This drill at a glance
What this topic covers
What is in this drill
17 questions, drawn from the third part of Our Common Bond, Government and the law in Australia. All 17 carry a worked explanation.
The pass mark on this drill is 13 of 17. 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 third part of the booklet accounts for 221 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 17 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
Which of the following is the Australian Government responsible for?
Answer: Foreign affairs. Dealing with other nations is a national job, so it belongs to the federal government. Source: Our Common Bond Part 3, "What do the three levels of government do?", p29.
- 2
What is true about the three levels of government in Australia?
Answer: They provide different services. Federal, state and local each have their own areas of responsibility. Source: Our Common Bond Part 3, "What do the three levels of government do?", p29.
- 3
Which of the following is a responsibility of local governments?
Answer: Social planning. Local, community-level planning is a council job. Source: Our Common Bond Part 3, "What do the three levels of government do?", p29.
- 4
What is a responsibility of local governments in Australia?
Answer: Food and meat inspection. Local public-health tasks like food/meat inspection are council jobs. Source: Our Common Bond Part 3, "What do the three levels of government do?", p29.
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 17 of them. That is every question in the bank on this topic, not a sample. You need 13 correct to clear the drill, and you can sit it as many times as you like.
- What catches people out on this topic?
- Most questions here are a service looking for its level. Defence, schools, rubbish collection and roads do not all sit in the same place.