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Edexcel GCSE Arabic

Edexcel GCSE Arabic past papers

This collection keeps Edexcel Arabic papers together so you can revise the right exam-board style and jump to related revision modules when they are available.

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Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Arabic (1AA0) is assessed in 4 parts. There are Foundation and Higher tiers, and your school enters you for one of them.

Paper 1 (1AA0/1F, 1H): Listening

Time
35 min (Foundation, incl. 5 min reading time) / 45 min (Higher, incl. 5 min reading time)
Marks
50 both tiers
Weighting
25%

Paper 2 (1AA0/2F, 2H): Speaking

Time
7-9 min (Foundation) / 10-12 min (Higher), + 12 min supervised preparation
Marks
70 both tiers
Weighting
25%

Paper 3 (1AA0/3F, 3H): Reading

Time
50 min (Foundation) / 1h 5m (Higher)
Marks
50 both tiers
Weighting
25%

Paper 4 (1AA0/4F, 4H): Writing

Time
1h 20m (Foundation) / 1h 25m (Higher)
Marks
60 both tiers
Weighting
25%

Taken from the published specification. Read the specification. Your school confirms which papers and tier you are entered for.

2025 June

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/2F Paper 2 (Foundation) - June 2025

1AA0/2F 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report

Examiner report

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/2H Paper 2 (Higher) - June 2025

1AA0/2H 路 Higher 路 Examiner report

Examiner report

2024 June

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/2F Paper 2 (Foundation) - June 2024

1AA0/2F 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report

Examiner report

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/2H Paper 2 (Higher) - June 2024

1AA0/2H 路 Higher 路 Examiner report

Examiner report

2023 June

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/2F Paper 2 (Foundation) - June 2023

1AA0/2F 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report

Examiner report

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/2H Paper 2 (Higher) - June 2023

1AA0/2H 路 Higher 路 Examiner report

Examiner report

2022 June

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/2F Paper 2 (Foundation) - June 2022

1AA0/2F 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report

Examiner report

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/2H Paper 2 (Higher) - June 2022

1AA0/2H 路 Higher 路 Examiner report

Examiner report

2021 November

2020 November

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/4F Paper 4 (Foundation) - November 2020

1AA0/4F 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report, Question paper

Examiner report Question paper

2019 June

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/2F Paper 2 (Foundation) - June 2019

1AA0/2F 路 Foundation 路 Examiner report

Examiner report

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/2H Paper 2 (Higher) - June 2019

1AA0/2H 路 Higher 路 Examiner report

Examiner report

Edexcel GCSE Arabic 1AA0/3F Paper 3 (Foundation) - June 2019

1AA0/3F 路 Foundation 路 Mark scheme, Question paper

Mark scheme Question paper

How to use these papers

Before you start. Read the whole paper first and find the questions that ask you to produce language rather than recognise it. Those carry the marks, and they are the ones worth timing.

While you work. Write the answer you can spell and conjugate, not the one you would say in English. A simpler sentence that is accurate beats an ambitious one that is not.

Marking it afterwards. Mark schemes for translation and writing list the specific features that earn each band. Read those bands before you read your own answer, then decide honestly which one you are in.

Warm up first. Cultural Life is the shortest activity here, so it is the quickest way back into Arabic before you open a paper.

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Ambitions Theme 4, Topic 2: Ambitions Bringing the World Together Theme 5, Topic 1: Bringing the World Together Cultural Life Theme 1, Topic 3: Cultural Life Daily Life Theme 1, Topic 2: Daily Life Environmental Issues Theme 5, Topic 2: Environmental Issues Holidays Theme 2, Topic 1: Holidays School Activities Theme 3, Topic 2: School Activities Town, Region and Country Theme 2, Topic 3: Town, Region and Country

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Are these Edexcel GCSE Arabic past papers free?

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Can I use these for Year 10 and Year 11 mocks?

Yes. Past papers are useful for GCSE mocks, timed practice and checking answers against the mark scheme.