Life In The Uk Test, Questions

[liveforever]

morning everyone,

just a bit of info for anyone who is about to undergo the lit uk test in the near future.

my wife has been studying the test questions from the official home office question book for the last 3 months, fair enough it is only a question book but there are 408 questions in it and we thought not a stone unturned. on the morning of the test i spent 4 hours asking her the questions and she got 403 correct; 1 hour later she took the test and did not get 1 question from the book!!! (thats the official home office book) she still got 16/24 which is 2 short of passing. we've bought another study book now with more info than questions.

kind regards

[liveforever]

on the questions subject, does anyone know how big the bank of questions is that you could get your 24 questions picked from? are there a couple of hundred potential questions or are we looking at thousands?

how many goes did it take your wife/husband to pass the test?

just trying to spice the thread up.

kind regards

[tigerjohn]

on the questions subject, does anyone know how big the bank of questions is that you could get your 24 questions picked from? are there a couple of hundred potential questions or are we looking at thousands?

how many goes did it take your wife/husband to pass the test?

just trying to spice the thread up.

kind regards

my wife passed the 2nd time, after doing the same as you with only the official book she failed, we were recommended to buy the cd and she found that alot better and passed after a month or so with the cd about an hr a day, we have since passed the cd on to friends and they too passed using the cd.

[Romfordboy]

Thanks tigerjohn

can you tell me what CD you bought to help your wife? Do you remember where you bought it and how much it was ? I'm thinking there might be a few different CDs out there and don't want to buy one that's no good.

[Hawkinschris]

Having read the OP's post, I asked my wife about the LiUK test. (she took it and passed it last year)

She said that the questions are not exactly word for word, and can't be memorised.

The only way its to read them and understand them, not memorise them!

[marksm]

That is exactly what my misses did she's worked so hard and got 14 out of 24 I read there is well over 1000

[liveforever]

We've now bought the 2012 life in the uk study guide with cd rom, its seems a good book and small enough to carry around too; good luck to everyone who is trying to pass like us, keep us posted.

Kind regards

[Guest jonzboy]

Now on cd rom eh? Just in time!!! With new computers and devices like iPads now coming without cd rom drives, there's no way of accessing such an ancient media format. Is it possible to download a pdf version perhaps?

[liveforever]

Morning everyone,

After a couple of weeks studying the new book we bought (we also got the question book in the same series), my wife passed the test on friday. I don't think the 3 months doing just the questions was wasted time as a lot was learned from them but there is more info in the core facts of the reading in the book.

Good luck to everyone else.

Kind regards

[scorpio]

the only thing i can add to this is that my friend looked over these questions as his thai wife was sitting the test, my friend is 40 years old born and raised in the uk, he found it difficult

[7by7]

What I find amazing isn't that immigrants have to learn this stuff, but that British schoolchildren don't!

BTW, Scorpio, if your friend, you, or I had to resit our GCSEs (or in my case, 'O' levels) without any prior study, I wonder how we'd get on!

Not that the LitUK test is as hard as GCSEs; it isn't.

[smokie36]

I'd love to see a list of these questions.....how about a link?

[endure]

What I find amazing isn't that immigrants have to learn this stuff, but that British schoolchildren don't!

BTW, Scorpio, if your friend, you, or I had to resit our GCSEs (or in my case, 'O' levels) without any prior study, I wonder how we'd get on!

Not that the LitUK test is as hard as GCSEs; it isn't.

If I retook my 'O' Levels I'd fail French, German, Chemistry, History and Latin. Mind you I failed them the first time as well

[smokie36]

What I find amazing isn't that immigrants have to learn this stuff, but that British schoolchildren don't!

BTW, Scorpio, if your friend, you, or I had to resit our GCSEs (or in my case, 'O' levels) without any prior study, I wonder how we'd get on!

Not that the LitUK test is as hard as GCSEs; it isn't.

If I retook my 'O' Levels I'd fail French, German, Chemistry, History and Latin. Mind you I failed them the first time as well

Tsk tsk....!

[7by7]

I'd love to see a list of these questions.....how about a link?

You cannot access the official question bank online (people wouldn't buy the book if you could!) but have a look at What you need to know.

[marstons]

I'd love to see a list of these questions.....how about a link?

www.hiren.info/life-in-the-uk-test/1 Edited November 19, 2012 by marstons

[7by7]

The above site has been linked to before.

Some important things to remember about it:

• It is a site run by two individuals and not connected to the UKBA nor the LitUK test providers in any way.
  
• The sample questions on the site have not been taken from the latest LitUK question bank.
  
• Although I've not checked this time, if memory serves some of their answers are wrong!
  

[cuddleypete]

7b7 yes some off there questions and answer are wrong like no 18What is the minimum age to drive a car or motorcycle? its 16

[tricolor]

7b7 yes some off there questions and answer are wrong like no 18What is the minimum age to drive a car or motorcycle? its 16

No it is 17 for a car or motorbike. 16 for a moped (unless it's a catch quesion when it's 16 for a car if disabled).

Could someone who's done the test advise if it is necessary to know how to use a keyboard (do you have to type in your name etc.at the start, or is the starting screen already at the first question ?) or can you get by with just using a mouse ?

Also, if everyone at the same session is answering the same questions or each terminal has a different set of questions ?

Edited November 22, 2012 by tricolor

[Saudi Sid]

What I find amazing isn't that immigrants have to learn this stuff, but that British schoolchildren don't!

Well, actually, they do. Citizenship classes are now part of the UK curriculum.

[Saudi Sid]

the only thing i can add to this is that my friend looked over these questions as his thai wife was sitting the test, my friend is 40 years old born and raised in the uk, he found it difficult

Though your average 16 year old non-hoody/chav that was awake in the class could prolly answer them