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Grade 6 · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 8

What Makes Canada, Canada?

Identity, symbols and values

What your child practises

Official languages, parliamentary democracy and the constitutional monarchy, multiculturalism, the Charter, built and physical features, and groups working for inclusion.

New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Geography: Human Systems and Interactions · contemporary cultures and their connections to other global cultures

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which two languages are Canada's official languages?

    • French and Mohawk
    • English and Spanish
    • English and French

  2. Question 2

    Which three groups are often described as Canada's founding peoples?

    • Indigenous peoples, the French and the British
    • Canada has only one founding people
    • The Vikings, the Dutch and the Spanish

  3. Question 3

    What is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

    • A list of Canadian cities
    • A part of the Constitution that protects people's rights
    • A treaty with France

  4. Question 4

    In what year did Canada become a country through Confederation?

    • 1982
    • 1867
    • 1759

  5. Question 5

    How have civil rights movements contributed to inclusiveness in Canada?

    • They limited people's freedoms
    • They ended elections
    • They worked for laws and attitudes that treat everyone fairly

  6. Question 6

    In 1929, the 'Persons Case' decided that women were…

    • required to attend school
    • not allowed to own land
    • persons who could be appointed to the Senate

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