Life in the UK practice test 5

Question 1 of 24 · Values and principles

What does the handbook say about the questions given to people sitting the test in the same session?

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• AEveryone gets exactly the same questions
• BEach person gets a different set of questions
• CPeople can choose which questions to answer
• DThe questions are read out to the whole room

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Question 2 of 24 · Values and principles

Which statement is correct?

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• AThe handbook says new residents should wait until they are citizens before joining in local community life.
• BThe handbook aims to help new residents take a full part in their local community.

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Question 3 of 24 · The UK and its nations

Which of these is NOT part of the United Kingdom?

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• AThe Isle of Man
• BScotland
• CWales
• DNorthern Ireland

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Question 4 of 24 · The UK and its nations

British overseas territories are found in other parts of the world, away from the UK.

Is this true or false?

• ATrue
• BFalse

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Question 5 of 24 · UK history

In which year did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?

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• A1066
• B1485
• C1588
• D1688

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Question 6 of 24 · UK history

What did Isaac Newton show in his most famous work, the Principia?

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• AHow gravity applies to the whole universe
• BHow a steam engine works
• CHow to split the atom
• DHow blood moves round the body

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Question 7 of 24 · UK history

Who was the UK's first woman Prime Minister?

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• AQueen Victoria
• BMargaret Thatcher
• CEmmeline Pankhurst
• DFlorence Nightingale

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Question 8 of 24 · UK history

Which wife gave Henry VIII his son Edward?

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• AAnne Boleyn
• BJane Seymour
• CCatherine Howard
• DCatherine Parr

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Question 9 of 24 · UK history

Who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury?

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• ASt Andrew
• BSt Columba
• CSt Augustine
• DSt Patrick

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Question 10 of 24 · UK history

Who led the setting up of the National Health Service in 1948?

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• AR A Butler
• BWilliam Beveridge
• CAneurin (Nye) Bevan
• DWinston Churchill

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Question 11 of 24 · UK history

Which Enlightenment thinker developed ideas about economics that are still referred to today?

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• ARobert Burns
• BDavid Hume
• CAdam Smith
• DJames Watt

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Question 12 of 24 · UK history

Which TWO things did the Romans bring to Britain?

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• AThe Church of England
• BA system of law
• CThe printing press
• DRoads and public buildings

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Question 13 of 24 · UK history

According to the handbook, the Norman Conquest of 1066 was the last successful foreign invasion of England.

Is this true or false?

• ATrue
• BFalse

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Question 14 of 24 · UK history

Which statement is correct?

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• AElizabeth I avoided serious religious conflict by finding a balance between Catholics and stricter Protestants.
• BElizabeth I avoided religious conflict by making England a Catholic country again.

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Question 15 of 24 · Modern society

What did Sir Roger Bannister achieve in 1954?

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• AHe captained England to win the World Cup
• BHe ran a mile in under four minutes, the first man ever to do so
• CHe sailed alone around the world
• DHe won the Tour de France

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Question 16 of 24 · Modern society

Which festival, celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs, is often called the Festival of Lights?

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• AVaisakhi
• BBonfire Night
• CDiwali
• DEid ul Adha

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Question 17 of 24 · Modern society

Which 18th-century landscape designer gave the grounds of country houses a natural look?

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• AGertrude Jekyll
• BInigo Jones
• CLancelot 'Capability' Brown
• DThomas Chippendale

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Question 18 of 24 · Modern society

Which British sailor was the first person to sail single-handed around the world without stopping?

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• ADame Ellen MacArthur
• BSir Steve Redgrave
• CSir Robin Knox-Johnston
• DSir Francis Chichester

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Question 19 of 24 · Modern society

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland play together as one UK team in the football World Cup.

Is this true or false?

• ATrue
• BFalse

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Question 20 of 24 · Government and law

What is the minimum age to drive a car in the UK?

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• A16
• B17
• C18
• D21

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Question 21 of 24 · Government and law

What are the official reports of what is said in Parliament called?

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• AThe London Gazette
• BThe Domesday Book
• CHansard
• DThe Bill of Rights

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Question 22 of 24 · Government and law

How are solicitors' charges usually worked out?

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• ABy a fixed fee set by the government
• BBy the time they spend on your case
• CBy how much you earn
• DBy the number of letters they send

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Question 23 of 24 · Government and law

Which TWO are paid for by National Insurance Contributions?

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• ALocal libraries
• BCouncil road repairs
• CThe State Pension
• DThe National Health Service

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Question 24 of 24 · Government and law

Which statement is correct?

Choose the statement that is correct.

• AYou can complain about the police by writing to the Chief Constable of the force involved.
• BComplaints about the police can only be made through your MP.

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