Poll: UK Citizenship Quiz

[MasterOfHisOwnDomain]

11/24. UK citizen about to be deported.

But some of these are simply strange. Can't go into a hospital without a doctor's letter except for an emergency? Having been "into" a hospital for orthodontic appointments without one, I dare say I'm right... and the whole constitution business is actually misleading. The UK has a written constitution, the only issue being it's not written in a single document, it's uncodified. So actually being knowledgeable about this subject made me get it "wrong". LOL GOOD TEST!

 

[caffineking]

10 out of 24. Fail!!!

Despite Englands rich and varied history, there's no History questions in the citizenship test because (as one Minister is quoted as saying) "Well. There is a lot of it"!!!

 

[Wushu Panda]

Can you pass it? [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/quiz/2011/oct/11/uk-citizenship-test-quiz]

In case you didn't know, to gain citizenship in the UK you have to take a short test about British culture and history, the above link is adapted from a practice version. Do you think that it's too harsh? What would you change about it, if anything? Did you get the trick-or-treat question right?

Also post your scores. I failed with 15/24, even though I'm a citizen by birth

EDIT: Only 7% of the escapist has managed to pass, that's 18 out of 291 so far.

EDIT2: That's gone down to 6%, 768 have failed, only 48 have passed. UK citizens seem to be doing marginally better.

This test is sad and pathetic. It's more like trivia you find at a weekly bar competition than a passport exam. I've seen citizenship tests friends have taken for here in the U.S., that's a hard test. It doesn't ask the random ass speed limits, who the president can/cannot marry or what to do for f***ing halloween. I just lost a ton of respect for your country.

 

[tahrey]

There is a study book available though, so much like the driving theory test, there's a lot to learn and most of it is irrelevant bollocks (with a few unexpected, actually quite important bits mixed in)...

What are the important bits? I've never read the study book so don't know how representative the guardian's version of the quiz is.

I have no idea mate, as a native born Brit I have no need or interest of paying whatever presumably rip-off price they ask for it, or going to a library to hunt it out. But it does seem very Theory Test-ish, and was probably written by the same people, as there's only so much time you can spend updating driving test questions that barely change.

Actually on the strength of the practice test I'd say it's considerably more bollock-hard than the driving one, because it doesn't even have any of the stupidly easy (almost comic relief), pretty much guessable questions that the theory throws out.

Some of the questions only apply to England & maybe Wales. For example, nobody pays for prescriptions here, and 13-16 year olds can work up to 4 hours a day. (but only on farms or delivering papers)

This is a good point, they could have put in a bit more about how Scotland and Wales have their own parliaments, and how policy differs. I suspect there are reasons behind that...[/quote]

Like I say... written by the same slightly uninformed people who write the theory questions. There's some stuff I had to deliberately mis-learn from the coursebook to get thru my bike theory, then try my damnedest to unlearn it again after.

 

[DefinitelyPsychotic]

I failed the test miserably and I'm damned proud of it! Go USA!

 

[adamroberthenry]

11 out of 24 and im a UK citizen

 

[x EvilErmine x]

The test is bullshit but that's not the most annoying part. Getting permission to take the test is frankly ridiculous as is the cost, yeah how much would you say it cost to take it? The government thinks £50.00 is fair. Also if you go to take it and then THEY mess something up with your registration you are not alowed to take it...and you have to pay fifty quid again to re-book it. Ridiculous.

 

[Red Bomb]

12 OF 24 and Im a British citizen (But only lived here for the past 5 years - am an Aussie really).
But what bullshit test. I didn't even know what some of those words meant and I'm a fairly intelligent 24yr old!

 

[Vault Citizen]

I didn't even manage to get 50% and I've lived in England for most of my life.

 

[Fidelacchius]

6/24 - English Born and raised...

Interesting to know that being aware of how many Muslims there are in the UK makes you worthy of living here.... what about Christians or Budists etc... I find it a little stupid. I have some questions you could use ....

a) Do you or are you willing to learn English?
b) Are you willing to work and pay taxes like everyone else?
c) Will you keep your views (no matter what they are) to yourself?

Job done.

 

[Fidelacchius]

Can you pass it? [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/quiz/2011/oct/11/uk-citizenship-test-quiz]

In case you didn't know, to gain citizenship in the UK you have to take a short test about British culture and history, the above link is adapted from a practice version. Do you think that it's too harsh? What would you change about it, if anything? Did you get the trick-or-treat question right?

Also post your scores. I failed with 15/24, even though I'm a citizen by birth

EDIT: Only 7% of the escapist has managed to pass, that's 18 out of 291 so far.

EDIT2: That's gone down to 6%, 768 have failed, only 48 have passed. UK citizens seem to be doing marginally better.

This test is sad and pathetic. It's more like trivia you find at a weekly bar competition than a passport exam. I've seen citizenship tests friends have taken for here in the U.S., that's a hard test. It doesn't ask the random ass speed limits, who the president can/cannot marry or what to do for f***ing halloween. I just lost a ton of respect for your country.

You may have lost respect for our country but think how us British feel... we don't have any respect left to loose and its our OWN country!

 

[Sarcastic_Applause]

It's a shame that failing the citizenship test doesn't mean being immediately exiled to Australia or New Zealand; it's the only way i'd willingly take that test :3

 

[Wushu Panda]

This test is sad and pathetic. It's more like trivia you find at a weekly bar competition than a passport exam. I've seen citizenship tests friends have taken for here in the U.S., that's a hard test. It doesn't ask the random ass speed limits, who the president can/cannot marry or what to do for f***ing halloween. I just lost a ton of respect for your country.

You may have lost respect for our country but think how us British feel... we don't have any respect left to loose and its our OWN country!

That isnt completely true. you still have Doctor Who, and for that your country will always have a special place in my heart.