Citizenship test

DanaC · 10-12-2011, 03:25 AM

Changes to the Life in the UK citizenship test were revealed yesterday. The test applies to anyone seeking a British passport, or indefinate leave to remain.

The Guardian has a sample of the test.

here's my score:

Quote:

You scored 13 out of a possible 24

You have failed, the pass mark was 75% According to the Life in the UK Test, you have insufficient knowledge of the English language or of life in the UK to remain

Ohmigodz! I'm a fuckin' furriner! Who knew?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/qu...ship-test-quiz

Aliantha · 10-12-2011, 03:59 AM

I got 12, but I know I'm a foreigner.

John Sellers · 10-12-2011, 04:01 AM

Congrats! Yer American now!

limey · 10-12-2011, 04:26 AM

I failed as well, Dana. See you in Oz!

John Sellers · 10-12-2011, 04:34 AM

Even tho I'm American, I thought I 'd try it. Surprisingly, I got 9 of 'em right.

ZenGum · 10-12-2011, 06:19 AM

Thoughts as I take the test:
Question 5 is terribly written - they're all true.
13 is ambiguous abut "information" - identifiable or not?
20 appears ignorant of the Doomsday book!
23 shows a distinct lack of imagination.

I scored 15 out of 24. I'm not a pommie, then, but I'm the pommiest one here yet!

glatt · 10-12-2011, 08:11 AM

I got a 9 out of 24. I only knew one answer, so 8 out of 24 was just random chance.

Sundae · 10-12-2011, 09:00 AM

12 out of 24.
Never mind.
I see most of those questions as completely irrelevant.
They should have proper questions.

All your shopping has been swiped through.
What happens next:
- You start fumbling for your purse/ wallet as if surprised at having to pay
- You hand over cash/ card immediately, you had it ready in your hand
- You carry on packing your shopping, even though you know you will have to wait for your payment to be processed afterwards

You are at a bus stop. You have been waiting 30 minutes for a bus that should run every 12 minutes.
Do you:
- Complain to the person next to you that this route is dreadful
- Walk off and get a taxi
- Look to see who you can push past when the bus finally arrives

Who is Eamonn Holmes?
- A roly-poly presenter on daytime TV
- A smug git
- All of the above

classicman · 10-12-2011, 10:39 AM

I got six. You are all safe from me.

dmg1969 · 10-12-2011, 11:47 AM

11 of 24 correct for this American. Not bad, I guess.

Spexxvet · 10-12-2011, 12:42 PM

UK -
Questions answered correctly: 6 out of 24 (25%)

Time taken: 05 minutes 30 seconds

infinite monkey · 10-12-2011, 12:59 PM

Six. Six well thought out guesses. Or random guesses.

Spexxvet · 10-12-2011, 01:01 PM

I knew the religion question, the rest were guesses. Quando, was it? WTH?

infinite monkey · 10-12-2011, 01:04 PM

Quando: bird poo?

I don't know. I think I got that one right.

Why are the results of the census kept hidden for 100 years, anyway? So Dan Brown has something to write about? Seems weird, that a census would be secret.

Spexxvet · 10-12-2011, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

Quando: bird poo?

I don't know. I think I got that one right.

Why are the results of the census kept hidden for 100 years, anyway? So Dan Brown has something to write about? Seems weird, that a census would be secret.

Shhh don't tell anyone!

10-12-2011, 03:59 AM	#2
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I got 12, but I know I'm a foreigner. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-12-2011, 04:26 AM	#4
limey Encroaching on your decrees Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: An island within the south-west coast of Scotland Posts: 7,016	I failed as well, Dana. See you in Oz! __________________ Living it up on the edge ... of civilisation, within the southwest coast of

10-12-2011, 06:19 AM	#6
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Thoughts as I take the test: Question 5 is terribly written - they're all true. 13 is ambiguous abut "information" - identifiable or not? 20 appears ignorant of the Doomsday book! 23 shows a distinct lack of imagination. I scored 15 out of 24. I'm not a pommie, then, but I'm the pommiest one here yet! __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

10-12-2011, 09:00 AM	#8
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	12 out of 24. Never mind. I see most of those questions as completely irrelevant. They should have proper questions. All your shopping has been swiped through. What happens next: - You start fumbling for your purse/ wallet as if surprised at having to pay - You hand over cash/ card immediately, you had it ready in your hand - You carry on packing your shopping, even though you know you will have to wait for your payment to be processed afterwards You are at a bus stop. You have been waiting 30 minutes for a bus that should run every 12 minutes. Do you: - Complain to the person next to you that this route is dreadful - Walk off and get a taxi - Look to see who you can push past when the bus finally arrives Who is Eamonn Holmes? - A roly-poly presenter on daytime TV - A smug git - All of the above __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

10-12-2011, 10:39 AM	#9
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I got six. You are all safe from me. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-12-2011, 04:01 AM	#3
John Sellers Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 807	Congrats! Yer American now!

10-12-2011, 04:34 AM	#5
John Sellers Banned Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 807	Even tho I'm American, I thought I 'd try it. Surprisingly, I got 9 of 'em right.

10-12-2011, 08:11 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I got a 9 out of 24. I only knew one answer, so 8 out of 24 was just random chance.

10-12-2011, 11:47 AM	#10
dmg1969 I got nothing Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 486	11 of 24 correct for this American. Not bad, I guess. __________________ Void where prohibited. Your results may vary. Not intended for resale. Do not remove tag. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

10-12-2011, 12:42 PM	#11
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	UK - Questions answered correctly: 6 out of 24 (25%) Time taken: 05 minutes 30 seconds __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

10-12-2011, 12:59 PM	#12
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Six. Six well thought out guesses. Or random guesses.

10-12-2011, 01:01 PM	#13
Spexxvet Makes some feel uncomfortable Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 10,346	I knew the religion question, the rest were guesses. Quando, was it? WTH? __________________ "I'm certainly free, nay compelled, to spread the gospel of Spex. " - xoxoxoBruce

10-12-2011, 01:04 PM	#14
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	Quando: bird poo? I don't know. I think I got that one right. Why are the results of the census kept hidden for 100 years, anyway? So Dan Brown has something to write about? Seems weird, that a census would be secret.

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