Can you pass the UK citizenship test?

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.

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.

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'.

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

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.

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

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 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?

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

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?"

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

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.

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

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!

The Highway Code contains knowledge that is actually relevant to driving
JayH Ah - but when some of us oldies took it years ago we learnt what was in the Highway Code book and got asked random questions on the day of the test, so we know not to park on the brow of a hill, opposite a junction etc.

However, today they seem to have so much to learn, then take a theory test and immediately forget it all when they pass the driving test, judging by the way some of the younger parents park in our road when picking up their DC from school or that 30mph means 30mph when going through our village

Didn't know the Welsh or Scottish ones (oops) or the county court or cash machine ones, but as I've never used either, I'm not worried! Rather strange choice of questions. Anyway, got 80% so satisfied with that.

County courts deal with civil disputes including consumer disputes, magistrates' courts and crown courts deal with criminal cases.

I got 20/20 But strangely enough I had not answered a single question, must have telepathically conveyed my brilliance Tried refreshing but still gives me 20/20.

toscalily, try the second link the OP gave:
www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/travel/can-you-pass-the-uk-citizenship-test/ar-AAlj5Qp?li=AAaeUIW&ocid=spartandhp

The test questions are taken from the 'Life in the UK' book.

From axaltedwombat at 10.43 this morning.

So presumably candidates will have been given a copy of this book and when they've studied it, apply to take the test. Just like an ordinary exam, really.

They couldn't seriously be expected to know some of the questions otherwise!

Phew! I managed to get 75%. Yippee, I can stay.

Only got 65% but thought the questions pretty irrelevant and thought knowing or not knowing the answers proved nothing about suitability for citizenship . Also, in 1918 only women over 30 who were householders got the vote, and it wasn't until 1928 that women of 21 got the vote. . The chicken has nothing to do with citizen ship but I don't think it gets used much and I had it for lunch.

I passed (75%) but feel the questions should relate much more to our current way of life and our expectations of each other in daily life. In particular, for some would-be immigrants, the role of women in western society and how this translates in everyday life.

Like being treated with respect and not being intimidated and pushed to one side when walking along the pavement. Both of which have happened either to myself or to friends recently.

In this context, most/all of these questions are irrelevant, imo.

What sort of idiot devised this test - I mean, who in their right minds thinks it is an important test of citizenship to know that the first christians in Britain arrived in the 3rd century AD!!

An official test practice question asks if we know that Mo Farah won a gold medal, another wants us to understand what the Crystal Palace was.

Maybe we could add questions like:

How many countries has Britain invade and occupied?
What did we sell to the Chinese to trade for tea?
When did Britain invent the concentration camp?

What a load of rubbish that test is - it's about as relevant to citizenship as a chocolate fireguard!

And - when did we last resist invasion?

Or even - when have we been invaded successfully.....?

I got 14 right, they weren't what I would have expected and could have been far more relevant.