Life in the UK practice test
This free mock test contains 24 Life in the UK practice questions with answer options, correct answers, and explanations. Use it to revise for British citizenship or settlement preparation alongside the official study materials.
The official Life in the UK Test uses 24 questions and a 45-minute time limit. This page keeps the full practice content available in normal HTML, then the interactive app replaces it when JavaScript is available.
Correct answer: The Duke of Wellington
The correct answer is The Duke of Wellington. In 1815, the French Wars ended with the defeat of the Emperor Napoleon by the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo.
Correct answer: The Prime Minister
The correct answer is The Prime Minister. The Prime Minister (PM) is the leader of the political party in power.
Correct answer: The mobile phone
The correct answer is The mobile phone. The World Wide Web, the Turing machine and the hovercraft are British inventions.
Correct answer: In 1982
The correct answer is In 1982. In 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic.
Correct answer: County Courts deal with a wide range of civil disputes including family matters, breaches of contract as well as divorce.
The correct answer is County Courts deal with a wide range of civil disputes including family matters, breaches of contract as well as divorce. County Courts deal with a wide range of civil disputes including family matters, breaches of contract and divorce.
Correct answer: 26th of December
The correct answer is 26th of December. Boxing Day is on the 26th of December, the day following Christmas Day and is a public holiday.
Correct answer: 0.8%
The correct answer is 0.8%. In the 2011 Census, 59% of people identified themselves as Christian.
Correct answer: The Sheriff Court
The correct answer is The Sheriff Court. In Scotland, serious criminal cases are heard in a Sheriff Court with either a sheriff or a sheriff with a jury.
Correct answers: St Helena, The Falkland Islands
The correct answers are St Helena and The Falkland Islands. There are several British overseas territories in other parts of the world, such as St Helena and the Falkland Islands.
Correct answer: In 1945
The correct answer is In 1945. Fleming won the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1945 for the discovery of the penicillin.
Correct answer: He won the Formula 1 world championship three times
The correct answer is He won the Formula 1 world championship three times. Sir Jackie Stewart is a Scottish former racing driver who won the Formula 1 world championship three times.
Correct answer: True
This statement is correct.
Correct answer: 1960s
The correct answer is 1960s. The 1960s was a time of technological progress, when Britain and France developed the world’s only supersonic commercial airliner, Concorde.
Correct answer: After the Second World War
The correct answer is After the Second World War. The UN was set up following the Second World War and aims to prevent war and promote international peace and security.
Correct answer: In large libraries and at www.parliament.uk
The correct answer is In large libraries and at www.parliament.uk. Proceedings in Parliament are broadcast on television and published in official reports called Hansard.
Correct answer: The Youth Court
The correct answer is The Youth Court. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, if an accused person is aged 10 to 17, the case is normally heard in a Youth Court in front of up to three specially trained magistrates or a District Judge.
Correct answer: 18 years old
The correct answer is 18 years old. You have to be 18 to go into betting shops or gambling clubs.
Correct answer: The cross of St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland
The correct answer is The cross of St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland. The cross of St Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, is a diagonal white cross on a blue ground.
Correct answer: A month
The correct answer is A month. Eid a-Fitr celebrates the end of Ramadan, when Muslims have fasted for a month.
Correct answer: Colin Firth
The correct answer is Colin Firth. Recent British actors to have won Oscars include Colin Firth, Sir Antony Hopkins, Dame Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Tilda Swinton.
Correct answer: Great Western Railway
The correct answer is Great Western Railway. The Great Western Railway was the earliest major railway built in Britain.
Correct answer: King Henry VII
The correct answer is King Henry VII. In 1485, Henry Tudor, the leader of the House of Lancaster, became King Henry VII following defeating King Richard III of the House of York at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
Correct answer: About 20
The correct answer is About 20. The Prime Minister appoints around 20 senior MPs to become ministers in charge of departments.
Correct answer: Mary Peters
The correct answer is Mary Peters. Mary Peters was a talented athlete who won an Olympic gold medal in the pentathlon in 1972.