Exam 1 — Life in the UK Test Practice

About Exam 1 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)

Exam 1 is a free 24-question timed mock examination 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: By law, which TWO types of media have to give a balanced coverage of all political parties and equal time to rival viewpoints before an election?Question 2: What are the 40 days before Easter called?Question 3: Who was given the title of Lord Protector?Question 4: What are two responsibilities that you will have as a British citizen or permanent resident of the UK?Question 5: Where is Big Ben located?Question 6: When were men and women given the right to vote at the age of 21?Question 7: Where is the UK geographically located?Question 8: Who is the patron Saint of Scotland?Question 9: Which two houses fought in the Wars of the Roses?Question 10: The Bill of Rights of 1689 confirmed the right to vote for all adult men.Question 11: What is the Cenotaph?Question 12: Who was the first female Prime Minister of the UK?Question 13: Anyone can make a complaint about the police by writing to the Chief Constable of the police force involved.Question 14: What is the minimum age required to serve on a jury?Question 15: Which of the following statements is correct?Question 16: Who chairs the debates at the House of Commons?Question 17: What is a bank holiday?Question 18: Who was the captain of the English football team that won the World Cup in 1966?Question 19: What will you be given to vote before a general election takes place?Question 20: Which of the following territories is a Crown dependency but is NOT part of the UK?Question 21: When did the English defeat the Spanish Armada?Question 22: How is a jury selected?Question 23: What did Sir Frank Whittle invent in the 1930s?Question 24: Who wrote ‘The Daffodils’?

Life in the UK Exam 1

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Life in the UK Test question illustration

Where is Big Ben located?

Correct Answer: The Houses of the Parliament

Big Ben is located at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London. The name technically refers to the Great Bell inside the Elizabeth Tower, not the clock or the tower itself.