Test 1 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 1 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 1 is a free 24-question practice test 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 Test 1
Which of the following statements regarding the Black Death is NOT true?
Correct Answer: It affected children and old people only
The Black Death struck Britain in 1348 and killed roughly one third of the population across England, Scotland, and Wales — it did not discriminate by age.
The claim that it "affected children and old people only" is false.
The plague led to severe labour shortages, which in turn gave surviving workers greater bargaining power and helped reshape medieval English society.