Choose your exam board and rehearse a shortened, original Spanish speaking mock with a partner. Use your tier’s tasks, keep follow-up questions unseen and speak without a script.
AQA and Pearson Edexcel have different speaking structures. Choose your board first, then use either Foundation or Higher throughout. These original exercises are free to use without downloading the app.
Set a timer and complete the mock without writing full answers. Ask a partner to open the hidden questions and read them one at a time. Keep them closed yourself so that the responses are unprepared. On your own, reveal one question at a time and answer straight away, but recognise that this is less like an unseen teacher-led exchange. This static page does not record or assess your voice.
AQA mini-mock route
Original ScoreMySpeech practice mock — not an official exam paper. Complete just your chosen tier. This is shortened rehearsal, not a full-length exam or a marking scheme.
Your practice timer
Take 5 minutes to look through your pupil card, reading passage and scene description(s). Do not open partner questions or write full answers.
Allow about 1 minute for the role-play.
Allow about 2 minutes for Foundation reading and follow-ups, or 3 for Higher.
Allow about 1 minute at Foundation or 1.5 at Higher to describe both scenes.
Finish with about 2 minutes of Foundation conversation or 3 minutes at Higher. Speak aloud throughout; pause briefly to think, then answer.
These are shortened practice timings chosen for this page. Both boards’ real tests use 15 minutes of supervised preparation, then 7–9 minutes of speaking at Foundation or 10–12 at Higher. Do not use this mini mock as a substitute for your school’s full mock.
1. Role-play
You are booking a beginner’s tennis lesson at a sports centre in Spain. Your partner is the receptionist. Complete these five tasks in Spanish at either tier.
AQA: five clearly stated tasks including a pupil question. The instructions below are the same at both tiers.
Say you would like a tennis lesson.
Say which afternoon you are free.
Say how many people the lesson is for.
Say why you want to play tennis.
Ask whether you can borrow a racket.
Role-play prompts, both tiers — partner only
Buenas tardes, ¿qué quiere reservar?
¿Qué tarde tiene libre?
¿Para cuántas personas es la clase?
¿Por qué quiere jugar al tenis?
Pause for the racket question, then answer: Sí, puede usar una de nuestras raquetas.
2. Reading aloud and four follow-ups
AQA uses at least 35 words at Foundation and 50 at Higher, followed by four compulsory, unprepared questions. During the real supervised preparation period, do not read aloud.
Foundation passage · 39 words
En nuestro instituto tenemos un pequeño huerto. Los jueves planto verduras con mis compañeros. También regamos las plantas y recogemos las hojas. Me gusta trabajar fuera porque aprendo mucho y puedo pasar tiempo con mis amigos después de clase.
Higher passage · 57 words
Desde marzo, mi clase cuida un huerto detrás del instituto, donde cultivamos verduras para el comedor. Al principio no sabía plantar las semillas, pero una compañera me enseñó con mucha paciencia. La semana pasada recogimos nuestras primeras zanahorias y nos sentimos orgullosos. El próximo mes vamos a invitar a las familias para mostrarles lo que hemos aprendido.
Read only your tier’s printed passage. Do not add or skip words. Then put it aside and let your partner ask the questions without showing them to you.
Four reading follow-up questions, both tiers — partner only
¿Qué te gusta hacer al aire libre?
¿Qué espacios verdes hay cerca de tu casa?
¿Qué hiciste fuera de casa el fin de semana pasado?
¿Cómo te gustaría mejorar los espacios exteriores de tu instituto?
3. Photo-card style discussion
Cover both scenes in your opening response: say at least something about each. AQA uses one compulsory opening question about two photos, followed by unprepared conversation within the card’s theme. This practice focuses on the environment and places where people live.
Text scene placeholders — not photographs. Imagine only the details given. This rehearses description language, not observation of real images.
Photo A · Woodland path
Text scene placeholder. Two teenagers collect litter along a woodland path. One carries a bag. A third teenager holds a litter picker near a wooden sign.
Photo B · School garden
Text scene placeholder. Three pupils plant small plants in a school garden. One kneels beside a flower bed. Watering cans and a fence are visible.
Prepared opening prompt
¿Qué ves en las dos fotos?
Continue without a script
These four prompts are a shortened conversation sample, not the full conversation or a prediction of the questions you will receive. The partner may add a relevant “why?” or “tell me more” follow-up.
Foundation unprepared conversation — partner only
¿Qué lugar al aire libre te gusta visitar?
¿Por qué es importante cuidar los parques?
¿Qué hiciste la semana pasada para ahorrar agua en casa?
¿Qué vas a hacer fuera de casa durante las próximas vacaciones?
Higher unprepared conversation — partner only
¿Qué aportan los espacios verdes a una ciudad?
Cuéntame una ocasión en la que colaboraste con otras personas para mejorar tu barrio.
¿Qué dificultades encuentran los jóvenes que quieren proteger el medio ambiente?
Si pudieras organizar un proyecto para tu barrio, ¿qué harías?
Original ScoreMySpeech practice mock — not an official exam paper. Complete just your chosen tier. This is shortened rehearsal, not a full-length exam or a marking scheme.
Your practice timer
Take 5 minutes to look through your pupil card, reading passage and scene description(s). Do not open partner questions or write full answers.
Allow about 1.5 minutes for Foundation reading and interaction, or 2 for Higher.
Allow about 1 minute for the role-play.
