From the Guardian: "UK citizenship test: Could you pass on British history? Try this example of what the new section of the UK citizenship test on British History might look like. Tell us how you get on in our open thread........." Looks like there is a lot of history in it. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/quiz/2012/jul/05/uk-citizenship-test
I scored 7. It seems those who fail have to pay another £50 to take another test. How are they allowed to increase fees for visas and life in the uk tests at such big leaps? I remember when Elsa applied for the Spouse Visa back in 2005, it was only £240.
My wife's is costing £60 for her Life in the UK Test in February. That's here in the IOM. But fortunately her ILR application will be no more than the basic charge in the UK, i.e £991 maximum.
14 out of 15 Got number 4 completely wrong Here's another one to try (from the Telegraph) I managed 100% and thought it to be much easier than the previous one Immigration Test: 10 questions
( Easier for us Brits but maybe harder for our beloved Filipinas? ) New handbook set to be introduced tomorrow and new test set to be introduced in March.... "The Government has unveiled changes to the test taken by foreign nationals who wish to become UK citizens to place greater focus on the "values and principles at the heart of being British". The revised Life in the UK test, set to be introduced in March, will cover events and people "who have contributed to making Britain great", the Home Office said. Immigrants will be quizzed on a range of topics, including sport, music and key historical facts, as part of the overhaul designed to focus less on the practicalities of daily living in Britain and more on the nation's culture and past. A new handbook will go on sale tomorrow and form the basis of the modified 45-minute exam all aspiring British citizens must pass. Immigration minister Mark Harper said: "We've stripped out mundane information about water meters, how to find train timetables, and using the internet. "The new book rightly focuses on values and principles at the heart of being British. Instead of telling people how to claim benefits it encourages participation in British life." http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/201...ip-test-overhaul_n_2561051.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
9 out of 15................. For an eyetie like me, this is good going, I reckon.... Pass or no pass.............
I used to fail the old test so I'm not going to even bother with this one!! Luckly the wife passed the "living in the UK" test on her 2nd attempt. So with naturalisation fee and paying for 2 tests I'm at about £950!!! Her ceromoney is feb 21st, think dinner out afterwards is in order.
Unsurprisingly, given their respective political stances, the Grauniad has selected 15 difficult questions and the Torygraph has selected ten easy ones. (11/15 and 10/10, by the way - and I took A level History - questions 4, 7 and 8 are weaselly, imho) .
Heres a bit more about it here, from the BBC. My wife is revising the old curricuum. I wonder what will happen in March. As in, I wonder if there will be a grace period whereby the old curriculum will run for a certain spell of overlap alongside the new one? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21221773
Oddly there's seems to be no mention of any transition period. In my view this is wrong. I haven't been involved in this since my wife did her test some years ago, but I was always under the impression the book was about the same content but the test now included the history chapters. I always feel that multiple choice does offer some advantage. Everyone has a different learning strategy and needs to adpot whatever theirs is in order to get this done and dusted. It's not going away any time soon.
Just spoke to IOM Immigration and the test will be changing here also, albeit with a delay. No mention of an overlap so some who have been working towards the old test may have to abandon that curriculum and commence on the new curriculum! Later. A quick call to TSO who supply the books and apparently the new curriculum comes into force on 25th March, in the UK. No sign of any overlap of curriculum.
UKBA have today made their official announcement about the new test. I will post their press release in the appropriate sub-form. It seems to answer all questions.
This will mean that if my wife doesn't pass before the 25th March, or whenever IOM set their cutoff, then she will have to learn the new curriculum. Not good. We could do without this crepe as we have a young baby and are moving house etc etc.
So basically we all failed it!!! Myself included.. Got 4 and 8. I'm convinced this test is a practical joke amongst the political class in Westminster who all have degrees in History
My 23 year-old graduate daughter tried both the Guardian and Telegraph tests and failed abysmally. Now why should someone born outside the EU be required to have a greater knowledge of the UK and its history than someone born there? For at least the last 13 years, the history curriculum for GCSE has concentrated on the period 1935-1945 with particular emphasis on the Holocaust so little wonder that my daughter - who got an A* in history GCSE - knew nothing about Magna Carta, the Irish Potato Famine or the Romans. Theresa May and the Tories really only want to admit wealthy immigrants since they will be future Tory Party supporters.
My son Charles, aged 11 got 9/15 and Alex aged 18 got 12/15 in the Grauniad test - they are both half Filipino.
Yeah, my ex wife would have been great at it. But she was well into her history of the UK, unlike myself.
The Grauniad. There's a blast from the past. I used to work on a rig called the Ocean Guardian. I have a problem with spelling that word and often get the a and u around the wrong way. I distinctly recall having the Grauniad brought to my attention at that time, some 20 years ago. A Private Eye -ism.
