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angusrae · Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 973 Location: Falkirk Scotland

I scored A paltry 10

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4099770.stm

Robin Hood · Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 3295

I got 11, but the BBC version of the test is harder than the real one, and there is a book for the real one to revise from.

Chymical · Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 11:42 am Post subject:

11 here, but if those truely are the questions...sheesh, what a load of crap...

Concern 1: Whats point of test if you can keep taking it over and over?

Concern 2: Why are the questions skewed, towards two options being possible and one being ridiculous, I see the same thing in driving theory tests, must make it hellish for someone whos just learnt basic english...

It seems more of a system of making immigrants take on some cultural reading rather then testing them for their understanding and aptitude for integration in everyday British life...

Typical New Labout Pap, and old rope eh?

angusrae · Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Posts: 973 Location: Falkirk Scotland

Chymical wrote: 11 here, but if those truely are the questions...sheesh, what a load of crap...

Concern 1: Whats point of test if you can keep taking it over and over?

Concern 2: Why are the questions skewed, towards two options being possible and one being ridiculous, I see the same thing in driving theory tests, must make it hellish for someone whos just learnt basic english...

It seems more of a system of making immigrants take on some cultural reading rather then testing them for their understanding and aptitude for integration in everyday British life...

Typical New Labout Pap, and old rope eh?

This is just a bit of Fun (I hope)

JDnCoke · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 1153 Location: Oxford, Queen's

You got 6 right!
0-5: Seat in Heathrow arrivals.... 6-10: Seat on the district council......11-13: Seat in Parliament.....14: Seat on the throne

:rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

I mean this is just pathetic. None of those question adapt you to life in the UK, not one.

... A: "Respect laws, the elected political structures, traditional values of mutual tolerance and respect for rights and mutual concern."

B: "Share in the history and culture of an island nation with a character moulded by many different peoples over more than two thousand years."

C: "be part of a modern European democracy, one with a tradition of sharing our ways with the world – and allowing the world to bring its ways to us."..

VERY BAD. Whoever wrote this can f**k right off, I will not respect a structure that allows parties to abuse their position of numerical superiority via an outdated FPTP system. I will not respect a structure that advocates a foreign policy of murder, an internal law & order policy of restriction and an economic policy of "whoever gets the gold from the sales first keeps it". 'Mutual' tolerance has never been what I'd call a "traditional value" in any western nation. That is the biggest load of bollocks I have ever read. B was my answer.

What or who is PG (again, according to the guide)?

A: One of the brand names for the national British drink, tea

B: A Personal Guide, a British-born mentor provided to each immigrant applying for nationality

C: Part of the cinema film classification system

Lmao... My answer was A, PG Tips anyone, although I'm a Tetley man myself :lol: .

And finally, what does Life in the UK tell you it is "very important" to do when engaging a solicitor?

A: Ask if they have a potential conflict of interest

B: Ensure they are qualified in the area of law of concern

C: Find out how much they charge

Even more lol, I thought being serious it was B, but C is an option. :rotf:

Overall, this test is a joke.

Kenna · Joined: 14 Mar 2005 Posts: 189 Location: Manchester

So you do the test, and pass. And then you can look forward to a confirmation ceremony. Here is a link to one such ceremony.

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/video/popup.htm

Just one humiliation after another.

Robin Hood · Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 3295

Quote:
Just one humiliation after another.

Our goverment are such w*nkers. 'Welcome to the British family' :lol

johnz · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 381 Location: Costa Del Leeds

without reading the book i got 8, :!oops:

JDnCoke · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 1153 Location: Oxford, Queen's

johnz wrote: without reading the book i got 8, :!oops:

I GOT 6! :lol:

antonio62 · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:06 pm Post subject:

I got 9. I am appalled I got so high. I don't consider myself British. The test answers were not good though.

Chymical · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 3:25 pm Post subject:

Reason wrote: Quote:
Just one humiliation after another.

Our goverment are such w*nkers. 'Welcome to the British family' :lol

Terrorist!

JDnCoke · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 1153 Location: Oxford, Queen's

[quote="Chymical"] Reason wrote:

Terrorist!

It's okay, we can put him in jail for 90 days now without trial.

YES! LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES 4TW! WE'RE SO MORALLY SUPERIOR TO THOSE TERRORISTS.

Scribbler1 · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 7:48 pm Post subject:

I got 5, but I should have had 7. Missed two easy ones about Christmas but thought they were trick questions so I guessed incorrectly.

Chymical · Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:35 pm Post subject:

^^^ Exactly, it's BS, flippin trick questions, you really need that after you've just learnt basic English... INIT?

Jajo · Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 152

angusrae wrote: I scored A paltry 10

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4099770.stm

lol I got 6 that was a load of rubbish, I can understand the English language test but this is just tripe, plus I thought Father Christmas was Turkish in origin.

Robin Hood · Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 3295

Quote: Terrorist!

Did you just call me a terrorist?

Quote: It's okay, we can put him in jail for 90 days now without trial.

oh, I'm so sorry I will never criticise anything Tony Blair, or the goverment or big brother ever does again. Please don't throw into jail or room 101.
Habeas non corpus ad subjiciendum.

Quote: plus I thought Father Christmas was Turkish in origin.

Really? Why?

JDnCoke · Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 1153 Location: Oxford, Queen's

Reason wrote:
Habeas non corpus ad subjiciendum.

:lol: :lol:

Jajo · Joined: 25 Jun 2005 Posts: 152

Reason wrote: Quote: Terrorist!

Did you just call me a terrorist?

Quote: It's okay, we can put him in jail for 90 days now without trial.

oh, I'm so sorry I will never criticise anything Tony Blair, or the goverment or big brother ever does again. Please don't throw into jail or room 101.
Habeas non corpus ad subjiciendum.

Quote: plus I thought Father Christmas was Turkish in origin.

Really? Why?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas yeah I was sort of right I thought I remembered it from a trip to Turkey, but it seems the terms Father Christmas and Santa Claus came about separate of each other and have only now come to mean the same thing.

The Redcoat · Joined: 22 Aug 2005 Posts: 411 Location: Hampshire, England

johnz wrote: without reading the book i got 8, :!oops:

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Pimpkin · Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:32 pm Post subject:

Find out how much they cost I would have thought that was self-explanatory really. Are you really going to hire someone if you don't know that they're going to be able to win your case first???