Can you Pass the Canadian Citizenship Test?

[Gord_in_Toronto]

If you are thinking off leaving your current domocile and moving to Canada, you can practice the test here:

Canadian Citizenship Test

If you immigrated to make Canada your home, chances are you've already taken your Canadian citizenship test or are waiting to be eligible.

The test ordinarily comprises 20 varying questions about the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizens and the history, geography, government, economy, laws, and symbols of the True North.

If you correctly answer at least 15 out of 20 questions, you pass the test. A score lower than 75 per cent means you will have to try again.

As a British Subject I did not have to take the test. Just swear allegiance to Her Majesty to get my citizenship card.

I only got 19 out of twenty on the test but in real life I would have reread my answers and noticed an "All of the Above" for one question that dithered over.

However,

Last year, a poll from Leger found that less than a quarter of Canadians would pass the Canadian citizenship test. Honestly, that's a pretty low number.

 

[Ranb]

When my 1st wife was preparing for her citizenship test in the USA, she obtained the study booklet. It seems the entire test was taken from the booklet back in the early 1990's and I think it is the same today. She did poorly, but passed away.

Years later my Kiwi brother in-law took the test and aced it. He gave us the same test at a party he threw to celebrate, I got 11 out of 15. Meh. I did the best of the crowd at the party and got a bottle of wine. My Thai wife did less well; she says she is not interested in becoming an American.

Ranb

 

[theprestige]

"Last year, a poll from Leger found that less than a quarter of Canadians would pass the Canadian citizenship test. Honestly, that's a pretty low number."

My reaction is that the test-makers need to seriously reconsider their idea of what makes a Canadian citizen. If less than 25 percent of Canadians are passing your "Canadian test", then I have to wonder if you yourself are Canadian. Because it kinda looks like you're making it up as you go, and getting it wrong.

In addition to that, what the hell is wrong with the Canadian education system? If this is what it means to be Canadian, how hard can it be to teach a semester course in Canadian Trivia, and ensure that all the students pass with a C grade or better?

 

[dudalb]

"Last year, a poll from Leger found that less than a quarter of Canadians would pass the Canadian citizenship test. Honestly, that's a pretty low number."

My reaction is that the test-makers need to seriously reconsider their idea of what makes a Canadian citizen. If less than 25 percent of Canadians are passing your "Canadian test", then I have to wonder if you yourself are Canadian. Because it kinda looks like you're making it up as you go, and getting it wrong.

In addition to that, what the hell is wrong with the Canadian education system? If this is what it means to be Canadian, how hard can it be to teach a semester course in Canadian Trivia, and ensure that all the students pass with a C grade or better?

GUy, similiar tests about the USA have rougly the seme resulta: A lot of people are very ignorant.

 

[dudalb]

The Great Lakes question could be on an Similiar USA test.

 

[arthwollipot]

"Where does Canada rank in the world's largest countries?"

It's an ambiguous question. From the result it's clear that they mean physical land area, but I answered in terms of population, which is what made sense to me.

I got 12 correct. Mostly due to the Constitutional Monarchy/Westminster Parliamentary system that we share. The ones I got wrong were the ones I had to guess. I guessed one or two correct, but mostly wrong.

 

[Trebuchet]

If I take the test, will they let me move there if Trump wins again? I thought half-seriously about it the last time, but it didn't look as if they were very welcoming.

 

[Gord_in_Toronto]

If I take the test, will they let me move there if Trump wins again? I thought half-seriously about it the last time, but it didn't look as if they were very welcoming.

This seems to explain the options:

Here Are 13 Ways You Can Immigrate To Canada In 2023

You can start here:

Immigrate to Canada

Let me know when you're accepted and I'll pick you up at the airport (as long as it's YYZ).

 

[theprestige]

GUy, similiar tests about the USA have rougly the seme resulta: A lot of people are very ignorant.

I have no doubt the American test writers and school teachers are at least as ignorant as their Canadian counterparts.

 

[Gord_in_Toronto]

"Last year, a poll from Leger found that less than a quarter of Canadians would pass the Canadian citizenship test. Honestly, that's a pretty low number."

My reaction is that the test-makers need to seriously reconsider their idea of what makes a Canadian citizen. If less than 25 percent of Canadians are passing your "Canadian test", then I have to wonder if you yourself are Canadian. Because it kinda looks like you're making it up as you go, and getting it wrong.

In addition to that, what the hell is wrong with the Canadian education system? If this is what it means to be Canadian, how hard can it be to teach a semester course in Canadian Trivia, and ensure that all the students pass with a C grade or better?

