Life in the UK practice test 3

Question 1 of 24 · Values and principles

How many questions are there in the Life in the UK test?

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• A12
• B20
• C24
• D40

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Question 2 of 24 · Values and principles

Questions in the Life in the UK test can come from any part of the handbook, including its introduction.

Is this true or false?

• ATrue
• BFalse

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Question 3 of 24 · The UK and its nations

Which country of the UK does NOT have a parliament or assembly of its own?

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• AEngland
• BScotland
• CWales
• DNorthern Ireland

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Question 4 of 24 · The UK and its nations

The Channel Islands are part of the United Kingdom.

Is this true or false?

• ATrue
• BFalse

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Question 5 of 24 · UK history

What were the supporters of Parliament called in the English Civil War?

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• AChartists
• BJacobites
• CRoundheads
• DCavaliers

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Question 6 of 24 · UK history

In which year did the Great Fire destroy much of London?

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• A1566
• B1665
• C1666
• D1766

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Question 7 of 24 · UK history

Where was William Shakespeare born?

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• AOxford
• BLondon
• CCanterbury
• DStratford-upon-Avon

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Question 8 of 24 · UK history

What title did Oliver Cromwell have as leader of the republic?

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• APrime Minister
• BLord Protector
• CKing
• DLord Chancellor

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Question 9 of 24 · UK history

What is D-Day, 6 June 1944, remembered for?

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• AThe rescue of soldiers from Dunkirk
• BThe end of the war with Japan
• CThe bombing of Pearl Harbor
• DAllied forces landing in Normandy

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Question 10 of 24 · UK history

What were the plantations in Ireland?

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• ATea farms run by the East India Company
• BSettlements of Protestants from England and Scotland on land taken from Catholics
• CPotato farms that failed in the famine
• DGardens planted by Roman soldiers

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Question 11 of 24 · UK history

Which of these countries gained independence from Britain in 1947?

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• AKenya
• BCanada
• CIndia
• DAustralia

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Question 12 of 24 · UK history

According to the handbook, UK forces in Afghanistan served as part of which coalition?

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• AThe International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
• BThe Commonwealth Games Federation
• CThe European Economic Community
• DThe League of Nations

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Question 13 of 24 · UK history

James II, who became king in 1685, was a Roman Catholic.

Is this true or false?

• ATrue
• BFalse

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Question 14 of 24 · UK history

Florence Nightingale is often regarded as the founder of the National Health Service.

Is this true or false?

• ATrue
• BFalse

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Question 15 of 24 · Modern society

Which place in Scotland is known as the home of golf?

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• AAyr
• BAviemore
• CStirling
• DSt Andrews

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Question 16 of 24 · Modern society

What is Big Ben?

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• AThe great bell of the clock at the Houses of Parliament
• BA castle in Edinburgh
• CA Ferris wheel on the River Thames
• DA tower at the Tower of London

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Question 17 of 24 · Modern society

A murder mystery opened in London's West End in 1952 and is still on stage today. What is it called?

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• AThe Mousetrap
• BThe Phantom of the Opera
• CThe Mikado
• DCats

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Question 18 of 24 · Modern society

What is the highest fine for watching TV without a TV licence?

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• A£500
• B£5,000
• C£1,000
• D£100

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Question 19 of 24 · Modern society

Boxing Day, 26 December, is a public holiday in the UK.

Is this true or false?

• ATrue
• BFalse

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Question 20 of 24 · Government and law

What is the system called where an employer takes income tax from your pay and sends it to HMRC?

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• APay As You Earn (PAYE)
• BSelf-assessment
• CNational Insurance
• DCouncil Tax

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Question 21 of 24 · Government and law

Which agreement led to the setting up of the Northern Ireland Assembly?

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• AThe Anglo-Irish Treaty
• BThe Belfast Agreement (Good Friday Agreement)
• CThe Treaty of Rome
• DThe Act of Union

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Question 22 of 24 · Government and law

According to the handbook, since which year have hereditary peers had no automatic right to sit in the House of Lords?

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• A1949
• B1958
• C1979
• D1999

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Question 23 of 24 · Government and law

Which TWO groups cannot stand for public office?

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• AShop owners
• BMembers of the armed forces
• CCivil servants
• DSelf-employed builders

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Question 24 of 24 · Government and law

Which statement is correct?

Choose the statement that is correct.

• AThe British constitution is written down in one single document.
• BThe British constitution is not written down in one single document.

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