Test 39 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 39 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 39 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 39
Which two British poets wrote about their experiences in the First World War?
Correct Answer: Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon
Wilfred Owen (1893–1918) and Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967) are the two most famous British war poets of the First World War. Both served on the Western Front and used their poetry to convey the horror and futility of trench warfare.
- Wilfred Owen wrote Dulce et Decorum Est and Anthem for Doomed Youth. He was killed in action on 4 November 1918 — just one week before the Armistice
- Siegfried Sassoon was known for his bitter, satirical anti-war poems and acts of protest. He survived the war and enjoyed a long literary career