Test 22 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 22 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 22 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 22
Which of the following scientific discoveries helped the progress of the Industrial Revolution?
Correct Answer: Steam power
Steam power was the scientific discovery that helped drive the progress of the Industrial Revolution.
James Watt significantly improved the steam engine in the 1760s and 1770s, making it far more efficient. Steam power drove:
- Cotton mills and factories
- Steam locomotives and railways
- Mine pumps for coal and metal ore extraction
- Penicillin — discovered in 1928, long after the Industrial Revolution
- The aeroplane — invented in 1903
- The lightbulb — invented in 1879