Life in the UK Mock Exam 3

All 24 questions in Mock Exam 3

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1. What is the currency of the UK?

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

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

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

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

   • A2
   • B2
   • B1
   • C1
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   C. B1

4. Which famous monument stands in Wiltshire and was probably used for seasonal ceremonies?

   • Skara Brae
   • Stonehenge
   • Maiden Castle
   • Sutton Hoo
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   B. Stonehenge

5. True or false: shops and businesses across the UK are legally required to accept Scottish and Northern Irish banknotes.

   • False
   • True
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   A. False

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

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

7. What is the capital city of Northern Ireland?

   • Belfast
   • Armagh
   • Lisburn
   • Derry
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   A. Belfast

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

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

9. What is the longest river in the UK?

   • River Thames
   • River Clyde
   • River Severn
   • River Trent
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   C. River Severn

10. The Anglo-Saxon king buried with treasure at Sutton Hoo was found in which county?

    • Norfolk
    • Essex
    • Kent
    • Suffolk
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    D. Suffolk

11. Causing harassment, alarm or distress to someone because of their religion or ethnic origin is:

    • A criminal offence
    • A civil matter only
    • Not against the law
    • Only an offence if repeated
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    A. A criminal offence

12. NATO, of which the UK is a founding member, was formed in:

    • 1949
    • 1945
    • 1973
    • 1957
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    A. 1949

13. What is the capital city of Scotland?

    • Dundee
    • Glasgow
    • Aberdeen
    • Edinburgh
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    D. Edinburgh

14. Who became king after defeating Richard III at Bosworth Field, founding the Tudor dynasty?

    • Henry VII
    • Edward IV
    • Henry VIII
    • Richard II
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    A. Henry VII

15. The national Church of Scotland is:

    • Methodist
    • Anglican
    • Presbyterian
    • Roman Catholic
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    C. Presbyterian

16. What is the maximum fine for watching TV without a valid television licence?

    • £500
    • £5,000
    • £100
    • £1,000
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    D. £1,000

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

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

18. The Crimean War (1853–56) was fought by Britain, Turkey and France against:

    • Spain
    • The Ottoman Empire
    • Germany
    • Russia
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    D. Russia

19. The Eden Project, with its giant biome greenhouses, is located in:

    • Cumbria
    • Cornwall
    • Yorkshire
    • Kent
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    B. Cornwall

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

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

21. Where must you book the Life in the UK test?

    • Online only, at gov.uk
    • By post
    • At a solicitor's office
    • At your local library
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    A. Online only, at gov.uk

22. Who was the first person in England to print books using a printing press?

    • William Wren
    • William Caxton
    • Geoffrey Chaucer
    • John Barbour
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    B. William Caxton

23. What is the minimum age to drive a car or motorcycle in the UK?

    • 16
    • 18
    • 21
    • 17
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    D. 17

24. Admiral Nelson was killed at which naval battle in 1805?

    • Battle of Trafalgar
    • Battle of Culloden
    • Battle of Waterloo
    • Battle of the Boyne
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    A. Battle of Trafalgar