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Chapter III Test 6 — Life in the UK Test Practice

About Chapter III Test 6 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)

Chapter III Test 6 is a free 24-question practice test for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.

Question 1: How many wives did Henry VIII have?Question 2: Who established the Church of England?Question 3: The UK is not a full member of the European Union because it does not use the Euro currency:Question 4: Who was the British Minister after Margaret Thatcher?Question 5: What was the most spoken language during the Iron Age?Question 6: What was Boudicca, the queen of the Iceni in what is now eastern England, known for?Question 7: Who was the first English Prime Minister?Question 8: What name is given to the period in the 18th century when new ideas about politics, philosophy and science were developed? Question 9: When did the Wars of the Roses end?Question 10: What was the symbol of the House of Tudor?Question 11: Who invented the cash-dispensing ATM (automatic teller machine) or ‘cashpoint’?Question 12: What is the meaning of the term ‘Habeas corpus’?Question 13: 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 engineers come from?Question 14: When was the hovercraft invented?Question 15: Who is the author of the famous play ‘Macbeth’?Question 16: Who was Robert Burns?Question 17: What is the meaning of ‘Magna Carta’?Question 18: Who defeated Emperor Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815?Question 19: What animal is represented in the Welsh flag?Question 20: Which famous economist developed ideas about economics during the 18th century and which are still referred to today?Question 21: Which German princess got married with Henry VIII?Question 22: Which of the following was one of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years War?Question 23: When did the English become the preferred language of the royal court and Parliament?Question 24: What animal was cloned by scientists Sir Ian Wilmut and Keith Campbell?

Life in the UK Chapter III Test 6

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Life in the UK Test question illustration

When was the hovercraft invented?

Correct Answer: In the 1950s

Sir Christopher Cockerell (1910–1999) invented the hovercraft in the 1950s.

The hovercraft travels over water and land on a cushion of air. It was one of many British inventions that changed the world.