Writing Exam

What do I have to do?

Foundation Tier

• Question 1 – message (student produces four sentences in response to a photo) – 8 marks
• Question 2 – short passage (student writes a piece of continuous text in response to four brief bullet points, approximately 40 words in total) – 16 marks
• Question 3 – translation from English into French (minimum 35 words) – 10 marks
• Question 4 – structured writing task (student responds to four compulsory detailed bullet points, producing approximately 90 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions – 16 marks

Higher Tier

• Question 1 – structured writing task (student responds to four compulsory detailed bullet points, producing approximately 90 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions – 16 marks
• Question 2 – open-ended writing task (student responds to two compulsory detailed bullet points, producing approximately 150 words in total) – there is a choice from two questions – 32 marks
• Question 3 – translation from English into French (minimum 50 words) – 12 marks

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How will I be assessed?

• Written exam: 1 hour (Foundation Tier), 1 hour 15 minutes (Higher Tier)
• 50 marks at Foundation Tier and 60 marks at Higher Tier
• 25% of GCSE

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How can I revise?

Practice conjugation

Perfect your tenses

Practice translations into French

Learn complex opinions

Learn connectives

Practice writing from memory

Learn your vocab as you go

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