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The two HousesLife in the UK Test practice exam 6
Paper 6 concentrates on how laws are actually made and on Scotland’s traditions. Sit it once you can describe the difference between the Commons and the Lords without hesitating.
What this paper is like
Practice exam 6 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 6 is always exam 6 — useful if you want to re-sit it after revising and compare scores honestly. Law-making, the Lords, Scottish custom.
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 6, shown with the answer and the reason behind it. The other 21 are in the timed paper.
Sample question 1
What are the two Houses of Parliament?
- The House of Commons and the House of Lords — correct
- The Commons and the Cabinet
- The Lords and the Privy Council
- The Senedd and the Commons
Why: Parliament is made up of the elected House of Commons and the appointed House of Lords, plus the monarch.
Sample question 2
Who led the British army to victory at the Battle of Waterloo?
- The Duke of Wellington — correct
- Admiral Lord Nelson
- Oliver Cromwell
- William Pitt
Why: Wellington defeated Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, ending the Napoleonic Wars. He later became Prime Minister.
Sample question 3
What is Hogmanay?
- The Scottish celebration of New Year — correct
- A Welsh music festival
- A Northern Irish parade
- An English harvest festival
Why: Hogmanay is New Year’s Eve in Scotland, where 2 January is also a public holiday. The Welsh festival of music and poetry is the Eisteddfod.
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.