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Thread Author: VxFan	Replies: 39

New Mon 28 Jan 13 19:46   The new UK Citizenship Test - VxFan

A new version of the test taken by foreign nationals who wish to become UK citizens "focuses on values and principles at the heart of being British", the Home Office has said. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21221773 10 sample questions can be found in the following link www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=life-in-the-uk_2 How many can you get correct? ps, I got 9 out of 10 (or 90 out of 100 according to my certificate) Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 19:52   The new UK Citizenship Test - bathtub tom

Tell us which one you got wrong, if you're not too ashamed. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 19:53   The new UK Citizenship Test - Slidingpillar

I got 100% but to be honest they were a remarkably easy set. Not exactly taxing. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 19:56   The new UK Citizenship Test - Zero

100%, not exactly hard are they, come on Dave, own up, which one did you get wrong? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 21:00   The new UK Citizenship Test - VxFan

>> come on Dave, own up, which one did you get wrong? I'm too embarrassed to say. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 31 Jan 13 13:02   The new UK Citizenship Test - VxFan

>> >> come on Dave, own up, which one did you get wrong? >> I'm too embarrassed to say. ok, it was the flag question. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 20:25   The new UK Citizenship Test - Duncan

I got 100%, but I lied about my name! Does it still count? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 20:29   The new UK Citizenship Test - rtj70

>> I got 100%, but I lied about my name! I got my name wrong as well :-) I once got 99% in an exam at school. By gran asked what I got wrong and I said my name - she believed me! Last edited by: rtj70 on Mon 28 Jan 13 at 20:29 Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 19:57   The new UK Citizenship Test - Manatee

10/10. Which did you get wrong, the jury one? Assume there's only one question set. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 20:09   The new UK Citizenship Test - Bromptonaut

10/10. I'd seen the same set of questions earlier in the day but didn't struggle then either. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 20:28   The new UK Citizenship Test - rtj70

10/10 I wonder if it was the one about debates or whatever in the commons - Speaker vs. leader of the house maybe? The last time there were some supposed questions for citizenship the questions were a lot harder in the demo. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 20:28   The new UK Citizenship Test - R.P.

0/10 - Can you please deport me somewhere warm, sunny and solvent then ? Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 20:41   The new UK Citizenship Test - No FM2R

>>please deport me somewhere warm, sunny and solvent then? Boating holiday on the Turpentine? Reply to this message | Report message       6

New Mon 28 Jan 13 20:43   The new UK Citizenship Test - R.P.

Boom Boom ! Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 20:44   The new UK Citizenship Test - Bromptonaut

>> Boating holiday on the Turpentine? Brilliant. Worth a thumb!! Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 20:49   The new UK Citizenship Test - No FM2R

So kind. Eye thenk ewe. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 20:57   The new UK Citizenship Test - crocks

I got 10/10. They didn't know I got my name wrong. Wasn't 100% certain about age for being on a jury but guessed right. Reply to this message | Report message

New Mon 28 Jan 13 22:46   The new UK Citizenship Test - Fullchat

10/10 looks like I'm stuck here. The Jubilee one had me thinking though. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 30 Jan 13 08:38   The new UK Citizenship Test - Ambo

Not so easy for a foreigner, in fact some must seem quite obscure. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 30 Jan 13 10:37   The new UK Citizenship Test - Cliff Pope

>> Not so easy for a foreigner, in fact some must seem quite obscure. >> That's the point, isn't it? It's for foreigners who are learning to be British. One of Milton Shulman's Goldberg jokes was about a jew who was trying desperately to be English. He bought all his shirts, shoes, shirts etc from the right street, learned how to leave which buttons undo, etc, and really thought he was making progress. Then one day Goldberg found him weeping. "What's the matter?" he asked "you've succeeded, haven't you? Don't you feel English yet?" "No, it's not that", he replied. "I'm sad because we have lost India." Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 30 Jan 13 09:32   The new UK Citizenship Test - Mapmaker

I think they're much better tests for the 'do you understand England' concept than were the NuLab ones. Less helpful if you want to claim benefits or know your rights when arrested though... Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 30 Jan 13 10:33   The new UK Citizenship Test - Mike Hannon

I got 9 - presumably I tripped up on the one about age for jury service as did many others. The rest were not exactly taxing. And the flag is called the Union Flag, not the Union Jack which is, IIRC, what it is known as by the Navy when flown from the jackstaff. However, as the system allowed me to sign in as Mickey Mouse none of this means very much. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 30 Jan 13 13:01   The new UK Citizenship Test - No FM2R

