This drill at a glance
What this topic covers
What is in this drill
21 questions, drawn from the first part of Our Common Bond, Australia and its people. 19 of the 21 carry a worked explanation; the other 2 are answered but not yet explained, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise.
The pass mark on this drill is 16 of 21. 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 21 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
How many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages are part of Australian culture?
Answer: More than 100. Our Common Bond values English as the national language but explicitly honours the 100+ Indigenous languages as part of the culture. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — "The nation of Australia.".
- 2
How does Australia’s diversity help its connection to the world?
Answer: It strengthens Australia’s link with other countries. People from 200+ countries give Australia ties everywhere — diversity is an asset abroad, not a weakness. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — "The nation of Australia.".
- 3
Why did a wave of non-British migration to Australia occur after World War II?
Answer: Because millions of people in Europe had to leave their homelands. The war's devastation forced millions out of Europe — that displacement, not simple job-hunting, drove the wave. Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — "The nation of Australia.".
- 4
What do we call the federation of states formed in 1901?
Answer: The Commonwealth of Australia. Federation united six colonies into one nation — the Commonwealth of Australia (on 1 January 1901, per Part 3). Source: Our Common Bond, Part 1 — "The nation of Australia" (see also Part 3, "Federation").
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- How many questions are in this drill?
- All 21 of them. That is every question in the bank on this topic, not a sample. You need 16 correct to clear the drill, and you can sit it as many times as you like.
- What catches people out on this topic?
- Federation and the Constitution are tested as two linked things, not one. A question about the Constitution is often really asking what Federation created.