Test 8 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 8 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 8 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 8
Who wrote an oratorio called ‘Messiah’, which is regularly sung by choirs at Easter time?
Correct Answer: George Frederick Handel
George Frederick Handel wrote the oratorio Messiah, which is regularly performed by choirs at Easter time.
Handel was born in Germany but became a British citizen in 1727. He is buried at Westminster Abbey.