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 Golden Hind
The correct answer is The Golden Hind. Sir Francis Drake, one of the commanders in the defeat of the Spanish Armada, was one of the founders of England’s naval tradition.
Correct answer: The King
The correct answer is The King. New citizens swear or affirm loyalty to the King as part of the citizenship ceremony.
Correct answer: For political reasons
The correct answer is For political reasons. Henry married Anne of Cleves for political reasons but divorced her soon following.
Correct answer: One
The correct answer is One. A Formula 1 Grand Prix event is held in the UK each year and several British Grand Prix drivers have won the Formula 1 World Championship.
Correct answers: Writing to your local MP to ask for tickets, Queueing on the day at the public entrance
The correct answers are Writing to your local MP to ask for tickets and Queueing on the day at the public entrance. To visit the UK Parliament, you can write to your local MP in advance to ask for tickets or you can Queue on the day at the public entrance.
Correct answer: True
This statement is correct. Forced marriage is where one or both parties do not or cannot give their consent to enter into the partnership.
Correct answer: False
This statement is false. Northern Ireland and Scotland have their own banknotes, which are valid everywhere in the UK.
Correct answer: 13
The correct answer is 13. In 1776, 13 American colonies declared their independence, stating that people had a right to establish their own governments.
Correct answers: Grimsby, Scunthorpe
The correct answers are Grimsby and Scunthorpe. Many of the Viking invaders stayed in Britain – especially in the east and north of England in an area called the Danelaw (many place names there, such as Grimsby and Scunthorpe come from the Viking languages).
Correct answer: Every of the above are illegal
The correct answer is Every of the above are illegal. Drugs such as heroin, cocaine, ecstasy and cannabis are illegal in the UK.
Correct answer: By other MPs in a secret ballot
The correct answer is By other MPs in a secret ballot. The Speaker is chosen by other MPs in a secret ballot.
Correct answers: Roast Beef, Fish and Chips
The correct answers are Roast Beef and Fish and Chips. Roast beef and fish and chips are traditional British foods.
Correct answer: In 1922
The correct answer is In 1922. A Northern Ireland Parliament was set up in 1922, when Ireland was divided, but it was abolished in 1972, shortly following the Troubles broke out in 1969.
Correct answer: True
This statement is correct.
Correct answer: British fashion, cinema and popular music
The correct answer is British fashion, cinema and popular music. The decade of the 1960s was a period of significant social change.
Correct answer: The Children’s Hearings System
The correct answer is The Children’s Hearings System. In Scotland a system called the Children’s Hearings System is used to deal with children and young people who have committed an offence.
Correct answer: Skara Brae
The correct answer is Skara Brae. Skara Brae on Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland, is the best preserved prehistoric village in northern Europe, and has helped archaeologists to understand more around how people lived near the end of the Stone Age.
Correct answer: The lords, the commons and the clergy
The correct answer is The lords, the commons and the clergy. The Parliament developed in Scotland in the Middle Ages had three Houses, called Estates: the lords, the commons and the clergy.
Correct answer: Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown
The correct answer is Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. In the 18th century, Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown designed the grounds around country houses so that the landscape appeared to be natural, with grass, trees and lakes.
Correct answer: Steam power
The correct answer is Steam power. Scientific discoveries, such as James Watt’s work on steam power, helped the progress of the Industrial Revolution.
Correct answer: Recommend action when there are international crises as well as threats to peace
The correct answer is Recommend action when there are international crises as well as threats to peace. The UN Security Council, which recommends action when there are international crises and threats to peace.
Correct answer: Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
The correct answer is Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn were the parents of Elizabeth I.
Correct answer: True
This statement is correct.
Correct answer: NSPCC
The correct answer is NSPCC. The NSPCC is the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.