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Key Facts: Tuzla Canton Secondary Matura Exam

2004

Year Established

Pedagoški zavod Tuzlanskog kantona

3

Examined Subjects

Zaključak Vlade Tuzlanskog kantona

14 → 3

Subjects Before And After The Reform

Ministarstvo obrazovanja i nauke TK

0 KM

Examination Fee

Pedagoški zavod Tuzlanskog kantona

The Tuzla Canton Secondary External Matura is the cantonal school-leaving examination administered by Pedagoški zavod Tuzlanskog kantona for graduating secondary students. It now tests three subjects — BHS language and literature, Mathematics and the first foreign language — with every item taken from the Zavod's published katalog pitanja. No item count, duration or pass mark is published. The official papers are written in Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian; this bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official translation of the exam.

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1Which phonetic change is responsible for the consonant alternation in the nominative plural noun 'zadaci' (from singular 'zadatak')?
A.Fleeting A (Nepostojano A), Sibilation (Sibilarizacija), and Loss of consonant (Gubljenje suglasnika)
B.Palatalization and Sibilation only
C.Iotation and Vowel contraction
D.Vocalization of L to O
Explanation: In 'zadatak' -> 'zadaci': (1) The vowel 'a' drops out (nepostojano A -> 'zadatk-i'); (2) Sibilation turns 'k' into 'c' before 'i' ('zadatc-i'); (3) Consonant group simplification / loss occurs because 't' disappears before affricate 'c' (tc -> c), yielding 'zadaci'.
2Which European literary period is characterized by the dominance of subjective feeling, fascination with medieval folklore, individualism, and Weltschmerz (svjetski bol)?
A.Romanticism (Romantizam)
B.Realism (Realizam)
C.Classicism (Klasicizam)
D.Enlightenment (Prosvjetiteljstvo)
Explanation: Romanticism (late 18th to mid-19th century) prioritized subjective emotion, imagination, rebellion, medievalism, and world-weariness (Weltschmerz), exemplified by Goethe, Byron, and Pushkin.
3In Meša Selimović's novel 'Tvrđava' (The Fortress), who is the protagonist surviving the Battle of Chocim (Hoćin) and seeking human warmth in Sarajevo?
A.Ahmet Šabo
B.Ahmed Nurudin
C.Mula Jusuf
D.Hasan Dželebdžija
Explanation: Ahmet Šabo is the central character of Selimović's 1970 novel 'Tvrđava', who returns traumatized from the war in Russia/Hoćin and strives to overcome isolation through love and moral integrity.
4Which expressionist poet wrote the collection 'Preobraženja' (1920), whose opening poem 'Pjesnici' begins with the programmatic line 'Pjesnici su čuđenje u svijetu'?
A.Antun Branko Šimić
B.Miroslav Krleža
C.Tin Ujević
D.Ivan Goran Kovačić
Explanation: Antun Branko Šimić (1898–1925) published 'Preobraženja' in 1920, the foundational collection of Croatian and South Slavic expressionist poetry written in free verse. Its opening poem 'Pjesnici' is an ars poetica that begins 'Pjesnici su čuđenje u svijetu' and closes by calling poets 'vječno treptanje u svijetu', giving the poem its circular composition.
5Identify the type of subordinate clause in the sentence: 'Ponašao se kao da se ništa nije dogodilo.'
A.Comparative / Manner clause of unreality (Načinsko-poređena / Nerealna poredbena rečenica)
B.Pure temporal clause (Vremenska rečenica)
C.Concessive clause (Dopusna rečenica)
D.Final / Purpose clause (Namjerna rečenica)
Explanation: The clause 'kao da se ništa nije dogodilo' is introduced by the conjunction 'kao da' expressing an unreal or hypothetical comparison of manner (načinsko-poređena / hipotetička rečenica).
6Who authored the medieval Italian epic 'The Divine Comedy' (Divina Commedia), divided into Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso?
A.Dante Alighieri
B.Francesco Petrarca
C.Giovanni Boccaccio
D.Niccolò Machiavelli
Explanation: Dante Alighieri (1265–1321) composed the landmark Italian epic poem 'Divina Commedia', allegorizing the soul's journey towards God across Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise.
7In Fyodor Dostoevsky's psychological novel 'Crime and Punishment', what rationalization initially leads Rodion Raskolnikov to murder the pawnbroker?
A.His theory dividing humanity into 'ordinary' people and 'extraordinary' individuals who have the moral right to transgress laws
B.A desire to pay off gambling debts incurred by his brother
C.An order from a revolutionary underground conspiracy
D.A personal feud over an inheritance dispute
Explanation: Raskolnikov's intellectual theory posits that 'extraordinary' men (like Napoleon) are permitted to eliminate obstacles for the greater benefit of society, leading him to justify murdering Alyona Ivanovna.
8What is the syntactic function of 'učiteljem' in the sentence: 'Imenovan je učiteljem u lokalnoj školi'?
A.Predicative instrument / Nominal part of compound predicate (Predikativni instrumental)
B.Direct object (Pravi objekat)
C.Instrumental of means / tool (Instrumental sredstva)
D.Spatial instrumental (Priloška odredba mjesta)
Explanation: Following semi-copulative or passive verbs of naming/appointing (imenovan je, postao je), the noun in the instrumental case functions as a predicative modifier (predikativ / predikativni instrumental).
9In William Shakespeare's tragedy 'Hamlet', what is the name of the prince's loyal and rational confidant who survives to tell Hamlet's story?
A.Horatio
B.Laertes
C.Polonius
D.Rosencrantz
Explanation: Horatio is Hamlet's faithful friend and scholar from Wittenberg whom the dying prince commands to remain alive to tell the truth of events to the world.
10Which poem by Aleksa Šantić expresses deep patriotic sorrow for emigrants leaving their homeland, opening with 'Ostajte ovdje!...'?
A.Ostajte ovdje
B.Emina
C.Pretprazničko veče
D.Veče na školju
Explanation: Aleksa Šantić (1868–1924) wrote the famous patriotic elegiac poem 'Ostajte ovdje' (1896), urging fellow citizens not to abandon their native soil ('Sunce tuđeg neba neće vas grijat k'o što ovo grije').

