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: 18 years old
The correct answer is 18 years old. People under 18 are not permitted to participate in the National Lottery.
Correct answer: In Berkshire
The correct answer is In Berkshire. Royal Ascot, the five-day race meeting attended by members of the Royal Family, takes place in Berkshire.
Correct answer: Julius Caesar
The correct answer is Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar led a Roman invasion of Britain in 55 BC.
Correct answer: JRR Tolkien
The correct answer is JRR Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings was written by JRR Tolkien.
Correct answer: The Magistrates’ Court
The correct answer is The Magistrates’ Court. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, most minor criminal cases are dealt with in a Magistrates’ Court.
Correct answer: Round barrows
The correct answer is Round barrows. During the Bronze Age people settled in roundhouses and buried their dead in tombs called round barrows.
Correct answer: Defence
The correct answer is Defence. The Northern Ireland Assembly can make decisions on issues such as education, agriculture, the environment, health and social services.
Correct answer: Less than 0.5%
The correct answer is Less than 0.5%. In the 2011 Census, 59% of people identified themselves as Christian.
Correct answer: Ice dancing
The correct answer is Ice dancing. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won gold medals for ice dancing at the Olympic Games in 1984 and is one of Britain’s greatest Olympians.
Correct answer: God save our gracious King!
The correct answer is God save our gracious King. The earliest verse of the National Anthem of the UK is ‘God save our gracious King!.
Correct answer: Radioactivity
The correct answer is Radioactivity. Radioactivity is not a British invention.
Correct answer: Winston Churchill
The correct answer is Winston Churchill. During the Second World War, Winston Churchill made many famous speeches including lines which you may still hear: ‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat’.
Correct answer: Bulgaria
The correct answer is Bulgaria. Bulgaria was not part of the Allies in the course of the First World War.
Correct answers: Shelter, Crisis
The correct answers are Shelter and Crisis. Charities that work with homeless people include Crisis and Shelter.
Correct answer: Thistle
The correct answer is Thistle. The thistle is the flower associated with Scotland.
Correct answer: Paying for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
The correct answer is Paying for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The money from TV licences is used to pay for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Correct answer: Proportional representation
The correct answer is Proportional representation. The Welsh government and the Senedd are based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.
Correct answer: An association of countries that support each other as well as work together towards shared goals in democracy and development
The correct answer is An association of countries that support each other as well as work together towards shared goals in democracy and development. The Commonwealth is an association of countries that support each other and work together towards shared goals in democracy and development.
Correct answer: Sir Christopher Wren
The correct answer is Sir Christopher Wren. In 1666, a great fire destroyed much of the city of London, including many churches and St Paul’s Cathedral.
Correct answer: Individual liberty
The correct answer is Individual liberty. The fundamental principles of British life include: democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs and participation in community life.
Correct answer: Mozambique
The correct answer is Mozambique.
Correct answer: Almost everybody who is in paid employment
The correct answer is Almost everybody who is in paid employment. Almost everybody in the UK who is in paid work, including self-employed people, must pay National Insurance Contributions.
Correct answer: True
This statement is correct.
Correct answer: Whitehall, London
The correct answer is Whitehall, London. The Cenotaph, the Centrepiece to the Remembrance Day service, is located in Whitehall, London.