Life in the UK Test 2026 - FREE Chapter 5 Practice Test 3

Q: Which TWO can lead to a change in the Prime Minister?

The Prime Minister resigns and The party loses a General Election

Q: What do UK political parties ask people to do?

Join debates and Help at elections

Question 1 of 24 ★★

Who is the leader of the political party in power in the UK?

Select 1 correct answer

The King

The Prime Minister

The Speaker of the House of Commons

The Cabinet Secretary

Question 2 of 24 ★★

Which TWO can lead to a change in the Prime Minister?

Select 2 correct answers

The King retires

The Prime Minister resigns

The party loses a General Election

The Parliament is dissolved

Question 3 of 24 ★★★★★

Where is the prime minister‘s official residence?

Select 1 correct answer

10 Downing Street

Chequers

Clarence House

Palace of Westminster

Question 4 of 24 ★★★

Who appoints members of the Cabinet in the UK?

Select 1 correct answer

The Prime Minister

The King

The Speaker of the House of Commons

The Chancellor

Question 5 of 24 ★★★

What is the main function of the Cabinet in the UK government?

Select 1 correct answer

To represent the King in Parliament

To oversee local councils

To make important decisions about government policy

To debate laws in the House of Lords

Question 6 of 24 ★★★★★

Which of the following is a responsibility of the Chancellor of the Exchequer?

Select 1 correct answer

Crime and policing

Managing foreign relations

The UK economy

Education and training

Question 7 of 24 ★★★★★

What is the role of the Home Secretary in the UK?

Select 1 correct answer

Manages the economy

Responsible for crime, policing, and immigration

Oversees education policy

Handles defence

Question 8 of 24 ★★★

Who is responsible for managing relationships with foreign countries in the UK government?

Select 1 correct answer

Foreign Secretary

Home Secretary

Chancellor of the Exchequer

Education Secretary

Question 9 of 24 ★

What are the responsibilities of Secretaries of State in the UK Cabinet?

Select 1 correct answer

Trade, transport, and business

Tourism and leisure

Environment and agriculture

Education, health, and defence

Question 10 of 24 ★★★★★

How often are Prime Minister’s Questions held while Parliament is sitting?

Select 1 correct answer

Every day

Every week

Every two weeks

Once a month

Question 11 of 24 ★★★★★

What is the opposition group that challenges the government and puts forward alternative policies?

Select 1 correct answer

Opposition Leaders

Shadow Cabinet

Cabinet Ministers

Government Representatives

Question 12 of 24 ★

True or False: Shadow ministers are members of the governing Cabinet.

Select 1 correct answer

True

False

Question 13 of 24 ★★

What is the name of the second-largest political party in the House of Commons?

Select 1 correct answer

The Opposition

The Cabinet

The Government

The Shadow Cabinet

Question 14 of 24 ★★★★★

What is the minimum age to stand for election as a Member of Parliament in the UK?

Select 1 correct answer

16

18

21

25

Question 15 of 24 ★★★★★

What is the term used for MPs who do not represent any of the main political parties?

Select 1 correct answer

Ministers of State

Independents

Ministers

Lobbyists

Question 16 of 24 ★★

What do UK political parties ask people to do?

Select 2 correct answers

Join debates

Make government laws

Help at elections

Choose the Prime Minister

Question 17 of 24 ★★★★★

What are pressure and lobby groups in UK politics?

Select 1 correct answer

Groups that manage the media

Groups that raise money for political parties

Groups that try to influence government policy

Government-funded advisory boards

Question 18 of 24 ★★★★

Which representative organisation speaks on behalf of British businesses?

Select 1 correct answer

Greenpeace

Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

Labour Party

Liberty

Question 19 of 24 ★★★★

Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of the UK civil service?

Select 1 correct answer

Impartiality

Integrity

Political loyalty

Objectivity

Question 20 of 24 ★★★

What is the main role of civil servants in the UK?

Select 1 correct answer

To create laws in Parliament

To represent the UK in international meetings

To support the government in developing and implementing policies

To manage political campaigns

Question 21 of 24 ★★★★★

True or False: Civil servants govern the towns, cities, and rural areas in the UK?

Select 1 correct answer

True

False

Question 22 of 24 ★★★

True or False: Civil servants in the UK are expected to be politically neutral.

Select 1 correct answer

True

False

Question 23 of 24 ★★★★

How are local authorities in the UK funded?

Select 1 correct answer

Only by local taxes

Only by central government

By the Royal Family

By central government and local taxes

Question 24 of 24 ★

How many local authorities are there in London?

Select 1 correct answer

25

30

33

35

Who is the leader of the political party in power in the UK?

Which TWO can lead to a change in the Prime Minister?

Where is the prime minister‘s official residence?

Who appoints members of the Cabinet in the UK?

What is the main function of the Cabinet in the UK government?

Which of the following is a responsibility of the Chancellor of the Exchequer?

What is the role of the Home Secretary in the UK?

Who is responsible for managing relationships with foreign countries in the UK government?

What are the responsibilities of Secretaries of State in the UK Cabinet?

How often are Prime Minister’s Questions held while Parliament is sitting?

What is the opposition group that challenges the government and puts forward alternative policies?

True or False: Shadow ministers are members of the governing Cabinet.

What is the name of the second-largest political party in the House of Commons?

What is the minimum age to stand for election as a Member of Parliament in the UK?

What is the term used for MPs who do not represent any of the main political parties?

What do UK political parties ask people to do?

What are pressure and lobby groups in UK politics?

Which representative organisation speaks on behalf of British businesses?

Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of the UK civil service?

What is the main role of civil servants in the UK?

True or False: Civil servants govern the towns, cities, and rural areas in the UK?

True or False: Civil servants in the UK are expected to be politically neutral.

How are local authorities in the UK funded?

How many local authorities are there in London?

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Who is the leader of the political party in power in the UK?

Which TWO can lead to a change in the Prime Minister?

Where is the prime minister‘s official residence?

Who appoints members of the Cabinet in the UK?

What is the main function of the Cabinet in the UK government?

Which of the following is a responsibility of the Chancellor of the Exchequer?

What is the role of the Home Secretary in the UK?

Who is responsible for managing relationships with foreign countries in the UK government?

What are the responsibilities of Secretaries of State in the UK Cabinet?

How often are Prime Minister’s Questions held while Parliament is sitting?

What is the opposition group that challenges the government and puts forward alternative policies?

True or False: Shadow ministers are members of the governing Cabinet.

What is the name of the second-largest political party in the House of Commons?

What is the minimum age to stand for election as a Member of Parliament in the UK?

What is the term used for MPs who do not represent any of the main political parties?

What do UK political parties ask people to do?

What are pressure and lobby groups in UK politics?

Which representative organisation speaks on behalf of British businesses?

Which of the following is NOT one of the core values of the UK civil service?

What is the main role of civil servants in the UK?

True or False: Civil servants govern the towns, cities, and rural areas in the UK?

True or False: Civil servants in the UK are expected to be politically neutral.

How are local authorities in the UK funded?

How many local authorities are there in London?

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