Pearson Edexcel GCE In French (9FR0) Paper 02 Written response to works and
translation Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2025
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2025
Pearson Edexcel GCE
In French (9FR0) Paper 02
Written response to works and translation
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest
awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic,
vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further
information visit our qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or
www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on
our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus.
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in
100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to
high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out
more about how we can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2025
Question Paper Log Number P74283A
Publications Code 9FR0 02
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2025
,General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same
treatment. Examiners must mark the first
candidate in exactly the same way as they mark
the last.
Mark schemes should be applied positively.
Candidates must be rewarded for what they have
shown they can do rather than penalised for
omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark
scheme not according to their perception of
where the grade boundaries may lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the
mark scheme should be used appropriately.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed
to be awarded. Examiners should always award
full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer
matches the mark scheme. Examiners should
also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit
according to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark
schemes will provide the principles by which
marks will be awarded and exemplification may
be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the
application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s
response, the team leader must be consulted.
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS
the candidate has replaced it with an
alternative response.
, GCE A Level French
Paper 2 mark scheme
Section A – Question 1 (translation) into assessed language
This task is a points-based mark scheme in which 1 mark is given for each correct
individual section of language. A suggested correct translation is provided
in a grid which also outlines the alternative versions which will be
accepted or the translations to be rejected. Marking principles for
error tolerance with examples are given directly above the grid.
Marking Principles
Accents: grammatical accent errors count as mistakes, for example Je suis alle.
Non-grammatical accent errors are tolerated, for example j’espere for
j’espère, unless they cause ambiguity, for example ou rather than où
and a for à.
Spelling: minor spelling errors are tolerated, for example bibiothèque, imigré as
long as they are not ambiguous or form a word in the wrong language,
for example libraire for librairie, petrol for pétrole or tomato instead of
tomate.
Verb endings but not stems must be correct and will not be classed as spelling
errors, for example il fasait acceptable but il faisais would not be
credited.
Genders and adjective endings must be correct and will not be classed as
spelling errors.
Repeated capitalisation errors will not be penalised, for example anglais for Anglais.
Other repeated or consequential errors are not penalised, for example Je
me suis assis au table, il était couvert de papiers.
Any appropriate alternatives which do not already appear in the acceptable
answers column are credited.
If spelling is unclear due to handwriting, i.e. indépendent or independent, give the
candidate the benefit of the doubt and credit the spelling as correct.
If the candidate has written two versions without crossing one out, and one is on
the line, the other above or underneath, mark the version which is on
the line.
translation Mark Scheme (Results) Summer 2025
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2025
Pearson Edexcel GCE
In French (9FR0) Paper 02
Written response to works and translation
,Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications are awarded by Pearson, the UK’s largest
awarding body. We provide a wide range of qualifications including academic,
vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers. For further
information visit our qualifications websites at www.edexcel.com or
www.btec.co.uk. Alternatively, you can get in touch with us using the details on
our contact us page at www.edexcel.com/contactus.
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Pearson aspires to be the world’s leading learning company. Our aim is to help
everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of
learning, for all kinds of people, wherever they are in the world. We’ve been
involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in
100 languages, we have built an international reputation for our commitment to
high standards and raising achievement through innovation in education. Find out
more about how we can help you and your students at: www.pearson.com/uk
Summer 2025
Question Paper Log Number P74283A
Publications Code 9FR0 02
All the material in this publication is copyright
© Pearson Education Ltd 2025
,General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same
treatment. Examiners must mark the first
candidate in exactly the same way as they mark
the last.
Mark schemes should be applied positively.
Candidates must be rewarded for what they have
shown they can do rather than penalised for
omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark
scheme not according to their perception of
where the grade boundaries may lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the
mark scheme should be used appropriately.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed
to be awarded. Examiners should always award
full marks if deserved, i.e. if the answer
matches the mark scheme. Examiners should
also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit
according to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark
schemes will provide the principles by which
marks will be awarded and exemplification may
be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the
application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s
response, the team leader must be consulted.
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS
the candidate has replaced it with an
alternative response.
, GCE A Level French
Paper 2 mark scheme
Section A – Question 1 (translation) into assessed language
This task is a points-based mark scheme in which 1 mark is given for each correct
individual section of language. A suggested correct translation is provided
in a grid which also outlines the alternative versions which will be
accepted or the translations to be rejected. Marking principles for
error tolerance with examples are given directly above the grid.
Marking Principles
Accents: grammatical accent errors count as mistakes, for example Je suis alle.
Non-grammatical accent errors are tolerated, for example j’espere for
j’espère, unless they cause ambiguity, for example ou rather than où
and a for à.
Spelling: minor spelling errors are tolerated, for example bibiothèque, imigré as
long as they are not ambiguous or form a word in the wrong language,
for example libraire for librairie, petrol for pétrole or tomato instead of
tomate.
Verb endings but not stems must be correct and will not be classed as spelling
errors, for example il fasait acceptable but il faisais would not be
credited.
Genders and adjective endings must be correct and will not be classed as
spelling errors.
Repeated capitalisation errors will not be penalised, for example anglais for Anglais.
Other repeated or consequential errors are not penalised, for example Je
me suis assis au table, il était couvert de papiers.
Any appropriate alternatives which do not already appear in the acceptable
answers column are credited.
If spelling is unclear due to handwriting, i.e. indépendent or independent, give the
candidate the benefit of the doubt and credit the spelling as correct.
If the candidate has written two versions without crossing one out, and one is on
the line, the other above or underneath, mark the version which is on
the line.
