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Key Facts: Slovakia Maturita Civics Exam
The maturita in civic education consists only of an oral internal examination (ústna forma internej časti, ÚFIČ MS).
Schools prepare at least 30 maturitné zadania, and each assignment is made up of three questions.
The civic education target requirements were approved in 2016 and have applied since 1 September 2018.
The catalogue has five areas: psychology and sociology, law and political science, economics, philosophy, and religious studies.
Decree No. 224/2022 Z. z. allows 20 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of answering.
The subject examination commission consists of a chair and two examiners.
Civic education can be taken as an elective or a voluntary maturita subject.
A final grade of 1–4 passes the subject; the examination is free for enrolled students.
The Slovak maturita in civic education (občianska náuka) is an oral school examination: the student draws one assignment of three questions from five social-science areas, gets 20 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to answer, and passes with a final grade of 1–4.
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1Which fundamental philosophical discipline investigates the nature of being, reality, substance, and the primary categories of existence?
2Which branch of philosophy investigates the origins, structures, methods, and validity of human knowledge and truth?
3Which Milesian pre-Socratic philosopher identified the fundamental primary substance (arché) as 'apeiron'—an infinite, boundless, and indeterminate principle?
4Which pre-Socratic philosopher asserted that reality is characterized by eternal change, the unity and struggle of opposites, and an underlying universal principle called 'Logos'?
5What core ontological premise defines the philosophy of Parmenides and the Eleatic school?
6Which ancient Greek thinkers formulated the materialist atomism doctrine, asserting that the universe consists of indivisible particles (atoma) moving through empty space (kenon)?
7What philosophical perspective was expressed by the Sophist Protagoras in his famous dictum 'Man is the measure of all things' (homo mensura)?
8In the Socratic method of dialogue, what is the specific role of 'maieutics' (pôrodnícke umenie)?
9In Plato's Theory of Forms (teória ideí), how is the relationship between the sensory world of material objects and the realm of Forms described?
10What is the central premise of Aristotle's doctrine of 'hylomorphism' (hylémorfizmus)?
About the Slovakia Maturita Civics Exam
Independent study practice for the maturita in civic education (maturitná skúška z občianskej náuky) in Slovakia. Civic education is a social-science maturita subject taken only as an oral internal examination (ústna forma internej časti, ÚFIČ MS) under the School Act (Zákon č. 245/2008 Z. z.) and Decree No. 224/2022 Z. z. The student draws one of at least 30 approved assignments, each made up of three questions, prepares for 20 minutes and answers for 20 minutes before a commission of a chair and two examiners. The national target requirements (Cieľové požiadavky, ŠPÚ 2016, valid from 1 September 2018) cover five areas: psychology and sociology, law and political science, economics, philosophy, and religious studies. The 108 practice questions cover all five areas, with Slovak law questions based on current statutes. This bank is an English-language, four-option multiple-choice study adaptation for reviewing concepts and facts; it is not an official assignment set or translation and does not simulate the oral examination.
Exam sponsor: The student's secondary school and its subject examination commission, under the School Act and Decree No. 224/2022 Z. z.; national target requirements maintained by NIVaM for the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
Question count not published by the exam provider
Time Limit
20 minutes of preparation + 20 minutes of oral answer
Passing Score
Final grade 1–4 from the subject examination commission; grade 5 fails the subject.
Exam / Certification Fees
Free; the maturita is part of secondary education at the student's school.
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Psychológia a sociológia (Psychology and Sociology)
Psychology as a science, psychological processes, personality, temperament, abilities and intelligence, learning, stress and mental hygiene, and society, socialization, groups, social structures and social change.
Právo a politológia (Law and Political Science)
The state and its forms, democracy and political systems, the Constitution of the Slovak Republic and state bodies, human rights, the EU and international organizations, and civil, family, labour and criminal law.
Ekonómia a ekonomika (Economics)
Basic economic questions and types of economies, the market, supply and demand, macroeconomic indicators, inflation and unemployment, money and banking, and fiscal and monetary policy.
Filozofia (Philosophy)
The main periods and figures of philosophy from antiquity through the Middle Ages and modern era to the 20th century, and basic philosophical disciplines and questions.
Religionistika (Religious Studies)
Elements of religion, the identifying features of world religions such as Christianity, Islam and Buddhism, religious intolerance, new religious movements, and sectarian thinking.
Preparing for the Slovakia Maturita Civics Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: Final grade 1–4 from the subject examination commission; grade 5 fails the subject.
- Assessment: Question count not published by the exam provider
- Time limit: 20 minutes of preparation + 20 minutes of oral answer
- Exam / certification fees: Free; the maturita is part of secondary education at the student's school. Official sources
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- Work through all 108 available questions
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the format of the Slovak maturita in civic education?
Civic education (občianska náuka) is taken only as an oral internal examination (ÚFIČ MS). The student draws one of at least 30 approved maturitné zadania, each made up of three questions, prepares for 20 minutes and answers for 20 minutes before a subject commission made up of a chair and two examiners. It can be chosen as an elective or as a voluntary maturita subject.
Which areas does the civics maturita cover?
The 2016 target requirements, valid since 1 September 2018, cover five areas: psychology and sociology, law and political science, economics, philosophy, and religious studies. They draw on the whole gymnázium course in civic education and the elective social-science seminar.
How is the civics maturita graded?
The subject commission grades the answer on the 1 (výborný) to 5 (nedostatočný) scale under Decree No. 224/2022 Z. z. A final grade of 1–4 passes; a student who fails can take a retake (opravná skúška) in a later examination period, usually September or February.
Is this practice bank an official maturita assignment set?
No. This is independent practice by OpenExamPrep: an English-language, four-option multiple-choice study adaptation of the five areas in the civic education target requirements. It is not an official assignment set or translation and does not simulate the oral examination.