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2023 AQA GCSE SPANISH 8698/RF Paper 3 Reading Foundation Tier Question
Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]
GCSE
SPANISH
Foundation Tier Paper 3 Reading F
Tuesday 6 June 2023 Morning Time allowed: 45 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
You will need no other materials.
Question Mark
Instructions
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• You must not use a dictionary.
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 2
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 3
• Answer all questions.
4
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
the box around each page or on blank pages. 5
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 6
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
7
• In Section A, answer the questions in English.
In Section B, answer the questions in Spanish. 8
In Section C, translate the passage into English. 9
• Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work you do not 10
want to be marked.
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Information 12
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets. 13
• The maximum mark for this paper is 60.
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15
TOTAL
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outside the
Section A box
Questions and answers in English
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
0 1 A Spanish festival
You read about a festival in the region of Murcia.
Fiesta de mayo
1 de mayo – procesión de caballos
2 de mayo – bailes típicos
3 de mayo – concurso de dibujo
4 de mayo – festival de flores
Which activity takes place on the dates below?
Write the correct letter in each box.
A Art competition
B Flower festival
C Food tasting
D Horse parade
E Prize giving
F Traditional dances
0 1 . 1 May 1st
[1 mark]
0 1 . 2 May 2nd
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 May 3rd
[1 mark]
0 1 . 4 May 4th 4
[1 mark]
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0 2 My favourite film box
You read about your Spanish friend’s favourite film, which is called Jeffrey.
El protagonista* de la película, Jeffrey, lava coches en un taller. Lo odia, pero lo
hace para dar dinero a su madre. Jeffrey no ve a su padre.
La música popular es su pasión y durante la película Jeffrey habla de su ambición
de ser cantante de un grupo famoso.
Es también una película romántica. Jeffrey empezó a salir con Rosa, su novia,
el año pasado y está muy enamorado.
*El protagonista – The main character
Decide if the following statements are true (T), false (F) or not mentioned (NM) in
the text.
Write T if the statement is true.
F if the statement is false.
NM if the statement is not mentioned in the text.
0 2. 1 Jeffrey enjoys washing cars.
[1 mark]
0 2. 2 Jeffrey’s father is unemployed.
[1 mark]
0 2. 3 Jeffrey wants to be a singer in a band.
[1 mark]
0 2. 4 Jeffrey finished with his girlfriend, Rosa, a year ago. 4
[1 mark]
Turn over for the next question
Turn over ►
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0 3 The Dominican Republic, an island in the Caribbean box
Your friend shows you an article about the Dominican Republic.
En el pasado, los habitantes pensaban que su isla no les daba las mejores
oportunidades. Por eso muchos jóvenes emigraron del Caribe* para vivir por todo
el mundo.
Sin embargo la vida está cambiando. Hay más institutos, menos pobreza y más
desarrollo económico.
Ahora los habitantes se sienten felices en su isla. Hay aeropuertos modernos y
nuevas carreteras, pero lo mejor es que comprar un apartamento no es muy caro.
*Caribe – Caribbean
Write the correct letter in each box.
0 3.1 What did many young people from the Dominican Republic decide to do in the past?
A Stay on the island
B Emigrate to other places in the Caribbean
C Leave for different places all over the world
[1 mark]
0 3.2 How is life changing in the Dominican Republic?
A There are bigger schools.
B There is less poverty.
C There is more technological development.
[1 mark]
0 3.3 What is the best thing for the island’s inhabitants now?
A Cheap housing
B Modern airports
C New roads 3
[1 mark]
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