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Voting and the TudorsLife in the UK Test practice exam 4
Paper 4 mixes your rights as a voter with the Tudor century. Expect at least one question on who may vote and from what age.
What this paper is like
Practice exam 4 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 4 is always exam 4 — useful if you want to re-sit it after revising and compare scores honestly. Citizen rights, elections and the sixteenth century.
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 4, shown with the answer and the reason behind it. The other 21 are in the timed paper.
Sample question 1
At what age can you vote in a UK general election?
- 18 — correct
- 16
- 21
- 25
Why: You must be 18 or over to vote in a general election, and registered on the electoral register.
Sample question 2
In which year did the Spanish Armada sail against England?
- 1588 — correct
- 1666
- 1805
- 1815
Why: Philip II of Spain sent the Armada in 1588 during the reign of Elizabeth I; it was defeated and scattered.
Sample question 3
What is the capital city of Wales?
- Cardiff — correct
- Swansea
- Bangor
- Newport
Why: Cardiff is the capital of Wales; Edinburgh is Scotland’s and Belfast is Northern Ireland’s.
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.