DZI Bulgarian Language and Literature case studies
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The DZI in Bulgarian Language and Literature (Държавен зрелостен изпит по български език и литература) is the compulsory state matriculation examination that Bulgarian secondary-school students sit at the end of grade 12. It functions as both a school-leaving requirement and a gate to university admission, and its result is widely used by higher-education institutions in Bulgaria. The DZI Bulgarian Language and Literature case studies are 5 cases and about 2,525 words.
1The Comma Before «и» in a School Announcement
A school's deputy head drafts a notice for the staff room board and the school website: «Утре, в 8:00 часа, учениците от 11-и клас, които участват в олимпиадата, и техните ръководители, се събират във фоайето, а останалите класове, започват часовете по обичайното разписание.» A Bulgarian teacher says there is at least one punctuation error and possibly a second, and that one of the commas is optional rather than wrong. The deputy head insists that commas before «и» are always wrong in Bulgarian and wants to delete every one.
515 words, about 3 min2Definite Article or Not: A Product Label Under Deadline
A small dairy near Troyan is printing new labels for 12,000 yoghurt cups. The marketing text reads: «Нашето кисело мляко е направено от прясно мляко, събрано от ферми в Стара планина.
463 words, about 2 min3Parsing a Headline: Who Resigned?
A regional news site publishes the headline «Шефът на болницата подаде оставка след скандала с директора на общинското предприятие» and, in the lead, «Той отрече да е знаел за нарушенията, но призна, че е подписал договора.» Readers complain the headline is ambiguous about who resigned, and a lawyer for the hospital director demands a correction. The editor has 30 minutes before the item is archived, and the site's policy says headlines must be unambiguous on first reading.
580 words, about 3 min4Choosing Between Two Near-Synonyms in a Museum Label
A museum in Veliko Tarnovo is finalising a wall label for a medieval icon. Two draft sentences are on the table.
429 words, about 2 min5Register Clash in a Municipal Notice
A municipality must publish a notice about a two-day water shutdown affecting 3,200 households. The draft mixes registers: «Уважаеми граждани, във връзка с извършването на ремонтни дейности по водопроводната мрежа, Ви уведомяваме, че водоподаването ще бъде преустановено за периода 14–15 май.
538 words, about 3 min