This drill at a glance
What this topic covers
What is in this drill
11 questions, drawn from the first part of Our Common Bond, Australia and its people. All 11 carry a worked explanation.
The pass mark on this drill is 9 of 11. 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 11 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
When is a "Welcome to Country" usually held during an event?
Answer: At the beginning of the event. The Welcome to Country opens proceedings — it comes first, before other business. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — "Traditions" (Welcome to Country).
- 2
Who can deliver a Welcome to Country?
Answer: An Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander custodian of the local region. Only a custodian of that local region can welcome visitors to their land — this is the key difference from the Acknowledgement (which anyone can give). Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — "Traditions.".
- 3
Who usually delivers the Acknowledgement of Country at meetings or events?
Answer: The Chair or Master of Ceremonies. Anyone can give an Acknowledgement, but at a meeting/event it is generally the Chair or MC who does. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — "Traditions" (Acknowledgement of Country).
- 4
What does an Acknowledgement of Country recognise?
Answer: That the gathering is on Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander land. Its purpose is to recognise that the meeting is taking place on Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander land. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — "Traditions.".
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 11 of them. That is every question in the bank on this topic, not a sample. You need 9 correct to clear the drill, and you can sit it as many times as you like.
- What catches people out on this topic?
- This is the shortest topic in the first part, and the questions are more about recognition than recall.