Life in the UK Practice Test 24
Free Life in the UK practice test 24 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 3: History
In which year did the Black Death first reach Britain?
The plague reached Britain in 1348 and spread rapidly, killing a very large share of the population within a few years.
Question 2 · Chapter 3: History
The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 was sparked mainly by anger at which tax?
The revolt was triggered by the poll tax, which charged the same amount to almost every adult regardless of wealth, and by attempts to keep wages and labourers under tight control.
Question 3 · Chapter 3: History
Who was the leading figure of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland in the 1500s?
John Knox led the Scottish Reformation. In 1560 Scotland broke with Rome and became a Protestant country, with Knox's preaching shaping its new church.
Question 4 · Chapter 3: History
Mary, Queen of Scots was executed on the orders of Elizabeth I in 1588.
Mary, Queen of Scots was executed in 1587 after being implicated in plots against Elizabeth I, whose prisoner she had been for many years.
Question 5 · Chapter 3: History
When James VI of Scotland became James I of England in 1603, what exactly was united?
In 1603 the crowns were united: James ruled both Scotland and England, but each kingdom kept its own parliament, laws and church for another century.
Question 6 · Chapter 3: History
For how many years did Charles I govern England without calling Parliament, in the period known as his Personal Rule?
Charles I ruled without Parliament for eleven years (1629–1640), raising money by other means — a major cause of the tensions that led to the Civil War.
Question 7 · Chapter 3: History
At the Battle of Naseby in 1645, Charles I's army was decisively defeated by which force?
At Naseby in 1645, Parliament's newly formed New Model Army crushed the king's main force, effectively deciding the Civil War in Parliament's favour.
Question 8 · Chapter 3: History
The Great Plague of 1665 was the last major outbreak of plague in Britain.
The Great Plague of 1665–66, which killed tens of thousands in London, was Britain's last major plague epidemic.
Question 9 · Chapter 3: History
The Great Fire of London of 1666 is traditionally said to have started in a bakery in Pudding Lane.
The fire began in a baker's shop in Pudding Lane and, driven by wind through closely packed wooden buildings, destroyed much of the old City of London over several days.
Question 10 · Chapter 3: History
The Bill of Rights of 1689 laid down which key rule about the monarchy?
The 1689 Bill of Rights limited royal power: the monarch could not suspend laws, raise taxes or maintain a standing army in peacetime without Parliament's consent.
Question 11 · Chapter 3: History
The Jacobite rising of 1715 aimed to restore which man to the throne?
The 1715 rising ('the Fifteen') tried to put James Edward Stuart — the 'Old Pretender', son of James II — on the throne in place of the Hanoverian George I.
Question 12 · Chapter 3: History
The Jacobite rising of 1745 finally ended in defeat at the Battle of Culloden in 1745.
Charles Edward Stuart's ('Bonnie Prince Charlie') army was destroyed at Culloden in April 1746, the last pitched battle fought on British soil, ending the Jacobite threat.
Question 13 · Chapter 3: History
During the Seven Years War, General James Wolfe won a famous victory in 1759 by capturing which city?
Wolfe's capture of Quebec in 1759, in which he was killed, was the turning point that led to British control of Canada.
Question 14 · Chapter 3: History
What was the outcome of the American War of Independence for Britain?
Britain was defeated and recognised the independence of the thirteen American states, which became the United States of America.
Question 15 · Chapter 3: History
Parliament abolished the slave trade throughout the British Empire in 1808.
The slave trade was abolished in 1807, making it illegal for British ships to carry enslaved people — though slavery itself continued in the colonies until the 1830s.
Question 16 · Chapter 3: History
What did the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 do?
The 1833 Act made slavery itself illegal across most of the British Empire, freeing hundreds of thousands of enslaved people in the colonies.
Question 17 · Chapter 3: History
Which of these was a central demand of the Chartists in the 1830s and 1840s?
The Chartists campaigned for political reform, above all votes for all men, along with secret ballots and payment for MPs so working men could afford to stand.
Question 18 · Chapter 3: History
Florence Nightingale became famous during the Crimean War for her work improving what?
Nightingale exposed the appalling conditions in military hospitals during the Crimean War and transformed nursing and hospital hygiene, greatly reducing deaths among wounded soldiers.
Question 19 · Chapter 3: History
Emmeline Pankhurst founded the Women's Social and Political Union in 1903. Its members became known as what?
Pankhurst's WSPU members were known as Suffragettes. Frustrated by peaceful campaigning, they used militant tactics — marches, window-smashing and hunger strikes — to demand votes for women.
Question 20 · Chapter 3: History
The Battle of the Somme in 1916 is notable in military history as the first time what was used in battle?
Tanks were used in battle for the first time during the Somme offensive in September 1916. The battle is also remembered for its enormous casualties.
Question 21 · Chapter 3: History
The Easter Rising of 1916 was an armed rebellion by Irish nationalists in which city?
Irish nationalists seized buildings in Dublin at Easter 1916 and proclaimed an Irish republic. The rising was suppressed within a week, but it transformed Irish politics.
Question 22 · Chapter 3: History
In 1922, after the Anglo-Irish Treaty, most of Ireland left the United Kingdom to become what?
In 1922 the Irish Free State was created as a self-governing dominion. Six mainly Protestant counties remained in the UK as Northern Ireland.
Question 23 · Chapter 3: History
The General Strike of 1926 was called by the trade unions in support of which workers?
The 1926 General Strike was called in support of coal miners who faced pay cuts and longer working hours. Millions stopped work for nine days, though the strike ended without victory.
Question 24 · Chapter 3: History
Why did Edward VIII abdicate the throne in 1936?
Edward VIII gave up the throne because the government and Church would not accept his plan to marry Wallis Simpson, who had been divorced. His brother became George VI.
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