Exam 11 — Life in the UK Test Practice

About Exam 11 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)

Exam 11 is a free 24-question timed mock examination for British citizenship naturalisation and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR / settlement) applicants in the United Kingdom. Every question is written directly from the official Home Office handbook, Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd Edition), covering British values, UK history, society, and government. To pass the official Life in the UK Test (booking fee £50 at gov.uk), candidates must answer at least 18 out of 24 multiple-choice questions correctly (75% pass mark) within 45 minutes.

Question 1: What should you do to make a complaint about the police (choose two answers)?Question 2: Where is Theatreland?Question 3: What is the name of the UK currency?Question 4: What is the Enlightenment?Question 5: What was Margaret Thatcher famous for?Question 6: Where did the Spanish Armada come from?Question 7: What is the name of the War Memorial located in Whitehall?Question 8: When was the Domesday Book written?Question 9: The Northern Ireland Assembly cannot make decisions on which two of the following issues?Question 10: When is St Andrew’s day celebrated?Question 11: Can the National Anthem be played if the King is not present?Question 12: When were the first coins in Britain made?Question 13: Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?Question 14: Who did Britain fight against in the Crimean War?Question 15: How old do you have to be to buy alcohol in the UK?Question 16: What flower did William Wordsworth write about?Question 17: Is St Helena part of the UK?Question 18: What other name is given to Diwali?Question 19: Which of the following charities helps the environment?Question 20: Which of the following was a crucial aerial battle fought between Germany and Britain during WWII?Question 21: Which two languages combined to become one English language?Question 22: By law, radio and television coverage of the political parties must be balanced and so equal time has to be given to rival viewpoints.Question 23: The UK government has never suspended the Northern Ireland Assembly.Question 24: Who is responsible for the opening of the new parliamentary session each year?

Life in the UK Exam 11

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Is St Helena part of the UK?

Correct Answer: No

No — St Helena is not part of the United Kingdom.

It is a British Overseas Territory — linked to the UK but self-governing in many respects. Other examples include the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar. British Overseas Territories are not part of the UK or European Union.