About the Tuzla Canton Secondary Matura Exam

The Eksterna matura u srednjim školama in Tuzla Canton is the externally administered secondary-school exit examination organised by the Pedagoški zavod Tuzlanskog kantona (PZ TK) under the cantonal Ministry of Education and Science. It has run since 2004 and now covers all gimnazije, technical, vocational and art schools in the canton. Following a Government of Tuzla Canton conclusion, the examination was reduced from 14 subjects to three — Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and literature, Mathematics, and the first foreign language — with all items drawn from a katalog pitanja published by the Zavod.

Assessment

Externally administered written examination in three subjects: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and literature, Mathematics, and the first foreign language. The Government of Tuzla Canton reduced the external matura from 14 subjects to these three and required the Pedagoški zavod to publish a katalog pitanja from which every test item must come.

Time Limit

Not published

Passing Score

Not published by Pedagoški zavod TK

Exam Fee

0 KM (Pedagoški zavod Tuzlanskog kantona (Ministarstvo obrazovanja i nauke TK))

Tuzla Canton Secondary Matura Exam Content Outline

1 of 3 subjects

Bosanski / Hrvatski / Srpski jezik i književnost

Sound changes, morphology, syntax, word formation, lexicology and dialectology, together with the literary periods and the canonical BHS and world authors.

1 of 3 subjects

Matematika

Algebra and polynomials, equations and inequalities, sequences and series, trigonometry, functions, analytic geometry, stereometry, combinatorics and probability, and introductory calculus.

1 of 3 subjects

Prvi strani jezik

Tense contrast, the passive, reported speech, conditionals, relative and participle clauses, register, collocation and reading comprehension.

How to Pass the Tuzla Canton Secondary Matura Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Not published by Pedagoški zavod TK
  • Assessment: Externally administered written examination in three subjects: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and literature, Mathematics, and the first foreign language. The Government of Tuzla Canton reduced the external matura from 14 subjects to these three and required the Pedagoški zavod to publish a katalog pitanja from which every test item must come.
  • Time limit: Not published
  • Exam fee: 0 KM

Keys to Passing

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Tuzla Canton Secondary Matura Study Tips from Top Performers

1Work from the katalog pitanja and Ispitni zadaci published on the official ematura.pztz.ba portal — the live test uses only items from that catalogue.
2Give all three examined subjects equal preparation time; there is no published weighting that would let you neglect one.
3Practise multi-step algebraic and geometric problems and timed reading comprehension in your first foreign language.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which subjects are examined on the Tuzla Canton Secondary External Matura?

Three: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language and literature, Mathematics, and the first foreign language the student studied throughout secondary school. The Government of Tuzla Canton reduced the examination from 14 subjects to these three, and Pedagoški zavod TK publishes a katalog pitanja from which all test items must be drawn.

Where are the official preparation materials published?

Pedagoški zavod Tuzlanskog kantona publishes the Pravilnici, Katalozi, Obrasci and Ispitni zadaci for the secondary external matura on its ematura.pztz.ba portal, together with the annual decision setting the examination date.

In what languages is the official TK Secondary Matura administered?

The official papers are written in Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian, with the foreign-language paper in the language the candidate studied as their first foreign language. This practice bank provides an English-language MCQ study adaptation and is not an official translation of the exam.