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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Monday 2 June 2025
Afternoon (Time: 50 minutes) Paper
reference 1JA0/3F
Japanese
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Japanese
Foundation Tier
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Questions are set in English.
Answer all questions from Sections A and B in English.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 50.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question
– you should spend approximately 10 minutes on the translation question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
Holidays
1 Your classmates have written about what they did during the holidays.
あい: アフリカに いきました。ライオンを みました。
りき: ちいさい しまに いきました。
さち: イギリスに いきました。おんせんが ありました。
けん: んねんに、ニューヨークに
し いきました。ゆうめいな
とけいを みました。
What do they say? Enter Ai, Riki, Sachi or Ken.
You can use each name more than once.
Sachi
Example: ____________________ went to England.
(a) ________________ went to Africa. (1)
(b) ________________ went to New York. (1)
(c) ________________ mentions hot springs. (1)
(d) ________________ went to an island. (1)
(e) ________________ saw a lion. (1)
(f ) ________________ saw a famous clock. (1)
(Total for Question 1 = 6 marks)
2
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, An emergency drill
2 Kazuya has written about an emergency drill.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
きのうの 3 じかんめに ベルが きこえました。
せんせいが 「つくえの したに」と いいました。
そこで ぼうしを かぶりました。
それから、グラウンドに あつまりました。
48 びょうで みんな がっこうを でました。
そして、4 じかんめは ポスターを つくりました。
Complete the gap in each sentence using a word or phrase from the box below. There
are more words than gaps.
hats car park video under the desks
poster period 4 coats sports ground
behind the door time they took period 3 number of first aid kits
period 3
Example: The drill took place in ________________________ .
(a) The teacher told them to get ________________________ . (1)
(b) They put on their ________________________ . (1)
(c) They went to the ________________________ . (1)
(d) The school found out the ________________________ . (1)
(e) They made a ________________________ . (1)
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
3
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Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1)
Monday 2 June 2025
Afternoon (Time: 50 minutes) Paper
reference 1JA0/3F
Japanese
PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in Japanese
Foundation Tier
You do not need any other materials. Total Marks
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Questions are set in English.
Answer all questions from Sections A and B in English.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 50.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question
– you should spend approximately 10 minutes on the translation question.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
Turn over
P79297A
©2025 Pearson Education Ltd.
Y:1/1/1/1/
*P79297A0116*
, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
Holidays
1 Your classmates have written about what they did during the holidays.
あい: アフリカに いきました。ライオンを みました。
りき: ちいさい しまに いきました。
さち: イギリスに いきました。おんせんが ありました。
けん: んねんに、ニューヨークに
し いきました。ゆうめいな
とけいを みました。
What do they say? Enter Ai, Riki, Sachi or Ken.
You can use each name more than once.
Sachi
Example: ____________________ went to England.
(a) ________________ went to Africa. (1)
(b) ________________ went to New York. (1)
(c) ________________ mentions hot springs. (1)
(d) ________________ went to an island. (1)
(e) ________________ saw a lion. (1)
(f ) ________________ saw a famous clock. (1)
(Total for Question 1 = 6 marks)
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, An emergency drill
2 Kazuya has written about an emergency drill.
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
きのうの 3 じかんめに ベルが きこえました。
せんせいが 「つくえの したに」と いいました。
そこで ぼうしを かぶりました。
それから、グラウンドに あつまりました。
48 びょうで みんな がっこうを でました。
そして、4 じかんめは ポスターを つくりました。
Complete the gap in each sentence using a word or phrase from the box below. There
are more words than gaps.
hats car park video under the desks
poster period 4 coats sports ground
behind the door time they took period 3 number of first aid kits
period 3
Example: The drill took place in ________________________ .
(a) The teacher told them to get ________________________ . (1)
(b) They put on their ________________________ . (1)
(c) They went to the ________________________ . (1)
(d) The school found out the ________________________ . (1)
(e) They made a ________________________ . (1)
(Total for Question 2 = 5 marks)
3
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