Test 38 — Life in the UK Test Practice
About Test 38 (Official 3rd Edition Handbook)
Test 38 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 38
The evacuation of British and French soldiers from France during the Second World War gave rise to which famous phrase?
Correct Answer: The Dunkirk spirit
The phrase "the Dunkirk spirit" arose from the evacuation of Dunkirk in May–June 1940. After the fall of France, over 300,000 British and French soldiers were trapped on the beaches of Dunkirk in northern France by advancing German forces.
In a dramatic rescue operation (Operation Dynamo), the soldiers were evacuated across the English Channel by Royal Navy vessels and a fleet of civilian boats — known as the "little ships." The phrase "Dunkirk spirit" has since become a widely used expression meaning British resilience, determination and pulling together in the face of adversity.