This drill at a glance
What this topic covers
What is in this drill
31 questions, drawn from the fourth part of Our Common Bond, Australian values. All 31 carry a worked explanation.
The pass mark on this drill is 24 of 31. 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 fourth part of the booklet accounts for 72 of the 595 questions in this bank, across 2 topics. That is worth knowing before you decide where your study time goes.
The four worked questions below are taken from the 31 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 is every Australian's responsibility?
Answer: To support themselves and their families. Being self-sufficient — supporting yourself and your family when you can — is part of contributing to the community. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 4 — "Our community — Making a contribution.".
- 2
What is the national language of Australia?
Answer: English. English is part of Australia's national identity. Other languages are valued too, but English is the national language. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 4 — "Our community — English as the national language" (and Part 1, "The nation of Australia").
- 3
Which of the following actions could harm Australia’s interests or community relations?
Answer: Sharing government secrets on social media or promoting distrust in an ethnic community. Loyalty means not damaging the country's security or its social harmony — leaking secrets harms interests; stoking fear of a community harms relations. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 4 — "Our community — Loyalty to Australia.".
- 4
How do Australians respond in times of crisis?
Answer: They come together and support each other. Crisis brings out mateship — people unite and help, in good times and bad. This is the value the bushfire story illustrates. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 4 — "Our community" (crisis / mateship).
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 31 of them. That is every question in the bank on this topic, not a sample. You need 24 correct to clear the drill, and you can sit it as many times as you like.
- What catches people out on this topic?
- The questions ask what the community expects of a member, which is closer to the values material than it first appears.