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title: "Life in the UK Test Practice Exam 1 — 24 Questions, Free | UK Test Mate"
description: "Free Life in the UK Test practice exam 1: 24 questions, a 45-minute timer and a pass mark of 18. Start here. Sample questions and answers included."
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# Life in the UK Test practice exam 1

Paper 1 is the one to sit first: a straight, unweighted sample of the whole syllabus, so your score tells you honestly where you stand before you revise anything.

> **Sit practice exam 1** — 24 questions · 45-minute timer · pass at 18 · no account needed → [Start exam 1](https://uktestmate.co.uk/index.html?exam=1)

## What this paper is like

Practice exam 1 follows the shape of the official test exactly: 24 multiple-choice questions, 45 minutes on the clock, and 18 correct answers needed to pass — 75%. You can flag questions and come back to them, and if you close the tab mid-paper we save your place so you can pick it up where you left off.

The paper is fixed, so exam 1 is always exam 1 — useful if you want to re-sit it after revising and compare scores honestly. An even spread with no single heavy topic — use it as a baseline.

## Topic mix in this paper

| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| History and key dates | 5 |
| Government, elections and Parliament | 4 |
| Culture, sport and traditions | 4 |
| Geography of the UK | 3 |
| The UK today | 2 |
| Values and principles | 2 |
| The law and your role | 2 |
| People who shaped Britain | 2 |

## Three questions from this paper

These are real questions from exam 1, shown with the answer and the reason behind it. The other 21 are in the timed paper.

**Sample question 1**

Who is the patron saint of England?

- **St George — correct**
- St Andrew
- St David
- St Patrick

**Why:** St George is England’s patron saint and his day is 23 April. Each UK nation has its own: Andrew for Scotland, David for Wales, Patrick for Northern Ireland.

**Sample question 2**

In which year was the Battle of Hastings fought?

- **1066 — correct**
- 1215
- 1415
- 1666

**Why:** William, Duke of Normandy, defeated the Saxon king Harold at Hastings in 1066 — the last successful foreign invasion of England.

**Sample question 3**

What is the highest mountain in the UK?

- **Ben Nevis — correct**
- Snowdon
- Scafell Pike
- Slieve Donard

**Why:** Ben Nevis in the Scottish Highlands rises to about 1,345 metres. Snowdon is the highest in Wales and Scafell Pike the highest in England.

## How to use this paper

- **Sit it cold, once.** No notes, no pausing. A first score tells you what you actually know.
- **Read every explanation** in the results, including the ones you got right by guessing.
- **Revise the weak topic** in the [handbook chapters](https://uktestmate.co.uk/handbook/), then re-sit this same paper.
- **Move on** to a paper you have not seen once you are scoring 21 or more here.

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- [Practice exam 2](https://uktestmate.co.uk/practice-exams/exam-2/) — 24 questions · timed
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- [What is the pass mark?](https://uktestmate.co.uk/answers/pass-mark/) — 18 out of 24 explained

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