Test 28 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 28 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 28 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 28
It is a civil offence to cause harassment, alarm or distress to someone because of their religion or ethnic origin:
Correct Answer: False
This statement is False. In the UK, it is a criminal offence — not merely a civil offence — to cause harassment, alarm or distress to a person because of their religion or ethnic origin.
This falls under hate crime legislation, which includes offences such as religiously or racially aggravated harassment under the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and the Public Order Act 1986.
People convicted of such crimes can face fines, community service, or imprisonment.