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Key Facts: Matura Polish Exam
The Polish Matura language exam tests reading comprehension of non-literary texts, knowledge of required literary works across all epochs, and essay writing; pass mark is 30% of 60 points under the 2023 Formula.
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1W 'Teście historycznoliterackim' Formuły 2023 sprawdza się przede wszystkim znajomość:
2Ile punktów można łącznie uzyskać za pisemny egzamin maturalny z języka polskiego na poziomie podstawowym w Formule 2023?
3Ile punktów warta jest część 'Język polski w użyciu' w arkuszu maturalnym (Formuła 2023, poziom podstawowy)?
4Jaki jest próg zdawalności pisemnego egzaminu maturalnego z języka polskiego na poziomie podstawowym?
5Jak długo trwa pisemny egzamin maturalny z języka polskiego na poziomie podstawowym (Formuła 2023)?
6Który utwór Adama Mickiewicza zalicza się do obowiązkowych lektur maturalnych będących dramatem romantycznym przedstawiającym martyrologię narodu polskiego?
7Powieść 'Lalka' Bolesława Prusa należy przede wszystkim do epoki:
8Dramat 'Wesele' Stanisława Wyspiańskiego jest zaliczany do epoki:
9Bohater powieści 'Ferdydurke' Witolda Gombrowicza to:
10Epopeja narodowa 'Pan Tadeusz' Adama Mickiewicza rozgrywa się na tle wydarzeń historycznych związanych z:
About the Matura Polish Exam
The Polish Matura in język polski (Polish language) is the compulsory school-leaving examination taken by approximately 340,000–360,000 students annually across Poland. Under Formuła 2023, the written basic-level exam is 240 minutes long and is worth 60 points divided across three sections: 'Język polski w użyciu' (10 pts), the 'Test historycznoliteracki' (15 pts), and the essay 'Wypracowanie' (35 pts). The practice-testable closed sections cover reading comprehension of journalistic and popular-science texts, language function analysis, and knowledge of over 25 required literary works (lektury obowiązkowe) spanning all epochs from ancient Greece and the Bible through contemporary Polish and world literature. A mandatory oral exam uses 76 published CKE questions. Results are announced on 11 September 2026 for the main sitting held on 4 May 2026.
Questions
100 scored questions
Time Limit
240 minutes for the written basic-level exam; plus approximately 30 minutes for the oral exam (15 min preparation + 15 min response).
Passing Score
30% (18 out of 60 points on the written exam; same threshold for the oral exam). Advanced-level subjects have no compulsory passing threshold.
Exam Fee
No direct fee for Polish secondary school students; the matura is state-administered as the school-leaving examination at the end of liceum or technikum. (Centralna Komisja Egzaminacyjna (CKE) — Central Examination Commission of Poland)
Matura Polish Exam Content Outline
Język polski w użyciu (Language in Use)
Reading two non-literary texts (journalistic or popular-science), true/false, multiple-choice, matching tasks, argument identification, language function analysis, and a synthetic note.
Test historycznoliteracki (Literary History)
Short-answer and closed tasks on required literary works and epoch characteristics, based on short text excerpts included in the exam paper.
Antyk i Średniowiecze (Antiquity & Middle Ages)
Bible, Homer's Iliad, Sophocles' Antigone, Parandowski's Mythology, Bogurodzica, Lament świętokrzyski, Pieśń o Rolandzie, and Rozmowa Mistrza Polikarpa.
Renesans i Barok (Renaissance & Baroque)
Kochanowski's Fraszki, Treny, Pieśni, Odprawa posłów greckich; Shakespeare's Macbeth; Molière's Skąpiec; Skarga's Kazania sejmowe; Pasek's Pamiętniki.
Oświecenie i Romantyzm (Enlightenment & Romanticism)
Krasicki's bajki and satyry; Mickiewicz's Dziady cz. III, Pan Tadeusz, ballady; Prus's Lalka; Dostojewski's Zbrodnia i kara.
Pozytywizm i Młoda Polska (Positivism & Young Poland)
Wyspiański's Wesele; Reymont's Chłopi; Sienkiewicz's Potop; Żeromski's Przedwiośnie; Orzeszkowa's Gloria victis.
Dwudziestolecie i Współczesność (Interwar & Contemporary)
Gombrowicz's Ferdydurke; Schulz, Borowski, Herling-Grudziński, Krall, Camus's Dżuma, Orwell's Rok 1984, Mrożek's Tango, Kapuściński, Tokarczuk, Stasiuk, Nowakowski.
How to Pass the Matura Polish Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: 30% (18 out of 60 points on the written exam; same threshold for the oral exam). Advanced-level subjects have no compulsory passing threshold.
- Exam length: 100 questions
- Time limit: 240 minutes for the written basic-level exam; plus approximately 30 minutes for the oral exam (15 min preparation + 15 min response).
- Exam fee: No direct fee for Polish secondary school students; the matura is state-administered as the school-leaving examination at the end of liceum or technikum.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Polish Matura język polski exam and who must take it?
The Matura język polski (Polish language) exam is a compulsory school-leaving examination administered by Poland's Central Examination Commission (CKE). Every student graduating from liceum or technikum must pass it at the basic level (poziom podstawowy) to receive the Matura certificate (świadectwo dojrzałości). Under Formuła 2023, it consists of a 240-minute written exam and a mandatory oral component.
What are the two closed-section areas tested in the written exam?
The written exam has two testable sections before the essay: 'Język polski w użyciu' (10 points) — reading comprehension of two non-literary texts with true/false, MCQ and matching tasks — and 'Test historycznoliteracki' (15 points) — knowledge of required literary works and Polish literary epochs tested through short-answer and closed questions based on text excerpts in the paper.
What is the passing score for the Polish Matura?
Students must achieve at least 30% of total points on each compulsory exam to pass. For the written basic-level Polish exam that means at least 18 out of 60 points. The oral exam also has a 30% threshold. The overall Matura pass rate for Polish language was approximately 94–95% in 2025.
What are 'lektury obowiązkowe' and how many are there?
Lektury obowiązkowe (required reading) are the literary works specified by CKE that students must know for the Matura. At the basic level there are approximately 25 works to know in full and over a dozen known in excerpts (marked with an asterisk), spanning every epoch from antiquity (Homer, Sophocles, the Bible) through to contemporary Polish and world literature (Camus, Orwell, Kapuściński, Tokarczuk).
When is the 2026 Polish Matura język polski exam held?
The 2026 Matura język polski written exam (basic level) was held on Monday, 4 May 2026, starting at 09:00, lasting 240 minutes. The oral exams run from 7–30 May 2026 (school-specific schedules). Results are published on 11 September 2026. A resit session (termin poprawkowy) takes place in August 2026.
How is the oral Matura Polish exam conducted under Formuła 2023?
The oral exam uses 76 published CKE questions (pytania jawne) available in advance. The student draws one question, has 15 minutes to prepare, and then responds for approximately 15 minutes before a school examination committee. The exam is graded on a percentage scale with a 30% passing threshold. No external examiner visits — the school committee conducts and grades it.