GCSE CHINESE (SPOKEN MANDARIN/SPOKEN CANTONESE) (9–1): Actual May 2025
PAST PAPER 3: Reading and Understanding (Foundation Tier). All Assessment
Questions & Mark Scheme [Edexcel 1CN0/3F]
Exam Resource Summary
The GCSE Chinese (Spoken Mandarin/Spoken Cantonese) (9–1) May 2025 Paper 3:
Reading and Understanding (Foundation Tier) (Edexcel 1CN0/3F) – All Assessment
Questions & Mark Scheme document integrates the complete official examination paper with
its detailed mark scheme, providing a clear and practical tool for revision. This paper assesses
students’ ability to read and comprehend written Chinese across a variety of everyday and
cultural contexts, including short passages, adverts, notices, and articles. It focuses on
identifying main ideas, understanding key details, and interpreting meaning within written texts.
The merged format presents each question beside its marking criteria, ensuring transparency of
examiner expectations, mark allocation, and effective reading strategies. This resource is
essential for focused revision, self-assessment, and strengthening vocabulary and comprehension
skills, making it a key tool for preparation for the May 2026 Edexcel GCSE Chinese (Spoken
Mandarin/Spoken Cantonese) (9–1) Paper 3: Reading and Understanding (Foundation
Tier) examination.
,Use of Chinese Characters
All questions and texts are printed twice, once in English and traditional/full characters
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and once in English and simplified characters. Questions and texts in English and
traditional/full characters begin on page 3. Questions and texts in English and simplified
characters begin on page 19. You may work from whichever version you wish. Please
indicate which set of questions and texts you intend to work from by putting a cross in
one box below.
TRADITIONAL/FULL 繁體字
SIMPLIFIED 简体字
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繁體字
TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTER VERSION
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SECTION A
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Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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 .
Mobile phone use
1 Read how four young people use their mobile phones.
明新 我用手機聽音樂，看博客。
麗麗 手機幫我學習。我也用它上網。
冬冬 我用手機看新聞，發電子郵件，和朋友聊天。
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小雨 我常常用手機點菜，付錢。我也用手機買東西o
What do they say they use their mobile phone for? Enter Mingxin, Lili, Dongdong or Xiaoyu.
You can use each name more than once.
Example: Mingxin uses it to read blogs.
(a) uses it to chat with friends. (1)
(b) uses it to buy things. (1)
(c) uses it to study. (1)
(d) uses it to watch the news. (1)
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(e) uses it to order food. (1)
(f) uses it to listen to music. (1)
(Total for Question 1 = 6 marks)
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PAST PAPER 3: Reading and Understanding (Foundation Tier). All Assessment
Questions & Mark Scheme [Edexcel 1CN0/3F]
Exam Resource Summary
The GCSE Chinese (Spoken Mandarin/Spoken Cantonese) (9–1) May 2025 Paper 3:
Reading and Understanding (Foundation Tier) (Edexcel 1CN0/3F) – All Assessment
Questions & Mark Scheme document integrates the complete official examination paper with
its detailed mark scheme, providing a clear and practical tool for revision. This paper assesses
students’ ability to read and comprehend written Chinese across a variety of everyday and
cultural contexts, including short passages, adverts, notices, and articles. It focuses on
identifying main ideas, understanding key details, and interpreting meaning within written texts.
The merged format presents each question beside its marking criteria, ensuring transparency of
examiner expectations, mark allocation, and effective reading strategies. This resource is
essential for focused revision, self-assessment, and strengthening vocabulary and comprehension
skills, making it a key tool for preparation for the May 2026 Edexcel GCSE Chinese (Spoken
Mandarin/Spoken Cantonese) (9–1) Paper 3: Reading and Understanding (Foundation
Tier) examination.
,Use of Chinese Characters
All questions and texts are printed twice, once in English and traditional/full characters
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
and once in English and simplified characters. Questions and texts in English and
traditional/full characters begin on page 3. Questions and texts in English and simplified
characters begin on page 19. You may work from whichever version you wish. Please
indicate which set of questions and texts you intend to work from by putting a cross in
one box below.
TRADITIONAL/FULL 繁體字
SIMPLIFIED 简体字
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
2
■■■■
,DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
繁體字
TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTER VERSION
(Simplified Character Version begins on page 19)
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
3
■■■■ Turn over
, TRADITIONAL/FULL CHARACTERS
SECTION A
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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 .
Mobile phone use
1 Read how four young people use their mobile phones.
明新 我用手機聽音樂，看博客。
麗麗 手機幫我學習。我也用它上網。
冬冬 我用手機看新聞，發電子郵件，和朋友聊天。
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小雨 我常常用手機點菜，付錢。我也用手機買東西o
What do they say they use their mobile phone for? Enter Mingxin, Lili, Dongdong or Xiaoyu.
You can use each name more than once.
Example: Mingxin uses it to read blogs.
(a) uses it to chat with friends. (1)
(b) uses it to buy things. (1)
(c) uses it to study. (1)
(d) uses it to watch the news. (1)
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(e) uses it to order food. (1)
(f) uses it to listen to music. (1)
(Total for Question 1 = 6 marks)
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