Life In The UK Test
- 1.What is the national emergency services telephone number?
- A.
911
- B.
111
- C.
999
- 2.Is the following statement TRUE or FALSE? 'Three countries make up the UK.'
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.How many countries make up the UK?
- A.
2
- B.
3
- C.
4
- 4.Where is the Prime Minister's official home in London?
- A.
Downing Street
- B.
Parliament Square
- C.
Richmond Terrace
- D.
Whitehall Palace
- 5.Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? Citizens in the UK can vote in elections at the age of 18.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Which of these statements is correct?
- A.
Scottish bank notes are valid in all parts of the UK.
- B.
Scottish bank notes are valid only in Scotland.
- 7.Which TWO places can you go to if you need a National Insurance number?
- A.
Department for Education and Skills
- B.
Home Office
- C.
Jobcentre Plus
- D.
Social security office
- 8.Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? 'In the 1980s, the largest immigrant groups were from the West Indies, Ireland, India and Pakistan.'
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Why did the Huguenots come to Britain?
- A.
To invade the country and seize land.
- B.
To find jobs and a better life.
- C.
To avoid religious persecution.
- D.
To avoid a famine.
- 10.Which of these statements is correct?
- A.
In the 1950s, centres were setup in the West Indies to recruit bus drivers for the UK.
- B.
In the 1950s, centres were setup in India and Pakistan to recruit bus drivers for the UK.
- 11.Is the statement belows TRUE or FALSE? 'After the Second World War the British government invited people from Ireland and other parts of Europe to come to the UK.'
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Since 1979 the number of refugees from South East Asia who have been allowed to settle in the UK is:
- A.
Less than 2,500
- B.
Between 2,501 and 10,000
- C.
Between 10,001 and 25,000
- D.
Over 25,000
- 13.Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? 'In the UK, boys leave school on average with better qualifications than girls.'
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 14.Women in Britain first got the vote in:
- A.
1882
- B.
1918
- C.
1928
- D.
1945
- 15.Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? 'In the UK, it is illegal to discrimintate against women at work because of their sex.'
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.From which TWO places were people invited to come and work in the UK during the 1950s?
- A.
India
- B.
New Zealand
- C.
Russia
- D.
West Indies
- 17.Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? 'Women have had equal voting rights with men in the UK since 1928.'
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.In which year did married women get the right to divorce their husband?
- A.
1837
- B.
1857
- C.
1875
- D.
1882
- 19.Jewish came to Britain from Poland, Ukraine and Belarus to escape racial attacks.
- A.
From 1830 to 1850
- B.
From 1880 to 1910
- C.
From 1910 to 1920
- D.
From 1930 to 1945
- 20.The Irish famine was in the middle of the
- A.
1820s
- B.
1830s
- C.
1840s
- D.
1850s
- 21.Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? 'In the late 1960s the government passed new laws which restricted immigration from Australia, New Zealand and Canada.'
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many women demonstrated for what right?
- A.
The right to vote
- B.
The right to equal pay
- C.
The right to divorce their husbands
- D.
The right to have an abortion
- 23.What percentage of the UK workforce are women?
- A.
43%
- B.
45%
- C.
49%
- D.
51%
- 24.Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE? 'There are 2 million children at work in the UK at any one time.'
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 25.The proportion of young people who go on to higher education in the UK is
- A.
1 in 2
- B.
1 in 3
- C.
1 in 4
- D.
1 in 5
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