّذاكِر
ُ،جهَّزُُ"ماجد"ُُحقيبةُسفرِهُُونامُباكراُُحتىُيستيقظُفيُالساعةُُالـخامسةُمنُصباحُالـيومُالتَّالـي
.ألنَُُّالقطارُُسيغادرُُالـمـحطَّةُُفـيُُالساعةُُالثامنة
Complete the gap in each sentence using a word or phrase from the box below.
There are more words than gaps.
ticket cousin lives work
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
friend early suitcase umbrella
map eats school late
friend
Example: Majed wants to visit his .............................................................. Maher.
(a) Majed’s friend ................................... far away.
(1)
(b) He went to the train station on his way back from ... .. ................. ............ ............ ........... ..... .
(1)
(c) He wanted to buy a .. ... ... .. ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... ... .. ... . .
(1)
(d) Majed packed his ................................... before he went to bed.
(1)
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(e) He went to bed .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .
(1)
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
3
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, Karate champion
3 (a) Read the following text about a successful girl.
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ُُُبينماُكانتُُتبحثُُُفـي."ياسـميـنُُزقوت"ُُفتاةُُفـيُُالسابعةُُعشرُُمنُُعمرها
ُُُرأتُُإعالناُُُعنُُدورةُُتدريـبيَّةُُلِتعليمُُالفتياتُُلعبةُُالكاراتيهُُوالتـيُُستبدأ،اإلنتـرنت
.قريباُُُفـيُُمدينتها
ُُُُوبعدُُأربعةُُأشهرُُحصلت،ُُبدأتُُ"ياسـمـيـنُ"ُُالتدريب،عدةُُُأسابيع َّ ُُبعد
َّ ُُوهوُأولُحِزامُُيـحصلُعليه،علـىُالـحِزامُُاألصفر
ُالالعبُقبلُُالـحِزام
.النهائيُُوالذيُلونهُُأسود
Answer the following questions in English. You do not need to write in
full sentences.
(i) Where did Yasmin find the information about the karate training course?
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(1)
. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. ......................
(ii) Where did Yasmin do her training?
(1)
. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. ......................
(iii) How long did it take her to get the yellow belt?
(1)
. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... ... ... .... .. ......................
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