plumiMusic: AQA GCSE German questions
Every AQA GCSE German exam question on 1.3 Music, 2020–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 75 questions on Music, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q29 (2 marks): Musik Was findet Nico gut und was findet er schlecht an einem Konzert? Ergänze die Tabelle auf Deutsch. Nico findet gut… Nico findet schlecht… die Atmosphäre* d
- June 2025, Paper 1 Listening Foundation, Q01 (1 mark): Lena A classical B folk C pop [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 1 Listening Foundation, Q02 (1 mark): Samuel A jazz B rap C rock [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q09.1 (1 mark): Wann hӧrt Lena gern Musik? [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q09.2 (1 mark): Was hat Lena gestern gemacht? [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q09.3 (1 mark): Wie hat sich Lena vor dem Konzert gefühlt? [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q09.4 (1 mark): Was war ein Problem auf dem Konzert? Gib ein Detail. [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q10.1 (1 mark): Wann hӧrt Lena gern Musik? [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q10.2 (1 mark): Was hat Lena gestern gemacht? [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q10.3 (1 mark): Wie hat sich Lena vor dem Konzert gefühlt? [1 mark]
- June 2025, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q10.4 (1 mark): Was war ein Problem auf dem Konzert? Gib ein Detail. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q25.1 (1 mark): Classical music [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q25.2 (1 mark): Rock music [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q03.1 (1 mark): What is the idea behind this special day? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q03.2 (2 marks): What social skills does music help people to develop? Give two details. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q03.3 (2 marks): What additional benefits of music are there? Give two details. [2 marks]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q03.4 (1 mark): What do most Germans think about playing a musical instrument? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q03.5 (1 mark): What is the most popular instrument in Germany? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q01.1 (1 mark): Who likes reading? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q01.2 (1 mark): Who plays an instrument? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q01.3 (1 mark): Who likes swimming? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q01.4 (1 mark): Who likes films? [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q03.1 (1 mark): You only see street musicians in one city in Switzerland. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q03.2 (1 mark): Some street musicians are students. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q03.3 (1 mark): Most street musicians play the guitar. [1 mark]
- June 2024, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q03.4 (1 mark): People usually give lots of money to the street musicians. [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q24 (2 marks): Music Katharina is talking about her recent visit to the New Year’s concert in Vienna. Answer the question in English. Why did Katharina enjoy the concert? Give
- June 2023, Paper 1 Listening Foundation, Q23 (4 marks): Musik Anton spricht über Musik. Welche vier Arten* von Musik mag Anton? *Arten = types A Country-Musik B Heavy Metal C Jazz D klassische Musik E Musicals F Rock
- June 2023, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q03.1 (1 mark): Johannes…gets on with his brother. A always B never C usually [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q03.2 (1 mark): Johannes dislikes…music. A classical B pop C rock [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q03.3 (1 mark): Last week at home, he… A could not concentrate. B did housework. C listened to the radio. [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q03.4 (1 mark): He has been playing an instrument for… A one week. B five months. C two years. [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q03.5 (1 mark): Later, he hopes to… A learn another instrument. B perform music. C teach music. [1 mark]
- June 2023, Paper 4 Writing Higher, Q02.1 (32 marks): Du schreibst einen Artikel über Live-Events für ein Online-Jugendforum. Schreib: • über die Vorteile und Nachteile von Live-Events • über ein Live-Event, das du
- June 2022, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q28.1 (1 mark): Lorenz [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q28.2 (1 mark): Anna [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 1 Listening Foundation, Q18 (1 mark): Music Paul is talking about music. Write the correct letter in the box. What is his favourite type of music? A classical B folk C jazz [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q07.1 (1 mark): Why is this Franz Blum open-air concert in Vienna so special? Give one detail. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q07.2 (1 mark): Who could not persuade Blum to perform live? [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q07.3 (1 mark): How does Blum feel about the concert? [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q07.4 (2 marks): What success has Blum enjoyed in the past? Give two details. [2 marks]
