Immigration Minister, Kevin Andrews, released a draft of the resource book Becoming an Australian Citizen on 26 August 2007.  Questions for the Australian Citizenship Test will be drawn from the book.  The draft book includes a number of sample questions, designed to give an indication of what the test questions will be like.  The sample questions are reproduced below.  The answers can be found by clicking a link at the bottom of this page.

The draft resource book can be downloaded here:

http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/resource-book/index.htm

1. In what year did Federation take place?

2. Which day of the year is Australia Day?

3. Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia?

4. What is the first line of Australia’s national anthem?

5. What is the floral emblem of Australia?

6. What is the population of Australia?

7. In what city is the Parliament House of the Commonwealth Parliament located?

8. Who is the Queen’s representative in Australia?

9. How are Members of Parliament chosen?

10. Who do Members of Parliament represent?

11. After a federal election, who forms the new government?

12. What are the colours on the Australian flag?

13. Who is the head of the Australian Government?

14. What are the three levels of government in Australia?

15. In what year did the European settlement of Australia start?

16. Serving on a jury if required is a responsibility of Australian citizenship: true or false?

17. In Australia, everyone is free to practise the religion of their choice, or practise no religion: true or false?

18. To be elected to the Commonwealth Parliament you must be an Australian citizen: true or false?

19. As an Australian citizen, I have the right to register my baby born overseas as an Australian citizen: true or false?

20. Australian citizens aged 18 years or over are required to enrol on the electoral register: true or false?

For the answers to these questions please click this link:

http://www.aussietest.com/index.php/news/answers_to_sample_questions/