Life in the UK Practice Test 14
Free Life in the UK practice test 14 of 52: 24 questions in the real exam format, drawn from all five chapters of the official handbook. The real test has 24 questions, a 45-minute limit and a pass mark of 18 out of 24 (75%). Tap an answer to check it instantly and read the explanation.
Question 1 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Edinburgh is the largest city in Scotland.
Glasgow is Scotland's largest city by population, although Edinburgh is the capital.
Question 2 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Scottish city of Aberdeen is especially associated with which industry?
Aberdeen grew into a centre for the North Sea oil and gas industry from the 1970s onwards.
Question 3 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Swansea is a major coastal city in which country of the UK?
Swansea is a city on the south coast of Wales, west of Cardiff.
Question 4 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The city known as Derry or Londonderry is in which part of the UK?
Derry/Londonderry is a city in Northern Ireland, near its border with the Republic of Ireland.
Question 5 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The River Thames is best described as which of the following?
The Thames, which flows through London, is the second longest river in the UK, after the Severn.
Question 6 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which TWO of these rivers are in Scotland?
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The Tay is Scotland's longest river and the Clyde flows through Glasgow, so both are Scottish. The Thames flows through Oxford and London in England, and the Trent is a river of the English Midlands.
Question 7 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The River Clyde flows through which major Scottish city?
The Clyde flows through Glasgow and out to the Firth of Clyde on the west coast.
Question 8 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) is the highest mountain in England.
Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) rises to 1,085 metres and is the highest peak in Wales.
Question 9 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which TWO of these mountains are in England?
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Cross Fell, the highest point of the Pennines, and Scafell Pike, the highest mountain in England at 978 metres, are both in Cumbria in England. Ben Macdui stands in the Cairngorms in Scotland, and Pen y Fan is the highest peak in South Wales.
Question 10 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which is the largest lake in England by surface area?
Windermere, in the Lake District, is England's largest lake, stretching about 18 kilometres in length.
Question 11 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which TWO of these lakes are in Scotland?
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Loch Ness, the largest loch in Scotland by volume of water, and Loch Lomond, the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area, are both in Scotland. Windermere is the largest lake in England, and Llyn Tegid is the largest natural lake in Wales.
Question 12 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which sea lies off the east coast of Great Britain?
The North Sea washes the east coast of Britain, separating it from countries such as Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands.
Question 13 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Orkney Islands lie off the coast of which part of the UK?
Orkney is an island group just off the north coast of mainland Scotland.
Question 14 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Isles of Scilly are a small island group off the coast of which English county?
The Isles of Scilly lie in the Atlantic, about 45 kilometres off the south-western tip of Cornwall.
Question 15 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Isle of Skye is part of which Scottish island group?
Skye is the largest island of the Inner Hebrides, off Scotland's west coast.
Question 16 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Hebrides are island groups lying off which coast of Scotland?
The Inner and Outer Hebrides stretch along Scotland's western and north-western seaboard.
Question 17 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which TWO animals stand on either side of the shield on the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom?
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The shield is supported by a unicorn, representing Scotland, and a lion, representing England. The red dragon appears on the flag of Wales rather than the coat of arms, and no stag stands beside the shield.
Question 18 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
On the Royal Coat of Arms, the unicorn is the national animal of which country?
The unicorn is Scotland's national animal, and it appears on the Royal Coat of Arms alongside the English lion.
Question 19 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which TWO of these patron saints' days fall in March?
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St Patrick's Day falls on 17 March and St David's Day, the national day of Wales, falls on 1 March, so both are in March. St George's Day comes later, on 23 April, and St Andrew's Day is on 30 November.
Question 20 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
'Land of Hope and Glory' is the national anthem of the United Kingdom.
The UK's national anthem is 'God Save the King' — or 'God Save the Queen' when the monarch is a queen.
Question 21 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which tree is a well-known national emblem of England?
The oak is a long-standing emblem of England; the Scots pine is the national tree of Scotland.
Question 22 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Union Flag contains no cross representing Wales.
The Union Flag combines the crosses of St George, St Andrew and St Patrick. Wales, already united with England when the flag took shape, has no cross of its own in it.
Question 23 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Jersey is represented in the UK Parliament.
Jersey is a Crown Dependency: linked to the Crown and self-governing, but not part of the UK and not represented in the UK Parliament.
Question 24 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which of the following is NOT a Crown Dependency?
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory. The Crown Dependencies are Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.
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