Life in the UK Practice Test 47
Free Life in the UK practice test 47 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 5: Government, Law & Your Role
In England and Wales, people in which age range can be called for jury service?
In England and Wales you can be summoned for jury service if you are aged between 18 and 70 and on the electoral register.
Question 2 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What is an MP's 'surgery' in their constituency?
MPs hold regular local 'surgeries' — advertised sessions where constituents can meet them face to face to raise personal or local problems.
Question 3 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Special constables are unpaid volunteers who have full police powers while on duty.
Special constables are trained volunteers who give their time free, wear the same uniform and have the same powers of arrest as regular police officers when on duty.
Question 4 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Amara spends her Saturday mornings helping in a local charity shop. In the handbook's terms, what is she doing?
Giving time unpaid to help a charity is volunteering, one of the ways residents are encouraged to play an active part in community life.
Question 5 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
In a built-up area with street lights, the normal speed limit for a car is 40 mph, unless signs show otherwise.
Where there are street lights, the limit for cars is usually 30 mph unless signs show a different limit.
Question 6 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What is the national speed limit for a car on a dual carriageway in the UK?
The national speed limit for a car is 70 mph on motorways and dual carriageways, and 60 mph on single carriageways (unless lower limits are signed).
Question 7 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
If a driver builds up 12 or more penalty points on their licence within three years, what normally happens?
Reaching 12 or more points within three years — 'totting up' — normally leads the court to disqualify the driver, usually for at least six months.
Question 8 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
During the first two years after passing their test, a new driver's licence will normally be revoked if they collect how many penalty points?
New drivers are on a two-year probation: collecting 6 or more penalty points in that period means their licence is revoked and they must retake both tests.
Question 9 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What is the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales — the youngest age at which a child can be charged with a crime?
In England and Wales (and Northern Ireland) the age of criminal responsibility is 10: younger children cannot be arrested or charged with an offence.
Question 10 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
According to the official handbook, what is the age of criminal responsibility in Scotland?
The handbook gives Scotland’s age of criminal responsibility as 8, lower than the age of 10 in England and Wales. (Scotland raised its age to 12 in 2021, after the handbook was published.)
Question 11 · 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 12 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Someone who is arrested and taken to a police station for questioning is entitled to what, free of charge?
Anyone held at a police station has the right to free, independent legal advice — for example from a duty solicitor — before and during questioning.
Question 13 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
The driver of a car is legally responsible for making sure that children under 16 in the car are wearing seat belts or a suitable restraint.
The driver is legally responsible for ensuring that passengers under 14 wear a seat belt or an appropriate child restraint; older passengers are responsible for themselves.
Question 14 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
The head of the Welsh Government holds which title?
The Welsh Government is led by the First Minister of Wales, in the same way that the First Minister of Scotland leads the Scottish Government.
Question 15 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Which of these taxes can the Scottish Parliament set the rates for?
The Scottish Parliament sets the rates and bands of income tax on the earnings of Scottish taxpayers; VAT, corporation tax and fuel duty remain reserved to Westminster.
Question 16 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
The Prime Minister's official home and office in London is at 11 Downing Street.
10 Downing Street in London is the Prime Minister's official residence and office; the Chancellor of the Exchequer's official residence is next door at 11 Downing Street.
Question 17 · 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 18 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What colour are the benches in the chamber of the House of Commons?
The benches in the House of Commons chamber are green, while those in the House of Lords are red.
Question 19 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
The benches in the chamber of the House of Lords are green.
The benches in the House of Lords chamber are red; it is the House of Commons whose benches are green.
Question 20 · 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.
Question 21 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
In England and Wales, which public body is mainly responsible for prosecuting people accused of crimes?
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the public body that prosecutes most criminal cases investigated by the police in England and Wales.
Question 22 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
The Central Criminal Court in London, which hears many famous serious trials, is better known by what name?
The Central Criminal Court in the City of London is commonly known as the Old Bailey, after the street on which it stands.
Question 23 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What surprises many people about becoming a magistrate in England and Wales?
Magistrates are volunteers from the local community who do not need any legal qualification; they receive training for the role and are advised on points of law by a legal adviser in court.
Question 24 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
The Bank of England is sometimes given a nickname. What is it?
The Bank of England, whose headquarters are on Threadneedle Street in the City of London, is nicknamed the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street.
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