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How British are you?http://www.channel4.com/programmes/m...tizenship-test
I got 15/24 and subsequently failed.
The pass mark is 75%.
Post your scores.
E: I did guess a lot btw.Last edited by worker13; 29-02-2012 at 23:31. -
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Re: Who wants to do a British citizen ship test?Tbh I'm shocked (me I mean!) I find these are things that I personally take for granted, and know little about. Being keen on History and Economics I knew some of the questions through outside knowledge, but I mean, if I were not an actual British Citizen, I'd be out on my ear!(Original post by worker13)
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/m...tizenship-test
I got 15/24 and subsequently failed.
The pass mark is 75%.
Post your scores.
:'( I got like 9 / 24 hahaLast edited by ROSSYROO; 29-02-2012 at 23:21. -
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Re: How British are you?10/24 = 42%
And to be honest I guessed the vast majority. If they weren't multiple choice I would have got 2 or 3 at the most.
Most of it however has little relevance in my opinion, and shouldn't really be a factor we judge immigrants on.
I wouldn't expect many of my family or friends to pass that test, and so it would be unfair to expect a foreigner to. Perhaps learning some more relevant and useful information would be better. -
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Re: Who wants to do a British citizen ship test?As would I. You'd think the test was made this hard so NO one would pass it and be let in.(Original post by ROSSYROO)
Tbh I'm shocked (me I mean!) I find these are things that I personally take for granted, and know little about. Being keen on History and Economics I knew some of the questions through outside knowledge, but I mean, if I were not an actual British Citizen, I'd be out on my ear!
:'( I got like 9 / 24 haha
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Re: How British are you?People only pass this because there is a book that you buy before you sit the test. It takes only takes a couple of hours to go through the book. It's not really hard to remember the information, the only reason people fail the test when it actually comes to it is because of their poor english (for some, and probably bad memory for others). So basically i felt as if the test was designed to weed out those individuals with bad english.
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Re: How British are you?5/24. I'm 23.
How the **** are you supposed to know these questions? I got 5/24.
I got 1, 3 and 6 right. Then I got 11 wrong in a row. Then I got 18 and 20 right. Then got the last 4 wrong.Last edited by Raiden10; 29-02-2012 at 23:30. -
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Re: How British are you?Can you prove this?(Original post by gobananas)
People only pass this because there is a book that you buy before you sit the test. It takes only takes a couple of hours to go through the book. It's not really hard to remember the information, the only reason people fail the test when it actually comes to it is because of their poor english (for some, and probably bad memory for others). So basically i felt as if the test was designed to weed out those individuals with bad english.
What did you get btw?
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Re: How British are you?
i actually had to do the test and i finished within 15mins, they didn't tell me how much i passed by.
Most people doing the test with me were doing it for the 3rd or 4th time!! They kept on revising from past questions and just hoping the same questions would come up. And they had really poor english, i felt really bad for them, they were spending money each time they went for the test.
http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.a...TRACKID=002353Last edited by gobananas; 29-02-2012 at 23:42. -
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Re: How British are you?That's quite depressing.(Original post by gobananas)
i actually had to do the test and i finished within 15mins, they didn't tell me how much i passed by.
Most people doing the test with me were doing it for the 3rd or 4th time!! They kept on revising from past questions and just hoping the same questions would come up. And they had really poor english, i felt really bad for them, they were spending money each time they went for the test.
http://www.tsoshop.co.uk/bookstore.a...TRACKID=002353Last edited by worker13; 29-02-2012 at 23:49.
Guess I'm not British.
