The writing exam (AQA GCSE Spanish): Revision Note

The writing exam

• The writing exam is worth 50 marks at both tiers

• It lasts 1 hour 10 minutes at Foundation tier, and 1 hour 15 minutes at Higher tier

• There are two sections at Foundation tier - Section A (several short questions including write 50 words and translation into Spanish), and Section B (write 90 words)

• There are three sections at Higher tier - Section A (translation into Spanish), Section B (write 90 words) and Section C (write 150 words)

• The are five questions at Foundation tier and three questions at Higher tier

• The 90-word question appears on both papers - it is called an overlap question

• You are not allowed to use dictionaries or reference resources, or take any notes into the writing exam