Has anyone tried the life in the uk test?

Don't be surprised if you fail. I wasn't aware that False didn't mean False and that the Spanish Armada had to do with small claims procedures.

Argh. @IFoundWonderland beat me to it.

I'm not sure if I took the correct test, however the test that I took was more of a general knowledge history quiz. I really don't understand it's purpose or relationship to how we live in the UK.

Edit: I also completely fail to see how this test would filter out citizens who would and wouldn't have a positive impact on society, and those who wouldn't.

I'd like to see more moral questions like

'Is it ok to hit your wife if its in private'?
'Do animals have rights?'
'Should gays be thrown off buildings'?

It's a really stunning sign of failure in our education system that half of 18-24 year olds cannot pass this test.

Haha, that's a bit extreme but I'm with you completely. I would rather have a nice person with morals, even if he isn't the brightest, than a maniac with some historical knowledge.

It really isn't. It's mostly useless tosh.

It really isn't. It's mostly useless tosh.

Yeah, useless tosh like the very basics of their country's history and the functioning of its political and legal systems.

Well apparently even gov don't know cus I got marked wrong for saying general elections were every 5 years and the uk constitution was unwritten??? WOT

Yeah, useless tosh like the very basics of their country's history and the functioning of its political and legal systems.

It's a fairly easy test, but horrifically named. The reason why people fail it despite having lived in UK their whole lives is because a lot of what it tests is basically a summary of British history, which doesn't really have much relevance to the everyday life of anybody in the UK who doesn't take an interest in history (i.e. most of the population).



Some sample questions here: http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/can-you-pass-a-uk-citizenship-test-most-young-people-cant--gJ0v-H6BQx.

Oh yeah, because most people vote for the benefit of the country and not for selfish reasons right?

Why the hell do people need to know these things? It is totally irrelevant to their lives and will not make them happier - it won't improve society. I'm glad you aren't taught it.

Now, one thing that shocks me is how little international history concerning wars is taught in school. My younger brother who is 16 did not even know that nuclear bombs had been used before... wtf... The teaching of WW2 is so bias as well... I suppose you cannot really trust teachers to teach contemporary wars though... You know, things like the Afghan war and the cold war events, the gulf wars? That might be useful in fostering empathy for others.