Equality of opportunity & a ‘fair go’

Australian citizenship test study notes, summarised from page 36 of Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond, the official booklet the test is based on.

This is an Australian values topic. Every test includes 5 values questions, and you must get all 5 right to pass.

Everyone deserves a ‘fair go’ — no class distinctions; everyone has an equal opportunity and the same legal rights.
Achievement should come from hard work and talents. Jobs should go to the person with the best skills and experience, not based on gender, wealth or ethnicity — and the law supports this.
Many migrants have become leaders in business, professions, the arts, public service and sport.

Our Common Bond, p. 36

Sample practice questions

Try these, then check your answer. They’re our practice questions, not the real test questions.

1. A company needs to fill a job. Who should they choose?
1. A person from the manager’s own ethnic background
2. The applicant who has lived in the local area the longest
3. The person with the best skills and experience for the job
Show answer
Answer: C. The person with the best skills and experience for the job
When an organisation needs to fill a job, the law supports selecting the person with the best skills and experience.
Our Common Bond, p. 36
2. In Australia, what should someone’s achievements in life be a result of?
1. Their social class and connections
2. The wealth they were born into
3. Their hard work and talents
Show answer
Answer: C. Their hard work and talents
What someone achieves in life should be a result of their hard work and talents.
Our Common Bond, p. 36
3. How have many new migrants become leaders in business, their profession, the arts, public service and sport in Australia?
1. By moving to the national capital, Canberra
2. By passing a national leadership exam
3. Through their hard work and enterprise
Show answer
Answer: C. Through their hard work and enterprise
Many new migrants in Australia have become leaders in business, their profession, the arts, public service and sport through their hard work and enterprise.
Our Common Bond, p. 36

Practise all 6 questions on this topic

Practise 6 questions

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Equality of opportunity & a ‘fair go’

Sample practice questions

1. A company needs to fill a job. Who should they choose?

2. In Australia, what should someone’s achievements in life be a result of?

3. How have many new migrants become leaders in business, their profession, the arts, public service and sport in Australia?