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English, eighth-grade exam

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Date
12 May 2027, 9:00
Working time
110 min
CKE trial paper
16 December 2026

Standard time; it can be longer with special arrangements. CKE: komunikat o harmonogramie egzaminów w 2027 r. (20 sierpnia 2026) · CKE: informacja dyrektora o arkuszach przed egzaminami w 2027 r. (30 września 2026). Data checked: 2026-11-04.

Topics and revision

Language functions

  • In the exam this part is worth about 15–20% of the result: you choose or write a reply that fits the situation.
  • Read the question to the end: "What is it like?" asks for a description, "Do you like it?" asks whether you like something.
  • Requests, suggestions, apologies and congratulations use fixed phrases: it pays to learn them by heart.
  • Accuracy counts here too: in open tasks a sentence with a serious mistake gets no point.
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Reading comprehension

  • This is the largest part of the paper: about 25–30% of the result, with up to 850 words of text in total.
  • Read the question first, then look for the part of the text it refers to.
  • A word from an option appearing in the text does not make the option right: check the meaning of the whole sentence.
  • A question about the main idea or purpose requires looking at the whole text, not one sentence.
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Language in use: grammar

  • The guide lists structures at A2 level; language in use is about 15–20% of the result.
  • Present Perfect links the past with the present (since, for, just, yet); Past Simple describes a finished moment (yesterday, ago, in 2020).
  • In a first conditional, "if" takes the Present Simple and the other clause takes "will".
  • The passive is a form of "be" plus a past participle, e.g. was built.
  • "Don't have to" means there is no need; "mustn't" means it is not allowed.
  • In open tasks in this part, grammar and spelling must be fully correct.
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Language in use: vocabulary

  • Vocabulary covers the 13 areas in the core curriculum, including home, school, work, shopping, travel, health and nature.
  • Learn whole combinations: do homework, make a mistake, take a photo.
  • Pairs that are often confused: lend and borrow, bring and take, lose and miss.
  • Phrasal verbs such as get up and look for are named directly in the guide.
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Writing: e-mail and blog entry

  • You write an e-mail or a blog entry of 50–120 words; it is about 20% of the result.
  • The instruction is in Polish and has three points: each must be not only mentioned but also developed.
  • The beginning of the text is given in the paper, so start from it.
  • The criteria are content (0–4), coherence and logic (0–2), range of language (0–2) and accuracy (0–2).
  • A text shorter than 40 words is marked for content only.
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Sample questions

Question 1 · Language functions

Your friend says: "I passed my maths test!" What is the best reply?

  1. Bless you!
  2. You're welcome.
  3. Never mind. Maybe next time.
  4. Well done! I'm so happy for you.

Answer: Well done! I'm so happy for you.

Your friend has good news, so congratulations fit. "Never mind" is what you say to comfort someone after a failure.

Question 2 · Reading comprehension

Hi Zosia, Thanks for your message. The school trip to Toruń was great! We left at seven on Friday, and I slept on the bus because I went to bed late. First we visited the Gingerbread Museum, where we made our own biscuits. Mine looked terrible but tasted fine! Our teacher wanted to show us the planetarium too, but it was closed for repairs, so we walked along the river instead. I bought a magnet for you, and I'll give it to you when I see you at Sunday's concert. Love, Hania

Why did Hania sleep on the bus?

  1. She went to bed late.
  2. She left home at seven.
  3. The journey was very long.
  4. The trip was boring.

Answer: She went to bed late.

Hania says it directly: "I slept on the bus because I went to bed late".

Question 3 · Language in use: grammar

Choose the correct form: "We ___ to Rome two years ago."

  1. go
  2. went
  3. have gone
  4. are going

Answer: went

"Two years ago" points to a finished moment in the past, so the Past Simple is needed.

Question 4 · Language in use: vocabulary

A person who looks after sick people in a hospital is a

  1. nurse
  2. pilot
  3. waiter
  4. farmer

Answer: nurse

A "nurse" is someone who cares for sick people in a hospital.

Question 5 · Writing: e-mail and blog entry

How long should your text be in the writing task of the eighth-grade English exam?

  1. 50–120 words
  2. 100–150 words
  3. 20–40 words
  4. 200–250 words

Answer: 50–120 words

The guide gives 50–120 words for this part. The figures 100–150 and 200–250 belong to the matura.

Official CKE papers

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