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Key Facts: Advanced Higher French Exam
C830 77
SQA course code
Qualifications Scotland
SCQF Level 7
Qualification level
Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework
170 marks
Total course assessment
AH French Course Specification
200 words
Translation passage length
Qualifications Scotland
Qualifications Scotland AH French (C830 77) is assessed through a Reading and Translation paper (50 marks, 1h 30min), Listening and Discursive Writing (40 marks, 1h 30min), a Talking performance (50 marks) and a Portfolio specialist study (30 marks), spanning Society, Culture, Politics, Environment and a French literary or cultural specialism.
Sample Advanced Higher French Practice Questions
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1Identify the tense: « Il fallut qu'elle partît avant l'aube. » The verb « partît » is in the:
2Complete with the correct tense (literary register): « Le marquis exigea que son fils ___ avant le coucher du soleil. »
3Identify the tense of « eut fini » in « Dès qu'il eut fini son discours, il quitta la salle. »
4Complete with the plus-que-parfait du subjonctif (literary): « Bien qu'elle ___ tout fait pour réussir, le résultat fut décevant. »
5Choose the correct pronoun: « Voici le livre ___ je t'ai parlé hier. »
6Choose the correct relative: « La maison à côté ___ j'habite est en ruine. »
7Identify the construction: « Je l'ai vu sortir de la maison. » The verb « sortir » is:
8Identify the form: « En arrivant à Paris, il a téléphoné à sa mère. » « En arrivant » is:
9Translate the participial construction: « La nuit tombant, nous rentrâmes chez nous. »
10Choose the correct option for the faire causative: « Le professeur ___ lire les élèves à voix haute. »
About the Advanced Higher French Exam
Advanced Higher French (course code C830 77) is the highest-level SCQF Level 7 modern languages qualification in Scotland, delivered by Qualifications Scotland (formerly SQA). It is degree-foundation study built around advanced French grammar, French-into-English translation, discursive writing in French, listening comprehension of extended audio, and a Portfolio specialist study of a French novel, film or society topic.
Exam sponsor: Qualifications Scotland (formerly SQA). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Questions
100 questions
Time Limit
Two 1h 30min papers plus Talking performance and Portfolio coursework
Passing Score
Grade D is the minimum pass; A-D count as a pass
Exam / Certification Fees
Entry fees set by Qualifications Scotland; typically covered by school for school candidates
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Advanced French grammar
Complete tense and aspect system at literary register: subjonctif imparfait and plus-que-parfait, passe anterieur, sequence of tenses, participe present vs gerondif, pronouns dont and lequel, causative faire, modal nuance
Translation French to English
Idiomatic equivalence, register matching, false friends, passive and periphrastic constructions, pronoun antecedents, decisions between literal and idiomatic renderings
Reading comprehension
Extended passages from Le Monde, Liberation, Le Figaro, L'Express style press: identifying tone, register, irony, cultural references and inferential meaning
Listening comprehension
Extended French audio with multiple speakers, interview, debate and address formats: argument structure, speaker stance, register markers
Discursive writing
Thesis construction, argumentative structure, signposting connectors, integrating quotations, rebutting counter-arguments at AH register
Specialist study and culture
Set French novel, film or topic study (Camus, Sagan, Ernaux, Saint-Exupery; Malle, Kassovitz, Jeunet) plus French literary history and Nouvelle Vague cinema
Preparing for the Advanced Higher French Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: Grade D is the minimum pass; A-D count as a pass
- Exam length: 100 questions
- Time limit: Two 1h 30min papers plus Talking performance and Portfolio coursework
- Exam / certification fees: Entry fees set by Qualifications Scotland; typically covered by school for school candidates Official sources
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Advanced Higher French: Suggested Study Strategy
Frequently Asked Questions
Who awards Advanced Higher French?
The qualification is awarded by Qualifications Scotland (formerly SQA). The naming changed on 1 February 2026, but the course code (C830 77) and structure remain unchanged.
What is the structure of Advanced Higher French?
Reading and Translation (50 marks, 1h 30min), Listening and Discursive Writing (40 marks, 1h 30min), Talking performance (50 marks) and a Portfolio specialist study (30 marks) on a French novel, film or topic.
What is translated in the Reading and Translation paper?
Candidates translate a section of approximately 200 words from French into English. Accuracy, faithfulness to register and tone, and idiomatic English equivalence are all rewarded.
What grade do I need to pass?
AH courses are graded A-D, with D the minimum pass. A no-award is recorded below D. Grades count toward UCAS tariff points for university entry.