PEOPLE preparing for the Life in the UK tests can see how they would get on by completing practice assessments beforehand.
We have listed 10 questions, but in the actual test participants face 24 questions in 45 minutes.
Below is a sample of the questions given in one of the tests from the 2021 edition of the practice book.
1. Which of the following is a benefit of volunteering?
A: Getting more state benefits
B: Getting paid
C: Having a chance to practise your English
D: A courtesy car
2. What did hereditary peers lose in 1999?
A: The right to own land
B: The automatic right to sit in the House of Lords
C: The right to elect other peers to the House of Lords
D: The right to speak in Parliament
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3. In October 1537 Jane Seymour gave birth to the son Henry VIII wanted. What was his name?
A: Henry
B: Edmund
C: Edward
D: Richard
4. If you can’t make it to a polling station to vote you can register for which of the following?
A: A postal ballot
B: An absentee ballot
C: A public ballot
D: A virtual ballot
5: Is this true or false? The Elizabethan period is remembered for the richness of its poetry and drama, especially the plays and poems of William Shakespeare.
A: True
B: False
6. Is this true or false? During Queen Victoria’s reign the French Empire became the largest empire the world has ever seen.
A: True
B: False
7. Who decides what should happen in legal disputes over contracts, property rights or employment rights?
A: The media
B: The police
C: The judiciary
D: The peers
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8. During the 18th century, Britain fought a number of wars with which country?
A: India
B: South Africa
C: Scotland
D: France
9. Which of the following statements is correct?
A: The National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh government are based in Edinburgh.
B: The National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh government are based in Cardiff
10. Which of the following statements is correct?
A: The Commonwealth is a group of countries which support each other and work together.
B: The Commonwealth is a group of regions which compete together in the Olympics.
Answers
1 C
2 B
3 C
4 A
5 A
6 B
7 C
8 D
9 B
10 A
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