---
title: "Life in the UK Test Practice Exam 3 — 24 Questions, Free | UK Test Mate"
description: "Free Life in the UK Test practice exam 3: 24 questions, a 45-minute timer and a pass mark of 18. Devolution and geography. Sample questions and answers included."
url: https://uktestmate.co.uk/practice-exams/exam-3/
site: UK Test Mate — free Life in the UK Test practice
licence: Free to read and cite with attribution to https://uktestmate.co.uk/practice-exams/exam-3/
---
# Life in the UK Test practice exam 3

Paper 3 pushes on the devolved institutions and the physical map of the UK — the two areas people revise last and lose marks on first.

> **Sit practice exam 3** — 24 questions · 45-minute timer · pass at 18 · no account needed → [Start exam 3](https://uktestmate.co.uk/index.html?exam=3)

## What this paper is like

Practice exam 3 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 3 is always exam 3 — useful if you want to re-sit it after revising and compare scores honestly. Devolved government and UK geography.

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

**Sample question 1**

How many members does the Scottish Parliament have?

- **129 — correct**
- 650
- 90
- 60

**Why:** The Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh has 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs).

**Sample question 2**

What is the longest river in the UK?

- **The River Severn — correct**
- The River Thames
- The River Trent
- The River Clyde

**Why:** The Severn rises in Wales and flows through England to the Bristol Channel; the Thames is the longest river wholly in England.

**Sample question 3**

In which year did the Great Fire of London take place?

- **1666 — correct**
- 1605
- 1688

**Why:** The fire began in a bakery in Pudding Lane in 1666 and destroyed much of the medieval city, including the old St Paul’s Cathedral.

## 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.

## Next papers

- [Practice exam 2](https://uktestmate.co.uk/practice-exams/exam-2/) — 24 questions · timed
- [Practice exam 4](https://uktestmate.co.uk/practice-exams/exam-4/) — 24 questions · timed
- [All 17 papers](https://uktestmate.co.uk/practice-exams/) — Pick any paper
- [What is the pass mark?](https://uktestmate.co.uk/answers/pass-mark/) — 18 out of 24 explained

---

UK Test Mate is an independent revision site, not affiliated with the Home Office or UK Visas and Immigration. Book the official test at GOV.UK. Source: https://uktestmate.co.uk/practice-exams/exam-3/