Exam 12 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Exam 12 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Exam 12 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.
Life in the UK Exam 12
What was inscribed in the first coins to be minted in Britain during the Iron Age?
Correct Answer: The names of Iron Age kings
The first coins minted in Britain during the Iron Age were inscribed with the names of Iron Age kings.
This was a display of political authority — similar to how modern British coins bear the monarch's image. These coins are among the earliest evidence of a literate ruling class in pre-Roman Britain.