Life in the UK Practice Test 37
Free Life in the UK practice test 37 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
Which of these is NOT a typical part of a traditional full English breakfast?
Sushi is a Japanese dish of rice and raw fish. A full English breakfast is a cooked plate typically including eggs, bacon, sausages, beans, tomato and toast.
Question 2 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Cornish pasty, a pastry case traditionally filled with beef, potato, swede and onion, comes from which county?
The Cornish pasty comes from Cornwall, where it was a handy packed lunch for miners and farm workers; it now has protected status.
Question 3 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Cheddar cheese takes its name from a village in which English county?
Cheddar cheese is named after the village of Cheddar in Somerset, where it was first made; the nearby gorge's caves were used to mature it.
Question 4 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Tradition says the sandwich is named after the Earl of Sandwich, who liked his meat served in which way?
Tradition says the Earl of Sandwich asked for his meat between two slices of bread so he could eat without leaving the card table — and the sandwich took his name.
Question 5 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Royal Crescent, a famous sweeping row of Georgian terraced houses, is in which city?
The Royal Crescent is in Bath, Somerset — a city celebrated for its elegant Georgian architecture and its Roman baths.
Question 6 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Brighton's Royal Pavilion, with its onion domes and Indian-style exterior, was built as a seaside palace for which royal?
The Royal Pavilion was built for George, Prince of Wales — later George IV — as his marine residence in Brighton, in a flamboyant Indian-inspired style outside and Chinese-inspired decoration inside.
Question 7 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Blackpool, the Lancashire seaside resort, is famous for its tower and for its autumn display of lights along the promenade, known as what?
Blackpool's Illuminations light up six miles of promenade each autumn and have drawn visitors to the resort for over a century.
Question 8 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Eden Project, whose giant domes house rainforest and Mediterranean plant collections, is in which county?
The Eden Project near St Austell in Cornwall opened in 2001, built inside a former china clay pit; its two huge domes are called biomes.
Question 9 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Angel of the North, a huge steel sculpture of a figure with outstretched wings, stands near which town in north-east England?
Antony Gormley's Angel of the North, completed in 1998, stands beside the A1 near Gateshead and is one of Britain's best-known pieces of public art.
Question 10 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The BBC World Service is best known for doing what?
The BBC World Service broadcasts news and programmes in many languages to a global audience, and has done so since 1932.
Question 11 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Channel 4, one of Britain's main public-service television channels, began broadcasting in which year?
Channel 4 began broadcasting on 2 November 1982, launched to provide a fourth national television service with a remit for distinctive programmes.
Question 12 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, two of the best-loved fantasy stories ever written, were created by which British author?
J. R. R. Tolkien wrote The Hobbit and its sequel, The Lord of the Rings, drawing on his love of old languages and myths.
Question 13 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, which gave English the words 'Big Brother' and 'thought police', was written by whom?
George Orwell wrote Nineteen Eighty-Four, published in 1949, as a warning about totalitarian rule and the abuse of power.
Question 14 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Winnie-the-Pooh, the honey-loving bear of the Hundred Acre Wood, was created by which writer?
A. A. Milne created Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends, basing the stories on his own son's toys.
Question 15 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Paddington Bear, the polite bear from Peru who loves marmalade, was created by which author?
Michael Bond created Paddington Bear, who first appeared in 1958 after being found at Paddington station in London.
Question 16 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
What is the job of the Poet Laureate in the UK?
The Poet Laureate is a poet appointed to compose verses marking significant national events and celebrations.
Question 17 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
J. M. W. Turner, one of Britain's most celebrated artists, is especially famous for painting what?
Turner is renowned for his expressive landscapes and seascapes, in which swirling light and weather dominate the scene.
Question 18 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The sculptor Henry Moore is best known for works in what form?
Henry Moore became world famous for his monumental bronze sculptures, many of them reclining human figures with smooth, curved forms.
Question 19 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Britain's classic red telephone box, one of the country's most recognisable designs, was designed by which architect?
The red telephone kiosk was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, who won a competition for the design in the 1920s.
Question 20 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The London Underground map, famous for showing stations in a tidy diagram rather than true geography, was designed by whom?
Harry Beck, an engineering draughtsman, designed the diagrammatic Tube map in the 1930s, based on the layout of an electrical circuit.
Question 21 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Fashion designer Mary Quant is closely linked to popularising which item of clothing in 1960s London?
Mary Quant popularised the miniskirt from her King's Road shop in the 1960s, making it a symbol of the 'Swinging London' era.
Question 22 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Notting Hill Carnival, one of Europe's biggest street festivals, is held each year in September.
The Notting Hill Carnival takes place in London over the late August bank holiday weekend, celebrating Caribbean culture with parades, music and food.
Question 23 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
In cities such as London, the festival of Chinese New Year is typically celebrated in public with what?
Chinese New Year is marked in British cities with lively street parades featuring lion and dragon dances, music and food stalls.
Question 24 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Sir Steve Redgrave is celebrated in British sport for winning Olympic gold medals in rowing at how many consecutive Games?
Sir Steve Redgrave won rowing gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games, from Los Angeles in 1984 to Sydney in 2000.
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