anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/quiz/2011/oct/11/uk-citizenship-test-quiz 25 sample questions from the test. I scored 15 out of 25 which is a fail as you need to get 75% and above. I'm well educated, have a strong interest in history and moderate grasp of current affairs - must be bloody difficult to pass if you are a foreigner to these shores. Suspect most Brits would have to revise hard to get a pass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I get '12.' Not great at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Balls Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I got 11 and most of those that I got right were educated guesses. Not easy at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackFrost Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I got 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Diamond Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 Yeah I think that's a tad silly. 11/24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jillyanne Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I got 11 right and the majority of those were guesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scummer Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 It should be remembered that there is a course / book which contains all the information that these questions relate to. So basically it's a test of your ability to learn and remember facts. We are attempting it 'blind'. Having said that, it's a pointless test. I don't see how knowing these things would make you a good citizen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I got 23, you lot must be as thick as pig ****. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 (edited) 16/24. Looks like I'm on the 'plane out of here, although it will probably take a couple of years for my extradition to be ratified. Edited 12 October, 2011 by Dimond Geezer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 15, I await the Immigration Service's deportation Police. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjsaint Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 14/24, and yes a fair few of those were pointless and pedantic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farawaysaint Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 Not a chance i can pass that. That's why you get a study book to learn this stuff. Really i don't see how proving when women were given the right to divorce their husband makes you a citizen though as i guarantee 90% of people you meet will have no clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I don't need a citizenship test as I belong in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
This Charming Man Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 13 for me. I guessed the vast majority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 15 for me but I guessed a lot of them. Still not good enough to be considered for UK citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danish Saint Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 Got 10/24, but really don't want to apply anyway. Nothing personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 25 for me. Great test. I would make this test compulsory for all immigrants. 24 or less and you're out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_jas Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I managed 12. Guessed a lot of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 25 for me. Great test. I would make this test compulsory for all immigrants. 24 or less and you're out. You are not supposed to GOOGLE the answers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 12 October, 2011 Author Share Posted 12 October, 2011 Not a chance i can pass that. That's why you get a study book to learn this stuff. Really i don't see how proving when women were given the right to divorce their husband makes you a citizen though as i guarantee 90% of people you meet will have no clue Totally agree, if they have to have a test they should make the questions more relevant to everyday life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dune Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 You are not supposed to GOOGLE the answers ! Just because you are thick doesn't mean everyone else is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dimond Geezer Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 25 for me. Great test. I would make this test compulsory for all immigrants. 24 or less and you're out. 25 correct, out of a possible 24, that is truly awesom Dune, perhaps you should be Queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I got 13, but I am sat here wondering how getting 24 makes you a better citizen than someone like me. Really, who gives a f**k what year divorce became allowed ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 Just because you are thick doesn't mean everyone else is. True, so whilst you are thick, everybody else on here is not ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 15 for me - totally pointless questions in the main. Just a thought - in how many languages is the test published? More than one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SO16_Saint Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 16/24. Looks like I'm on the 'plane out of here, although it will probably take a couple of years for my extradition to be ratified. same as - 16/24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View From The Top Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shurlock Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 Got a pathetic 12 but I've already had the pleasure of being detained and having my fingerprints taken by the UK Border Agency, so f**k em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 If they made this a surprise mandatory test for all UK citizens the place would be empty. I got 14 but then I don't live in the dump and have no interest in whether divorce became accessible to all in 1857 or 1875. