Poll: UK Citizenship Quiz
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You scored 8 out of a possible 24
British Born and raised, this test is utter bollocks. The only thing is actually tests is a persons ability to memorize useless political and historical trivia. Why on EARTH would anyone in ANY country need to know how many under 19's there are? If you don't own, nor have any intention of owning, a motorcycle why would you need to know their maximum speed limit on single lane carriageways?
I'm hoping this test is a bluff and that actually anyone who thinks these questions are good will be immediately deported.
British Born and raised, this test is utter bollocks. The only thing is actually tests is a persons ability to memorize useless political and historical trivia. Why on EARTH would anyone in ANY country need to know how many under 19's there are? If you don't own, nor have any intention of owning, a motorcycle why would you need to know their maximum speed limit on single lane carriageways?
I'm hoping this test is a bluff and that actually anyone who thinks these questions are good will be immediately deported.
It's funny how immigrants know more about the country they're immigrating to than the citizens themselves.
You scored 16 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. What would you change about the test if you could? Head over to our open thread and let us know.
I do Government and Politics... and passed with an A...
What a fucking obtuse test...
I know tones and tones of history...
Do I know what Dialects are spoken in Northern Ireland? No.
Can I give a full account of Ireland during the time of the IRA? Yes.
That test is ridiculously obtuse...
Give me history of importance to the founding of modern British society, give me current information that should be know (I like the fact they asked what our constitution was) not most of that test.
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. What would you change about the test if you could? Head over to our open thread and let us know.
I do Government and Politics... and passed with an A...
What a fucking obtuse test...
I know tones and tones of history...
Do I know what Dialects are spoken in Northern Ireland? No.
Can I give a full account of Ireland during the time of the IRA? Yes.
That test is ridiculously obtuse...
Give me history of importance to the founding of modern British society, give me current information that should be know (I like the fact they asked what our constitution was) not most of that test.
In other news, a FAR more accurate test would be this one
http://realcitizenshiptest.co.uk/quiz.php?n=1
Seriously.
http://realcitizenshiptest.co.uk/quiz.php?n=1
Seriously.
I passed with 20/24, but I have no idea how, as I guessed around 1/3 of the answers, just got lucky I guess. IMO, most of them are stupid questions and I don't feel thank knowing the answers to them, will make you any more British.
I'm not opposed to the idea of a citizenship test, but they need to put a lot more work in to the questions. Perhaps what they need to do, is go out and talk to some us about what we feel makes us British. We need a clear definition of what makes a person British, and of what values are important to a British person, before we can design a test to assess people's "Britishness"
When the average British citizen can't pass the test then how can we expect people who haven't been here all of their lives to be able to? It's unfair, very unfair, and I really feel bad for anyone who is having to take one of these tests.
I'm not opposed to the idea of a citizenship test, but they need to put a lot more work in to the questions. Perhaps what they need to do, is go out and talk to some us about what we feel makes us British. We need a clear definition of what makes a person British, and of what values are important to a British person, before we can design a test to assess people's "Britishness"
When the average British citizen can't pass the test then how can we expect people who haven't been here all of their lives to be able to? It's unfair, very unfair, and I really feel bad for anyone who is having to take one of these tests.
Whichever idiot make this test up must REALLY hate immigrants, I did GCSE history and got an A for it and didn't know the answers to 70% of those questions! That 'quiz' has nothing to do with Britain half the time and it's just random facts that are totally irrelevant, I hope they change it =/
and yes I DID fail it and I AM British.
and yes I DID fail it and I AM British.
We have a similar test in Denmark, or had, I know the new government isn't as anal about it. You had to get 40 out of 48 correct, and some of the questions correct answers were factually inaccurate.
I didn't brush up on UK history for this one though so 12 out of 24 isn't bad.
I didn't brush up on UK history for this one though so 12 out of 24 isn't bad.