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Devolution and the ReformationLife in the UK Test practice exam 15
Paper 15 goes deeper on why Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast have their own institutions, and on the break with Rome that made the Church of England.
What this paper is like
Practice exam 15 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 15 is always exam 15 — useful if you want to re-sit it after revising and compare scores honestly. Devolution, the Tudors and the Church, Welsh writing.
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 15, shown with the answer and the reason behind it. The other 21 are in the timed paper.
Sample question 1
When were powers devolved to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland?
- In the late 1990s — correct
- In the 1970s
- In 2010
- In 1945
Why: Referendums in 1997 and the Belfast Agreement led to devolved institutions that began work in 1999.
Sample question 2
Which monarch broke with Rome and became head of the Church of England?
- Henry VIII — correct
- Elizabeth I
- James I
- Charles I
Why: Henry VIII broke from the Pope so that he could divorce, and made himself head of the Church of England.
Sample question 3
Which Welsh writer is best known for "Under Milk Wood"?
- Dylan Thomas — correct
- Robert Burns
- Rudyard Kipling
- Thomas Hardy
Why: Dylan Thomas, born in Swansea in 1914, is Wales’s most celebrated English-language poet.
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.