2025 Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chinese Paper 3F and Mark Scheme Combined (1CN0/3F: Reading and understanding in Chinese Foundation Tier)

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2025 Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chinese Paper 3F and Mark Scheme Combined (1CN0/3F: Reading and understanding in Chinese Foundation Tier)

Paper 3F is the Foundation Tier Reading and Understanding component of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chinese qualification (1CN0/3F). It assesses students’ ability to understand and respond to written Chinese texts using familiar language, everyday vocabulary, and simple structures.

This paper is designed for students targeting grades 1–5 and forms 25% of the total GCSE Chinese qualification.

✔ What the Paper Covers

Paper 3F includes a range of text types and tasks, such as:

📝 Text Types

Short messages, emails, or notices
Simple articles or extracts
Advertisements and public information
Everyday topics such as school, family, hobbies, local area, and personal identity

📝 Question Types

Multiple-choice questions
Matching exercises
True/false or correct/incorrect statements
Short-answer questions in English or Chinese
Extracting key information from familiar contexts

📌 Marking Focus

Comprehension: understanding explicit information
Accuracy: extracting correct details
Language Recognition: identifying key vocabulary and simple structures
Communication: clear, concise responses

✔ Structure of the Paper

Section A: Short texts with simple comprehension questions
Section B: Longer texts with slightly more complex questions
Section C: Short translation from Chinese into English

The combined document includes both the question paper and the official mark scheme, showing accepted answers, alternative wording, and allocation of marks for comprehension and translation.

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Author	Proficient Academic Tutor
Published	09 Dec 2025
Included files	PDF
2025 Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chinese Paper 3F and Mark Scheme Edexcel GCSE Chinese 1CN0 1CN0/3F Chinese Reading Foundation Tier Reading Exam Comprehension Translation