Test 21 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 21 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 21 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 21
Who became one of the most popular monarchs in English history,particularly after 1588, when the English defeated the Spanish Armada?
Correct Answer: Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I became one of the most popular monarchs in English history, particularly after 1588 when England defeated the Spanish Armada.
Philip II of Spain sent a large fleet (the Armada) to invade England, but it was defeated by the English fleet under Lord Howard and Sir Francis Drake, aided by storms.
Elizabeth I's speech to her troops at Tilbury — "I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king" — became one of the most famous in English history.