Life in the UK Mock Exam 25

All 24 questions in Mock Exam 25

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

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

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

   • Entry Level 2
   • Level 1
   • Entry Level 1
   • Entry Level 3
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   D. Entry Level 3

3. At 11.00 am on Remembrance Day, people observe:

   • A church service only
   • A parade
   • A two-minute silence
   • A minute's applause
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   C. A two-minute silence

4. Where does the UK Parliament sit?

   • Cardiff
   • Westminster
   • Belfast
   • Edinburgh
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   B. Westminster

5. True or false: it is legal in the UK to force someone to marry against their will.

   • True
   • False
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   B. False

6. In which languages, other than English, can the test be taken by special arrangement?

   • Irish Gaelic only
   • Welsh or Scottish Gaelic
   • Urdu or Punjabi
   • French or Polish
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   B. Welsh or Scottish Gaelic

7. You must be at least how old to buy alcohol in a pub?

   • 16
   • 21
   • 18
   • 25
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   C. 18

8. The system by which most employees' income tax is automatically deducted by their employer is called:

   • National Insurance
   • PAYE (Pay As You Earn)
   • VAT
   • Self-assessment
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   B. PAYE (Pay As You Earn)

9. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own parliaments or assemblies with:

   • Devolved powers in defined areas
   • Full independence
   • No political power
   • Only ceremonial powers
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   A. Devolved powers in defined areas

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

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

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

    • MLAs
    • SMs
    • MSPs
    • MPs
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    A. MLAs

12. Queen Victoria's long reign is known as:

    • The Elizabethan Age
    • The Georgian Age
    • The Edwardian Age
    • The Victorian Age
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    D. The Victorian Age

13. What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?

    • Derry
    • Lisburn
    • Armagh
    • Belfast
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    D. Belfast

14. Roughly how many approved test centres are there across the UK?

    • About 30
    • About 10
    • About 100
    • About 300
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    A. About 30

15. Under the feudal system introduced by the Normans, most peasants were known as:

    • Freemen
    • Serfs
    • Barons
    • Yeomen
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    B. Serfs

16. The 40 days before Easter, a time of reflection, are known as:

    • Advent
    • Michaelmas
    • Whitsun
    • Lent
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    D. Lent

17. Which missionary became the first Archbishop of Canterbury?

    • St Columba
    • St David
    • St Patrick
    • St Augustine
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    D. St Augustine

18. How many members are there in a jury in England, Wales and Northern Ireland?

    • 6
    • 12
    • 9
    • 15
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    B. 12

19. The day before Lent starts, when people traditionally eat pancakes, is called:

    • Ash Wednesday
    • Good Friday
    • Shrove Tuesday
    • Palm Sunday
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    C. Shrove Tuesday

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

    • Eton
    • Harrow
    • Winchester
    • Rugby School
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    D. Rugby School

21. In which year did the Vikings first raid Britain?

    • AD 789
    • AD 1066
    • AD 597
    • AD 410
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    A. AD 789

22. In which year was Charles II invited back from exile, restoring the monarchy?

    • 1666
    • 1688
    • 1660
    • 1658
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    C. 1660

23. In 1982, Argentina invaded which British overseas territory?

    • Gibraltar
    • Bermuda
    • The Falkland Islands
    • St Helena
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    C. The Falkland Islands

24. True or false: shopping for products locally can help reduce your carbon footprint.

    • True
    • False
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    A. True