I failed my life in Britain mock test

[Britishfailure]

So I am a European citizen who has lived in London for 3 decades married to a Brit and raised 2 children. I have been toying with the idea of citizenship I light
of the Reform “we want to deport you all” rhetoric.

I took the mock citizenship test tonight and scored 71% which was not enough to pass. However, I made my British DH and children take it too and I actually scored way higher than they did.

The test is honestly crazy. Questions about roast beef. Honestly so weird. I think I won’t bother becoming a British citizen as I really don’t like roast beef 😂

I didn’t know Wadpole’s dates, that magistrates weren’t legally qualified or that small claims goes up to £10k, I’ve never done it.

TBF I’d say the last two were potentially useful to know, particularly the small claims court limit.

you’d think if they wanted people to do such a test they’d take the opportunity to at least make the questions something vaguely relevant to actual life in the uk!?

Mahmood has suggested volunteering for future ILRs. I also volunteer, as it happens.

50% here 🤦‍♀️ and very disappointed that there was no question on roast beef, I’d have probably known the answer to that.

OP, you need at least 2 - 3 weeks of study..With the Life in the UK app.

I thought small claims was up to £5k (which wasn’t an option!), but I don’t actaully need to know it, because if I ever needed it, I’d simply google it at the time.

Good point😆

OK so revise then… like for any other test or exam.

It’s a weird test. I was born here and I failed it.

I took it and passed but had studied for 10 days straight, and was doing at least a mock test a day the last week and more than once the last 3 days with a pass rate between 95% and 100%. Thats how much i didnt want to fail it. It's ridiculous. I want to naturalise and have to do it again. Not sure what it is that will make me more deserving of the naturalisation just because I take it twice in 1.5 years. Why can't they use my 2024 results. How will that make me uphold British values?

I just did the mock test out of curiosity, I'm british and have lived here for my whole 35 years on earth and I got 14 out of 24! 58% and some of those correct answers were lucky guesses!

I found the actual test easier than the materials. All 3 of us got the question:
Which paralympian has won 8 medals?

Just tried it. Failed with 46%. Ridiculous questions and none of them would actually determine if you can understand and appreciate British culture or not.
People like your self that have been living here and integrating for decades shouldn't really have to do a test more than basic English test maybe. Or a test showing an understanding of cultural norms that every British born person would know

Some of the questions are oddly very specific, but in general I think they are fine. You will pass if either a) you are integrated with our culture and take some interest in British history or b) you bother to study. It's really not a high bar.

And don't get me started about the stupid English tests. I have published a PhD book in English. Academic peer review papers, policy papers for international organisations but I have to go and say "the cat is sitting on a box" (first test). At least the third time I could choose a topic and I chose test cricket . Turned out my examiner was an older test cricket fan. That was good fun

Even though her British husband and children failed worse than she did ?

oh so we are not good enough brits? The next for yhe choo

I think it's the sort of general knowledge an educated British person would have, which is what you'd want really.

Born here to generations of English and Scottish people, with a Jamaican branch around 350 years ago. I expect I’d fail too. It’s daft.

79% for me and I didn't think the questions were particularly silly. One of the ones I didn't know was the small claims one which is embarrassing as I'm a lawyer and should know it

I did this test when my friend was studying to become a passport holding Brit, I’m a Londoner born and raised, I couldn’t answer most of the questions. There was one about the battle of Hastings as I recall, I managed that one, but the questions were utterly bizarre and rather bonkers.

I just took another test from the link posted upthread and got 92%. It was the dates for Walpole and the Habeas Corpus Act that got me - I do know who Walpole was and why the Habeas Corpus Act is important, which is surely more relevant than the dates!

No idea as I am not bothered by sport - is that now compulsory? I must toe the line ?

edit - isn’t the essence of Britishness eccentricity , going your own way and such a huge range of hobbies and interest?

I am curious, what was the roast beef question?

Ellie Simmonds.
To be fair, all the questions come from the LITU booklet provided.
I think in these times, all immigrants have to toe the line.
It's fine. I have passed far worse tests. DS, 21, studied the booklet for 5 days and passed.

Yes same here, those dates threw us!