Test 18 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 18 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 18 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.
Life in the UK Test 18
When did the English become the preferred language of the royal court and Parliament?
Correct Answer: In 1400
English became the preferred language of the royal court and Parliament in around 1400.
After the Norman Conquest (1066), French became the language of the English ruling class and court. English continued to be spoken by ordinary people, but legal and official business was conducted in French or Latin.
By around 1400, English had re-established itself as the language of the court, partly due to the growth of national identity during the Hundred Years War with France.