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sour Mash Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/quiz/2011/oct/11/uk-citizenship-test-quiz 25 sample questions from the test. I scored 15 out of 25 which is a fail as you need to get 75% and above. I'm well educated, have a strong interest in history and moderate grasp of current affairs - must be bloody difficult to pass if you are a foreigner to these shores. Suspect most Brits would have to revise hard to get a pass Not really hard for them to pass as there is a study guide to revise all the answers from. Absolutely pointless piece of bureaucracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tone Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 25 for me... I would make this test compulsory for all immigrants. Yeah, right. We all believe you. How far back does your family history go then Dune? Pre Norman invasion? Any Irish or Hugenot blood? No ancestor ever married 'out'? No great-uncle you've forgotten? Because if not, you are just about the only true Englishman here. Oh no, hang on, what about those pesky foreign Romans, Saxons and Vikings? Or are you pure Celt? All Angle? It's a very rare person indeed who has no immigrant/foreign blood anywhere in the past few generations of their family .. the only real variation is how recent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 Or are you pure Celt? All Angle? The Celts originate from Austria and the Angles from Germany/Denmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tone Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 The Celts originate from Austria and the Angles from Germany/Denmark Send them back?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I got 10/24, i'm the worst one on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint-scooby Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 15 mmm ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Tone Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 15 for me - totally pointless questions in the main. Just a thought - in how many languages is the test published? More than one? No. In fact that's a major part of the point of the test IMO. It's in English (or Gaelic!) only. Immigrants seeking citizenship have to study the facts in English, and have to have a reasonable level of proficiency in the language to be able to pass..... which even someone like me (whom Dune no doubt considers a lilly-livered, wishy-washy, leftie liberal) thinks is a good idea. "Is the test only available in English? The test is offered routinely in English. However, if you are taking the test in a centre based in Wales you may request to take a test in the Welsh language, or if taking the test in Scotland you may request to take the test in Scottish Gaelic. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miffy Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 17/24 71% (I can't come in!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 My Swedish grandmother took this test a few years ago in order to gain UK citizenship (she's been living here since the 1950s), it seems unneccessarily hard tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 Send them back?! Well, the neanderthal's were here before 'modern' man migrated north ( @ 30,000 BC ), maybe his roots go back that far ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I had to pass the US citizen test. The average American would fail. Of course, it's a lot easier if you know the questions and answers and just have to learn it all. Even today I still know more about "Real" US history both political and cultural than the average American. They still think they invented the car and started the industrial revolution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 No. In fact that's a major part of the point of the test IMO. It's in English (or Gaelic!) only. Immigrants seeking citizenship have to study the facts in English, and have to have a reasonable level of proficiency in the language to be able to pass..... which even someone like me (whom Dune no doubt considers a lilly-livered, wishy-washy, leftie liberal) thinks is a good idea. "Is the test only available in English? The test is offered routinely in English. However, if you are taking the test in a centre based in Wales you may request to take a test in the Welsh language, or if taking the test in Scotland you may request to take the test in Scottish Gaelic. " Thanks, Ken -pleased to hear it! To my mind that IS the point of the test - the questions are almost irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy_D Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 12 for me. Has anyone passed without using Google yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 12 for me. Has anyone passed without using Google yet? i think that is the point, you do basic research before taking the test... and no lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnyboy Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I don't need a citizenship test as I belong in this country. Looks like you'll be the only one here - slight population crisis and a sore wrist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintscottofthenortham Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 I got 12. What a load of bullsh*t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suewhistle Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 25 correct, out of a possible 24, that is truly awesom Dune, perhaps you should be Queen. Can't vouch for it but somebody told me he was one, but she's a bit in denial.. But the question on divorce, how many hours a kid can work; some of those questions I'm not even interested in knowing and I'm generally a glutton for useless information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintandy666 Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 Did it yesterday, got 15. Stupid test anyway, and I don't just say that because I failed. It's a stupid test because it involves nothing that will help you actually live and integrate within this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 Ahhhh I amassed a massive 9 points out of 24 - about the lowest on here. Does that now mean that I have to move out of the United Kingdom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 12 October, 2011 Share Posted 12 October, 2011 Best not let the door bang on my ar$e on my way out of the country. A friends wife had to do this for real a few years back, when we were discussing the questions both of us were baffled by both the questions and answers. Thankfully his wife breezed through the answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohio Saint Posted 13 October, 2011 Share Posted 13 October, 2011 I just did the test and got 16. Bloody silly questions, but it doesn't matter, if you can't take the time to learn the answers before you take the test, well, you deserve a kick in the balls, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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