Australia
Australian citizenship test: a free practice test marked like the real one
Twenty questions drawn from our bank, five of them on Australian values, marked with both official rules. Start now; nothing to sign up for.
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Practice questions written by Radif Partners from the facts of the official guide. Not the official test.
Australian questions adapted from Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond, © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0, adapted by Radif Partners.
The Australian citizenship test has 20 multiple choice questions, taken on a computer or tablet in 45 minutes. To pass, two rules apply at once: a mark of at least 75% overall, that is 15 correct answers out of 20, and all 5 questions on Australian values answered correctly. A candidate with 19 right answers fails if the one mistake is a values question. Home Affairs says that people aged 18 to 59 on the day their application for citizenship by conferral is received generally sit the test; younger and older applicants may have an interview instead. The test is in English, every question comes from the testable section of Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond, and the application fee already includes it, with no extra cost to sit it again. The practice test above applies both rules and tells you which one you missed.
Did I pass the Australian citizenship test?
Result
Pass
| Pass mark | 75% (15 of 20) |
| Values questions | 5 of 5 (all needed) |
| Why | Both rules met |
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The format, rule by rule
| Point | Official rule |
|---|---|
| Questions | 20, multiple choice |
| Values questions | 5, all must be right |
| Pass mark | 75% overall (15 of 20) |
| Time | 45 minutes (90 for an Assisted Test) |
| Language | English only, questions can be heard through a headset |
| Who sits it | most applicants aged 18 to 59 |
| Cost | included in the application fee, resits free |
| Attempts | refusal possible after 3 appointments without a pass |
What the questions cover
Home Affairs lists four subjects, which match the four parts of the testable section of Our Common Bond: Australia and its people; Australia's democratic beliefs, rights and liberties; government and the law in Australia; and Australian values, based on freedom, respect and equality. Our bank holds 120 questions adapted by us from those parts (CC BY 4.0), 30 of them on values. You can train on one part at a time on the practice page, read every question with its answer on the questions page, or quiz yourself part by part on the Our Common Bond page.
How each practice test is drawn
Each run takes 5 questions from Part 4 and 15 from the other three parts, then shuffles the order. The answer choices are shuffled too, so the right answer is not always in the same place. At the end you see your mark, whether the values rule is met, and your result for each part, which tells you what to read again. When you start a new test, the address in your browser changes and reproduces that same test, so you can send it to someone preparing with you.
On the day
The appointment letter gives the date, time and place. Appointments are held at departmental offices in most capital cities and at some Services Australia offices. You bring a photo identity document, such as a passport or an Australian driver licence; certified copies and photos of it on a phone are not accepted, and without one the appointment is moved to a later date. Children are not allowed in the test centre. Staff confirm your identity and eligibility, take your photo, and then you sit the test on a computer or tablet. Mobile phones are turned off and put away, and no books or notes are allowed. Your result is displayed when you finish.
Who does not sit the test
Applicants aged 17 or under, or 60 or over, at the time they apply do not sit the test, nor do people unable to sit it because of an incapacity or impairment, and some other specific groups listed by Home Affairs. They may have an interview instead, so the department can confirm their identity and ask about the application. For everyone, the test is only one step: the residence requirement decides when you can apply at all, and the eligibility page lists the other conditions.
After you pass
Processing continues; the department writes if it needs more information or when it decides. If the application is approved and a ceremony is needed, the invitation arrives about four weeks before the ceremony, and you become a citizen when you make the pledge. The processing time page shows the current official times and the cost page what the application costs a family.