How do voters cast their vote in Canada?

Discover Canada records the marking method in one direct sentence. The guide writes: Mark an "X" in the circle next to the name of the candidate of your choice. The technique the test wants is therefore marking an X next to the chosen candidate's name.

The full sequence at the polling station is described in the same passage. Discover Canada writes: "Your vote is secret. You will be invited to go behind the screen to mark your ballot. Once marked, fold it and present it to the poll officials." So the marking is done in private, behind a screen — the voter then folds the ballot and hands it back to the officials.

The single-X method matters. Discover Canada says "the candidate of your choice" — singular. So a voter marks one X, for one candidate, in one electoral district. This fits the wider rule that "the citizens in each electoral district elect one MP" — one mark, one candidate, one elected seat.

Secrecy underpins the whole process. Discover Canada writes that "Canadian law secures the right to a secret ballot" and "no one can watch you vote and no one should look at how you voted." The X-in-a-circle method, used behind a screen, is the practical execution of that constitutional right — quick, simple, and private.

The question is testing whether new citizens know how Canadians actually fill out a ballot. Discover Canada commits to one method: mark an "X" in the circle next to the name of the candidate of your choice. The right test answer matches that.

The wrong answer choices each describe a different method Discover Canada never uses. The guide does not mention circling candidates, writing in names, or raising hands. The X-in-a-circle method is the only one in the guide.