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Life in the UK Test practice test
The Life in the UK Test is 24 multiple-choice questions in 45 minutes, and you need 18 correct to pass, which is 75%. This page draws a fresh full-length test every time you load it, untimed and marked as you go so you can read why each answer is right. There are 811 questions in the bank and 40 fixed practice tests below.
Free, with no account. The Life in the UK Test costs £50 every time you sit it. Practising first is the whole argument.
Practice
To learn
- No clock
- Every answer explained as you go
- 24 questions, same as the real test
Timed exam
To check you are ready
- 45 minutes on the clock
- No explanations until you finish
- 18 correct to pass, same as the real test
Both draw a new set each time you load the page, so neither runs out. The numbered sets below are fixed, so you can retake one.
Before you start
- Questions
- 24
- Pass mark
- 18 correct
- Time limit
- Untimed
- Marking
- After each question
Some questions ask you to choose two answers. You need both, there is no partial credit.
No account needed. Your progress is saved on this device.
What is on the Life in the UK Test
Questions are drawn from 5 chapters of Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd edition), and they are not weighted evenly. Largest first, which is the order worth revising in:
How to prepare in four steps
1. Sit one timed mock before you read anything
It takes 45 minutes and tells you which chapters are already fine. Studying before you know that is guessing. Take a timed mock.
2. Read only the chapters you lost marks on
Reading Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd edition) front to back is the slowest route. Use the weighting above: a chapter with hundreds of facts costs you far more than one with a dozen. Read the study guide.
3. Drill those chapters until they stop hurting
Chapter drills ask only about one area, so you find out quickly whether the reading stuck. Recognition feels like knowledge and is not the same thing.
4. Retest under the clock, then book
Clear 18 out of 24 comfortably and repeatedly, not once. The real test costs £50 per attempt. What it costs · Booking and ID.
Optional
Pick a specific practice test
40 fixed sets of the same 24 questions, so you can work through them in order or retake one.
Optional
Pick a specific timed exam
17 fixed sets, timed, with results only at the end.
Common questions
- How many questions are in the Life in the UK Test?
- 24 multiple-choice questions, with 45 minutes to answer them.
- What is the pass mark for the Life in the UK Test?
- You need 18 of 24 correct, which is 75%.
- How much does the Life in the UK Test cost?
- £50. If you fail you pay again for each further attempt, which is why practising first is worth the time.
- Are these the real exam questions?
- No. No government publishes its real exam questions. These are written from Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd edition), the official study guide the real questions are drawn from.
- Is the Life in the UK Test hard?
- It is straightforward if you have read the material and unforgiving if you have not. You need 18 of 24 correct, so you can only afford 6 mistakes. Most people who fail have read the guide once and never tested themselves under time.
- How should I prepare for the Life in the UK Test?
- Sit one timed mock before you read anything. It takes 45 minutes and tells you which chapters are already fine, so you can spend your study time on the two or three that are costing you marks. Then drill those, and retest. Reading Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents (3rd edition) front to back is the slowest route.
- Do any questions have more than one answer?
- Yes. Some Life in the UK questions ask you to choose two answers, and you need both to get the mark. There is no partial credit.