Life in the UK Practice Test 50
Free Life in the UK practice test 50 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 5: Government, Law & Your Role
After you have marked your ballot paper at a polling station, what do you do with it?
You fold the ballot paper to keep your vote secret and place it in the sealed ballot box, which is only opened when counting begins after polls close.
Question 2 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
How do voters normally show their choice on a paper ballot in a UK parliamentary election?
Voters mark a cross (X) in the box next to the one candidate they choose; in first-past-the-post elections each voter picks a single candidate.
Question 3 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Before an election, a poll card is delivered to your home. What is its main purpose?
The poll card confirms you are on the register for that election and tells you the address of your polling station and the hours it is open.
Question 4 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Which independent body sets MPs' pay and runs the system of MPs' business costs and expenses?
IPSA was created in 2009 so that MPs no longer decide their own pay and expenses; it sets pay and administers and regulates their business costs independently.
Question 5 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
If a government department has handled your case badly and its own complaints process has not put things right, which body can investigate as a final step?
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman independently investigates unresolved complaints about UK government departments and the NHS in England.
Question 6 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
A complaint about a UK government department must be referred to the Parliamentary Ombudsman by an MP.
Complaints about government departments reach the Parliamentary Ombudsman through an MP, who passes the complaint on with the person's consent; NHS complaints in England can be made directly.
Question 7 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Who can look into a complaint that a local council in England has handled something unfairly, once the council's own complaints process is finished?
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman independently investigates complaints about councils and care providers in England once the organisation's own complaints procedure has been completed.
Question 8 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
In Scotland, children and young people who have offended, or who need care and protection, are usually dealt with through which system?
Scotland's Children's Hearings system deals both with children who offend and with those who need care or protection, focusing on the child's welfare rather than punishment.
Question 9 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Members of Scotland's Children's Panels are unpaid, trained volunteers from the local community.
Children's Panel members are trained volunteers who give their time unpaid; three panel members sit at each children's hearing.
Question 10 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
In England and Wales, what are the likely consequences of a drink-driving conviction?
Drink-driving carries a minimum driving ban and a criminal record; courts can also impose a large fine and, in serious cases, prison.
Question 11 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
The legal drink-drive limit in Scotland is 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.
Scotland reduced its limit in 2014 to 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood, while England, Wales and Northern Ireland kept 80 milligrams.
Question 12 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Cyclists must obey traffic lights and road signs, like other road users.
The Highway Code requires cyclists, like other road users, to obey traffic lights and road signs; riding through a red light is an offence.
Question 13 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Since October 2014, what has changed about the paper tax disc once displayed in car windscreens?
The paper tax disc was abolished in 2014; drivers still pay vehicle tax, but entitlement is checked from electronic records, for example by cameras.
Question 14 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
While learning to drive a car on public roads, what must the learner display on the vehicle?
Learners must display L plates (D plates may be used in Wales) clearly at the front and rear of the car until they pass the driving test.
Question 15 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Who may legally supervise a learner driver practising in a private car?
A supervisor must be at least 21 and have held a full licence for that type of vehicle for at least three years; the learner must also be insured to drive the car.
Question 16 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Leila volunteers one day a week at her local Citizens Advice office, helping visitors work through problems with benefits and debt. In the handbook's terms she is:
Trained volunteers are the backbone of Citizens Advice, helping the public with free advice; giving time in this way is volunteering in the community.
Question 17 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What is a Neighbourhood Watch scheme?
Neighbourhood Watch brings residents together with the local police to share information, look out for each other and help prevent crime in their area.
Question 18 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What did the Human Rights Act 1998 do?
The Human Rights Act 1998 brought the rights protected by the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law, so people can claim them in British courts.
Question 19 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Under freedom of information law, what can members of the public do?
Freedom of information law gives the public a right to ask public authorities for recorded information they hold, subject to some exemptions.
Question 20 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
In Great Britain, which Act is the main law protecting people from discrimination at work and when using services?
The Equality Act 2010 is the main anti-discrimination law in England, Scotland and Wales, covering grounds such as age, disability, race, religion and sex.
Question 21 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What is the legal position on forced marriage in the UK?
Forcing someone to marry — by pressure, threats or deception — is a criminal offence in the UK, and protection orders can be made to keep people safe.
Question 22 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Which body registers and regulates charities in England and Wales?
The Charity Commission for England and Wales keeps the register of charities and regulates them, making sure they are run properly and for the public benefit.
Question 23 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Why does every worker in the UK need a National Insurance number?
Your National Insurance number is unique to you and ensures your contributions and tax are recorded against your name; you need one to work and to claim benefits.
Question 24 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
The monarch has an official birthday, celebrated in June each year. Which famous ceremony marks it?
The sovereign's official birthday is marked in June by Trooping the Colour, a large military parade in London attended by the monarch.
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