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Test 15 — Life in the UK Test Practice

About Test 15 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)

Test 15 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.

Question 1: What is the capital city of Wales?Question 2: Which British scientist made important discoveries working with steam power?Question 3: When was the National Health System (NHS) established?Question 4: When did the Roman army leave Britain?Question 5: The line ‘a rose by any other name’ belongs to which of the following plays or poems written by William Shakespeare?Question 6: When were the Houses of Parliament built?Question 7: The Queen is the head of state in the UK:Question 8: How long did the First World War last for?Question 9: What was the population of the UK in 1851?Question 10: Which religious community celebrates Vaisakhi?Question 11: When was the first television broadcast made?Question 12: How many Russian and Polish Jews came to Britain to escape prosecution between 1870 and 1914?Question 13: The Queen has reigned since her father’s death in 1952, and in 2012 she celebrated her Diamond Jubilee.Question 14: Which of the following statements is true?Question 15: Who was Henry VII?Question 16: Which book written by JRR Tolkien was voted the country’s best-loved novel in 2003?Question 17: The Welsh Assembly has 129 Assembly members.Question 18: Emmeline Pankhurst set up the women’s Franchise League in 1889, which fought to get the vote in local elections for married women.Question 19: How many volunteers work for the National Trust?Question 20: How can you visit the Northern Ireland Assembly (choose TWO options)?Question 21: For what sort of claims is the small claims procedure in Northern Ireland used for?Question 22: Which Anglo-Saxon poem is about a hero’s battle against monsters and has been translated into modern English?Question 23: Which of the following movies was directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935?Question 24: What is the note with the highest value in the UK?

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What is the capital city of Wales?

Correct Answer: Cardiff

Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd) is the capital city of Wales.

It became the official capital in 1955 and is the seat of the Welsh Government and the Senedd. Swansea is the second-largest city; Cornwall is a county in England; Bangor is a city in North Wales.