Life in the UK Test Practice Test 29
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This test: 8 History · 8 Society · 5 Government · 1 Geography · 2 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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1. In what year was King John forced by his noblemen to agree to the Magna Carta?
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In 1215, King John was forced by his noblemen to agree to the Magna Carta.
2. Which of the following is a famous quote from Shakespeare's play Hamlet?
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The PDF lists 'To be or not to be' as a famous line from Hamlet. 'Once more unto the breach' is from Henry V, 'A rose by any other name' is from Romeo and Juliet, and 'All the world's a stage' is from As You Like It.
3. Who set up the first formal anti-slavery groups in the late 1700s?
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The first formal anti-slavery groups were set up by the Quakers in the late 1700s, and they petitioned Parliament to ban the practice of the slave trade.
4. The Wars of the Roses were fought between the House of York and which other house?
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The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) were civil wars fought between the House of Lancaster (red rose) and the House of York (white rose) for control of the throne of England.
5. Which group backed King Charles I in the English Civil War?
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The Cavaliers (also known as Royalists) supported King Charles I during the English Civil War. The opposing side were the Parliamentarians, also known as Roundheads.
6. What term describes the process whereby Scottish landlords evicted tenants from small farms known as 'crofts' to make way for large-scale sheep and cattle farming?
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The Highland Clearances were a period in the 18th and 19th centuries when many Scottish families were forcibly evicted from their crofts (small farms) in the Highlands to make way for sheep farming by wealthy landlords.
Questions 7 to 24 of Practice Test 29
7. The English language was formed by the merging of Anglo-Saxon and which other language?
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8. In 1588, which country dispatched a naval fleet to attack England?
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9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a leading British fashion designer of recent years?
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10. Which film studio has a claim to being the oldest continuously working film studio facility in the world?
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11. What is the established church in England?
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12. What proportion of the workforce in Britain today do women make up?
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13. Who serves as the Supreme Governor of the Church of England?
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14. In which field is the Man Booker Prize awarded?
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15. Where can the National Horseracing Museum be found?
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16. What genre best describes the Wallace and Gromit films created by Nick Park?
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17. What is the name of the system by which income tax is automatically deducted from an employee's wages?
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18. How many members does a jury have in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?
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19. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which court handles minor criminal offences?
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20. Which part of the UK was the first to use an 'individual registration' system requiring each eligible voter to fill in their own registration form?
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21. Which of the following statements about domestic violence in the UK is correct?
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22. Which national park holds the distinction of being the largest in England?
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23. Which of the following are duties you will hold as a British citizen?
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24. To become a permanent resident or citizen of the United Kingdom, which of the following should you do?
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