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Arabic
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic
Foundation Tier
You do not need any other materials.
PEARSON EDEXCEL LEVEL1/LEVEL2 GCSE IN ARABIC PAPER 3: READING AND
UNDERSTANDING IN ARABIC FOUNDATION TIER QUESTIONS MAY 2025
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.
•• QuestionsininSection
all questions in sections A, B and C.
Questions A and C are set in English.
• – there may be more space
Section B are set in Arabic.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
•
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
• Checkanswer
each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• your answers if you have time at the end.
Try to every question.
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, 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.
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.ُ ُوهُ ُال ُتـحُتاجُ ُإلـى ُالكثيـر ُمن ُااله ِتمام ُوهذا ُ ِّجيدُ ُلـي،تنامُ ُ ِقطتـي ُمعظم ُالوقت هدى
ّ َّ َ
.ُ ِلكنهُيركضُبعيداُُعنـي،ي ِـحبُُكلبـيُالـخروجُفـيُالـمساء زين
َّ
ُ ُوأحياناُ ُأذهبُ ُألرىُالـحيواناتُهناكُفُُعطلةُنـهاية، ُ ِلكنـنا ُنسكن ُبالقرب ُمن ُحديقة ُالـحيوانات،ال ُيوجد ُحيوانات ُفُ ُبـيتنا أنس
.األسبوع
.خاصةُبعدُالعودةُ ِمنُ ُالـمدرسة ّ ُ،عنديُأرنب ُأبيضُ َّاللونُوألعبُ ُمعهُكثيـرا أمانـي
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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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2 Read the blog below.
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ُ ُوفـي ُيوم. ُويريدُأن ُيسافر ُ ِبالقطار،يريدُ ُ"ماجد" ُزيارة ُصديقه ُ"ماهر" ُالذي ُيعيش ُفُ ُمدينة ُ"تونس" ُالبعيدة ُعنه ُفـي ُعطلة ُالربيع ُالقادمة
َّ َّ
. ُذهب ُ"ماجد" ُإلـى ُمـحطة ُالقطارُواشتـرىُتذ ِكرةُ ِمنُمكتبُالتذ ِاكر، ُوفـي ُطريق ُالعودة ُمن ُالـمدرسة،الـجمعة
َّ َّ َّ
ُألن ُالقطارُسيغادرُالـمـحطةُفـي ُ ُ،حتُيستيقظُفُُالساعةُالـخامسةُمنُصباحُالـيومُالتالـي ُ ّ ُُج َّهزُُ"ماجد"ُحقيبةُسفرهُونامُباكرا
.الساعةُالثامنة
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.
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(1)
(e) He went to bed .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .
(1)
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
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Number Number
Paper
Afternoon (Time: 50 minutes)
1AA0/3F
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Arabic
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic
Foundation Tier
You do not need any other materials.
PEARSON EDEXCEL LEVEL1/LEVEL2 GCSE IN ARABIC PAPER 3: READING AND
UNDERSTANDING IN ARABIC FOUNDATION TIER QUESTIONS MAY 2025
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.
•• QuestionsininSection
all questions in sections A, B and C.
Questions A and C are set in English.
• – there may be more space
Section B are set in Arabic.
Answer the questions in the spaces provided
•
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
• Checkanswer
each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• your answers if you have time at the end.
Try to every question.
Turn over
P78894A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/1/1/1
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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 .
Pets
1 Read about these people’s interest in animals.
َّ
.ُ ُوهُ ُال ُتـحُتاجُ ُإلـى ُالكثيـر ُمن ُااله ِتمام ُوهذا ُ ِّجيدُ ُلـي،تنامُ ُ ِقطتـي ُمعظم ُالوقت هدى
ّ َّ َ
.ُ ِلكنهُيركضُبعيداُُعنـي،ي ِـحبُُكلبـيُالـخروجُفـيُالـمساء زين
َّ
ُ ُوأحياناُ ُأذهبُ ُألرىُالـحيواناتُهناكُفُُعطلةُنـهاية، ُ ِلكنـنا ُنسكن ُبالقرب ُمن ُحديقة ُالـحيوانات،ال ُيوجد ُحيوانات ُفُ ُبـيتنا أنس
.األسبوع
.خاصةُبعدُالعودةُ ِمنُ ُالـمدرسة ّ ُ،عنديُأرنب ُأبيضُ َّاللونُوألعبُ ُمعهُكثيـرا أمانـي
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.
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ُ ُوفـي ُيوم. ُويريدُأن ُيسافر ُ ِبالقطار،يريدُ ُ"ماجد" ُزيارة ُصديقه ُ"ماهر" ُالذي ُيعيش ُفُ ُمدينة ُ"تونس" ُالبعيدة ُعنه ُفـي ُعطلة ُالربيع ُالقادمة
َّ َّ
. ُذهب ُ"ماجد" ُإلـى ُمـحطة ُالقطارُواشتـرىُتذ ِكرةُ ِمنُمكتبُالتذ ِاكر، ُوفـي ُطريق ُالعودة ُمن ُالـمدرسة،الـجمعة
َّ َّ َّ
ُألن ُالقطارُسيغادرُالـمـحطةُفـي ُ ُ،حتُيستيقظُفُُالساعةُالـخامسةُمنُصباحُالـيومُالتالـي ُ ّ ُُج َّهزُُ"ماجد"ُحقيبةُسفرهُونامُباكرا
.الساعةُالثامنة
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.
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(1)
(e) He went to bed .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .
(1)
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
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