- June 2022, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q07.5 (1 mark): Why is Blum confident of good weather for the concert? [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q10.1 (1 mark): Das Kölner Musikfest ist... A im Frühling. B im Sommer. C im Herbst. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q10.2 (1 mark): Das Musikfest ist... A drinnen. B draußen. C drinnen und draußen. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q10.3 (1 mark): Die Musik ist... A nur aus Köln. B nur aus deutschen Regionen. C aus vielen Ländern. [1 mark]
- June 2022, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q10.4 (1 mark): Am besten bestellt man Karten... A heute. B nächste Woche. C in ein paar Wochen. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q21.1 (1 mark): What music can you hear on Saturday afternoon? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q21.2 (1 mark): Where exactly are the fireworks launched from? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q21.3 (1 mark): According to the radio programme, how will visitors to Cologne be received? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q27.1 (1 mark): Warum singt Hannah gern in einer Gruppe? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q27.2 (1 mark): Warum spielt Paul täglich Geige? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1 Listening Foundation, Q19.1 (1 mark): What did Yasmin like about the concert? Write the correct letter in the box. A the atmosphere B the music C the singer [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1 Listening Foundation, Q19.2 (1 mark): Answer the question in English. Why exactly did Yasmin and her boyfriend argue in the café after the concert? [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 1 Listening Foundation, Q19.3 (1 mark): What does Leon tell Yasmin to do? Write the correct letter in the box. A end the relationship with her boyfriend B go to another concert with her boyfriend C ma
- November 2021, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q03.1 (1 mark): The music school has existed for many years. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q03.2 (1 mark): There are waiting lists for some lessons. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q03.3 (1 mark): Students can combine individual tuition with group lessons. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q03.4 (1 mark): There are more adults than young people attending the school. [1 mark]
- November 2021, Paper 4 Writing Higher, Q02.1 (32 marks): Theme 1 – Identity and culture Du schreibst eine E-Mail an einen deutschen Freund über Musik. Schreib: • etwas über Musik in deinem Leben • über ein Konzert, da
- November 2020, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q14 (1 mark): Anna [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q16 (1 mark): Jonas [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1 Listening Foundation, Q19.1 (1 mark): What was Jana’s opinion of the concert? A positive B positive and negative C negative [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 1 Listening Foundation, Q19.2 (1 mark): What did Jana do after the concert? A went home B went to a restaurant C went to meet her brother [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q04.1 (1 mark): The reason for the summer festival is to … [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q04.2 (1 mark): Guests can watch the concerts or … [1 mark]
- November 2020, Paper 3 Reading Higher, Q04.3 (1 mark): For eleven-year-olds, tickets cost … [1 mark]
- 2026 specimen, Paper 1 Listening Higher, Q26 (10 marks): Section B Dictation You will now hear 5 short sentences. Listen carefully and using your knowledge of German sounds, write down in German exactly what you hear
- 2026 specimen, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q03 (1 mark): Sonja [1 mark]
- 2026 specimen, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q19 (1 mark): For the band’s style of music, Martha has the perfect … A clothes. B personality. C voice. [1 mark]
- 2026 specimen, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q20 (1 mark): Alex … A always sings. B sometimes sings. C rarely sings. [1 mark]
- 2026 specimen, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q21 (1 mark): For the band’s latest song, Alex wrote … A just the words. B just the music. C the words and the music. [1 mark]
- 2026 specimen, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q22 (1 mark): This summer, the band has organised … A one concert. B a few concerts. C many concerts. [1 mark]
- 2026 specimen, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q23 (1 mark): Concert tickets ... A sold out immediately. B were only for adults. C were very expensive. [1 mark]
- 2026 specimen, Paper 3 Reading Foundation, Q34 (1 mark): Read the last sentence again. What is Klavier? Write the correct letter in the box. A a language B an instrument C a sport [1 mark]
- 2026 specimen, Paper 4 Writing Higher, Q03.1 (25 marks): You are writing a post on a German forum for young people. Your post is about free time activities. Write approximately 150 words in German. You must write some
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