New British Citizenship Test Changes

Posted: Jan 31, 2013
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Try your hand at the new version of the exam for aspiring Britons – featuring topics from the London Olympics to the Two Ronnies.

There have been made some changes in the uk citizenship test which must be taken by all immigrants that want to settle in Britain permanently.

The new revised exam, that was introduced in March, the main aspects that will be covered are the following: nation’s culture, past, sport, music, historical facts.

For example, while foreigners will be expected to know British history stretching back to the Stone Age, through to the Romans, Norman Conquest and the Magna Carta, they will also be tested on last year’s Olympics and “Britons’ unique sense of humour and satire”. The Two Ronnies and Monty Python are even on the syllabus, while British cultural and artistic heritage, from the music of composer Henry Purcell to the worldwide influence of the Beatles and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and the nation’s national parks all feature in the 45-minute test.

Foreign nationals will also be asked the following topics: the nation’s artistic achievements, Britain’s love of gardening and garden design, the work of influential architects including Christopher Wren and Norman Foster, about poets and authors as Geoffrey Chaucer, Jane Austen and Wilfred Owen, as well as the lives of some of Britain’s most celebrated writers, scientists and politicians, from William Shakespeare and Robert Burns to Isaac Newton and Winston Churchill also feature.

Ministers said the exam and its accompanying handbook, released today, will cover events and people “who have contributed to making Britain great”.

Immigration minister Mark Harper said: “We’ve stripped out mundane information about water meters, how to find train timetables, and using the internet”.

“The new book rightly focuses on values and principles at the heart of being British. Instead of telling people how to claim benefits it encourages participation in British life.”

More than 150,000 Life in the UK tests were taken nationally last year, including 77,000 in London.

Here are 10 questions from the new revised test:

1. Which landmark is a prehistoric monument which still stands in the English county of Wiltshire?

A) Stonehenge

B) Hadrian’s Wall

C) Offa’s Dyke

D) Fountains Abbey

2. What is the name of the admiral who died in a sea battle in 1805 and has a monument in Trafalgar Square, London?

A) Cook

B) Drake

C) Nelson

D) Raleigh