Bulgaria DZI Russian case studies
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The DZI in Russian (Държавен зрелостен изпит по руски език) is the Bulgarian state matriculation examination in Russian, taken by students completing secondary education who choose Russian as one of their state-exam subjects. It is a school-leaving credential rather than an international certificate, so its main users are Bulgarian school students who need a state exam result for graduation and, often, for university admission in Bulgaria. The Bulgaria DZI Russian case studies are 5 cases and about 2,312 words.
1Choosing between two dictation answers in a listening task
A B1-level candidate is doing a listening task where each answer must be one word or a short number. In item 7 the recording says: "Тръгваме в седем и половина, но заради ремонта на пътя стигаме чак в девет без петнайсет." The candidate first writes "седем и половина", then hears "девет без петнайсет" and writes that instead, then crosses both out and writes "осем".
430 words, about 2 min2Matching a heading to a paragraph that repeats one keyword
A reading passage of about 400 words describes how a small town organised a volunteer clean-up of a river. Paragraph 3 reads, in substance: the municipality bought gloves and bags, but almost nobody came on the first Saturday; the organisers then asked the local football club and the school to advertise the event, and attendance tripled the following week.
452 words, about 2 min3Aspect and tense choice in a cloze item with a time marker
In a language-in-use section, the candidate must fill each gap with one word. Gap 12 reads: "Вчера, докато ……… по улицата, срещнах стар приятел." The verb to be supplied is "вървя" (to walk).
407 words, about 2 min4Meeting the word count and task requirements in a short written task
A B1 writing task asks the candidate to write an email of 80–100 words to a friend, in which he must (1) invite the friend to a weekend trip, (2) say what the friend should bring, and (3) ask one question about transport. The candidate writes 145 words.
472 words, about 2 min5Handling a misunderstood question in a paired speaking task
In a paired speaking task, Candidate A must ask Candidate B three questions about B's free time, then report one answer to the examiner. A asks: "Какво обичаш да правиш през свободното си време?" B answers quickly: "Ами, напоследък не ми остава много време, защото работя до късно, но когато имам, чета или излизам с приятели." A pauses, then asks again: "Да, но какво обичаш да правиш?" B repeats the same answer more slowly.
551 words, about 3 min