Pearson Edexcel A-level German past papers and mark schemes
18 papers · June 2018 – June 2025
At 120 marks and 2 hours 40 minutes, Paper 2: Written response to works and translation is the longer of the Pearson Edexcel A-level German (9GN0) papers listed here. Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation is 2 hours and 80 marks. They sit under the codes 9GN0/02 and 9GN0/01 respectively.
The page holds 18 papers, each paired with a mark scheme. Of those, 16 come from 8 exam series, running from June 2018 to June 2025, and 2 are specimen papers. Each paper has 9 entries, ordered newest first, and there are no inserts for German. If you are working through them over several months, try one older series every week or two, mark it carefully, and keep a note of the questions that cost you the most marks so you can return to them.
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Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation9GN0/01
2 h · 80 marks
What this paper covers
- 1 ThemesNatur und Umwelt · Bildung · Die Welt der Arbeit · Musik · Die Medien · Die Rolle von Festen und Traditionen · Die positive Auswirkung von Integration · Die Herausforderungen von Immigration und Integration · Die staatliche und soziale Reaktion zur Immigration · Die Gesellschaft in der DDR vor der Wiedervereinigung · Ereignisse vor der Wiedervereinigung · Deutschland seit der Wiedervereinigung · Vertiefung
- 3 GrammarGrammar list
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 9GN0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2024 | 9GN0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 9GN0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 9GN0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 9GN0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| October 2020 | 9GN0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2019 | 9GN0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2018 | 9GN0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen (Issue 2) | 9GN0/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Paper 2: Written response to works and translation9GN0/02
2 h 40 min · 120 marks
What this paper covers
- 2 Literary texts and filmsLiteratur und Film · Literary texts · Films
- 3 GrammarGrammar list
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 9GN0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2024 | 9GN0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | 9GN0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | 9GN0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | 9GN0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| October 2020 | 9GN0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2019 | 9GN0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2018 | 9GN0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen (Issue 2) | 9GN0/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
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Common questions
- Where can I find Edexcel German mark schemes?
- Every paper on this page has its mark scheme linked in the same row. Each link opens the PDF where it is hosted.
- Which years of Edexcel German past papers are here?
- The page lists 16 papers from 8 exam series, June 2018 to June 2025, and 2 specimen or sample papers.
- How are Edexcel German past papers organised on this page?
- Papers are grouped by exam paper, then by series with the newest first: Paper 1: Listening, reading and translation (2 hours, 80 marks) and Paper 2: Written response to works and translation (2 hours 40 minutes, 120 marks). Durations and marks are the most common values across the series listed.
- Are these the official Edexcel papers?
- They are the papers set by Edexcel. Links open the PDF where it is hosted: 18 on the Pearson website. Reschedule is independent and not affiliated with any exam board.
- How do I fit past papers into my revision plan?
- Add German and Edexcel in Reschedule with the date of each paper. It builds a daily revision plan that schedules each subtopic before the paper that examines it and adds past papers for each paper, then re-fits the plan if you miss a day.
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