UK Citizenship test

[Hildegarda]

IMO it is far more important to know if a person will be tortured or executed if returned to the country they are seeking refuge from rather than to know what year women were allowed to divorce their husbands in century before last, or the more obscure names that the Church England can be referred to when "Church of England" seems to sum it up rather succinctly

That's if you are looking at things from the point of view of an applicant, yes. I guess they think that it's that applicant personal responsibility to figure out how his new residence and\or citizenship will affect his legal status in his old country.

I’m not sure how memorizing the answers would reflect their pride in their new country though.

yeah. It's a ritual. :)

 

[slowone]

yeah. It's a ritual

Yes, I guess thats exactly all it is. For a moment I must have f forgotten how deeply Ponerized out governments are.

 

[Peam]

I’m beginning to see some logic in the citizenship test. There’s an official booklet with information covering various topics which could help one to integrate into uk society.

_http://www.lifeintheuktest.gov.uk/htmlsite/self2_20.html

The topics are:
Migration to Britain
The changing role of women
Children, family and young people
Population
The regions of Britain
Religion and tolerance
Customs and traditions
How the United Kingdom is governed
Housing
Services in and for the home
Leisure
Travel and transport
Identity documents
Looking for work
Equal rights and discrimination
At work
Money and credit
Health
Education
Working for yourself
Childcare and children at work

All the answers to whichever 24 questions are chosen in the particular test they take are in the booklet. It seems like it's in a similar format to the driver’s test where you have to study the highway code and answer several randomly picked multiple choice questions on it in order to pass.

It’s a fairly good thing really. Maybe it wouldn’t hurt to have it as a required test before leaving school as well. It might cut down on hearing stories where someone has turned up at hospital demanding treatment for a trivial matter, or phoning emergency services on 999 because they can’t find their TV remote control, and stuff like that.

 

[alphonse]

All the answers to whichever 24 questions are chosen in the particular test they take are in the booklet. It seems like it's in a similar format to the driver’s test where you have to study the highway code and answer several randomly picked multiple choice questions on it in order to pass.

It’s a fairly good thing really. Maybe it wouldn’t hurt to have it as a required test before leaving school as well. It might cut down on hearing stories where someone has turned up at hospital demanding treatment for a trivial matter, or phoning emergency services on 999 because they can’t find their TV remote control, and stuff like that.

I agree, all worthy topics - if sincerely posed.

Hildegarda said it all-

It's a ritual

 

[knowledge_of_self]

I got 9/24 = 38 % = FAIL

I'm from Canada, and I'm just glad that even though we technically still listen to the Queen... we don't gotta know British History to be a Canadian citizen :P

 

[mkrnhr]

33% :p I cannot do better nor worst since I responded randomly to almost all questions except for Brussels one. You have to be a lawyer in London with a doctorate in british modern history to be a UK citizen? :/

 

[Nook]

I got 9/24 = 38 % = FAIL

I'm from Canada, and I'm just glad that even though we technically still listen to the Queen... we don't gotta know British History to be a Canadian citizen :P

This last sentence made me laugh out loud:)
Indeed, it is true.

 

[Jacques]

I got 9/24 = 38 % = FAIL

I'm from Canada, and I'm just glad that even though we technically still listen to the Queen... we don't gotta know British History to be a Canadian citizen :P

I'm from Canada too and in this part of this country, we do not even technically listen to the Queen...

 

[henry]

I'm from Canada too and in this part of this country, we do not even technically listen to the Queen...

Yeah, you folks only listen to de Gaulle!

The Queen drove by my house in Toronto in 1971 or 72.

We were drinking beer on the porch and waved. She waved back. Nice lady. Very polite. :)

But ever since Freddy Mercury died, it hasn't been the same.

 

[Jacques]

I'm from Canada too and in this part of this country, we do not even technically listen to the Queen...

Yeah, you folks only listen to de Gaulle!

But ever since Freddy Mercury died, it hasn't been the same.

I agree with you. That's the Queen we love here.

 

[anothermagyar]

I heard this:
Who is the real Queen of England?
Elton John

 

[knowledge_of_self]

I'm from Canada too and in this part of this country, we do not even technically listen to the Queen...

Yeah, you folks only listen to de Gaulle!

How imbarresing that I had to look up who de Gaulle was... and lolol

The Queen drove by my house in Toronto in 1971 or 72.

We were drinking beer on the porch and waved. She waved back. Nice lady. Very polite. :)

Woah, that's kind of cool :P

But ever since Freddy Mercury died, it hasn't been the same.

For sure! Queen 4 eva!

Also, funny little thing about Canada.. Nima & I were talking about this the other night... how Canada can't decide who they immitate the most, the Americans, the British or the French. lol