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Paper
Afternoon (Time: 50 minutes)
1AA0/3F 🟐 🟐
Arabic
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic
Foundation Tier
You do not need any other materials.
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic Foundation Tier QP 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.
all questions in sections A, B and C.
•• Questions
Questions in Section A and C are set in English.
in Section B are set in Arabic.
Answer 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
• Try
each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
to answer every question.
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Y:1/1/1/1/1/1/1
, 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 ُت َـحُُْتاجُُُإلـى ُالكثيـر ُمن ُااله ِتمام ُوهذا ُ ِّجيدُ ُلـي،تنامُ ُ ِق َّطتـي ُمعظم ُالوقت ُهدى
.ُُ ِلك َّنهُيركضُبعيداُُ ّعنـي،ي ِـحبُُ َكلبـيُُالـخروجُفـيُال َـمساء َُزين
ُُ ُوأحياناُ ُأذهبُُُألرىُالـحيواناتُُهناكُفُُعطلةُنـهاية، ُ ِلك َّنـناُ ُنسكن ُبالقربُ ُمن ُ َحديقةُ ُالـحيوانات،ال ُي َوجدُ ُحيواناتُ ُفُ ُب َـيْتنا َأنس
.األسبوع
.ـمدرسة ّ ُ،عنديُأرَنبُأبيضُ َّاللونُوألعبُُُ َم َع ُهُكثيـرا
َ خاص ُةُبعدُ َالعودةُ ِم َُن ُال ُ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.
(1)
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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.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
ُُُُوفـيُُيوم.ُ ُويريدُأنُُيسافرُُ ِبالقطار،يريدُُُ"ماجدُ" ُزيارة ُصديقه ُ"ماهرُ" ُالذيُ ُيعيشُ ُفُ ُمدينة ُ"تونسُ" ُالبعيدةُ ُ َعنه ُفـي ُعطلة ُالربيعُ ُالقادمة
.ـحطة ُالقطارُواشتـرىُتذ ِك َرةُ ِمنُُمكتبُُ َّالت ِذاكر َّ ُُذهبُُ"ماجدُ"ُُإلـىُُم، ُوفـيُُطريقُُالعودةُُمنُُالـمدرسة،الـج َمعة
ُـحطةُفـي َّ ُُ َّألنُُُالقطا ُرُسيغادرُالـم،َج َّه َُزُ"ماجدُ"ُ َح َقيبةُ َس َفرهُونامُباكراُُ ّحتُُيستيقظُفُُالساعةُُالـخامسةُُمنُ َصباحُال َـيومُ َّالتالـي
.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 🟐 🟐
Arabic
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic
Foundation Tier
You do not need any other materials.
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Arabic Foundation Tier QP 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.
all questions in sections A, B and C.
•• Questions
Questions in Section A and C are set in English.
in Section B are set in Arabic.
Answer 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
• Try
each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
to answer every question.
Turn over
P78894A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/1/1/1
, 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 ُت َـحُُْتاجُُُإلـى ُالكثيـر ُمن ُااله ِتمام ُوهذا ُ ِّجيدُ ُلـي،تنامُ ُ ِق َّطتـي ُمعظم ُالوقت ُهدى
.ُُ ِلك َّنهُيركضُبعيداُُ ّعنـي،ي ِـحبُُ َكلبـيُُالـخروجُفـيُال َـمساء َُزين
ُُ ُوأحياناُ ُأذهبُُُألرىُالـحيواناتُُهناكُفُُعطلةُنـهاية، ُ ِلك َّنـناُ ُنسكن ُبالقربُ ُمن ُ َحديقةُ ُالـحيوانات،ال ُي َوجدُ ُحيواناتُ ُفُ ُب َـيْتنا َأنس
.األسبوع
.ـمدرسة ّ ُ،عنديُأرَنبُأبيضُ َّاللونُوألعبُُُ َم َع ُهُكثيـرا
َ خاص ُةُبعدُ َالعودةُ ِم َُن ُال ُ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.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
ُُُُوفـيُُيوم.ُ ُويريدُأنُُيسافرُُ ِبالقطار،يريدُُُ"ماجدُ" ُزيارة ُصديقه ُ"ماهرُ" ُالذيُ ُيعيشُ ُفُ ُمدينة ُ"تونسُ" ُالبعيدةُ ُ َعنه ُفـي ُعطلة ُالربيعُ ُالقادمة
.ـحطة ُالقطارُواشتـرىُتذ ِك َرةُ ِمنُُمكتبُُ َّالت ِذاكر َّ ُُذهبُُ"ماجدُ"ُُإلـىُُم، ُوفـيُُطريقُُالعودةُُمنُُالـمدرسة،الـج َمعة
ُـحطةُفـي َّ ُُ َّألنُُُالقطا ُرُسيغادرُالـم،َج َّه َُزُ"ماجدُ"ُ َح َقيبةُ َس َفرهُونامُباكراُُ ّحتُُيستيقظُفُُالساعةُُالـخامسةُُمنُ َصباحُال َـيومُ َّالتالـي
.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.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
(1)
(e) He went to bed .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .
(1)
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
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