ENGLISH LEARNING FOR KIDS
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Guide To Canadian Citizenship Exam
1ST SET
1.- In each province, the role similar to the Prime Minister’s belongs to
1) the Commissioner
2) the Provincial Leader
3) the Lieutenant-Governor
4) the Premier
2.- The capital of Saskatchewan, as well as home to the RCMP’s training academy, is
1) Winnipeg
2) Regina
3) Edmonton
4) Saskatoon
3.- The Marathon of Hope was started by
1) Lord Grey
2) Mark Tewksbury
3) Terry Fox
4) Rick Hansen
4.- What is Canada’s size?
1) 20 million square kilometres
2) 10 million square kilometres
3) 1 million square kilometres
4) 100 million square kilometres
5.- When was the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) completed?
1) 1985
2) 1785
3) 1823
4) 1885
6.- James Naismith invented
1) worldwide system of time zones
2) snowmobile
3) basketball
4) electric light bulb
7.- Who became the first French-Canadian prime minister?
1) Jacques Cartier
2) Sir George-Etienne Cartier
3) Sir Wilfried Laurier
4) Count Frontenac
8.- The name Canada became official and has been used since
1) 1604
2) 1791
3) 1832
4) 1550s
9.- Aboriginal peoples were established here
1) after explorers from Europe came to North America
2) shortly before explorers from Europe first came to North America
3) long after explorers from Europe came to North America
4) long before explorers from Europe first came to North America
10.- How many ridings, or constituencies, are there in Canada?
1) 13
2) 308
3) 296
4) 170
11.- What is the smallest province?
1) Saskatchewan
2) Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.)
3) New Brunswick
4) Newfoundland and Labrador
12.- About one-half of all the goods produced in British Columbia are
1) forestry products
2) meat products
3) grains and oilseeds
4) dairy products
13.- Canada has
1) 11 provinces and 2 territories
2) 11 provinces and 3 territories
3) 10 provinces and 2 territories
4) 10 provinces and three territories
14.- Education, health, natural resources, and highways are examples of responsibilities of the
1) Municipal government
2) Federal and Municipal governments
3) Provincial government
4) Federal government
15.- The great majority of Canadians identify as
1) Christians
2) Roman Catholic
3) Muslims
4) Atheists
16.- The Official Opposition is also called
1) the Cabinet
2) Her Majesty’s Lawful Opposition
3) Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition
4) the Bloc Québécois
17.- Which two countries battled for control of North America in the 1700s?
1) Spain and Great Britain
2) France and Great Britain
3) France and Spain
4) USA and France
18.- Canada has a population of about
1) 112 million
2) 38 million
3) 28 million
4) 33 million
19.- What event marked the end of France’s empire in America?
1) the Quebec Act of 1774
2) the battle of the Plains of Abraham
3) granting the Hudson’s Bay Company, by King Charles II, of the exclusive trading rights over the
watershed draining into Hudson Bay
4) the formation of the United States, in 1776
20.- The Prairie Provinces are:
1) Manitoba and Saskatchewan
2) Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta
3) Alberta, New Brunswick and Manitoba
4) Manitoba and Alberta
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