Test 31 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 31 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 31 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 31
When did the Vikings first visit Britain to raid coastal towns and take away goods and slaves?
Correct Answer: AD 789
The Vikings from Denmark and Norway first raided the coast of Britain in AD 789, attacking the southern coastline. This was followed by the infamous raid on the monastery at Lindisfarne in AD 793, which shocked Europe.
Over the following centuries, the Vikings went from raiding to settling, establishing permanent communities across northern and eastern England in an area known as the Danelaw.