howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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The article is about cheating but the thing that struck me was EU nationals were taking it when they were guaranteed the right to remain here.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-47047719howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Picked out a sample test with 24 questions and the nett result is that I will be packing my effects into boxes first thing tomorrow.
https://britishcitizenshiptests.co.uk/questions/Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,225
I stopped at 5, when did we seperate from the continent, they tricked me but putting 11000 and instead it was 10000, told me all I needed to know about the test
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Reginald Barrington wrote:I stopped at 5, when did we seperate from the continent, they tricked me but putting 11000 and instead it was 10000, told me all I needed to know about the test
I fell for that one and most of the others didn't relate to how people had integrated. Only an older Brit would know that Agatha Christie wrote "The Mousetrap", I thought Hogmanay was Jan 1st but it is the previous day and I didn't know how often a 70 year old had to renew a driving licence.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
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It is no wonder people are cheating, I would estimate that at least half of the born and bred citizens would fail!
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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The questions should be a lot more practical and about every day life, knowing who wrote the Mousetrap means nothing or how to be a modern model UK citizen.
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Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
just done the test got 5 wrong.
Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 2,979
Bloody cheek of a quiz when you get such constructions as 'Where is there UK located with regards to Europe?' or 'Which programme helps 16 and 17 year-olds develop their skills and are part in community projects?' Whoever heard of 'Hadrien’s Wall' for crying out loud? And surely 'The Steam power' sounds more like an 80s disco band than a force driving the industrial revolution. Perhaps it's just the question-setter's ironic commentary on the futility of it all.
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Neil Moors- Registered: 3 Feb 2016
- Posts: 1,294
Farcical questions. Of no use, whatsoever.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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Oh dear. 14 of 24 points. You FAILED the Test!
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Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,782
I finally took the whole thing and scored 18, really 17 (minus one because I saw the answer on here). I am astounded I beat the Captain obviously I am a better guesser than he is.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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I got 15 which is still a fail but to me it was like a pub quiz where team members put their heads together for a fun evening out. A much better way would be to interview the applicant to ascertain their knowledge of our language, get references from their employer and landlord and do a criminal record check.
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