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: To annex Wales to the Crown of England
The correct answer is To annex Wales to the Crown of England. In 1284 King Edward I of England brought in the Statute of Rhuddlan, which annexed Wales to the Crown of England.
Correct answer: Court orders can be obtained to safeguard a person from being forced into a marriage
The correct answer is Court orders can be obtained to safeguard a person from being forced into a marriage. Court orders can be obtained to safeguard a person from being forced into a marriage, or to safeguard a person in a forced marriage.
Correct answer: 1872
The correct answer is 1872. The earliest tennis club was set up in Leamington Spa in 1872.
Correct answer: Unfair dismissal or discrimination in the workplace
The correct answer is Unfair dismissal or discrimination in the workplace. Unfair dismissal or discrimination in the workplace is classified as a civil offence.
Correct answer: In April 1509
The correct answer is In April 1509. Henry VIII was king of England from 21 April 1509 until his death on 28 January 1547.
Correct answer: Pound
The correct answer is Pound. The currency in the UK is the pound sterling (symbol £).
Correct answer: False
This statement is false. In May 2010, and for the earliest time in the UK since February 1974, no political party won an overall majority in the General Election.
Correct answer: October or November
The correct answer is October or November. Diwali normally falls in October or November and lasts for five days.
Correct answer: The European Council
The correct answer is The European Council. The European Council is not part of the British government.
Correct answers: Cambridge University, Oxford University
The correct answers are Cambridge University and Oxford University. There is a popular yearly rowing race on the Thames between Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
Correct answer: HMS Victory
The correct answer is HMS Victory. Admiral Nelson’s ship was known as the HMS Victory.
Correct answer: The windowscreen of the car
The correct answer is The windowscreen of the car. When driving in the UK, you must pay an annual road tax and display the tax disc, which shows that the tax has been paid, on the windowscreen.
Correct answer: London
The correct answer is London. The capital city of the UK is London.
Correct answer: The Lord of the Rings
The correct answer is The Lord of the Rings. The Lord of the Rings is not the British film.
Correct answer: A jury is made up of members of the public chosen at random from the local electoral register
The correct answer is A jury is made up of members of the public chosen at random from the local electoral register.
Correct answer: 1st of March
The correct answer is 1st of March. St David’s Day, patron of Wales is celebrated on the 1st of March.
Correct answer: Poppies
The correct answer is Poppies. Remembrance Day people wear poppies(the red flower found on the battlefields of the First World War).
Correct answer: False
This statement is false. It is a criminal offence to cause harassment, alarm or distress to someone because of their religion or ethnic origin.
Correct answers: Your local library, www.parliament.uk
The correct answers are Your local library and www.parliament.uk. You can get contact details for all your representatives and their parties from your local library and from http://www.parliament.uk.
Correct answer: A Famous criminal Court
The correct answer is A Famous criminal Court. The Old Bailey is probably the most famous criminal court in the world.
Correct answer: Ealing Studios
The correct answer is Ealing Studios. Ealing Studios has a claim to being the oldest continuously working film studio facility in the world.
Correct answer: The cloning of the first mammal, Dolly the sheep
The correct answer is The cloning of the first mammal, Dolly the sheep. Sir Ian Wilmot and Keith Campbell led a team which was the earliest to succeed in cloning a mammal, Dolly the sheep.
Correct answer: Theatreland
The correct answer is Theatreland. London’s west end is also called ‘Theatreland’.
Correct answer: Sir Francis Drake
The correct answer is Sir Francis Drake. Sir Francis Drake was one of the commanders in the defeat of the Spanish Armada and one of the founders of England’s naval tradition.