CitizenReadyLife in the UK Test — Exam 11 of 24
Exam 11 of 24 in the CitizenReady series: a fixed paper of 24 questions — the same questions every visit, so you can retake it, watch your score climb, then move on to Exam 12. Weighted like the real test (history, government and society heaviest) with the real format mix and the real pass mark of 18 out of 24 (75%). Tap an answer to check it instantly and read the explanation.
Question 1 · Chapter 1: Values & Principles
Which TWO of these are responsibilities of people who live in the UK?
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Residents are expected to look after the area where they live and the environment, and to look after themselves and their family. People are free to disagree with the government, and joining a political party is a choice, not a duty.
Question 2 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which TWO of these are the national flowers of countries of the UK?
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The rose is the national flower of England and the thistle is the national flower of Scotland. The leek is a Welsh emblem but it is a vegetable, not the national flower (that is the daffodil), and the oak is a well-known tree emblem of England, not a flower.
Question 3 · Chapter 3: History
Charles I was executed in 1649, the first English king to be put to death after a public trial.
After his defeat in the Civil War, Charles I was tried and executed in 1649, and England became a republic, the Commonwealth.
Question 4 · 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. Royal Ascot, held in Berkshire each June, is another of Britain's most famous race meetings, and the Scottish Grand National is run at Ayr.
Question 5 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Which of the following is NOT true about voting in a UK General Election?
The last statement is false — there is no property qualification for voting. To vote in a General Election you must be aged 18 or over and your name must be on the electoral register. You can vote in person at a polling station, by post, or by proxy, where someone you trust votes on your behalf.
Question 6 · Chapter 1: Values & Principles
What should happen if you disagree with someone's opinion in the UK?
Freedom of speech lets people discuss and challenge ideas, alongside tolerance and respect for others.
Question 7 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The Great Glen, a great geological fault valley containing Loch Ness, runs across the Highlands between which two places?
The Great Glen runs in a remarkably straight line for about 100 km from Inverness, on the Moray Firth, to Fort William, at the head of Loch Linnhe, following the Great Glen Fault and a chain of lochs including Loch Ness.
Question 8 · Chapter 3: History
Who is generally regarded as Britain's first Prime Minister, dominating the government from 1721?
Sir Robert Walpole, who led the government from 1721 to 1742, is generally regarded as the first holder of the office we now call Prime Minister - and he remains the longest-serving.
Question 9 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Concorde, the famous supersonic airliner, was built by Britain working together with Germany.
Concorde was designed and built jointly by Britain and France, and carried passengers at more than twice the speed of sound.
Question 10 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Where does the Northern Ireland Assembly meet?
The Assembly sits in the Parliament Buildings at Stormont in Belfast; its members are MLAs.
Question 11 · Chapter 3: History
Which of these best describes the outcome of the Civil War that began in 1642?
Parliament's forces won decisive victories at Marston Moor (1644) and Naseby (1645). Charles I was captured, tried and executed in 1649 — the first English king put to death after a public trial — and England became a republic, the Commonwealth, with Oliver Cromwell later ruling as Lord Protector.
Question 12 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
David Hockney is a leading figure associated with which movement in British art?
Hockney, from Yorkshire, became a key figure in the pop art movement of the 1960s and remains one of Britain's best-known living artists.
Question 13 · 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 14 · Chapter 3: History
When James II fled the country in 1688 in the Glorious Revolution, who took the throne?
Parliament invited William of Orange and Mary, James's Protestant daughter, to take the throne, and the Bill of Rights of 1689 confirmed limits on royal power.
Question 15 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Snowdonia (Eryri), one of the UK's national parks, is in which country?
Snowdonia National Park covers a large area of north-west Wales and includes Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon), the highest mountain in Wales.
Question 16 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Which of these can members of the public do at the UK Parliament?
Members of the public can watch Commons and Lords debates from the public galleries, and follow proceedings through Hansard and online.
Question 17 · Chapter 3: History
Who became Prime Minister after the Labour Party won the general election of 1945 and built the welfare state?
Attlee's post-war government introduced the NHS and a national system of benefits designed to protect people 'from the cradle to the grave'.
Question 18 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Booker Prize, one of the world's best-known literary awards, is given each year for what?
The Booker Prize is awarded annually for the best novel written in English and published in the UK or Ireland.
Question 19 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
A brand-new car is registered in Great Britain. When will it first need to pass an MOT test?
A new car does not need an MOT until it is three years old; after that, it must pass the test every year.
Question 20 · Chapter 3: History
Who became Prime Minister when the Labour Party won the general election of 1997, ending 18 years of Conservative government?
Tony Blair led Labour to a landslide victory in 1997 and became Prime Minister, with his party presenting itself as 'New Labour'. His government delivered devolution, setting up the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly (now the Senedd) in 1999.
Question 21 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What is the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales — the youngest age at which a child can be charged with a crime?
In England and Wales (and Northern Ireland) the age of criminal responsibility is 10: younger children cannot be arrested or charged with an offence.
Question 22 · Chapter 3: History
Sir Walter Raleigh, a leading figure at Elizabeth I's court, is associated with early English attempts to do what?
Raleigh organised and promoted expeditions to found English colonies in North America, including the Roanoke voyages, though the early settlements did not survive. It was in Elizabeth I's reign that England began colonising the east coast of America.
Question 23 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What title do the elected members of the National Assembly for Wales have?
Members of the National Assembly for Wales are known as AMs — Assembly Members. Scotland’s members are MSPs and Northern Ireland’s are MLAs.
Question 24 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Who is the head of the Scottish Government?
The Scottish Government is led by the First Minister of Scotland, who is nominated by the Scottish Parliament.
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