UK Citizenship Test: Would You Get In?

[Paddy]

That is a general knowledge test. Who cares what year divorce became legal for women when it was over 100 years ago?

Why should you know to 2 significant figures how many under 18s there are?

The Council for Europe thingie changes its name every few years and there's loads of such bodies. How are you supposed to keep up?

Why should one care what other groups have the right to vote?

And yes, I failed.



Questions I got wrong:

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Many job applications will require a covering letter and...
they said CV. I said NI number (or proof of ID). When did they last apply for a permie job? They almost always want the NI number, frequently want proof of ID and do NOT want a CV, they want an application form filled in. I say THEY are wrong.

In which year did married women get the right to divorce their husband?
Who cares when the most recent option was 127 years ago, FFS?

Adults who have been unemployed for six months are usually required to join New Deal if they wish to continue receiving benefit.
They are wrong.
a) it depends upon your age;
b) you can opt in to New Deal at any time, if they agree. I was offered this at six months.
c) it was replaced in October 2009.

The number of children and young people up to the age of 19 in the UK is...
WTF would anyone know this to 2 significant figures?

The percentage of people in the UK in 2001 who said they were Muslims was...
Why is that in the test?

A quango is...
They have SO got that one wrong! It's an acronym, you bastards, look it up in the dictionary.

Which TWO of the following can vote in all UK public elections?
I didn't care much until I saw the right answers. Now that I have, I disagree with who can vote. I was happier ignorant.

Schools must be open...
Who cares? A better question might be "Under what circumstances can children not go to school?"

What a load of bollocks.

Well said!

The questions seem to trying to make PC statements

Why not have such questions as:

Is it legal to have forced arranged marriages?

Is it legal to have honour killings?

Can my cousin take my driving test for me?

Should I throw my rubbish in the street or put it in a bin?

[AtW]

The questions seem to trying to make PC statements

Why not have such questions as:

Is it legal to have forced arranged marriages?

Is it legal to have honour killings?

Can my cousin take my driving test for me?

Should I throw my rubbish in the street or put it in a bin?

Quiet. Also ask questions via voice rather than text and use drunken Scottish sailor recording his voice over the mobile call from the Highlands.

[OwlHoot]

Do you qualify to be a UK Citizen?

Take The Official Practice Citizenship Test (hosted by the Stationery Office) and post your results here.

I got 78%, so I get in by the skin of my teeth

WHS - I got 75%

Some of the questions were quite tricky, with little distinction between the right and wrong numerical values for example.

[scooterscot]

You have failed the practice citizenship test.

Questions answered correctly: 9 out of 24 (38%)


Get my private jet, I'm ready to be exported from this asylum.

[HairyArsedBloke]

63% While I was doing it I thought I was doing well !

I don't give a frak, I want to go anyway.

[Zippy]

I did better than I thought I would but failed miserably (58%). I guess I'd better hand in my birth certificate, passport and NI number ...

[threaded]

Damn I've passed the Danish citizenship test, but would fail the English one.

Outstanding!

[AtW]

I did better than I thought I would but failed miserably (58%). I guess I'd better hand in my birth certificate, passport and NI number ...

And your CUK login details! I need a new fembot for 2010

[gingerjedi]

Thats about as 'official' as the 'Nation Accident Helpline', it looks as though it was designed to by someone with an agenda other than that of the subject.

If it was 'official' wouldn't it be a '.gov' site?

Utter bollox.

[Diver]

You have failed the practice citizenship test.

Questions answered correctly: 12 out of 24 (50%)

Time taken: 06 minutes 05 seconds

Whew!

I've finally found a way out of this madhouse