Assessment resources
There are past papers with questions in the target language on e-AQA, our secure extranet (GCSE> Languages > Language (new specification) > Teacher Support Materials > Examples). They're from legacy specifications, so they won't match the structure and content of this specification exactly.
Assessment guidance
- Notes and guidance: Instructions on the conduct of exams (619.0 KB)
- Notes and guidance: Conduct of the speaking test - webinar
Paper 1 - Listening
- Specimen mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 1 - Listening (89.2 KB)
- Specimen mark scheme (Higher): Paper 1 - Listening (103.1 KB)
- Specimen question paper (Foundation): Paper 1 - Listening (165.4 KB)
- Specimen question paper (Higher): Paper 1 - Listening (195.8 KB)
- Specimen sound file (Higher): Paper 1 - Listening (13.5 MB)
- Specimen sound file (Foundation): Paper 1 - Listening (81.2 KB)
- Specimen transcript (Foundation): Paper 1 - Listening (62.6 KB)
- Specimen transcript (Higher): Paper 1 - Listening (61.5 KB)
- Zip of all files: Paper 1 - Listening (645.8 KB)
Paper 2 - Speaking
- Notes and guidance: Conduct of the speaking test - webinar resources - specimen tests and commentary: Paper 2 - Speaking (2.3 MB)
- Notes and guidance: Role-play marking (474.2 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Photo card A: Paper 2 - Speaking (76.5 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Photo card B: Paper 2 - Speaking (73.3 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Role play 8: Paper 2 - Speaking (49.7 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Role play 3: Paper 2 - Speaking (49.9 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Photo card D: Paper 2 - Speaking (77.6 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Photo card I: Paper 2 - Speaking (89.1 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Photo card R: Paper 2 - Speaking (88.5 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Photo card E: Paper 2 - Speaking (68.5 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Photo card F: Paper 2 - Speaking (87.4 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Role play 5: Paper 2 - Speaking (49.9 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Role play 4: Paper 2 - Speaking (49.6 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Role play 9: Paper 2 - Speaking (50.0 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Photo card H: Paper 2 - Speaking (77.4 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Photo card L: Paper 2 - Speaking (88.2 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Role play 6: Paper 2 - Speaking (49.6 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Photo card M: Paper 2 - Speaking (76.4 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Photo card G: Paper 2 - Speaking (81.1 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Photo card P: Paper 2 - Speaking (80.6 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Photo card C: Paper 2 - Speaking (89.5 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Photo card O: Paper 2 - Speaking (86.9 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Photo card Q: Paper 2 - Speaking (76.7 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Photo card J: Paper 2 - Speaking (76.0 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Role play 2: Paper 2 - Speaking (48.9 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Photo card K: Paper 2 - Speaking (72.8 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Role play 7: Paper 2 - Speaking (54.6 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Foundation): Role play 1: Paper 2 - Speaking (49.2 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Photo card N: Paper 2 - Speaking (68.1 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Role play 18: Paper 2 - Speaking (48.2 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Role play 15: Paper 2 - Speaking (48.1 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Role play 11: Paper 2 - Speaking (48.1 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Role play 16: Paper 2 - Speaking (48.3 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Role play 10: Paper 2 - Speaking (48.1 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Role play 14: Paper 2 - Speaking (48.1 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Role play 17: Paper 2 - Speaking (48.4 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Role play 12: Paper 2 - Speaking (48.2 KB)
- Specimen candidate material (Higher): Role play 13: Paper 2 - Speaking (48.1 KB)
- Specimen mark scheme: Paper 2 - Speaking (182.7 KB)
- Specimen teacher booklet: Paper 2 - Speaking (648.0 KB)
- Zip of all files: Paper 2 - Speaking (3.0 MB)
Paper 3 - Reading
- Assessment material: reading practice (Paper 3) (83.4 KB)
- Specimen answers and commentary: translation task: Paper 3 - Reading (411.2 KB)
- Specimen mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 3 - Reading (134.9 KB)
- Specimen mark scheme (Higher): Paper 3 - Reading (139.3 KB)
- Specimen question paper (Foundation): Paper 3 - Reading (982.8 KB)
- Specimen question paper (Higher): Paper 3 - Reading (1.2 MB)
- Zip of all files: Paper 3 - Reading (2.4 MB)
Paper 4 - Writing
- Specimen answers and commentary: Paper 4 - Writing (1011.8 KB)
- Specimen mark scheme: Paper 4 - Writing (197.6 KB)
- Specimen question paper (Foundation): Paper 4 - Writing (206.7 KB)
- Specimen question paper (Higher): Paper 4 - Writing (93.4 KB)
- Zip of all files: Paper 4 - Writing (474.3 KB)
