Life in the UK Test Practice Test 16
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This test: 9 History · 7 Society · 5 Government · 2 Geography · 1 Values · No question repeats across our 29 practice tests.
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The Life in the UK Test has 24 multiple-choice questions. You need 75% (at least 18 of 24) to pass. You have 45 minutes.
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Practice Test 16 Questions
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1. How long did the Romans remain in Britain?
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The Romans remained in Britain for 400 years. They built roads and public buildings, created a structure of law, and introduced new plants and animals.
2. During whose reign was Wales formally united with England?
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During the reign of Henry VIII, Wales became formally united with England by the Act for the Government of Wales.
3. What were the two main groups in Parliament known as after the Glorious Revolution?
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There were two main groups in Parliament, known as the Whigs and the Tories. This was the beginning of party politics.
4. What caused the famine in Ireland in the middle of the 19th century?
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In the middle of the 19th century the potato crop failed, and Ireland suffered a famine. A million people died from disease and starvation, and another million and a half left Ireland.
5. What is the name of the extended conflict between English and French kings during the medieval period?
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The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) was a series of conflicts between the kings of England and France over territory and the French throne.
6. Under which monarch did English settlers first establish colonies on the eastern seaboard of America?
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During the reign of Elizabeth I, English settlers first began to establish colonies on the eastern coast of America, including the Roanoke Colony in the 1580s. The Life in the UK handbook credits the Elizabethan era as the beginning of English colonisation of America.
Questions 7 to 24 of Practice Test 16
7. Which conflict, fought in South Africa, took place between 1899 and 1902?
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8. What does the phrase 'Dunkirk spirit' refer to?
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9. What was the exact date and time when the First World War came to an end?
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10. In the 17th century, which architect designed the Queen's House at Greenwich and the Banqueting House in Whitehall?
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11. What is the origin of Bonfire Night on 5 November?
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12. What is the Giant's Causeway made from?
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13. When did motor-car racing start in the UK?
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14. Which of the following statements about established churches in the UK is correct?
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15. Which of the following are renowned British Paralympians?
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16. Which tennis competition held in the UK is the most renowned worldwide?
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17. What is the system of government in the UK called?
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18. How many members are on the UN Security Council?
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19. Who became the UK's first woman to hold the office of Prime Minister?
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20. Which two parties came together to form a coalition government in 2010?
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21. On what basis are civil servants selected, and what is their political stance?
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22. What is the national flower associated with Northern Ireland?
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23. What is the status of the Falkland Islands in relation to the United Kingdom?
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24. Which of the following is NOT one of the three key roles of school governors and school boards?
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