Egzamin Osmoklasisty (Eighth-Grade Exam, Poland) · Polish Language

School readings and authors

16 practice questions, each with the answer and an explanation.

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  1. Which author wrote the short story The Lighthouse Keeper (Latarnik), about the Polish exile Skawinski?
  2. Which writer is the author of The Little Prince (Maly Ksiaze)?
  3. Which three friends are the main heroes of Stones for the Rampart (Kamienie na szaniec)?
  4. Whom does Balladyna kill in Slowacki's drama Balladyna?
  5. In which of Krasicki's fables does the stronger animal find a pretext to eat the weaker one?
  6. Which poet wrote The Academy of Mr Kleks (Akademia pana Kleksa)?
  7. Which author wrote the tale About the Dwarfs and Orphan Mary (O krasnoludkach i o sierotce Marysi)?
  8. Which of the following authors wrote the book The Paul Street Boys, about a group of boys defending their playground?
  9. Which of these books by Arkady Fiedler tells the story of Polish pilots in Britain during World War II?
  10. What is the setting of Zeromski's novel Syzyfowe prace (Sisyphean Labours)?
  11. What does the title of Prus's short story Katarynka mean in English?
  12. Which writer is the author of The Revenge (Zemsta), a comedy about a quarrel between two neighbours?
  13. Which epic poem by Adam Mickiewicz describes life of the Polish gentry in Lithuania in 1811-1812?
  14. Who wrote the patriotic song Rota, which begins 'We shall not abandon the land of our forebears'?
  15. Which Nobel Prize winner wrote The Peasants (Chlopi), a novel about village life through the year?
  16. Which author wrote the Narnia stories, such as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?

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