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: Captain James Cook
The correct answer is Captain James Cook. Captain James Cook mapped the coast of Australia and a few colonies were set up there.
Correct answer: 15
The correct answer is 15. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland a jury has 12 members, and in Scotland a jury has 15 members.
Correct answer: Blind people
The correct answer is Blind people. People over 75 can apply for a free TV licence and blind people can get a 50% discount.
Correct answer: Leicester
The correct answer is Leicester. There is a famous celebration of Diwali in Leicester.
Correct answer: Emily Watson
The correct answer is Emily Watson. Recent British actors to have won Oscars include Colin Firth, Sir Antony Hopkins, Dame Judi Dench, Kate Winslet and Tilda Swinton.
Correct answer: Horse racing
The correct answer is Horse racing. Horse racing has a long association with royalty.
Correct answer: True
This statement is correct. Hanukkah is in November or December and is celebrated for eight days.
Correct answers: Contacting the Education Service, Contacting an MLA
The correct answers are Contacting the Education Service and Contacting an MLA. There are two ways to arrange a visit to the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont.
Correct answers: People found guilty of certain criminal offences, Civil servants, Members of the Armed Forces
The correct answers are People found guilty of certain criminal offences, Civil servants and Members of the Armed Forces. Members of the Commonwealth aged 18 or over can stand for public office.
Correct answer: Farmers, craft workers or warriors
The correct answer is Farmers, craft workers or warriors. During the Iron Age most people were farmers, craft workers or warriors.
Correct answer: True
This statement is correct.
Correct answer: September or October
The electoral register is updated every year, usually in September or October. It lists people who are eligible to vote.
Correct answer: The Church of England
The correct answer is The Church of England. The official Church of the state is the Church of England (called the Anglican Church in other countries and the Episcopal Church in Scotland and the United States).
Correct answer: In Edinburgh
The correct answer is In Edinburgh. In Scotland the elected members, called MSPs, meet in the Scottish Parliament building at Holyrood in Edinburgh.
Correct answer: Elizabeth I
The correct answer is Elizabeth I. Elizabeth I became one of the most popular monarchs in English history, particularly following 1588, when the English defeated the Spanish Armada (a large fleet of ships), which had been sent by Spain to conquer England and restore Catholicism.
Correct answer: 5 million
The correct answer is 5 million. The population of the UK in 1700 was 5 million people.
Correct answer: In 2003
Concorde retired from service in 2003. It was a British-French supersonic passenger aircraft and is useful context for UK innovation and aviation history.
Correct answer: In May 1945
The correct answer is In May 1945. Following victory on the beaches of Normandy, the allied forces pressed on through France and eventually into Germany.
Correct answer: 720
The correct answer is 720. Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park covers 720 square miles (1,865 square kilometres) in the west of Scotland.
Correct answer: Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
The correct answer is Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson (1969-) is an athlete who uses a wheelchair and won 16 Paralympic medals, including 11 gold medals, in races over five Paralympic Games.
Correct answer: 31st of December
The correct answer is 31st of December. New Year’s Eve is celebrated on the 31st of December.
Correct answer: Edinburgh
The correct answer is Edinburgh. The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh.
Correct answer: Sir Ian Botham
The correct answer is Sir Ian Botham. Sir Ian Botham (1955-) captained the English cricket team and holds several English Test cricket records, both for batting and for bowling.
Correct answer: France
The correct answer is France. During the Middle Ages, people came to England from abroad to trade and also to work.