Mock test 5

A full-length practice test in the format of the Life in the UK Test: 24 questions, 18 correct to pass, drawn from every part of the syllabus with no warning about which chapter each one comes from.

This mock starts with the cities and languages of Scotland and the banknotes of Scotland and Northern Ireland, then moves through the Romans' departure, Kenneth MacAlpin, the Bayeux Tapestry, the Wars of the Roses, Edward VI, Mary, Queen of Scots, the King James Bible, Pepys, Newton and Adam Smith, the property rights of married women, Dunkirk and John Logie Baird. Sport and culture come in with Olympic champions, Roger Bannister, the Eisteddfod and haggis, and the last part covers the whips, what the House of Lords can do, where to get free advice and the independence of the judiciary.

Unlike mock tests 1 to 3, which reuse questions from the chapter materials, every question here is new: none of them appears in the chapter revision or in the other mocks, so the score is not inflated by remembering questions you have already seen. It can be taken straight after the chapter revision.

It uses the three kinds of question you can meet on the day. Most have four options and one right answer. Some ask you to choose TWO answers, and you only get the mark if you pick both correct options and nothing else, so read the question carefully before you start clicking. Others give you four statements and ask which one is true; three of them are false in a way that is worth noticing, because a false statement often mixes up two real facts, such as a festival and the wrong date, or a person and the wrong invention.

Every question has an explanation that says why the right answer is right and where each wrong option actually belongs. If you miss a question, that explanation tells you which part of the syllabus to go back to, and that is usually worth more than taking another mock straight away.

How it differs from test day: the real test is taken on a computer at an approved test centre, with 45 minutes for 24 questions and a pass mark of 75 per cent (18 correct). Here there is no time limit and you see the explanation as soon as you answer, so for an honest rehearsal, answer all 24 before reading anything, keep an eye on the clock, and count your score at the end. A good mark here is a sign of progress, not a guarantee of passing.

The questions and explanations are Zestly's own, written from publicly known facts. Nothing is reproduced from the handbook, "Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents", which is the only real syllabus for the test and which you should read in full. This material is not produced or approved by the Home Office.

• Sit a full-length practice test in the real format: 24 questions, 18 to pass
• Answer 'choose two' and 'which statement is true' questions as well as single-answer ones
• Recall facts from every chapter when they arrive mixed together, without a chapter heading to help
• Find the chapters to go back to from the explanations of the questions you missed

Practice material written by Zestly from publicly known facts, following the published format of the Life in the UK Test (24 questions, 45 minutes, 75% to pass, as described on gov.uk). No text from the handbook is reproduced.