Citizenship Week pop quiz for the citizenship exam - By Drew Smith

If you are currently studying for the Canadian Citizenship exam, you most likely already know more about our great country than many Canadians who were born here do.

Ask your co-workers and neighbours what the three parts of Parliament are, and surely you will be met with blank stares.

While the official citizenship study guide Discover Canada is not simple, it is wise to take the time and learn the material inside-and-out.  Applicants should do this for two reasons:

• Canadian Citizenship is an investment of a lifetime.  Take it seriously and put aside some time to study.
• No matter what the wording of the question is, you will know the answer.  If you are confident with the material, you will be confident during the exam.  Don’t rely only on study questions and answers you find on the internet — learn the material!

Tricky citizenship exam questions

While most of the test’s material is straightforward, there are a couple of questions that applicants stumble over time and time again.

So, in the spirit of Citizenship Week, try out these following questions:

1. Who is the head of state in Canada?
2. Who is the head of government in Canada?
3. What are the three branches of government in Canada?
4. What are the three levels of government in Canada?
5. Who are the three founding peoples of Canada?
6. Who are the three Aboriginal peoples of Canada?

Answers:

1)  Queen Elizabeth II 

 2) Justin Trudeau  

3) Executive, Judicial and Legislative

4) Municipal, Provincial (or Territorial) and Federal

5) The Aboriginal, the French and the British

6) First Nations, Metis and Inuit

Drew Smith has been an ESL instructor in Hamilton, Ontario, for the last 15 years.  He is also the author of Canadian Citizenship Made Easy, an ESL study guide for the Canadian citizenship exam.  He posts citizenship-related quizzes on his site www.beavermaple.ca.