Test 8 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Which is correct:
A - Most shops in the UK open seven days a week
B - All shops in the UK close on a Sunday
A
Which of the following is a fundamental principle of British life?
A - Actively supporting your local football team
B - Participating in community life
C - Ignoring your neighbours
D - Eating fish on a Friday
B
Who were the suffragette?
A - Women who left the UK to live in America
B - Women who campaigned for women’s vote
C - Women who left their jobs when they got married
D - Women who stayed at home to raise a family
B
Which of the following statements is correct ?
A - MPs are elected through a system called first past the post
B - Mps are elected through a system called proportional representation.
A
Which two of the following are responsibilities of MPs?
A - Representing everyone in their constituency and supporting the government on all decisions and law
B - Scrutinising and commenting on what the government is doing and representing only those who voted for them
C - Scrutinising and commenting on what the government is doing and supporting the government on all decisions and law
D - Representing everyone in their constituency and scrutinising and commenting on what the government is doing
D
Which is true:
A - National parks are areas of protected countryside that everyone can visit
B - National parls are national sports stadiums for people to hold sporting events
A
True or False: Northern Ireland and Scotland have their own banknotes
True
Which of the following is correct?
A - In Northern Ireland a member of your family must complete a voting registration form on your behalf
B - In Northern Irelan all those entitled to vote must complete their own registration form
B
True or False: On average, boys in the UK leave school with better qualifications than girls
False
Which of the following was Isambard Kingdom Brunel famous for building ?
A - Motor cars
B - Aeroplanes
C - Bridges
D - Skyscrapers
C
Which TWO of the following do you have to pay tax on?
A - Income from property, savings and dividends and small amounts of money given to you as gift
B - Income from property, savings and dividends, and shopping vouchers given to you by family or friends
C - Profits from self employment, and income from property, savings and dividends
D - Profits from self employment and shopping vouchers gvien to you by family or friends
C
True or False : Pantomimes are plays based on fairy stories
True
What must police officers do?
A - Be rude and abusive
B - Obey the law
C - Make a false statement
D - Commit racial discrimination
B
Why was the Magna Carta important?
A - It gave all men the vote
B - It restricted the powers of the monarch
C - It established a system of free education
D - it gave women legal rights
B
By joigning a political party, what TWO activities might you be involved in
A - Violent clashes with the other political parties and handing out leaflets in the street
B - Joigning your MPS for sessions in the House of commons and handing out leaflets
C - Handling out leaflet in the streets and knocking on people’s doors asking for support
D - Joigning your MP for sessions in the house of Commons and kocking on people’s door to ask for their support
C
True or False : In the UK, there are now a record number of people aged 85 or over
True
Which TWO figures were great Scottish thinkers of the Enlightment?
A - Robert Louis Stephenson and David Hume
B - Adam Smith and David Hume
C - Robert Burns and Robert Louis Stephenson
D - Robert Burns and David Hume
B
True or False : Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving PM of the 20th century
True
During which period did agriculture and the manufacturing of good become mechanised?
A - The Glorious revolution
B - The Industrial revolution
C - The Middle Ages
D - The Bronze age
B
In 1999, what happened to hereditary peers in the House of Lords?
A - Their number were greatly decreased
B - Their salaries were stopped
C - Women were allowed to inherit their titles
D - They lost their automatic right to attend the House of Lords
D
True or False : Pressure and loby groups try to influence government policies
True
What is the role of school governors
A - Setting the strategic direction of the school
B - Marking students’ homework
C - Giving teachers ideas for lesson plans
D - Serving food and drinks in the canteen
A
Which is correct?
A - Several British writers have won the Nobel Prize in Literature
B - No British writer has won the Nobel Prize in Literature
A
Which parts of the United Kingdom have devolved governments?
A - England and Wales
B - Wales, England and Northern Ireland
C - Only Northern Ireland
D - Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
D
