Life in the UK Test — Exam 3 of 17
Exam 3 of 17 in the CitizenReady series: a fixed paper of 24 questions — the same questions every visit, so you can retake it, watch your score climb, then move on to Exam 4. Weighted like the real test (history, government and society heaviest) with the real format mix and the real pass mark of 18 out of 24 (75%). Tap an answer to check it instantly and read the explanation.
Question 1 · Chapter 1: Values & Principles
Two neighbours fall out over a garden fence. Which response best reflects British values?
Disputes should be handled peacefully and lawfully — by talking things through, and using mediation or the courts if necessary, never threats or damage.
Question 2 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which statement about the Crown Dependencies is correct?
The Crown Dependencies govern themselves with their own governments and laws; they are not part of the UK and are not represented at Westminster.
Question 3 · Chapter 3: History
Which TWO of these were created in the years after the Second World War as part of the new welfare state?
Choose TWO answers — select both to see the result
The Beveridge Report of 1942 led to the modern welfare state with social security for all, and the National Health Service was established in 1948, providing care free at the point of use. The Bank of England was founded much earlier, in 1694, and the Open University did not open until 1969.
Question 4 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The very first Formula 1 World Championship race was held at Silverstone. In which year did it take place?
Silverstone hosted the first ever Formula 1 World Championship race on 13 May 1950.
Question 5 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
By tradition, MPs are not allowed simply to resign their seats. How does an MP traditionally give up their seat part-way through a Parliament?
Because MPs cannot formally resign, an MP who wants to leave applies for a nominal Crown office — Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds or of the Manor of Northstead — which makes them ineligible to sit, and a by-election follows.
Question 6 · Chapter 1: Values & Principles
Most court trials in the UK are held in public, where anyone may attend. What is an important reason for this?
Open trials keep the justice system transparent and accountable, helping to ensure that trials are fair and that justice is seen to be done.
Question 7 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Needles, a famous row of pointed chalk stacks rising from the sea, stand off the western tip of which island?
The Needles are chalk sea stacks off the western end of the Isle of Wight, near a striped cliff and a lighthouse.
Question 8 · Chapter 3: History
St Columba, an Irish missionary, founded an influential monastery in about AD 563 on the Scottish island of Skye.
St Columba founded his monastery on the small island of Iona off Scotland's west coast in about 563, and it became a great centre for spreading Christianity.
Question 9 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
At what age can a person legally drive a car or a motorcycle on public roads in the UK?
You can apply for a licence and drive a car from the age of 17, having passed both a theory and a practical driving test.
Question 10 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Which TWO of these statements about the TV licence are correct?
Choose TWO answers — select both to see the result
You need a TV licence to watch or record television as it is broadcast — live TV on any channel or service, on any device, including a phone — and the licence fee mainly funds the BBC's television, radio and online services. Watching a film later on a streaming service does not by itself require a licence, and the fee does not provide free televisions for pensioners.
Question 11 · Chapter 3: History
The successful Roman conquest of Britain began in AD 43, under the Emperor Claudius.
The Emperor Claudius launched the invasion of AD 43, and Roman forces went on to conquer most of Britain over the following decades.
Question 12 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Eden Project, whose giant domes house rainforest and Mediterranean plant collections, is in which county?
The Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall opened in 2001, built inside a former china clay pit; its two huge domes are called biomes.
Question 13 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Citizens Advice is a department of the local council.
Citizens Advice is an independent, free service run largely by trained volunteers; it is not part of the local council, and nobody is charged for its advice.
Question 14 · Chapter 3: History
Edward I's 'Model Parliament' of 1295 earned its name because it brought together which combination of people?
The Model Parliament of 1295 included lords, clergy, knights chosen by the counties and burgesses from the towns, and later parliaments were modelled on that mixture.
Question 15 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Halloween has its origins in Samhain, an ancient festival celebrated by which people?
Samhain was a Celtic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the start of winter.
Question 16 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
In some parts of England, local services are split between two levels of council. How does this 'two-tier' system work?
In two-tier areas of England, a county council covering the whole county shares local services with district councils covering smaller areas — for example, the county council typically handles social care and education, while district councils handle things like housing and local planning.
Question 17 · Chapter 3: History
The Bayeux Tapestry, a long embroidered cloth made soon after the events it shows, tells the story of which event?
The Bayeux Tapestry pictures the events leading up to the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
Question 18 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe began in 1947 as an unofficial companion to which new festival?
The Fringe began alongside the Edinburgh International Festival in 1947, when uninvited theatre groups set up their own shows on the edge — the fringe — of the official event. Every August it now takes over venues across Edinburgh as the world's largest performing arts festival.
Question 19 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What is Chequers, in Buckinghamshire, used for?
Chequers, a country house in Buckinghamshire, is the official country residence of the Prime Minister.
Question 20 · Chapter 3: History
Britain and France declared war on Germany in September 1939, starting the Second World War, after Germany invaded which country?
Germany invaded Poland on 1 September 1939; Britain and France, having guaranteed Polish independence, declared war two days later.
Question 21 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
How often is a census of the population usually held in the UK?
A census — a survey counting and describing everyone in the country — is usually held every ten years, most recently in 2021 in most of the UK.
Question 22 · Chapter 3: History
Why were so many canals dug in Britain during the Industrial Revolution?
Canals linked industrial towns to ports and coalfields, letting heavy raw materials and finished goods be carried cheaply before the railways took over.
Question 23 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What does the money raised by the TV licence fee mainly pay for?
The licence fee funds the BBC, paying for its TV, radio and online services so they can be broadcast without advertising.
Question 24 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
At the State Opening of Parliament, an official called Black Rod has a particular job. What is it?
Black Rod is the official sent to summon members of the House of Commons to the Lords chamber to hear the monarch's speech at the State Opening; the Commons door is traditionally shut in Black Rod's face first, symbolising the Commons' independence.
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