Can you pass the UK citizenship test?

Oh dear, I only got12/20 I am not good at History I realise, how on earth do non British citizens cope with these answers, they should be about daily living, customs, traditons etc, that would be more relevant to people applying for citizenship surely. I am glad I dont have to apply, mind you living in Sweden, when Brexit comes into force who knows! Glad I am still a British citizen!

I managed to get 85%! I think more luck than judgement though, although I do like history so that helped.

Clearly the people who devised these tests are the same ones responsible for the more bonkers aspects of primary school curriculum. How many of us knows what an adverbial clause is? Its in the KS2 literacy test. Doesn't ensure our kids are good readers or enjoy books, quite the opposite I'd have thought.
OK, rant over.

18/20 and one or two guessework, so good to know that I can stay here after a mere 68 years!

Come to think of it, I don't suppose anyone asked the Vikings to sit a citizenship test. It would have been interesting to see the questions:
”On what days is it acceptable to rape and pillage the indigenous population? Christmas Day? April Fools Day? Every day?"

Yes, and me. Perhaps this is the answer everyone who sits the exam gets!!!!!

I did this test and got 17 out of 20, but I also had a look at the Life in the UK test questions and I did well with that but there we pages and pages of questions so I got fed up in the end (cos I was actually supposed to be making mince pies, not beggaring about online!). I agree that some of the questions have very little relevance. How would knowing where the Vikings came from indicate that you would make a good citizen?

After reading ExcitedWombat's post it makes more sense now. I thought these were a series of random questions, but if based on a book then st least it shows willingness to read it, despite many of us agreeing a lot of the content seems irrelevant.

I did it a few days ago and got 80%. I assume that is a pass. Questions seemed a bit strange though.

The Highway Code contains knowledge that is actually relevant to driving. If these questions are examples of what the author of Life in the U.K. thinks is relevant to being a U.K. citizen, then I think a new source is needed. It is unfair to ask people to study a text so flawed.

It does make you wonder who thought them up and why they thought they were an essential guide to being British.

The test questions are taken from the 'Life in the UK' book. Rather like the written driving test and the Highway Code.

You can argue all night over the content, and even over whether the answers are correct. The point is more that you've taken the trouble to study the book, that you've made just a little commitment to passing the test.

Sometimes I'm asked to 'examine' youngsters for a Scout badge in my speciality. You'd be surprised how many of them haven't read the requirements or made any attempt to fulfill them. I generally say 'Try again next week' and reward any honest sign of effort. It's disappointing but not unknown to get 'Oh, I won't bother then'.

As someone who takes classes in English conversion for those who dont have a grasp of the English language, I have often been asked to help them with some practice for the test. The questions seem stupid to me and don't relate to anything that is needed to fit in and settle into our British way of life. Also I don't know the answers and have to google them. Still it gets everyone talking english in the class.

Only 14. But it says something about Britain being multi-cultural when I can get the question about Diwali right but 6 wrong about our history.

I've not a chance at passing but.......for good or for ill, I'm staying; so there.

Do you have to pack your bags esspee?

Seriously, I don't think some younger people would pass; since history became an option at GCSE level many have not had a history lesson since the age of 13 or 14.

This is absolutely ridiculous, as most others have said. My husband and I did the quiz, and did not do very well (he is Lebanese by birth, but been a British citizen for many years). I would have liked to see more questions relating to perhaps our currency, our culture, our food, our religion and relevant day to day issues.

Oh dear, I got 12 out of 20

More info. You have to get 75% from 24 questions to pass and if you are under 18 or over 65 you don't have to take the test!

Follow up. Just looked it up and there is an official handbook for life in the UK test. So you would be able to read that if they decide to chuck us out for not getting 20/20 It coasts £50 to take the test plus you have to pass an English language test and there are a number of other criteria you have to meet.

And the more of the Highway Code they have to learn to pass the theory test the less they seem to remember when actually driving or parking!

15/20. Maybe there is a book they have to study and the questions come from that. Like taking the Highway Code. I think most younger people would not do well as they didn't study that part of history at school.

I can't remember how it is worded, did it make it plain it was a civil case (County Court)?
If I try to look I have to go through all the questions then it flips me back to the beginning partway through!

still confused by the county court question

It's a bit dark and wet to go down the garden
Although worms do like the wet weather