Life in the UK Test study guide (2026) — the whole syllabus, free

Updated 24 August 2026

Everything the official Life in the UK study material covers, rewritten in plain English — all 5 chapters across 8 pages and 37 topics. Read a chapter here, then test yourself on the 40 free practice tests (969 questions with answers), or open the free interactive app for illustrations, audio, films, flashcards and timed mock exams. No sign-up.

The chapters

• Values & Principles of the UK3 topics — the five principles, responsibilities and freedoms
• What is the UK?2 topics — the four nations, islands and territories
• The Story of Britain · Part 14 topics — Early Britain, the Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings
• The Story of Britain · Part 23 topics — Norman Conquest, Middle Ages, Tudors and Stuarts
• The Story of Britain · Part 32 topics — a global power, the Victorian age
• The Story of Britain · Part 42 topics — the 20th century, Britain since 1945
• A Modern, Thriving Society6 topics — the UK today, religion, customs, sport, culture, leisure
• Government, Law and Your Role15 topics — democracy, Parliament, voting, the law, your role

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