Australian Citizenship Test
Australian values: practice questions
Our Australian Citizenship bank has 80 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Everyone has a responsibility to
- try to support themselves and their families when able
- rely on their neighbours and friends to pay for their living costs
- avoid paid work
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A. try to support themselves and their families when able — Everyone has a responsibility to try and support themselves and their families when they are able to do so.
Question 2
Who has the right to make their own choices about marriage and religion?
- Only men
- Both men and women
- Only the head of a household
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B. Both men and women — Both men and women have the right to make their own independent choices about personal matters such as marriage and religion.
Question 3
What is a volunteer?
- A person paid by the government to help others
- A person who must work for the community as a punishment
- A person who gives their time without expecting payment
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C. A person who gives their time without expecting payment — A volunteer gives their time to a person or organisation without expecting payment.
Question 4
Why are Australians allowed to protest peacefully against the government?
- Protest is the only way to change a law
- The government must do whatever the protesters ask it to do, straight away
- Tolerance of peaceful public protest is an essential part of democracy
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C. Tolerance of peaceful public protest is an essential part of democracy — Tolerance of peaceful public protest is an essential part of democracy.
Question 5
Where should cyber abuse be reported?
- Only to the person who did it, so that they can apologise in private
- Nowhere, because it is not a real crime
- To the police and the online service where it happened
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C. To the police and the online service where it happened — Many types of cyber abuse are illegal and should be reported to the police and the online service where it occurred.