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This page hosts StudyVector’s independent 2027 GCSE French predicted-practice paper modelled on 8652/WH,50 marks over 75 minutes. Predicted focus topics: healthy-living-and-lifestyle, environment-and-global-issues, travel-and-tourism, technology-and-social-media, future-study-and-work-plans. It is not an official paper, not a leaked paper and not a guarantee — students should still revise the full specification and verify against official past papers from AQA.
- Qualification
- GCSE French
- Exam board model
- AQA
- Paper code
- 8652/WH
- Total marks
- 50 marks
- Time allowed
- 75 minutes
- Last reviewed
- 16 May 2026
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Predicted paper
AQA GCSE French 2027 Predicted Practice Paper — Writing Higher
GCSE French · AQA-style · 75 minutes · 50 marks
Modelled component: 8652/WH
8652/WH model: 50 marks, 75 minutes.
Prediction type: predicted_paper · Evidence mode: historical · Full-length original StudyVector predicted-practice paper modelled on public exam-board structure. It is not official, leaked or guaranteed.
Evidence basis: public exam-board specification structure, historical topic weighting patterns, StudyVector practice-quality review.
AI-generated practice paper. Not an official AQA-style paper, not leaked exam content, and not an exam-board endorsement.
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0–100 model (higher = more demanding)
- healthy-living-and-lifestyle
- environment-and-global-issues
- travel-and-tourism
- technology-and-social-media
- future-study-and-work-plans
- family-and-relationships
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0/3 questions attempted · score 0/50 (0%)
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. You must write down all the stages in your working.
Question 1
Translation of sentences from English into the target language. Answer all questions.
Question QUESTION-11 (10 marks)
Translate the following five sentences into French. Write your answers in full French sentences with correct grammar and spelling. (a) I live in a small town in the north of England. (b) Yesterday I bought a new phone because the old one was broken. (c) My sister does not like meat, so she is vegetarian. (d) Next summer we are going to travel to Spain by train. (e) I think that everyone should protect the environment.
(Total for Question QUESTION-11 is 10 marks)
Question 2
Overlap structured writing task - approximately 90 words, choice from two questions. Answer all questions.
Question QUESTION-21 (15 marks)
Vous écrivez un message à votre ami(e) français(e) au sujet de votre vie scolaire. Écrivez environ 90 mots en français. Vous devez écrire quelque chose sur chacun des quatre points suivants: - votre matière préférée et pourquoi - ce que vous avez fait à l'école la semaine dernière - vos opinions sur les devoirs - ce que vous allez étudier l'année prochaine Répondez à tous les points. Vous devez développer vos idées.
(Total for Question QUESTION-21 is 15 marks)
Question 3
Open-ended writing task - approximately 150 words, choice from two questions. Answer all questions.
Question QUESTION-31 (25 marks)
« La technologie moderne a plus d'avantages que d'inconvénients pour les jeunes. » Écrivez environ 150 mots en français pour donner votre point de vue sur cette affirmation. Dans votre réponse vous pourriez inclure: - comment vous et vos amis utilisez la technologie tous les jours - les avantages et les inconvénients des réseaux sociaux - ce que vous pensez de l'impact de la technologie sur l'environnement - comment la technologie va changer à l'avenir Vous devez donner et justifier vos opinions et vous référer au passé, au présent et au futur.
(Total for Question QUESTION-31 is 25 marks)
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