Test 24 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 24 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 24 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 24
How old was the Queen of Scotland, Mary Stuart, when she became queen?
Correct Answer: A week old
Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots) became Queen of Scotland at just one week old in 1542, after her father King James V died only six days after her birth.
She was later executed on the orders of her cousin Queen Elizabeth I in 1587, having claimed the English throne.
Her son became King James I of England after Elizabeth I died.