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: Northern Ireland
The correct answer is Northern Ireland. ‘Great Britain’ refers only to England, Scotland and Wales, not to Northern Ireland.
Correct answer: Bradley Wiggins
The correct answer is Bradley Wiggins. Bradley Wiggins became the earliest Briton to win the ‘Tour de France’.
Correct answer: The English language has many accents as well as dialects
The correct answer is The English language has many accents as well as dialects. The English language has many accents and dialects.
Correct answer: 18 years old
The correct answer is 18 years old. In the UK, you have to be 18 to go into betting shops or gambling clubs.
Correct answer: These were awarded with Man Booker Prize for Fiction
The correct answer is These were awarded with Man Booker Prize for Fiction. The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded annually for the best fiction novel written by an author from the Commonwealth, Ireland or Zimbabwe.
Correct answer: Proportional representation
The correct answer is Proportional representation. The Northern Ireland Assembly has 90 elected members, called MLAs (members of the Legislative Assembly).
Correct answers: By letter, By calling their constituency office
The correct answers are By letter and By calling their constituency office. You can contact MPs by letter or telephone at their constituency office, or at their office in the House of Commons: The House of Commons, Westminster, London SW1A OAA, telephone 0207729 3000.
Correct answer: The rights of Parliament as well as the limits of the king’s power
The correct answer is The rights of Parliament as well as the limits of the king’s power. The Bill of Rights, 1689, confirmed the rights of Parliament and the limits of the king’s power.
Correct answer: Isambard Kingdom Brunel
The correct answer is Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
Correct answer: No
The correct answer is No. The British constitution is not written down in any single document, and therefore it is described as ‘unwritten’.
Correct answer: Over 400 million people
The correct answer is Over 400 million people. During the Victorian period, the British Empire grew to cover all of India, Australia and large parts of Africa.
Correct answer: Bulgaria
The correct answer is Bulgaria. Bulgaria formed part of the Central Powers in the course of the First World War.
Correct answer: Three
The correct answer is Three. The UK has hosted the Olympic games on three occasions: 1908, 1948 and 2012.
Correct answer: In 1896
The correct answer is In 1896. Films were earliest shown publicly in the UK in 1896 and film screenings very quickly became popular.
Correct answer: Senedd
The correct answer is Senedd. Elected members of the Welsh government meet at the Senedd in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.
Correct answer: England
The correct answer is England. Southampton is located in England.
Correct answer: On 11 am on 11th November 1918
The correct answer is On 11 am on 11th November 1918. The First World War ended at 11.00 am on 11th November 1918 with victory for Britain and its allies.
Correct answer: The development of nursing in the UK
The correct answer is The development of nursing in the UK. Florence Nightingale is often regarded as the founder of modern nursing.
Correct answer: The Emancipation Act
The correct answer is The Emancipation Act. In 1833 the Emancipation Act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire.
Correct answer: Five days
The correct answer is Five days. Diwali normally falls in October or November and lasts for five days.
Correct answer: George I
The correct answer is George I. When Queen Anne died in 1714, Parliament chose a German, George I, to be the next king, because he was Anne’s nearest Protestant relative.
Correct answer: Just under 60 million
The correct answer is Just under 60 million. The population of the UK in 2005 was just under 60 million people.
Correct answer: In 1679
The correct answer is In 1679. The Habeas Corpus Act became law in 1679.
Correct answer: Alexander Fleming
The correct answer is Alexander Fleming. Alexander Fleming was researching influenza (the ‘flu’) in 1928 when he discovered penicillin.