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title: "Life in the UK Test Practice Exam 2 — 24 Questions, Free | UK Test Mate"
description: "Free Life in the UK Test practice exam 2: 24 questions, a 45-minute timer and a pass mark of 18. Parliament and early history. Sample questions and answers included."
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# Life in the UK Test practice exam 2

Paper 2 leans towards how Parliament is put together and the documents that shaped it. If constitutional questions are where you lose marks, sit this one second.

> **Sit practice exam 2** — 24 questions · 45-minute timer · pass at 18 · no account needed → [Start exam 2](https://uktestmate.co.uk/index.html?exam=2)

## What this paper is like

Practice exam 2 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 2 is always exam 2 — useful if you want to re-sit it after revising and compare scores honestly. Heavier on government and the medieval settlement.

## 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 2, shown with the answer and the reason behind it. The other 21 are in the timed paper.

**Sample question 1**

How many Members of Parliament sit in the House of Commons?

- **650 — correct**
- 600
- 129
- 90

**Why:** There are 650 MPs, each representing a constituency, elected at a general election.

**Sample question 2**

Which document, sealed in 1215, limited the power of the English king?

- **Magna Carta — correct**
- The Bill of Rights
- The Domesday Book
- The Act of Union

**Why:** Magna Carta ("the Great Charter") was forced on King John by his barons in 1215 and established that the king was not above the law.

**Sample question 3**

Who is the patron saint of Scotland?

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

**Why:** St Andrew’s Day is 30 November and his saltire cross forms the blue-and-white element of the Union Flag.

## 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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