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Policing and the Norman recordLife in the UK Test practice exam 14
Paper 14 asks who holds the police to account locally, then goes back to the survey that recorded Norman England.
What this paper is like
Practice exam 14 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 14 is always exam 14 — useful if you want to re-sit it after revising and compare scores honestly. Local accountability, the Norman period, Scottish literature.
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 14, shown with the answer and the reason behind it. The other 21 are in the timed paper.
Sample question 1
Which of these post-holders is elected by the public in England and Wales?
- Police and Crime Commissioners — correct
- Chief Constables
- High Court judges
- Civil service permanent secretaries
Why: Police and Crime Commissioners are elected to hold local police forces to account. Judges and senior officers are appointed, not elected.
Sample question 2
What was the Domesday Book?
- A survey of England’s land and property ordered after the Norman conquest — correct
- A record of the English Civil War
- A list of members of Parliament
- A collection of medieval poetry
Why: William the Conqueror ordered the survey, completed in 1086, to record who owned what across England.
Sample question 3
Which poet wrote "Auld Lang Syne"?
- Robert Burns — correct
- Dylan Thomas
- William Wordsworth
- Robert Louis Stevenson
Why: Burns is Scotland’s best-known poet; Burns Night is celebrated on 25 January.
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, then re-sit this same paper.
- Move on to a paper you have not seen once you are scoring 21 or more here.