2025 Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chinese Paper 1F and Mark Scheme Combined (1CN0/1F: Listening and understanding in Chinese Foundation Tier)
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2025 Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chinese Paper 1F and Mark Scheme Combined (1CN0/1F: Listening and understanding in Chinese Foundation Tier)


Paper 1F is the Foundation Tier Listening and Understanding component of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Chinese qualification (1CN0/1F). It assesses students’ ability to understand spoken Chinese in everyday contexts, using familiar vocabulary and basic sentence structures.


This paper is designed for students targeting grades 1–5 and forms 25% of the total GCSE Chinese qualification.




What the Paper Covers


Paper 1F includes a variety of listening tasks, such as:


🎧 Audio Texts




  • Short dialogues and conversations




  • Simple announcements or instructions




  • Everyday messages




  • Interviews or short reports on familiar topics




📌 Key Topics




  • Personal information and identity




  • School and local area




  • Hobbies and free-time activities




  • Daily routines and holidays




  • Social and cultural topics relevant to the student’s life




📝 Question Types




  • Multiple-choice questions




  • Matching exercises




  • True/false or correct/incorrect statements




  • Short-answer questions in English or Chinese




  • Extracting specific information and understanding general meaning




📌 Marking Focus




  • Comprehension: identifying key facts and details




  • Accuracy: correct extraction of information




  • Understanding: following instructions and messages in context






Structure of the Paper




  • Section A: Short listening texts with simple questions




  • Section B: Longer texts with slightly more complex questions




  • Section C: Short-answer questions requiring interpretation or inference




The combined document includes both the question paper and the official mark scheme, which provides accepted answers, alternative wording, and guidance on mark allocation.