Life in the UK Test Practice Test 6
Try the first 5 questions of this 24-question Life in the UK practice test free, with instant answers and explanations. The full test is in the app.
This test: 9 History · 8 Society · 5 Government · 1 Geography · 1 Values · No question repeats across our 29 practice tests.
Key facts about the real test
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. GOV.UK sets out these rules in its guide to what happens at the test.
Practice Test 6 Questions
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1. In which English county does Stonehenge still stand?
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One of the monuments built by early farmers, Stonehenge, still stands in what is now the English county of Wiltshire.
2. By what year were official documents in England being written in English?
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By 1400, official documents were being written in English, and English had become the preferred language of the royal court and Parliament.
3. What political concept did James I and Charles I both believe in, which held that the king was directly appointed by God to rule?
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Both believed in the "Divine Right of Kings": the idea that the king was directly appointed by God to rule.
4. During the Victorian period, the British Empire grew to cover all of India, Australia, and large parts of which continent?
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During the Victorian period, the British Empire grew to cover all of India, Australia and large parts of Africa, with an estimated population of more than 400 million people.
5. In what year did Ireland officially become a republic?
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Ireland officially became a republic in 1949 when it left the Commonwealth. The Republic of Ireland Act 1948 came into effect on 18 April 1949.
Questions 6 to 24 of Practice Test 6
6. Who was Queen Elizabeth I's father?
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7. In what year did the last successful foreign invasion of England take place?
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8. During which historical period were the earliest coins produced in Britain?
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9. Who held the position of first Archbishop of Canterbury?
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10. Sir Edward Elgar's best-known work, Land of Hope and Glory, is usually played at which event?
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11. Which poet wrote 'I wander'd lonely as a cloud' (The Daffodils)?
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12. What does the NHS stand for?
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13. Who was the first man in the world to run a mile in under four minutes?
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14. Who is the author of the poem 'The Daffodils'?
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15. During which months of the year is Easter observed?
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16. What celebration does Hogmanay refer to?
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17. Which of the following is a well-known rugby tournament?
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18. By what year had most of the Chartists' reforms been adopted?
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19. At what age is it illegal to sell tobacco products to someone in the UK?
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20. What happens if judges find that a public body is not respecting someone's legal rights?
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21. What is the minimum age to stand for election as a Member of Parliament (MP)?
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22. What does UK law require regarding broadcast coverage of political parties on radio and television?
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23. Which of the following is a British overseas territory?
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24. According to the citizenship pledge, new citizens promise to give what to the United Kingdom?
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