Canadian citizenship test practice

10 free sample questions

1. Rights and responsibilities

   At the time they apply, applicants in which age range must take the citizenship knowledge test?

   1. 14 to 64
   2. 18 to 54
   3. 21 to 65
   4. 16 to 60
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   B. 18 to 54

   Applicants who are 18 to 54 years old when they apply must pass the knowledge test.

   Source: Discover Canada: Applying for Citizenship

2. Who we are

   Discover Canada names which three founding peoples of Canada?

   1. Irish, Scottish and Welsh
   2. Aboriginal, French and British
   3. French, German and British
   4. Aboriginal, Spanish and Portuguese
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   B. Aboriginal, French and British

   Canadian identity is rooted in three founding peoples: Aboriginal, French and British.

   Source: Discover Canada: Who We Are

3. Canada's history

   Why did early European explorers call Aboriginal people "Indians"?

   1. They thought they had reached the East Indies
   2. It was the name of the first village they visited
   3. The word meant "friend" in an Iroquoian language
   4. They were following a map made by Vikings
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   A. They thought they had reached the East Indies

   The first explorers believed they had reached the East Indies, so they used the name "Indians".

   Source: Discover Canada: Canada's History – Aboriginal Peoples

4. Modern Canada

   The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) became which organization?

   1. The World Trade Organization
   2. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
   3. The United Nations Security Council
   4. The International Monetary Fund
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   A. The World Trade Organization

   Post-war trade deals like GATT, now the WTO, opened up trade after the Depression era.

   Source: Discover Canada: Modern Canada – Trade and Economic Growth

5. Government, elections and justice

   Which three terms together describe Canada's system of government?

   1. Confederation of states, one-party system, absolute monarchy
   2. Federal state, direct democracy, presidential republic
   3. Unitary state, parliamentary democracy, federal republic
   4. Federal state, parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy
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   D. Federal state, parliamentary democracy, constitutional monarchy

   Canada is a federal state, a parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy at the same time.

   Source: Discover Canada: How Canadians Govern Themselves

6. Canadian symbols

   For about how long has the Crown been a symbol of the state in Canada?

   1. 150 years
   2. 100 years
   3. 400 years
   4. 1,000 years
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   C. 400 years

   The Crown has symbolized the state in Canada for about four centuries.

   Source: Discover Canada: Canadian Symbols – The Canadian Crown

7. Canada's economy

   In what year did Canada enact free trade with the United States?

   1. 1988
   2. 1965
   3. 2008
   4. 1994
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   A. 1988

   Free trade between Canada and the U.S. began in 1988.

   Source: Discover Canada: Canada's Economy – A Trading Nation

8. Canada's regions

   What are the five regions of Canada?

   1. Maritime, Central, Prairie, Mountain and Pacific
   2. Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Western and Arctic
   3. Eastern, Central, Western, Pacific and Yukon
   4. Atlantic, Central, Prairie, West Coast and Northern
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   D. Atlantic, Central, Prairie, West Coast and Northern

   Canada's five regions are the Atlantic Provinces, Central Canada, the Prairie Provinces, the West Coast and the Northern Territories.

   Source: Discover Canada: Canada's Regions

9. Rights and responsibilities

   Which adult applicants do not have to write the citizenship knowledge test?

   1. Those aged 60 and over
   2. Those aged 65 and over
   3. Those aged 45 and over
   4. Those aged 55 and over
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   D. Those aged 55 and over

   Adults who are 55 or older when they apply are not required to write the test.

   Source: Discover Canada: Applying for Citizenship

10. Who we are

    Canada is the only country in North America with which form of government?

    1. A federal state
    2. A written constitution
    3. An elected president
    4. A constitutional monarchy
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    D. A constitutional monarchy

    Canada is the only constitutional monarchy in North America.

    Source: Discover Canada: Who We Are

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