Free practice test
24 questions. 45 minutes. 18/24 to pass.
Same format as the real Life in the UK Test. Same 5 chapters of the official handbook. Take it as many times as you want — questions reshuffle each attempt.
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What is the Life in the UK Test?
The Life in the UK Test is a multiple-choice exam you must pass before applying for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) or British citizenship. It's 24 questions long, you get 45 minutes, and you need 18 correct (75%) to pass. The test costs £50 and is taken in person at an approved test centre.
The questions come from the official handbook Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents (3rd edition) and cover five chapters: the values and principles of the UK; what the UK is; UK history; modern British society; and how UK government, the law, and your role as a resident work.
How hard is it really?
Around 70-80% of test takers pass overall, but pass rates vary significantly by background. The handbook covers a lot of ground — kings and queens, battle dates, percentages of the population, the names of patron saints, devolved parliaments, the structure of the courts. Native-born Brits routinely fail when given the test cold, so don't feel embarrassed if you find it harder than you expected. The fix is practice, not extra studying.
How Britizen's practice test works
Each attempt pulls 24 questions from our full bank, balanced across the 5 chapters of the official handbook. You have 45 minutes — the same as the real test. When you finish (or run out of time), you'll see your score and a review of every wrong answer, including the source chapter so you know exactly where to read.
Take it as many times as you like. The questions reshuffle each attempt, so you won't memorise the order. When you've consistently scored 22+/24 across three attempts, you're ready to book the real thing.