- Hi I'm Tom Bradford,
are you taking the Life the in U.K. test?
If so this video is a practice test to help you prepare.
Just like the real Life in the U.K. test,
this video has 24 questions and you need to answer
at least 18 correctly to pass.
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Let's start with the questions, these are based
on the official government guidance
and questions from recent tests.
What happened to hereditary peers
in the House of Lords in 1999?
They inherited their titles?
They were abolished?
They lost their automatic right to attend?
They gained voting rights?
The answer is They lost their automatic right to attend,
in '99 hereditary peers who are members
of the House of Lords who have inherited their titles,
lost their automatic right to attend.
Why is 1918 an important date for women's rights?
Women were given the right to vote?
Equal pay laws were passed?
Women could stand for election?
Divorce laws were introduced?
The answer is women were given the right to vote.
Women over the age of 30 were given the right to vote
in 1918, in in 1928 they were given the right
to vote at 21, the same age as men.
Which is correct?
The fundamental principles of British life include,
democracy and the rule of law?
Or autocracy and tolerance of those with different beliefs?
The answer is democracy and the rule of law.
The fundamental principals of British life include,
democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty,
tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs,
and participation in community life.
True or false?
The pledge at the citizenship ceremony is;
"I will give my loyalty to the United Kingdom
"and respect its rights and freedoms.
"I will uphold its democratic values.
"I will observe its laws faithfully and fulfill my duties
"and obligations as a British citizen."
The answer, is true.
True or false?
The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland?
The answer is true.
True or false?
The official name of the country
is the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
The answer is false, the official name of the country
is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
True or false?
Great Britain refers to England,
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
False, Great Britain refers only to England,
Scotland and Wales, it does not refer to Northern Ireland.
True or false?
The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
are islands closely linked to the U.K., but not part of it.
The answer is true.
They have their own governments
and are called crown dependencies.
True or false?
St. Helena and the Falkland Islands
are British overseas territories?
True, they are linked to the U.K., but not part of it.
True or false?
Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
have parliaments or assemblies of their own
with devolved powers in defined areas?
True, and the whole of the U.K. is governed
by the parliament sitting in Westminster.
Julius Caesar lead a Roman invasion of Britain in,
55BC, 65BC, or 100AD?
The answer is 55BC.
This was the unsuccessful invasion of Britain
and for nearly 100 years Britain remained separate
from the Roman Empire.
In 1947, independence was granted to nine countries?
Eight countries?
Or seven countries?
The answer is nine countries, these included India,
Pakistan, and what is now Sri Lanka.
The British people elected a Labour government in 1945?
1943?
Or 1933?
The answer is 1945, the new Prime Minister
was Clement Attlee.
The Prime Minister Harold Macmillan
was famous for, the "Wind of Change" speech
about decolonization and independence?
Nationalization of the railways, coal mines,
gas, water and electricity?
Or reforming the education system?
The answer is the "Wind of Change" speech
about decolonization and Independence, that speech was
about independence for the countries of the empire
and was delivered in Cape Town in South Africa.
R.A. Butler was known for, the 1942 Report,
Social Insurance and Allied Services?
The introduction of the Education Act in 1944?
Nationalization of major industries?
Or joining NATO?
The answer is, the Education Act, 1944.
Richard Austin Butler, later Lord Butler,
was known for the Education Act, 1944
often called the Butler act.
Who invented radar?
Sir Bernard Lovell?
Alan Turing?
Francis Crick?
Sir Robert Watson Watt?
The answer is Sir Robert Watson Watt from 1892 to 1973.
Margaret Thatcher became a Cabinet Minister in 1965?
1970?
Or 1975?
The answer is 1970, she became the Secretary of State
for Education and Science in that year,
in 1975 she was elected leader of the Conservative Party.
Margaret Thatcher remained in office until?
1985?
1990?
Or 1995?
The answer is 1990, she was the longest serving
Prime Minister of the 20th century following
the conservative victory in the general election of 1979.
The Good Friday Agreement was signed in, 1994?
1996?
Or 1998?
The answer is 1998, the Blair government was able
to build on the peace process resulting
in the Good Friday Agreement signed in that year.
Which is true?
West Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg,
and the Netherlands formed
the European Economic Community in 1957?
West Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg,
and Denmark formed the E.E.C. in 1957?
Or, the U.K., France, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg,
and the Netherlands formed the E.E.C. in 1957?
The answer is the first option,
West Germany, France, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg,
and the Netherlands formed the E.E.C. in 1957.
At first, the U.K. did not wish to join the E.E.C.
But eventually did so in 1973.
Gordon Brown took over as Prime Minster in 2006?
2005?
Or 2007?
The answer is 2007.
In the May 2010 General Election,
Labour won an overall majority?
No political party won an overall majority?
Or the Liberal Democrats won an overall majority?
The answer is no political party won an overall majority,
for the first time in the U.K. since February 1974
there was no overall political majority
in the General Election, the conservatives
and the Liberal Democrats then formed a coalition government
and the leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron
became Prime Minister.
True or false?
The official church of the state is the Church of England?
True, it's a protestant church and has existed since
the Reformation in the 1530s.
True or false?
Several Church of England bishops sit
in the House of Commons?
False, they sit in the House of Lords.
Okay so that's the end of the practice test,
as I say to pass the Life in the U.K. test
you've got to answer at least 18 of those 24
questions correctly, let me know in the comments below
how you got on and if you have any questions about the test.
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