Allow about 1.5 minutes at Foundation or 2 at Higher for one scene and the two picture questions.
Finish with about 2 minutes of Foundation conversation or 3 minutes at Higher. Speak aloud throughout; pause briefly to think, then answer.
These are shortened practice timings chosen for this page. Both boards’ real tests use 15 minutes of supervised preparation, then 7–9 minutes of speaking at Foundation or 10–12 at Higher. Do not use this mini mock as a substitute for your school’s full mock.
1. Read aloud and short interaction
Pearson uses 35–40 words in five sentences at Foundation and 50–55 words in four sentences at Higher. Its two unprepared interaction questions ask for present-tense likes, dislikes or opinions at both tiers. In the real 15-minute preparation, the final minute is in the exam room: reading aloud is permitted then; that minute is recorded but not assessed.
Foundation passage · 37 words
Los sábados comemos en casa de mi abuela. Cada persona lleva algo para compartir. Mi hermano prepara una ensalada muy rica. Hablamos de nuestras noticias durante la comida. Luego jugamos a las cartas y ayudamos a recoger.
Higher passage · 52 words
Una vez al mes, mi familia se reúne en casa de mi abuela para comer. Cada persona lleva un plato diferente, así que siempre probamos algo nuevo. El sábado pasado mi hermano preparó una ensalada con tomates de su huerto. Después de comer, jugamos a las cartas y hablamos hasta las seis.
Read only your tier’s printed passage. Do not add or skip words. Then put it aside and let your partner ask the questions without showing them to you.
Two present-opinion interaction questions, both tiers — partner only
¿Qué te gusta de las comidas en familia?
¿Prefieres comer en casa o en un restaurante? ¿Por qué?
2. Transactional role play
You are at a restaurant in Spain arranging a meal. Your partner is a member of staff. Complete five prompts for your tier; Higher requires two questions and a future-timeframe response.
Pearson: five prompts. Foundation requires one pupil question; Higher requires two pupil questions and one answer in a future timeframe.
Foundation pupil card
Say how many people the table is for.
Say you would like to sit outside.
Ask whether there is a dish without meat.
Say which drink you would like.
Say you would like to pay by card.
Higher pupil card
Say how many people the table is for.
Ask whether there is a table outside.
Ask whether there is a dish without meat.
Say what you are going to drink with the meal.
Say you would like to pay by card.
Foundation role-play prompts — partner only
Buenas tardes, ¿una mesa para cuántas personas?
¿Dónde quiere sentarse?
Pause for the meat-free-dish question. Answer: Sí, tenemos una tortilla de verduras.
¿Qué quiere beber?
¿Cómo quiere pagar?
Higher role-play prompts — partner only
Buenas tardes, ¿una mesa para cuántas personas?
Pause for the outdoor-table question. Answer: Sí, hay una mesa libre en la terraza.
Pause for the meat-free-dish question. Answer: Sí, tenemos una tortilla de verduras.
¿Qué va a beber durante la comida?
¿Cómo quiere pagar?
3. Picture task and conversation
Choose Picture A or Picture B and describe only that scene, then answer two compulsory, unprepared questions. Foundation: present / present. Higher: present / past. Continue with conversation on the same thematic context: My personal world, focusing here on family life and celebrations. This free exercise is not an allocated Pearson stimulus. In the real assessment, the school manages Pearson’s choice of thematic context from two randomly generated options two weeks beforehand.
Text scene placeholders — not photographs. Imagine only the details given. This rehearses description language, not observation of real images.
Picture A · Birthday at home
Text scene placeholder. Four people sit around a table with a birthday cake. One person cuts the cake. There are plates and glasses on the table.
Picture B · Picnic in a field
Text scene placeholder. Two adults and two children sit on a picnic blanket. One child holds a sandwich. A basket and a football lie beside them.
Prepared opening prompt
Describe la imagen que has elegido.
Foundation: two picture questions — partner only
¿Qué te gusta comer con tu familia?
¿Cómo celebras normalmente tu cumpleaños?
Higher: two picture questions — partner only
¿Qué te gusta comer con tu familia?
¿Cómo celebraste tu último cumpleaños?
Continue without a script
These four prompts are a shortened conversation sample, not the full conversation or a prediction of the questions you will receive. The partner may add a relevant “why?” or “tell me more” follow-up.
Foundation unprepared conversation — partner only
¿Con quién te gusta pasar el fin de semana?
¿Qué actividad haces a menudo con tu familia?
¿Qué hiciste con un amigo hace poco?
¿Qué te gustaría organizar para tu familia?
Higher unprepared conversation — partner only
¿Por qué son importantes las ocasiones para reunirse?
¿Cómo han cambiado tus cumpleaños desde que eras pequeño?
Cuéntame un recuerdo especial con tu familia o tus amigos.
Si pudieras organizar una fiesta sin límite de presupuesto, ¿qué harías?
Did you complete all five role-play prompts, including your required question or questions?
Did you read the printed words accurately rather than changing the text?
Did you cover both AQA scenes, or just your chosen Pearson scene?
Did you answer each question directly, using the timeframe it asked for?
Choose one answer to repeat with a clearer verb, a reason or a more precise detail.
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These resources are original ScoreMySpeech practice, not exam-board papers. Board-format guidance relates to GCSE Spanish specifications first taught in September 2024, with first examinations in 2026. The mini mock is shortened, and text scene placeholders are not photographs. Follow your school’s instructions and the current official specification.
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