Could you pass a Life in the UK test

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I have just wasted spent far too long doing life in the UK mock tests online for a bit of fun. However, I have failed every single one 😁

https://lifeintheuktestweb.co.uk/tests/

Can you pass any of the mock tests or am I just really stupid when it comes to the UK.

Passed the first one with 18/24, and I'm not from UK. Canadian, so we have similar government system.

I got 88% and I'm NOT a UK citizen 😂...

That ‘sample question’ and responses are very like those on our online training at work! 🤣
Eg. How should you greet customers?
a. Drop a basket on their foot
b. Say “fuck off you tosser”
c Say “good morning, how can I help?”
d. Stick your tongue out and poke them in the eye.

Just got 79% and passed the first one

I failed. I'm Scottish, so that's my excuse and I'm sticking with it. It felt more like a history test than anything.

I just passed on the first go. I'm Irish so we have some, ahem, overlap!

Haha that was fun! Only did the first one but will come back and try the others later. I failed (63%), I misread one question, but the historical stuff is things that I genuinely don’t know.

But I do not live in the UK. I was born there but have lived in New Zealand for probably three quarters of my life.

I passed two easily and then failed the next two! It's quite addictive.

In test one, I got 14 correct out of 24 questions. I am a UK citizen by birth.... Will get my coat 🤣

I finally passed test 5! I don’t know how people new to the country are supposed to know some of those questions.

50% correct. I failed! Born and bred English.

Some of the correct answers were blind guesses too.

I had what year was the battle of roses, how long ago did the UK separate from the mainland geographically, who was king when Wales politically joined with the UK, which poet was famous during victorian times and a question about an Olympic gold medalist which I didn't recognise any of the names for (assumed the answer was one of the 2 knighted, which it was but I guessed the wrong one) all on the same one, along with a few other obscure facts. Some were common sense questions but the majority were random facts irrelevant to everyday life or modern day British culture.

They could make this so much more educational. Just as an example - when were laws passed in Scotland to protect against forced marriage, with years close together. Instead why not ask "what do the laws protecting against forced marriage prohibit"
"What date did the uk leave the EU" with 30/31 jan 2019 or 2020 as the 4 options, why not ask "what changes did leaving the EU cause"
Specific dates don't give any useful knowledge

Yes I had those, they are pretty basic general knowledge about Britain and its history and culture to be honest, which presumably is why they ask them. There weren't any outlandish questions on there.

Failed both tests. 67% in both. I'm particularly poor on legal questions.

I passed first time, so I'm awarding myself an OBE and am putting myself 10th in line to the throne.

I got 17, 17, 21, 24

I'm rubbish at kings and queens of England. Don't know much about golf either

I took two and passed both: 22 of 24 questions answered correctly (92%) Your time: 02:42

I am British so it doesn't seem like a big ask! It's questions like who is Robert Burns and where is Loch Lomond.

I'm not sure an English speaker wrote some of the questions "when did the UK government CALLED a referendum"!

#bugger, formatting doesn’t work when published, will try and edit on laptop!
I’m working on a mumsnet edition of this given its more about life in the UK:

1. how many meals for a family of 4 should you expect to get out of a medium sized chicken (including the Sunday roast)

1 2 3 it lasts all week

1. A vessel of water used for post-coital clean up is known as:
2. willy washer
3. dick dipper
4. penis beaker
5. knob mug
6. where is it cheaper to live?
7. down south
8. up north
9. How many nights is acceptable to wear the same pyjamas for:
10. 1
11. what filthy fucker wears their pyjamas more than once
12. under what circumstances should you “leave the bastard” (select all that apply):
13. sexting another woman
14. financial abuse
15. not putting things in the dishwasher
16. he snores badly
17. How do some people afford so many holidays? (Select all that apply)
18. they take cheap holidays
19. they earn more than you
20. they prioritise spending on travel
21. credit card debts
22. is it ever acceptable to fart in front of your partner?
23. yes
24. no
25. When explaining a parking situation what is it compulsory to include?
26. the registration of the cars
27. photographs
28. a hand drawn diagram
29. the colour of the cars
30. Which of these dress sizes is now the UK average for women?
31. 8
32. 12
33. 16
34. 20
35. What are the key components of a “massive salad”?
36. lettuce, tomato and cucumber
37. tomato, cucumber and peppers
38. its a secret recipe and no one really knows
39. is this pregnancy test positive (see photo)?
40. yes
41. no
42. how long after the test did you read it?
43. Which of these household features are never acceptable:
44. kitchen island unit
45. en suite
46. artificial grass
47. What should you never do in an en suite bathroom?
48. clean your teeth
49. shower
50. have a poo
51. Does cauliflower cheese belong on Christmas dinner?
52. yes
53. no
54. who cares, it’s Christmas, have whatever you like

Yes. I thought they were all pretty basic general knowledge to be honest but seems
I was wrong.

Yes I passed one for real in 2012, but caveat that the history section wasn't in it then (optional section in book but not tested as British people couldn't pass it either) but when the Tories came back to power they restored it.

DP (French) is studying for it now having had the current book passed to me by colleagues first a Romanian and then a Hungarian. When DP is done, an Indian couple are next.

I could and I have. Had to study for it though. It made me even more resentful about Brexit because it was clear that many Brits wouldn't pass themselves (without preparation anyway).

But e.g. I know that Wales joined during the Tudor times, but not which king. I knew that the war of the roses happened in the 1400s but not which year.

So I guess I think you should be checking people know the gist. If the question had been, did the war of the roses happen in the 1100s, 1400s, 1700s or 1900s (as an example) then you could have used broad historical knowledge to eliminate the wrong answers. Whereas knowing whether it was 1455 or 1467 doesn't tell you about much except whether they know that specific fact.

This is so right. The test is essentially of your short term memory recall for dates/statistics and English comprehension.

There is no real benefit in knowing how many members there are in the Welsh Assembly but it’s worth knowing there is a Welsh Assembly, and why it exists. The test would rather you focus on whether it’s 60 or 65 members though!