Estonian Upper-Secondary Estonian (Native Language) Exam cheat sheet
Estonian Upper-Secondary Estonian (Native Language) Exam · Keep the key ideas within reach.
Estonian case, verb and construction awareness
Learn stem alternations and governed constructions.
Laual is adessive; lauale is allative.
Bounded total-object constructions do not prove an event is already completed.
Many adpositions govern genitive, but not all do.
Reading comprehension
True/false/not stated: absence of information means 'not stated', not 'false'.
Case endings identify roles: -le 'to', -l 'at', -st 'from'.
Connectors kuid, sest, seetõttu signal contrast, cause and result.
Estonian ta is gender-neutral; use the text, not assumptions.
Use suffixes -mine, -ja, -lik, -us to guess unknown words.
Writing
Cover every bullet point in the task; word limit is part of the task.
Keep sina and teie consistent; match greeting and closing to register.
Use present tense for future plans with a time expression.
Time/place cases: laupäeval, kell viis, kinno, kinos.
Check negative object: ei osta piletit (partitive).
Estonian literary reading and supported interpretation
Distinguish author, narrator and character.
Explain wording, structure and contextual effect rather than labels alone.
Compare works through shared criteria and precise evidence.
Do not invent a real author or historical background for an instructional passage.