Life in the UK Test

Free practice questions and study materials for the Life in the UK test; based on book 'Life in the United Kingdom – A Guide for New Residents'.

Applications made for British Nationality and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR – settlement) should be accompanied with the evidence of knowledge of language and life in the UK (KoLL) unless exempt. Applicants will be required to: pass the Life in the UK test; and to have a speaking and listening qualification in English at B1 CEFR or higher, or its equivalent (for applications made on or after 28 October 2013) Although every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of information, mistakes can occur and therefore no guarantees are given. In the event of any issues, please let us know and we will act accordingly. Having problems? Please contact us. Get it on Google Play

Practice tests

You will have 24 random questions from our 350+ question database and you will be given 45 minutes to complete the test. Questions are not from the real test but they are close enough to test yourself.

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Study materials

Study materials are based on third edition (2013) of the official book 'Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents’ and reproduced with the permission of Office of Public Sector Information.

Chapter 1 : The values and principles of the UK
Chapter 2 : What is the UK
Chapter 3 : A long and illustrious history
Chapter 4 : A modern, thriving story
Chapter 5 : The UK government, the law and your role

UK Visas and Immigration

Guidance: Introduction to the sponsorship management system: SMS manual 1 01/07/2025
Introduction to using SMS for licensed sponsors.
Guidance: Iran: country policy and information notes 01/07/2025
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Transparency data: Visa fees transparency data 01/07/2025
Visa fees transparency data for all applications made from outside and within the UK.
Policy paper: UK visa fees 01/07/2025
Immigration and nationality fees for all applications made from outside and within the UK.
Afghan citizens resettlement scheme 01/07/2025
The Home Office has announced further details of the Afghan citizens resettlement scheme.
Afghan citizens resettlement scheme: Separated Families Pathway 01/07/2025
The Afghan citizens resettlement scheme separated families (ACRS) pathway closed at 3pm on 30 October 2024. You can no longer make a referral under this scheme.
Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: workers 01/07/2025
List of organisations licensed to sponsor workers on the Worker and Temporary Worker immigration routes.
Guidance: Register of licensed sponsors: students 01/07/2025
List of institutions licensed to sponsor migrant students under the Student and Child Student routes.
Guidance: Hong Kong: tuberculosis test clinics for a UK visa 01/07/2025
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in Hong Kong for your UK visa application.
Guidance: Assessing age for asylum applicants: caseworker guidance 30/06/2025
Immigration staff guidance on assessing the age of an applicant when they claim to be a child.
Guidance: National Age Assessment Board: caseworker guidance 30/06/2025
Immigration staff guidance on the commencement of the National Age Assessment Board (NAAB).
Guidance: Nigeria: country policy and information notes 30/06/2025
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance: UK: tuberculosis test clinics 30/06/2025
Where to get tested for tuberculosis (TB) in the UK.
Guidance: China: country policy and information notes 27/06/2025
Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.
Guidance: Offender management: caseworker guidance 27/06/2025
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Guidance: Creating and assigning CAS: SMS manual 4 26/06/2025
To help sponsors create and assign individual and batches of confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS).
Guidance: Miscellaneous CAS functions: SMS manual 6 26/06/2025
A step-by-step manual to using miscellaneous confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) functions.
Guidance: Bulk data transfer for sponsors: XML schema 26/06/2025
Technical details for sponsors using bulk data transfer to send information from their IT systems to the sponsorship management system.
Guidance: Bulk data transfer of CAS: SMS manual 7 26/06/2025
A step-by-step manual for bulk data transfer of confirmations of acceptance for studies.
Guidance: Reporting student activity: SMS manual 5 26/06/2025
A step-by-step manual to reporting student activity.