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Life in the UK Test

Practice for the Life in the UK Test, with explanations in seven languages. The bank holds 534 questions, and every one of them carries the published document it was written from.

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534
Parts
5
Subjects
30
One trainer
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What is in the bank

The parts below are the published syllabus for this qualification. The count next to each subject is how many questions the bank holds for it right now.

01The values and principles of the UK55 questions
  • Fundamental principles27
  • Becoming a citizen14
  • The test itself14
02What is the UK?48 questions
  • Countries of the union19
  • Crown dependencies13
  • Overseas territories16
03A long and illustrious history174 questions
  • Early Britain29
  • The Middle Ages13
  • Tudors and Stuarts22
  • Monarchy and Parliament14
  • Empire and colonies18
  • The Industrial Revolution16
  • The right to vote21
  • The twentieth century13
  • Notable people15
  • Acts of Parliament13
04A modern, thriving society116 questions
  • Population and ethnicity23
  • Cities and geography24
  • Religion26
  • Culture and sport23
  • Traditions and holidays20
05The UK government, the law and your role141 questions
  • The monarch11
  • The Houses of Parliament14
  • Government and Cabinet16
  • Elections and voting18
  • Devolved administrations12
  • The legal system12
  • The courts16
  • Rights and duties30
  • Taking part12

The test this prepares you for

These are the numbers of the real test, taken from the document named underneath and not from a training provider summary of it.

PaperQuestionsMinutesPass mark
Life in the UK Test244518 of 24

Source: GOV.UK, booking the test, and what happens at the test Checked 2026-10-06. Open the source

The awarding body sets the format and can change it. We check ours against the source above before each release.

One question from the bank

This is the first question of the bank, printed exactly as it is inside it, with its answer and its source. Our questions are written from the published documents. They are not the questions of the real test, which are not published.

Government and Cabinetgov-01

Who leads the UK government?

  • AThe Prime MinisterCorrect answer
  • BThe monarch
  • CThe Speaker of the House of Commons
  • DThe Lord Chief Justice

Why that is the answer

The Prime Minister leads the government and carries ultimate responsibility for its policy and decisions. The monarch is head of state, not head of government: the King appoints the Prime Minister but does not run the country. The Speaker chairs debates in the Commons and stays politically neutral, and the Lord Chief Justice heads the judiciary, which is separate from government.

Source

https://www.gov.uk/government/how-government-works