Life in the UK Mock Exam 10

All 24 questions in Mock Exam 10

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1. Since 2012, who is directly elected in England and Wales to set local policing priorities and budgets?

   • Magistrates
   • Police and Crime Commissioners
   • Chief Constables
   • Justices of the Peace
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   B. Police and Crime Commissioners

2. Where does the UK Parliament sit?

   • Edinburgh
   • Belfast
   • Westminster
   • Cardiff
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   C. Westminster

3. To apply for permanent residence or citizenship, you must prove English to which level?

   • B2
   • A2
   • B1
   • C1
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   C. B1

4. Which of these is NOT one of the five fundamental British values in the handbook?

   • Tolerance of different faiths and beliefs
   • Absolute monarchy
   • Democracy
   • Individual liberty
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   B. Absolute monarchy

5. Handel, a German-born composer who became a British citizen, wrote which oratorio often performed at Easter?

   • Messiah
   • Peter Grimes
   • The Planets
   • Façade
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   A. Messiah

6. The guides who give tours of the Tower of London are known as:

   • Household Cavalry
   • Chelsea Pensioners
   • Life Guards
   • Yeoman Warders (Beefeaters)
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   D. Yeoman Warders (Beefeaters)

7. Which supersonic passenger aircraft was jointly developed by Britain and France?

   • The Spitfire
   • The Harrier
   • Concorde
   • The Comet
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   C. Concorde

8. Serious criminal offences in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are tried before a judge and jury in a:

   • Sheriff Court
   • Magistrates' Court
   • Crown Court
   • County Court
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   C. Crown Court

9. Which 18th-century Scottish architect influenced buildings such as the Royal Crescent in Bath?

   • Christopher Wren
   • Norman Foster
   • Inigo Jones
   • Robert Adam
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   D. Robert Adam

10. True or false: the British constitution is written down in a single document.

    • True
    • False
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    B. False

11. True or false: the Republic of Ireland is part of the United Kingdom.

    • True
    • False
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    B. False

12. Who was the Minister for Health who led the establishment of the NHS?

    • Clement Attlee
    • Harold Macmillan
    • Winston Churchill
    • Aneurin Bevan
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    D. Aneurin Bevan

13. Trying to persuade people to vote for a candidate by knocking on doors or handing out leaflets is called:

    • Campaigning finance
    • Canvassing
    • Lobbying
    • Polling
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    B. Canvassing

14. B1 English level is equivalent to which ESOL level?

    • Level 1
    • Entry Level 3
    • Entry Level 2
    • Entry Level 1
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    B. Entry Level 3

15. On the first day of the Battle of the Somme, Britain suffered around how many casualties?

    • 16,000
    • 600,000
    • 60,000
    • 6,000
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    C. 60,000

16. The Habeas Corpus Act, guaranteeing a right to a court hearing, became law in:

    • 1688
    • 1660
    • 1679
    • 1707
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    C. 1679

17. Nick Park has won multiple Oscars for animated films featuring which characters?

    • Wallace and Gromit
    • Peppa Pig
    • Bob the Builder
    • Shaun the Sheep
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    A. Wallace and Gromit

18. Who created the fictional spy James Bond?

    • Ian Fleming
    • John le Carré
    • Graham Greene
    • Agatha Christie
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    A. Ian Fleming

19. The weekly event where the Leader of the Opposition challenges the Prime Minister in the Commons is called:

    • Question Time
    • The State Opening
    • The Budget
    • Prime Minister's Questions
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    D. Prime Minister's Questions

20. Which of these is NOT part of Great Britain?

    • Scotland
    • Wales
    • Northern Ireland
    • England
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    C. Northern Ireland

21. The Wars of the Roses ended with which 1485 battle?

    • Agincourt
    • Bannockburn
    • Bosworth Field
    • Hastings
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    C. Bosworth Field

22. In the Civil War, supporters of the king were known as:

    • Jacobites
    • Chartists
    • Roundheads
    • Cavaliers
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    D. Cavaliers

23. Rugby is said to have originated at which English school?

    • Harrow
    • Eton
    • Rugby School
    • Winchester
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    C. Rugby School

24. All young people in the UK are sent a National Insurance number just before their:

    • 21st birthday
    • 18th birthday
    • 14th birthday
    • 16th birthday
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    D. 16th birthday