GCSE Spanish Higher Tier Paper 1 Listening - Practice Exam Paper 1 - Listening

Sep 5, 2026

Listening practice for GCSE Spanish Higher Tier Paper 1, structured into Section A (answers in English) and Section B (answers in Spanish). The paper uses short audio prompts and advertisements, requiring matching tasks, selecting options, and answering targeted questions based on conversations and announcements. Topics include opinions about houses, family relationships, a public announcement, health and fitness in Argentina, Easter celebrations, charitable work, school pressures, shopping preferences, and a discussion about poverty.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages15

Reading Time38 min

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Section A: Questions and answers in English

Opinions about people’s houses

You are listening to advertisements in a Spanish department store

Relationships

A public announcement

A radio programme about health and fitness in Argentina

Easter Celebrations

Charitable work

School Pressures

Shopping

Poverty

GCSE Spanish Higher Tier Paper 1 Listening H Time allowed: 45 minutes (including 5 minutes’ reading time before the test) Instructions • Download the audio material to use with this test [from](from www.collins.co.uk/collinsGCSErevision)[ www.collins.co.uk/collinsGCSErevision](from www.collins.co.uk/collinsGCSErevision) • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Instructions • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 50. • You must not use a dictionary. Advice For each item, you should do the following: • Carefully listen to the recording. Read the questions again. • Listen again to the recording. Then answer the questions. • You may write at any point during the test. • In Section A, answer the questions in English. In Section B, answer the questions in Spanish. • Answer all questions in the spaces provided. • Write down all the information you are asked to give. • You have 5 minutes to read through the question paper before the test begins. You may make notes during this time. Name: Practice Exam Paper 1: Listening Section A Questions and answers in English Opinions about people’s houses Listen to your Spanish friends, Nico and Laura, talking about their houses. What is their opinion of the following aspects? Write P for a positive opinion. N for a negative opinion. P+N for a positive and negative opinion. 0 1 Nico | 0 | 2 | | --- | --- | His house Laura Bedroom space His bedroom The colour [2 marks] [2 marks] Workbook Shopping in a department store | A | Perfumery | | --- | --- | | B | Men’s Fashion | | C | Music | | D | Travel | | E | Sports Clothes and Equipment | | F | Food | | G | Children’s Section | | H | Women’s Fashion | You are listening to advertisements in a Spanish department store. Match the correct advert to each of the departments above. For each advert, write the correct letter in the box. 0 3 [1 mark] 0 4 [1 mark] 0 5 [1 mark] 0 6 [1 mark] 0 7 [1 mark] 0 8 [1 mark] | Practice Exam Paper 1: Listening | | | --- | --- | Practice Exam Paper 1: Listening Relationships Your new Spanish friend Juanita tells you about the relationships within her family. What does Juanita say? Answer both parts of the question in English. 0 9 · 1 How does Juanita generally get on with her brother? [1 mark] 0 9 · 2 Why does Juanita say that she gets on well with her sister? Give two details. [2 marks] 0 9 · 3 Why does Juanita say that she is lucky? [1 mark] 0 9 · 4 Who does Juanita say is the strictest in her family? [1 mark] A public announcement While in a shopping centre in Spain, you hear the following announcement. Answer the question in English. 1 0 What is going to happen in 30 minutes’ time? [1 mark] Workbook A radio programme about health and fitness in Argentina On the Internet, you hear a report about health and fitness issues in South America, in particular, in Argentina. Answer the questions in English. 1 1 What do 64% of young Argentinians say? [1 mark] 1 2 What percentage of young people say that they regularly eat junk food? [1 mark] 1 3 What do 75% admit to? [1 mark] 1 4 · 1 What is happening to the number of young people that smoke? [1 mark] 1 4 · 2 What does the increasing figure of 58% refer to? [1 mark] | Practice Exam Paper 1: Listening | | | --- | --- | Practice Exam Paper 1: Listening Easter Celebrations Your friend explains to your Spanish teacher about his Easter celebrations. 1 5 Which two things from the list below refer to your friend? | A | He receives lots of Easter eggs. | | --- | --- | | B | Last year he went to the Dominican Republic for Easter. | | C | He goes to church at Easter. | | D | He thought the Easter processions were boring. | | E | He loves chocolate. | Write the correct letters in the boxes. [2 marks] Workbook Ch

FAQs

What languages should be used for answers in Section A and Section B?

In Section A, answer the questions in English. In Section B, answer the questions in Spanish.

How should question answers be recorded during the listening test?

Write all answers in the spaces provided and include the specific information asked for in each question.

What kinds of listening tasks appear in this paper?

The paper includes matching advertisements to departments, selecting letters for statements, and answering both direct questions and percentage-based questions from a radio report.

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