Life in the UK Practice Test 13
Free Life in the UK practice test 13 of 52: 24 questions in the real exam format, drawn from all five chapters of the official handbook. The real test has 24 questions, a 45-minute limit and a pass mark of 18 out of 24 (75%). Tap an answer to check it instantly and read the explanation.
Question 1 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
What exactly is 'Big Ben' in London?
Big Ben is the nickname of the Great Bell in the tower beside the Houses of Parliament. The tower itself is called the Elizabeth Tower.
Question 2 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Tower of London was built on the bank of which river?
William the Conqueror's fortress stands on the north bank of the River Thames in London, where it guarded the city from attack by water.
Question 3 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which of these places is a British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic?
The Falkland Islands are a self-governing British Overseas Territory. The Isle of Man and Jersey are Crown Dependencies, and the Isle of Wight is part of England.
Question 4 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which of these statements about British Overseas Territories is true?
Overseas Territories such as Bermuda and the Falkland Islands are under British sovereignty but are not part of the UK, and have their own governments and laws.
Question 5 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Union Flag is made by combining the crosses of which three patron saints?
The flag blends England's cross of St George, Scotland's cross of St Andrew and the cross of St Patrick for Ireland. St David's cross does not feature in it.
Question 6 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
What does the national flag of Scotland look like?
Scotland's flag, the Saltire, shows St Andrew's white diagonal cross against a sky-blue field.
Question 7 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which creature takes pride of place on the flag of Wales?
A red dragon, an emblem linked with Wales for centuries, dominates the Welsh flag against a green and white background.
Question 8 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which design appears on the flag of England?
England's flag is the cross of St George: a plain red cross centred on a white background.
Question 9 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Isle of Man is surrounded by which sea?
The Isle of Man sits in the middle of the Irish Sea, roughly midway between England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.
Question 10 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Anglesey, known in Welsh as Ynys Môn, is an island belonging to which country?
Anglesey lies just off the north-west coast of Wales and is joined to the Welsh mainland by road and rail bridges.
Question 11 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which is the largest of the Channel Islands by land area?
Jersey is the largest Channel Island; Guernsey, Alderney and Sark are all smaller.
Question 12 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes Guernsey itself and which two smaller islands?
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is made up of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark; Jersey forms a separate bailiwick of its own.
Question 13 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which statement about the Crown Dependencies is correct?
The Crown Dependencies govern themselves with their own governments and laws; they are not part of the UK and are not represented at Westminster.
Question 14 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which responsibility does the UK government keep for the Crown Dependencies?
The dependencies run their own domestic affairs, but the UK is responsible for their defence and represents them internationally.
Question 15 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Bermuda, a British Overseas Territory, is located in which ocean?
Bermuda lies in the North Atlantic, off the east coast of North America.
Question 16 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory in which sea?
The Cayman Islands are in the western Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba.
Question 17 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The island of St Helena, a British Overseas Territory, is historically famous as the place where which leader was exiled and later died?
Napoleon was exiled to remote St Helena in the South Atlantic in 1815 and died there in 1821.
Question 18 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which of the following is NOT a British Overseas Territory?
The Isle of Man is a Crown Dependency, not an overseas territory. Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Gibraltar are all British Overseas Territories.
Question 19 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
What is the international dialling code for the United Kingdom?
To call the UK from abroad you dial +44, then the number without its opening zero.
Question 20 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
During the winter months, the UK keeps time by which standard?
In winter the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT); the clocks move forward to British Summer Time in the spring.
Question 21 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
At the end of March each year, the clocks in the UK usually do what?
Clocks spring forward one hour at the end of March for British Summer Time, and go back one hour at the end of October.
Question 22 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
What happens when British Summer Time ends in the autumn?
At the end of October the clocks go back one hour, ending British Summer Time and returning the UK to Greenwich Mean Time.
Question 23 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
After England, which country of the UK has the largest population?
Scotland has the second-largest population of the four countries, ahead of Wales and then Northern Ireland.
Question 24 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which country of the UK has the smallest population?
Northern Ireland has the smallest population of the four countries, at around two million people.
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