The exam sees the reinsertion of the written English, suspended in the last editions to favor students. The structure of the eighth grade exam, we recall, responds to Ministerial Decree No.
741/2017. The test measures "the comprehension and written production skills attributable to the levels of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages of the Council of Europe" The test will be divided into two distinct sections - one for English and the other for the second EU language (different from school to school) The last step of the Terza Media exam is the oral interview.