Citizenship test questions, answered

20 multiple-choice questions, taken on a computer. You have 45 minutes to complete the test.

All questions are based on the testable section of Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond: Australia and its people; Australia’s democratic beliefs, rights and liberties; government and the law in Australia; and Australian values.

Yes. Home Affairs conducts the test in English only. To help you prepare, Our Common Bond is available in English and 40 community languages.

No. Home Affairs says there is no extra cost to sit the test. It is included in your citizenship application fee.

According to Home Affairs, most applicants for citizenship by conferral aged 18 to 59 sit the test. Other applicants may only have an interview. Check your appointment letter or the Home Affairs website for your situation.

No. Home Affairs says its own practice test is a sample only and the questions will be different on the day. The same applies to our questions, which we write independently from Our Common Bond.

You must get at least 15 out of 20 (75%) overall AND all 5 Australian values questions correct.

Yes. If the one question you got wrong is an Australian values question, you fail, because all 5 values questions must be answered correctly.

5. You must answer all 5 correctly to pass.

Our Common Bond describes values based on freedom, respect, fairness and equality of opportunity, including the Rule of Law, parliamentary democracy, freedom of speech, association and religion, equality under the law, a ‘fair go’, mutual respect and tolerance, and English as the national language.

Home Affairs will tell you the next steps for your application. We don’t publish a limit on retakes because we couldn’t confirm the current official rule. Check your appointment information or ask Home Affairs directly.

A practical signal is passing three full mock tests in a row with every values question correct. Our readiness score tracks this, but it is a study aid, not a prediction of your real result.

No. This is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Australian Government. Home Affairs says Our Common Bond is all you need to prepare and does not endorse external courses or apps, including this one.

Yes. Every practice mode and explanation is free, with no sign-up and no ads. The site is kept running by optional donations.

No. Real test questions are not public. We write our own questions from the testable section of Our Common Bond, and each explanation links to the part of the booklet it comes from.

Questions are paraphrased from Our Common Bond, not copied from any exam. Drafting may be AI-assisted, and every question is checked against the source text. Our methodology page explains the process and how corrections are handled.

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It uses the same format and pass rule: 20 questions including 5 values questions, a 45-minute timer, and 15/20 plus all values questions to pass. Our questions have four options, while the sample questions in Our Common Bond have three.

Please use the contact page and include the question text. We check reports against Our Common Bond and correct confirmed errors.

Bring an original photo ID, such as an Australian driver licence, a passport or an Australian-issued proof of age card. Home Affairs will not accept certified copies or electronic images, and without photo ID your appointment will be moved to a later date.

At the interview, Home Affairs confirms your identity and discusses your application. The test is the 20-question multiple-choice test on Our Common Bond. Some applicants only have an interview.

Home Affairs continues processing your application and will let you know when it makes a decision. If your application is approved and you need to attend a ceremony, you’ll get an invitation letter about four weeks before it.

Many applicants do. Home Affairs says that if you don’t need to attend a ceremony, it will send your citizenship certificate by registered post once your application is approved. Ceremony wait times vary.