Could You Pass the U.S. Citizenship Test?

Ten out of ten for me. But I'm too old to make the move.

This one's a little bit tougher:
Can You Answer These Questions from the United States Citizenship Test?

30 out of 36. But I''m still not moving.

And the word of the day is "jejune".

 

[theprestige]

Could You Pass the U.S. Citizenship Test?

Ten out of ten for me. But I'm too old to make the move.

This one's a little bit tougher:
Can You Answer These Questions from the United States Citizenship Test?

30 out of 36. But I''m still not moving.

And the word of the day is "jejune".

And yet those retards in Canada are still testing the wrong things, or teaching the wrong things, or both, and then blaming their students for their own failures. You're not blaming the students, are you?

The situation in America is just as bad. Passing a bogus test isn't much of a flex. Maybe handy on Pub Trivia Night.

 

[Gord_in_Toronto]

And yet those retards in Canada are still testing the wrong things, or teaching the wrong things, or both, and then blaming their students for their own failures. You're not blaming the students, are you?

The situation in America is just as bad. Passing a bogus test isn't much of a flex. Maybe handy on Pub Trivia Night.

It's a good thing you are not taking this seriously.

 

[shemp]

Could You Pass the U.S. Citizenship Test?

Ten out of ten for me. But I'm too old to make the move.

This one's a little bit tougher: Can You Answer These Questions from the United States Citizenship Test? 30 out of 36. But I''m still not moving.

And the word of the day is "jejune".

36/36. Too easy. They should ask tough questions like "Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?"

 

[Samson]

"Where does Canada rank in the world's largest countries?"

It's an ambiguous question. From the result it's clear that they mean physical land area, but I answered in terms of population, which is what made sense to me.

I got 12 correct. Mostly due to the Constitutional Monarchy/Westminster Parliamentary system that we share. The ones I got wrong were the ones I had to guess. I guessed one or two correct, but mostly wrong.

I got 11 for mainly same reasons.

 

[TragicMonkey]

36/36. Too easy. They should ask tough questions like "Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?"

Nobody. Nobody is buried in a tomb, they are buried in graves. They are entombed in tombs. Except in Canada because, as the test questions alluded, Canadians shed the trappings of flesh in 1867 by order of then-Governor-General Sir Pierre Vavoom l'Sexxxie and became spirits inhabiting robot bodies. This was explained thoroughly in an episode of Degrassi before they made the idiotic decision to have Emma and Spinner get together. I mean, wtf? A more unsuitable couple is hardly conceivable. Threw away years of character development just because they ran out of actors. For shame, Canada, for shame. Also please take Drake back, we've had a sufficiency of him already.

 

[Gord_in_Toronto]

Nobody. Nobody is buried in a tomb, they are buried in graves. They are entombed in tombs. Except in Canada because, as the test questions alluded, Canadians shed the trappings of flesh in 1867 by order of then-Governor-General Sir Pierre Vavoom l'Sexxxie and became spirits inhabiting robot bodies. This was explained thoroughly in an episode of Degrassi before they made the idiotic decision to have Emma and Spinner get together. I mean, wtf? A more unsuitable couple is hardly conceivable. Threw away years of character development just because they ran out of actors. For shame, Canada, for shame. Also please take Drake back, we've had a sufficiency of him already.

re: Drake. Will do but only if you agree to keep Michael Bublé.

I just knew that when TM chimed in this thread would head Due South(qv).

 

[Puppycow]

13/20.

"Where does Canada rank in the world's largest countries?"

It's an ambiguous question. From the result it's clear that they mean physical land area, but I answered in terms of population, which is what made sense to me.

You can deduce that they mean land area since the possible answers are first, second, third, and fourth. I got that one right.

Canada ranks 36th in the world in terms of population. But ahead of Australia (54th).

 

[arthwollipot]

You can deduce that they mean land area since the possible answers are first, second, third, and fourth. I got that one right.

Canada ranks 36th in the world in terms of population. But ahead of Australia (54th).

Indeed, I had vastly overestimated Canada's population, which I probably wouldn't have done if I'd spent more than a microsecond thinking about it.

 

[Lplus]

Good job I have no desire to move to the land of cold or flies (or both)

What a bunch of weird questions. Still, I guess the UK citizenship test (do we actually have one? or is getting out of a dinghy at Dover suffficient?) would be full of equally weird questions I would know the answer to but still wouldn't consider relevant to whether I would make a good citizen of the UK.

eh.

 

[catsmate]

16/20. I don't think we'll move though.