Life in the UK Mock Exam 6

All 24 questions in Mock Exam 6

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1. The most famous rugby union competition among the home nations, France and Italy is the:

   • Super League
   • Six Nations Championship
   • The Premiership
   • The Ashes
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   B. Six Nations Championship

2. Whose ship, the Golden Hind, was one of the first to circumnavigate the world?

   • Sir Francis Drake
   • Captain Cook
   • Horatio Nelson
   • Sir Walter Raleigh
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   A. Sir Francis Drake

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

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

4. What does NATO primarily agree to do for its members?

   • Help each other if attacked
   • Share a single currency
   • Share a single Parliament
   • Merge their armed forces
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   A. Help each other if attacked

5. Which is the highest mountain in the whole UK?

   • Ben Nevis
   • Scafell Pike
   • Snowdon
   • Slieve Donard
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   A. Ben Nevis

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

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

7. What is the capital city of Wales?

   • Swansea
   • Cardiff
   • Bangor
   • Newport
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   B. Cardiff

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

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

9. Which flower is particularly associated with Scotland?

   • Thistle
   • Shamrock
   • Daffodil
   • Rose
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   A. Thistle

10. Which of these is an example of a civil law matter rather than a criminal one?

    • Assault
    • A dispute between a landlord and tenant
    • Selling illegal drugs
    • Theft
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    B. A dispute between a landlord and tenant

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

    • Chartists
    • Roundheads
    • Jacobites
    • Cavaliers
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    D. Cavaliers

12. 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

13. What is the official full name of the country?

    • England, Scotland and Wales
    • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    • British Isles Union
    • Great Britain and Ireland
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    B. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

14. True or false: St Andrew's Day and St Patrick's Day are official public holidays in Scotland and Northern Ireland respectively.

    • True
    • False
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    A. True

15. Who was the queen of the Iceni who led a revolt against the Romans?

    • Mary Queen of Scots
    • Boudicca
    • Elizabeth I
    • Matilda
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    B. Boudicca

16. The Council of Europe, which drew up the European Convention on Human Rights, has how many member countries?

    • 56
    • 27
    • 193
    • 47
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    D. 47

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

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

18. Which cabinet minister is responsible for the economy?

    • The Home Secretary
    • The Lord Chancellor
    • The Chancellor of the Exchequer
    • The Foreign Secretary
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    C. The Chancellor of the Exchequer

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

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

20. The longest distance on the British mainland, from John O'Groats to Land's End, is about:

    • 1,400 miles
    • 870 miles
    • 1,240 miles
    • 400 miles
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    B. 870 miles

21. Charles I was executed in which year?

    • 1660
    • 1649
    • 1658
    • 1642
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    B. 1649

22. True or false: the Glorious Revolution is so called because it involved almost no fighting in England.

    • True
    • False
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    A. True

23. Which economist, prominent in the 1930s, developed influential new economic theories?

    • David Ricardo
    • Adam Smith
    • David Hume
    • John Maynard Keynes
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    D. John Maynard Keynes

24. Hanukkah commemorates:

    • The Sikh community's founding
    • The birth of Jesus Christ
    • The Jews' struggle for religious freedom
    • The end of Ramadan
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    C. The Jews' struggle for religious freedom