Life in the UK test 2: free practice test with answers (2026)

Question 1 of 24

Everyone in the UK is equal before the law, whatever their background.

FalseTrue

Question 2 of 24

What do National Insurance contributions help pay for?

Private health insuranceThe NHS, the state pension and other benefitsThe armed forces onlyLocal road maintenance only

Question 3 of 24

Who became the UK's first woman prime minister, in 1979?

Theresa MayEmmeline PankhurstMargaret ThatcherBarbara Castle

Question 4 of 24

What does civil law deal with?

The appointment of judgesDisputes between people or organisationsDecisions of parliamentCrimes investigated by the police

Question 5 of 24

Where are the proceedings of parliament published?

In the London GazetteIn the Domesday BookIn the Bill of RightsIn Hansard

Question 6 of 24

What is the Church of England called in Scotland?

The Presbyterian ChurchThe Anglican ChurchThe Church of ScotlandThe Episcopal Church

Question 7 of 24

How many national football teams does the UK have?

Two, one for Great Britain and one for Northern IrelandFour, one for each nationOne, representing the whole UKThree

Question 8 of 24

Loch Lomond and the Trossachs is a national park in which country?

WalesEnglandNorthern IrelandScotland

Question 9 of 24

Who is regarded as the founder of modern nursing?

Mary SeacoleFlorence NightingaleEmmeline PankhurstElizabeth Fry

Question 10 of 24

What is the official name of the country?

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandThe Kingdom of Great BritainThe British Isles

Question 11 of 24

Gilbert and Sullivan are known for writing what?

Comic operasDetective novelsSymphoniesFilm scores

Question 12 of 24

In the 1970s, roughly how many people of Indian origin forced to leave Uganda did Britain admit?

About 28,000About 2,000About 250,000About 500

Question 13 of 24

Who does the monarch appoint as prime minister?

The oldest serving member of the House of LordsThe MP with the largest personal voteThe leader of the party that can command a majority in the House of CommonsWhoever the outgoing prime minister nominates

Question 14 of 24

What did the Act of Union between England and Scotland create?

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandThe Kingdom of Great Britain, with one parliamentThe Scottish Parliament at HolyroodThe Commonwealth

Question 15 of 24

According to the official handbook, what was the population of the UK in 2010?

Just over 75 millionJust under 40 millionJust under 50 millionJust over 62 million

Question 16 of 24

How can you register to vote?

Only in person at a police stationOnly at a polling station on election dayThrough your local council's electoral registration officeBy writing to the House of Commons

Question 17 of 24

What happened during the Great Depression of the 1930s?

Full employment across the whole countryThe founding of the NHSHigh unemployment, though new industries such as cars and aviation grewThe end of the British Empire

Question 18 of 24

Who ruled jointly after the Glorious Revolution?

Henry VII and Elizabeth of YorkAnne and George ICharles II and James IIWilliam III and Mary II

Question 19 of 24

Whose assassination helped trigger the First World War?

Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaThe German KaiserThe King of BelgiumThe Tsar of Russia

Question 20 of 24

Why did Henry VIII break with the Church of Rome?

To join the Church of ScotlandBecause parliament ordered him toTo avoid paying taxes to SpainSo he could divorce his first wife

Question 21 of 24

What was one lasting effect of the Black Death?

The immediate end of the monarchyA labour shortage that let surviving peasants demand better payThe building of Hadrian's WallThe signing of Magna Carta

Question 22 of 24

What do County Courts deal with?

Serious criminal trialsImmigration decisions onlyA wide range of civil disputes, including debt and personal injuryAppeals from the Supreme Court

Question 23 of 24

Roughly how long ago was Britain permanently separated from the continent by the Channel?

10,000 years2,000 years50,000 years500 years

Question 24 of 24

What happened to Mary, Queen of Scots?

She fled to England, was imprisoned, and was eventually executedShe became head of the Church of EnglandShe defeated Elizabeth I and took the English throneShe led the Spanish Armada

Life in the UK test practice test 2

Life in the UK test practice test 2