CitizenReadyTopic: Everyday Life
Everyday Life: Driving, School & Health
Speed limits as road signs, the legal ages ladder, MOTs and L plates. Sort the ages, match the motoring rules, and flip the everyday facts the exam hides in plain sight.
Before we start — have a guess
Two warm-up questions from daily life.
What is the speed limit in a built-up area with street lights?
Primed ✓
From what age can you start learning to drive a car?
Primed ✓ — now the signs themselves.
Three numbers that run the roads
built-up areas
with street lights
single
carriageways
dual carriageways
& motorways
Thirty, sixty, seventy — if you can picture the three signs, the speed-limit questions answer themselves.
The legal ages ladder
Tap an activity to select it, then tap the age it belongs to. (Ages as the handbook gives them.)
From 16
From 17
From 18
Ladder built ✓ — 16 for the lottery in the handbook (the law has since moved it to 18), 17 to drive, and almost everything else at 18.
Match the motoring rules
Tap a term, then tap what it means.
Matched ✓
Flip the details
Answer in your head first, then tap to check.
What is the census — and how private is it?
A count of everyone in the country, held every 10 years. Your answers stay confidential for 100 years.
What must a dog wear in public?
A collar with the owner’s name and address on it — so a lost dog can find its way home.
Who is responsible for children being safely restrained in a car?
The driver — children must be in the right seat or belt, and it is the driver’s job to make sure.
What extra part does the driving theory test include?
Hazard perception — spotting dangers developing in video clips, alongside the multiple-choice questions.
All flipped ✓
True or false — no thinking time allowed
Quickfire complete ✓
Six real questions on this topic
Score 5 or 6 and this topic is marked mastered on your path. Anything less: revisit the block you missed and retake.
✓ green = correct · ✗ red = wrong · 🚩 red ring = marked for review · gold outline = current question
Your result
Say it in your own words
Give the three main speed limits for a car, and the age from which each of these is allowed: learning to drive, and buying alcohol. Say it out loud or write it down — then compare.
Reveal a model answer
The limits are 30 mph in built-up areas with street lights, 60 mph on single carriageways, and 70 mph on dual carriageways and motorways. You can start learning to drive at 17 — with L plates and a qualified supervisor — and you must be 18 to buy alcohol.
Where next?
Drill all of Chapter 5 in the Chapter 5 practice sets, or pick your next topic on the Topics path.