CitizenReadyLife in the UK Test — Exam 6 of 24
Exam 6 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 7. 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
Most court trials in the UK are held in public, where anyone may attend. What is an important reason for this?
Open trials keep the justice system transparent and accountable, helping to ensure that trials are fair and that justice is seen to be done.
Question 2 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
Which of the following is NOT one of the four countries of the United Kingdom?
The Republic of Ireland is a separate independent state. It left the UK in the 1920s and is not part of it. It became a republic in 1949.
Question 3 · Chapter 3: History
Which TWO languages blended together to form the basis of the English language?
Choose TWO answers — select both to see the result
English developed largely from Anglo-Saxon, the language of the Germanic settlers, blended with the Norman French brought by the conquerors after 1066. Latin was the language the Romans used for government and records in Britain, and Celtic languages were spoken across Iron Age Britain, but neither is one of the two main ingredients of English.
Question 4 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Which TWO of these athletes are celebrated British Paralympians?
Choose TWO answers — select both to see the result
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson won 11 Paralympic gold medals as a wheelchair racer, and Ellie Simmonds won Paralympic gold medals in swimming as a teenager. Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis-Hill are Olympic, not Paralympic, champions.
Question 5 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Forcing a spouse to have sex is a criminal offence that can be prosecuted as rape.
Forcing a partner to have sex is a crime in the UK, including within marriage, and can be prosecuted as rape. More broadly, violence against a partner is a criminal offence and can be prosecuted.
Question 6 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
St David is the patron saint of which country?
St David is Wales's patron saint, celebrated on 1 March.
Question 7 · Chapter 3: History
During the First World War, large numbers of women took factory jobs, including making shells and explosives.
With so many men away fighting, large numbers of women took factory jobs, including dangerous work making shells and explosives in munitions factories. Today, women make up roughly half of the UK workforce. Their contribution to the war effort helped to win women the vote in 1918.
Question 8 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Lent falls immediately after Easter.
Lent comes before Easter — it is the period of about forty days leading up to it, when many Christians traditionally fast or give something up. Easter Sunday itself falls in March or April.
Question 9 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
The legal principle of habeas corpus protects people in the UK by guaranteeing what?
Habeas corpus means that a person who is detained can require a court to decide whether their imprisonment is lawful - a safeguard against being locked up without trial.
Question 10 · Chapter 2: What is the UK?
The ancient stone circle of Stonehenge stands in which country?
Stonehenge, a prehistoric ring of standing stones, is on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England.
Question 11 · Chapter 3: History
The Wars of the Roses took their name from the badges of two rival royal houses - a red rose and a white rose. Which houses were they?
The rival houses were Lancaster, whose badge was a red rose, and York, whose badge was a white rose.
Question 12 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
The Beatles, one of the most influential bands of the 1960s, came from which English city?
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr all came from Liverpool, where the band formed before finding worldwide fame. The Beatles were at the heart of the 'Swinging Sixties', alongside groups such as the Rolling Stones, in a decade when many social laws were liberalised.
Question 13 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Which of these is a criminal offence in the UK?
Hate crime - attacking or abusing someone because of their race or background - is a criminal offence, as is smoking in enclosed public places such as pubs and restaurants. Debts and contract disputes are civil matters instead.
Question 14 · Chapter 3: History
The Massacre of Glencoe in 1692, in which MacDonald clansmen were murdered by soldiers who had been billeted with them, followed what event?
After the Glorious Revolution, Highland chiefs had to swear allegiance to William and Mary by a deadline. The MacDonald chief arrived late, and the massacre that followed became notorious in Scotland.
Question 15 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Haggis, a savoury pudding traditionally served with neeps and tatties, comes from which part of the UK?
Haggis is Scotland's national dish, traditionally served with turnip (neeps) and potatoes (tatties), famously at a Burns Night supper in January.
Question 16 · 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 17 · Chapter 3: History
Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII's Lord Chancellor and author of Utopia, was executed in 1535 after refusing to do what?
More resigned as Chancellor and was executed in 1535 for refusing to swear the oath accepting Henry VIII, rather than the Pope, as head of the Church in England.
Question 18 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Clarice Cliff was a celebrated British designer of the 1930s, best known for her bold, colourful work in which medium?
Clarice Cliff designed Art Deco pottery - her famous 'Bizarre' ware - at a factory in Stoke-on-Trent.
Question 19 · 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. You apply for a number through Jobcentre Plus, part of the Department for Work and Pensions, and must provide documents proving your identity, such as a passport or birth certificate.
Question 20 · Chapter 3: History
What did the Magna Carta of 1215 do?
Magna Carta forced the king to rule within the law and consult his barons — a foundation of constitutional government.
Question 21 · Chapter 4: Modern Society
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a Scottish writer and doctor, created which fictional detective?
Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories, solved with Dr Watson, began in the 1880s.
Question 22 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What is the Shadow Cabinet?
The largest opposition party forms a Shadow Cabinet, whose members scrutinise and challenge the work of each government department.
Question 23 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
Dalia believes her employer dismissed her unfairly and wants her case heard. Which body is set up to deal with disputes like hers?
Employment tribunals hear workplace disputes, including claims of unfair dismissal and discrimination at work. Discrimination at work is a civil matter, usually taken to an employment tribunal rather than a criminal court.
Question 24 · Chapter 5: Government, Law & Your Role
What does a school governor do?
School governors are volunteers who help make sure a school is well run and that its pupils are doing well. Governors also help set the school's overall direction and check how well its pupils are progressing.
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