Practice test 6

Question 1Not answered

Why is recycling important, according to the handbook?

1. It makes products cheaper to buy
2. It uses less energy and reduces the amount of rubbish in landfill
3. It creates more raw materials
4. It removes the need for local councils

Question 2Not answered

Which book was voted the country's best-loved novel in 2003?

1. Harry Potter
2. The Lord of the Rings
3. Pride and Prejudice
4. Oliver Twist

Question 3Not answered

Which of these has won the Formula 1 World Championship?

1. Sir Stirling Moss
2. Nigel Mansell
3. Damon Hill
4. Sir Jackie Stewart's brother

Question 4Not answered

What are the three key roles of school governors?

1. Hiring teachers, cooking meals and cleaning
2. Setting exams, choosing books and marking papers
3. Setting strategic direction, ensuring accountability, monitoring performance
4. Collecting fees, buying land and building schools

Question 5Not answered

Who wrote the comic operas 'The Mikado' and 'HMS Pinafore'?

1. Rodgers and Hammerstein
2. Lennon and McCartney
3. Gilbert and Sullivan
4. Elgar and Holst

Question 6Not answered

Who was Mary, Queen of Scots' son who became James VI of Scotland?

1. A Protestant king
2. A Catholic king
3. An English lord
4. A French prince

Question 7Not answered

Which day of the Christian year remembers the death of Jesus?

1. Easter Sunday
2. Good Friday
3. Ash Wednesday
4. Palm Sunday

Question 8Not answered

What is ISAF?

1. A UN-mandated 50-nation coalition working in Afghanistan
2. A NATO air force
3. A British peace treaty
4. An Iraqi military group

Question 9Not answered

What slogan did American colonists use about British taxes?

1. No taxation without representation
2. Liberty or death
3. One nation under God
4. Freedom from the crown

Question 10Not answered

What are 'refuges' or 'shelters'?

1. Places for homeless dogs and cats
2. Safe places to stay for people facing domestic violence
3. Places to pay your tax bills
4. Places to register to vote in elections

Question 11Not answered

Which British music movement emerged in the late 1970s?

1. Punk
2. Jazz
3. Folk revival
4. Boy bands

Question 12Not answered

Which of the following is a key role of a school governor?

1. Setting the strategic direction of the school
2. Writing the school's textbooks
3. Cleaning the school buildings
4. Teaching students in the classroom

Question 13Not answered

In which year was the European Economic Community formed?

1. 1945
2. 1973
3. 1957
4. 1992

Question 14Not answered

What was promised to Ireland by the British government in 1913?

1. Home Rule
2. Independence
3. A new king
4. A Republic

Question 15Not answered

How many works are shortlisted each year for the Turner Prize?

1. Two
2. Ten
3. Four
4. Twenty

Question 16Not answered

Which of these is a way to have your say on a national issue?

1. Send a letter to the Speaker only
2. Ask a police officer
3. Contact the Supreme Court
4. Write to your MP

Question 17Not answered

What did the Thatcher government do to nationalised industries?

1. Privatised them
2. Nationalised more of them
3. Closed them all
4. Handed them to trade unions

Question 18Not answered

Which of these is a duty of the Prime Minister?

1. Judging court cases
2. Chairing House of Lords debates
3. Leading the government
4. Crowning the monarch

Question 19Not answered

Which scientist showed that sunlight splits into the colours of the rainbow?

1. Sir Isaac Newton
2. James Watt
3. Sir Edmund Halley
4. Ernest Rutherford

Question 20Not answered

How long ago did the first farmers arrive in Britain?

1. About 60,000 years ago
2. About 6,000 years ago
3. About 600 years ago
4. About 16,000 years ago

Question 21Not answered

Which piece by Britten introduces the sections of the orchestra?

1. The Planets
2. A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
3. Water Music
4. The Messiah

Question 22Not answered

Which building houses the Houses of Parliament?

1. Buckingham Palace
2. Whitehall
3. The Palace of Westminster
4. St James's Palace

Question 23Not answered

What is the name of the system used for electing MPs in a General Election?

1. Single Transferable Vote
2. Proportional Representation
3. First past the post
4. Alternative Vote

Question 24Not answered

What is the purpose of the 'MOT' test for vehicles?

1. To ensure the vehicle is safe and meets environmental standards
2. To pay the annual road tax
3. To check if the driver has valid insurance
4. To register a new owner for the car