This drill at a glance
What this topic covers
What is in this drill
13 questions, drawn from the first part of Our Common Bond, Australia and its people. All 13 carry a worked explanation.
The pass mark on this drill is 10 of 13. Every question shows you the correct answer with the reason beneath it, so a wrong answer teaches you something rather than just costing you a mark.
For scale: the first part of the booklet accounts for 177 of the 595 questions in this bank, across 8 topics. That is worth knowing before you decide where your study time goes.
The four worked questions below are taken from the 13 questions on this topic, each with the correct answer and the reason Our Common Bond gives. They show how the questions are worded before you sit the drill, which asks every question on the topic.
Questions from this drill, worked
- 1
What do you pledge at the Australian citizenship ceremony?
Answer: Loyalty to Australia and its people. The ceremony is the moment you commit to Australia — loyalty to the country and its people is the heart of it; the democratic beliefs, rights and laws follow from that loyalty. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — the Australian Citizenship Pledge.
- 2
What significance do age-old beliefs and traditions have in the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples?
Answer: They still guide their culture and values. These are living cultures — the world's oldest continuous ones — not museum history; the beliefs remain active in daily life. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.".
- 3
Torres Strait Islander people are from islands located between:
Answer: Northern tip of Queensland and Papua New Guinea. The Torres Strait sits in the narrow sea gap north of Queensland, reaching toward Papua New Guinea — that is where these islands lie. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.".
- 4
Who were Australia's first inhabitants?
Answer: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. They were here long before any European settlement (1788) or later migration — first, by tens of thousands of years. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.".
Where people lose marks
How to use this page
Work through the drill once without studying first. The questions you miss tell you what to read in the booklet, which is faster than reading the whole part again.
Then come back and sit it a second time. When you are clearing the pass mark comfortably on this topic, pick the next one from practice test questions and keep full test for last, so the timed sitting is the final rehearsal rather than the first.
Everything here is free, with no account and no card, and you can sit it as many times as you like.
Where this comes from
Frequently Asked Questions
- How many questions are in this drill?
- All 13 of them. That is every question in the bank on this topic, not a sample. You need 10 correct to clear the drill, and you can sit it as many times as you like.
- What catches people out on this topic?
- Several questions turn on the distinction between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as two separate groups of First Peoples, rather than one.