Life in the UK Practice Test 34
Free Life in the UK practice test 34 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 4: Modern Society
At what age can a person legally drive a car or a motorcycle on public roads in the UK?
You can apply for a licence and drive a car from the age of 17, having passed both a theory and a practical driving test.
Question 2 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
By law, when a dog is in a public place in the UK, what must it wear?
Dogs in public must wear a collar with the owner's name and address on it, so that a lost or straying dog can be returned and identified.
Question 3 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Church of England is the established church of the whole United Kingdom.
The Church of England is England's established church, with the monarch as its Supreme Governor and bishops sitting in the House of Lords; the other UK nations have different arrangements.
Question 4 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The World Snooker Championship is held each year at the Crucible Theatre in which city?
The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield has hosted the World Snooker Championship since 1977.
Question 5 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The annual Boat Race on the River Thames is a rowing contest between crews from which two universities?
The Boat Race is rowed on the Thames in London between the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Question 6 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The London Marathon takes place in the autumn.
The London Marathon is held in the spring, usually in April — not in the autumn.
Question 7 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
A rugby league team has 13 players on the field at one time.
A rugby league team fields 13 players, while a rugby union team fields 15.
Question 8 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Open Championship, first played in 1860, is the oldest major championship in which sport?
The Open is golf's oldest major championship and is traditionally played on seaside links courses.
Question 9 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Derby, one of Britain's most famous flat horse races, is run at Ascot.
The Derby is run at Epsom Downs in Surrey. Aintree hosts the Grand National, which is a jump race.
Question 10 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The FA Cup is the oldest national football cup competition in the world.
First held in the 1871–72 season, the FA Cup is the world's oldest national football competition.
Question 11 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
In which town was William Shakespeare born?
Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire in 1564.
Question 12 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which of these was NOT written by William Shakespeare?
Great Expectations is a novel by Charles Dickens. Macbeth, Hamlet and King Lear are all Shakespeare plays.
Question 13 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which British crime writer created the detective Hercule Poirot?
Agatha Christie created Hercule Poirot, as well as Miss Marple.
Question 14 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Who wrote the children's books Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda?
Roald Dahl wrote many much-loved children's books, including Matilda and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Question 15 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Harry Potter series of novels was written by which author?
J. K. Rowling wrote the seven Harry Potter novels, which are among the best-selling books in the world.
Question 16 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Charlotte Brontë is the author of which classic novel?
Charlotte Brontë wrote Jane Eyre. Her sister Emily wrote Wuthering Heights.
Question 17 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
William Wordsworth, famous for a poem celebrating daffodils, is most closely associated with which part of England?
Wordsworth lived in the Lake District in Cumbria and wrote much of his poetry about its landscape.
Question 18 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Globe Theatre in London, a reconstruction of a famous Elizabethan playhouse, is most closely associated with which writer?
Shakespeare's acting company performed at the original Globe. The modern reconstruction stands on London's South Bank.
Question 19 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
George Frideric Handel, composer of Messiah, was born in which country before settling in Britain and becoming a British citizen?
Handel was born in Germany, settled in London and became a British citizen in 1727.
Question 20 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The patriotic song 'Land of Hope and Glory' is set to a tune from which work by Sir Edward Elgar?
'Land of Hope and Glory' uses the famous trio tune from Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1.
Question 21 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which British film director, known as the 'Master of Suspense', directed Psycho and The Birds?
Alfred Hitchcock, born in London, became world-famous for suspense thrillers such as Psycho and The Birds.
Question 22 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The BBC's television and radio services in the UK are mainly paid for by what?
The BBC is mainly funded by the television licence fee paid by households that watch or record live TV.
Question 23 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
In the 1930s, the BBC began the world's first regular television broadcasts.
The BBC began the world's first regular television service in 1936.
Question 24 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Shard, the tallest building in the United Kingdom, stands in Manchester.
The Shard, completed in 2012 near London Bridge, is the tallest building in the UK.
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