You scored 10 out of a possible 24
You have failed, the pass mark was 75% According to the Life in the UK Test, you have insufficient knowledge of the English language or of life in the UK to remain. What would you change about the test if you could? Head over to our open thread and let us know.
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1. Is this statement TRUE or FALSE: in the 1980s, the largest immigrant groups were from the West Indies, Ireland, India and Pakistan
I said true, the answer is "False" - so what were the largest immigrant groups? The Vikings? The Romans? The Normans? give us a clue
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2. How many parliamentary constituencies are there?
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3. Which of these statements is correct?
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4. Why were recruitment centres set up in the West Indies in the 1950s?
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5. Many job applications will require a covering letter and what?
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6. Ulster Scots is a dialect which is spoken in Northern Ireland.
lucky guess
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7. In which year did married women get the right to divorce their husband?
How are we supposed to know this? I'm not a divorce lawyer, or a married woman
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8. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE: adults who have been unemployed for six months are usually required to join New Deal if they wish to continue receiving benefit
how the heck am I supposed to know that? I haven't claimed ANY benefit since 1987
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9. The number of children and young people up to the age of 19 in the UK is...
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10. The percentage of people in the UK in 2001 who said they were Muslims was...
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11. A quango is ?
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12. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE: you can attend a hospital without a GP's letter only in the case of an emergency
well you live & learn
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13. Which of the following statements is correct?
Information in the census is kept secret for 100 years or Information in the census is immediately available for the public to search
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14. Schools must be open how many days a year?
how should I know? I left school in 1982
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15. The official report of the proceedings of Parliament is called
what?
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16. Which of these statements is correct?
For cars and motorcycles the speed limit on single carriageways is 60mph or 70mph
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17. A byelection is held
Correct answer: when an MP dies or resigns
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18. Which of these statements is correct?
Correct answer: Children aged 13-16 cannot work for more than 12 hours in any school week
or: Children aged 13-16 cannot work for more than 10 hours in any school week
no kids, not a teacher, not a lawyer, so why would I know that?
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19. Which of the following statements is true?
Correct answer: The governing body of the EU is the Council of the European Union
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20. When was the census first carried out in the United Kingdom?
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21. Who is the monarch not allowed to marry?
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22. What type of constitution does the UK have?
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23. How might you stop young people playing tricks on you at Halloween?
You answered: Hide from them sorry, having a bit of fun. WTF is this to do with the UK? Trick Or Treat is a North American thing
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24. What is the difference in the average hourly pay rate for men and women?
Correct answer: 20% lower for women
You answered: 10% lower for women
right. if you're chucking me out, put me on the next flight to Vancouver please