>>And the flag is called the Union Flag, not the Union Jack Actually the question asked... "What is it often called? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 30 Jan 13 13:23   The new UK Citizenship Test - Ambo

>>And the flag is called the Union Flag, not the Union Jack Actually the question asked... "What is it often called? Quite, an illustration of the kind of pitfalls encountered in questionnaire design and which can render findings unreliable. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 30 Jan 13 14:07   The new UK Citizenship Test - Mapmaker

>> Quite, an illustration of the kind of pitfalls encountered in questionnaire design and which can >> render findings unreliable. Au contraire. The question asked the question to which the correct answer was given. Only people like me call it the Union Flag. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 30 Jan 13 14:13   The new UK Citizenship Test - madf

I have received an invitation to become the next President of Mali after scoring 9 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 30 Jan 13 15:21   The new UK Citizenship Test - Cliff Pope

>> >>And the flag is called the Union Flag, not the Union Jack >> >> Actually the question asked... >> >> "What is it often called? >> And what would be the correct answer for someone taking the test in Northern Ireland? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 30 Jan 13 17:21   The new UK Citizenship Test - Duncan

>>> >> And what would be the correct answer for someone taking the test in Northern Ireland? >> The Province of Northern Ireland being part of The United Kingdom, the correct answer would be The Union Flag. What else could they answer? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 30 Jan 13 17:28   The new UK Citizenship Test - MD

10/10 Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 31 Jan 13 10:20   The new UK Citizenship Test - Mike Hannon

Oops, sorry re the flag question. Doing my usual sub-edit scan rather than reading properly I fear - and more keen on finding fault with yet another questionnaire. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 31 Jan 13 12:53   The new UK Citizenship Test - zookeeper

northern ireland is not part of the united kingdom of great britain check your passport Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 31 Jan 13 13:10   The new UK Citizenship Test - zookeeper

would a new arrival qualify for jury service? Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 31 Jan 13 13:56   The new UK Citizenship Test - Bromptonaut

>> northern ireland is not part of the united kingdom of great britain >> check your passport >> It's the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (ie the kingdom which includes both). Great Britain is the geographical name for the England, Wales and Scotland mainland and it's off islands. The island of Ireland is not part of GB. There's a whole academic treatise to be written on the way the functions of public bodies extend or do not extend over internal UK borders. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 31 Jan 13 15:33   The new UK Citizenship Test - Zero

>> northern ireland is not part of the united kingdom of great britain >> check your passport >> The sooner we chuck them out the better. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 31 Jan 13 15:42   The new UK Citizenship Test - Duncan

>> northern ireland is not part of the united kingdom of great britain >> check your passport >> Northern Ireland IS part of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. I have checked my passport and that is exactly what it says. Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 31 Jan 13 16:21   The new UK Citizenship Test - Manatee

I have always taken it to be The United Kingdom * (Great Britain + Northern Ireland) not The United Kingdom * (Great Britain) + Northern Ireland From t'Wiki - "The Kingdom of Great Britain resulted from the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland with the Acts of Union 1707 on 1 May 1707 under Queen Anne. In 1801, under a new Act of Union, this kingdom merged with the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) most of Ireland seceded from the Union, which then became known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." Reply to this message | Report message

New Thu 31 Jan 13 23:00   The new UK Citizenship Test - Dutchie

Surprised me that some people on here didn't know Northern Ireland was part of the UK. Something to do with King Billy and protestants hating catholics. Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 1 Feb 13 00:45   The new UK Citizenship Test - Armel Coussine

>> Something to do with King Billy and protestants hating catholics. Indeed Dutchie. I am tempted to say that for all your air of genial, relaxed, politically correct innocence, you swag-bellied Dutchmen (Shakespeare) have quite a lot to answer for... Only historically of course. But I do feel that you personally owe us (or anyway the bogtrotters) one of those insincere centuries-after-the-event-in-a-different-world apologies. Heh heh... Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 1 Feb 13 09:19   The new UK Citizenship Test - CGNorwich

It does say something for the Dutch PR machine that William of Orange invaded England in 1688 with a huge army and naval force and seized the crown. The first successful invasion since 1066 and now hardly anybody knows about it! And now they've got a new King Willem. Are we to expect future trouble from across the North Sea? :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Fri 1 Feb 13 10:07   The new UK Citizenship Test - Zero

I think we should present King Willem with a coronation gift, a memory of that Invasion. All the protestant and orange order people of Northern Ireland will be forcibly repatriated back to the Netherlands. Reply to this message | Report message