Practice test 5: 20 questions from all topics, as many as in the real test, where you need 15 of 20 correct. Pick an answer and check yourself straight away.
These are FreeExamPath's own questions on the themes of Discover Canada, the only official study guide. They are not official test questions, and FreeExamPath is not affiliated with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). IRCC: study for the test
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Correct answer: D — First Nations
Why? The guide says about 65% of Aboriginal people are First Nations, 30% Métis and 4% Inuit. Acadians are not an Aboriginal group.Source
Correct answer: C — 1980
Why? O Canada was proclaimed as the national anthem in 1980. It was first sung in Québec City in 1880.Source
Correct answer: C — Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe
Why? John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada, founded the City of York, today Toronto.Source
Correct answer: A — No one can require you to tell how you voted
Why? Canadian law secures the right to a secret ballot: no one, including your employer, family or union, can require you to reveal how you voted.Source
Correct answer: D — Yellowknife
Why? Yellowknife, the "diamond capital of North America", is the capital of the Northwest Territories.Source
Correct answer: B — 1833
Why? The British Parliament prohibited the buying and selling of slaves in 1807, and in 1833 abolished slavery throughout the Empire.Source
Correct answer: A — Serving on a jury when called
Why? Serving on a jury is a legal requirement when you are called. Canada has no compulsory military service, and joining a party or a faith is a free choice.Source
Correct answer: A — 1960
Why? Aboriginal people were granted the vote in 1960. Today every citizen over 18 may vote.Source
Correct answer: B — Royal Assent
Why? A bill must be passed by both chambers and receive Royal Assent, granted by the Governor General on behalf of the Sovereign, before it becomes law.Source
Correct answer: D — Québec City
Why? O Canada was first sung in Québec City in 1880.Source
Correct answer: A — The United States
Why? In June 1812 the United States launched an invasion of Canada; Canadian volunteers, First Nations and British soldiers defended the country.Source
Correct answer: C — The Royal Proclamation
Why? The Royal Proclamation of 1763 by King George III established the basis for negotiating treaties with Aboriginal peoples.Source
Correct answer: D — Forestry
Why? Natural resource industries include forestry, fishing, agriculture, mining and energy. Banking and tourism are services; cars are manufactured goods.Source
Correct answer: B — Prince Edward Island
Why? Prince Edward Island is the smallest province, known for its beaches, red soil and potatoes.Source
Correct answer: D — Sir Isaac Brock
Why? Major-General Sir Isaac Brock captured Detroit in 1812 but was killed while defending against an American attack at Queenston Heights, near Niagara Falls.Source
Correct answer: A — The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
Why? The RCMP enforces federal laws throughout Canada. Ontario and Quebec have their own provincial police forces.Source
Correct answer: D — Japanese Canadians
Why? Most Canadians of Asian descent had been denied the vote; in 1948 the last of them, the Japanese Canadians, gained the right to vote.Source
Correct answer: D — Committee stage
Why? At committee stage, committee members study the bill clause by clause. At report stage members can make other amendments.Source