Test 25 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 25 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 25 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 25
Which of the following is a ceremonial role to be undertaken by the Queen?
Correct Answer: Opening the new parliamentary session every year
One of the most important ceremonial duties of the British monarch is the annual State Opening of Parliament, during which the King (or Queen) delivers the King's/Queen's Speech from the throne in the House of Lords.
This speech sets out the government's legislative programme for the coming year.
The monarch does not choose the Prime Minister or hold political power in this context — the role is strictly ceremonial.