---
task_categories:
- question-answering
language:
- eu
pretty_name: EusProficiency
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
configs:
  - config_name: default
    data_files:
      - split: test
        path: "atarikoa.jsonl"
---
# Dataset Card for EusProficiency

EusProficiency comprises 5,169 exercises on different topics from past EGA exams, the official C1-level certificate of proficiency in Basque.
We collected the _atarikoa_ exercises from EGA exams through the years 1998 to 2008. Atarikoa is the first qualifying test of EGA, which measures different aspects of language competency, such as reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and writing. Each test generally has 85 multiple-choice questions, with 4 choices and a single correct answer.

- **Curated by:** HiTZ Research Center & IXA Research group (University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU)
- **Language(s) (NLP):** Basque (eu)
- 📒 Blog Post: [Latxa: An Open Language Model and Evaluation Suite for Basque](https://www.hitz.eus/en/node/340)
- 📖 Paper: [Latxa: An Open Language Model and Evaluation Suite for Basque](https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.20266)
- 💻 Code: [hitz-zentroa/latxa](https://github.com/hitz-zentroa/latxa)
- 📧 Contact: [hitz@ehu.eus](mailto:hitz@ehu.eus)

## Example

Basque Example:

```txt
Galdera: Jatetxe batera sartu, eta bazkaltzen ari denari:
A. Gabon!
B. On egin diezazula!
C. Bejondeizula!
D. Agur t’erdi!
Erantzuna: B
```

English Translation:

```txt
Question: Upon entering a restaurant, to another diner: 
A. Good night! 
B. Enjoy! 
C. Bless you! 
D. Greetings! 
Answer: B
```

## Citation

```bibtex
@misc{etxaniz2024latxa,
      title={{L}atxa: An Open Language Model and Evaluation Suite for {B}asque}, 
      author={Julen Etxaniz and Oscar Sainz and Naiara Perez and Itziar Aldabe and German Rigau and Eneko Agirre and Aitor Ormazabal and Mikel Artetxe and Aitor Soroa},
      year={2024},
      eprint={2403.20266},
      archivePrefix={arXiv},
      primaryClass={cs.CL}
}
```