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FREE Life in the UK Test 1

The Life in the UK Test is a mandatory exam for those seeking permanent settlement or naturalization in the United Kingdom. The test is designed to evaluate an applicant's knowledge of British customs, history, and culture, including topics such as government, society, and traditions. The test is conducted in English and consists of 24 multiple-choice questions. Applicants must score at least 75% to pass the test, and they have 45 minutes to complete it. The test is an important step for those wishing to become British citizens and is aimed at ensuring that new citizens have a good understanding of British values and culture.
24 exam-like questions
18 correct answers to pass
75% Passing score
45 minutes to complete
Based on 2025 Official Book
18 Minimum age to apply

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During the Middle Ages, England was an important trading nation and people came to England from abroad to trade and also to work. Where did the canal builders come from?

1

During the Middle Ages, England was an important trading nation and people came to England from abroad to trade and also to work. Where did the canal builders come from?

Germany
Holland
France
Italy
2

The Elizabethan period in England was a time of growing patriotism: a feeling of pride in being English, English explorers sought new trade routes and tried to expand British trade into the Spanish colonies in the Americas:

True
False
3

How many crosses form the Union Flag?

Two
Three
Four
Five
4

Who were the suffragettes?

A group who demanded the vote for the working classes
A group who used civil disobedience to gain the vote for women
A group who campaigned for the vote of men over 21 years of age
A group who introduced new ideas about politics
5

When did Henry VIII die?

In January 1547
In January 1557
In February 1547
In February 1557
6

Which of the following lines from Shakespeare’s plays and poems is often still quoted?

The Darling buds of May
I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat
Long live our noble Queen
God save the Queen
7

Which of the following statements about Mary, Queen of the Scotland, is NOT true?

She spent most of her childhood in France
She was a Protestant
She gave her throne to her Protestant son, James VI of Scotland.
She was kept her prisoner for 20 years
8

When did Ireland become unified with England, Wales and Scotland?

In 1801
In 1811
In 1901
In 1925
9

What was the estimated population of the British Empire during the Victorian period?

More than 300 million people
More than 400 million people
More than 450 million people
More than 500 million people
10

Which of the following countries was NOT part of the Allied Powers during the First World War?

France
Japan
Serbia
Bulgaria
11

When did the First World War finish?

At 12 am on 11th November 1916
At 11 am on 11th November 1918
At 11 pm on 13th November 1916
At 12 am on 13th February 1918
12

Florence Nightingale is known for her work on:

Human rights
The development of nursing in the UK
The development of computer science
The development and manufacture of motor-sport technology
13

Which Act abolished slavery throughout the British Empire in 1833?

The Freedom Act
The Habeas Corpus Act
The Emancipation Act
The Slavery Act
14

Who became King of England when Queen Anne died in 1714?

James II
George II
George I
Charles I
15

Who discovered the penicillin in 1928?

Sir Robert Watson-Watt
Alexander Fleming
John McLeod
Howard Florey
16

How many British casualties were recorded during the first day of the British attack of the Somme in July 1916 during the First World War?

60,000
70,000
30,000
50,000
17

The Welsh dragon on the Welsh flag does not appear on the Union Flag because, when the first Union Flag was created in 1606 from the flags of Scotland and England, the Principality of Wales was already untied with England:

True
False
18

Which two countries developed the ‘Concorde’ aircraft?

Germany and Italy
USA and Canada
Germany and Switzerland
France and Britain
19

Which Scottish physician and researcher co-discovered the insulin used to treat diabetes?

Francis Crick
Sir Robert Watson-Watt
John McLeod
John Logie Baird
20

Who was voted the greatest Briton of all time in 2002?

Clement Attlee
Winston Churchill
Anthony Eden
Harold Wilson
21

Which of the following social laws were liberalised during the ‘Swinging Sixties’?

The law of abortion
The law of divorce
The law of immigration
The law of adoption
22

Who was the mother of Elizabeth I?

Jane Seymour
Anne of Cleves
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
23

When was the National Health System (NHS) established?

1945
1948
1952
1934
24

How many Russian and Polish Jews came to Britain to escape prosecution between 1870 and 1914?

Around 120,000
Around 150,000
Around 200
Around 400
Or