Life in the UK Mock Exam 13

All 24 questions in Mock Exam 13

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1. If an MP dies or resigns mid-term, a fresh election in that constituency is called a:

   • Snap election
   • By-election
   • Special election
   • Re-election
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   B. By-election

2. Skara Brae, a well-preserved Stone Age village, is found on:

   • Orkney
   • The Isle of Wight
   • The Isle of Man
   • Anglesey
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   A. Orkney

3. In the 2016 referendum, what percentage of voters chose to leave the EU?

   • 48.1%
   • 60%
   • 51.9%
   • 75%
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   C. 51.9%

4. Which of these is listed as a responsibility of someone wishing to become a permanent resident or citizen?

   • Respect and obey the law
   • Learn to drive
   • Own a house
   • Join a political party
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   A. Respect and obey the law

5. Which flower is particularly associated with England?

   • Daffodil
   • Thistle
   • Shamrock
   • Rose
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   D. Rose

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

   • True
   • False
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   B. False

7. Debates in the House of Commons are chaired by the:

   • Speaker
   • Leader of the Opposition
   • Lord Chancellor
   • Prime Minister
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   A. Speaker

8. Who was Elizabeth I's cousin, kept prisoner for 20 years and eventually executed?

   • Catherine of Aragon
   • Anne Boleyn
   • Mary, Queen of Scots
   • Lady Jane Grey
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   C. Mary, Queen of Scots

9. Which right is also listed among the freedoms offered by the UK?

   • A right to a fair trial
   • A right to free housing
   • A right to a state pension at 60
   • A right to two nationalities
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   A. A right to a fair trial

10. Britain and France declared war on Germany in 1939 after Hitler invaded:

    • Austria
    • Poland
    • Belgium
    • France
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    B. Poland

11. What is the name given to a piece of rented land where people grow their own fruit and vegetables?

    • An allotment
    • A garden
    • A smallholding
    • A croft
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    A. An allotment

12. The Tower of London was first built on the orders of:

    • Richard the Lionheart
    • Henry VIII
    • William the Conqueror
    • Edward I
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    C. William the Conqueror

13. In the 1830s and 1840s, which group campaigned for reforms including votes for every man and secret ballots?

    • The Levellers
    • The Fabians
    • The Suffragettes
    • The Chartists
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    D. The Chartists

14. Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly are known as:

    • MPs
    • MLAs
    • MSPs
    • SMs
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    B. MLAs

15. True or false: every candidate sits exactly the same 24 questions.

    • True
    • False
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    B. False

16. What is the currency of the UK?

    • Pound Scots
    • Pound sterling
    • The Euro
    • Crown
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    B. Pound sterling

17. Where does the UK Parliament sit?

    • Edinburgh
    • Westminster
    • Belfast
    • Cardiff
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    B. Westminster

18. What is the capital city of Wales?

    • Swansea
    • Cardiff
    • Newport
    • Bangor
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    B. Cardiff

19. True or false: it is legal to drive in the UK without motor insurance as long as you drive carefully.

    • True
    • False
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    B. False

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

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

21. Who led the Gunpowder Plot commemorated on Bonfire Night?

    • Oliver Cromwell
    • Guy Fawkes
    • William Wallace
    • Robert the Bruce
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    B. Guy Fawkes

22. In 1929 the world entered a severe economic downturn known as the:

    • The Crash
    • The Recession
    • The Slump
    • The Great Depression
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    D. The Great Depression

23. Since 1958, peers appointed for their own lifetime only are known as:

    • Justices of the Peace
    • Hereditary peers
    • Life peers
    • Lord Lieutenants
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    C. Life peers

24. In which year did the Battle of Bannockburn take place, when Robert the Bruce defeated the English?

    • 1215
    • 1348
    • 1314
    • 1485
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    C. 1314