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Other ways to volunteer — Life in the UK Test practice questions

These practice questions cover Other ways to volunteer, part of the The UK government, the law and your role chapter of the official handbook, Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents. The correct answer and a clear explanation sit under every question.

Practice questions

1 · Other ways to volunteer

What can volunteers help charities do?

  1. ✓ Help with activities and raise money — Correct answer
  2. Run the courts
  3. Set national tax rates
  4. Write the laws
Explanation

Volunteers help charities with their activities and with raising money.

2 · Other ways to volunteer

Which of these can be a benefit of volunteering?

  1. ✓ Meeting new people — Correct answer
  2. Changing the law
  3. Paying higher taxes
  4. Getting a free train pass
Explanation

Volunteering can help you meet new people and make your community a better place.

3 · Other ways to volunteer

Which charity works with the homeless?

  1. The British Red Cross
  2. Age UK
  3. ✓ Crisis — Correct answer
  4. The National Trust
Explanation

Crisis works with homeless people. Shelter is another charity that does this.

4 · Other ways to volunteer

Which activity is an example of mentoring?

  1. Working at an information desk in a hospital
  2. Helping older people in a residential care home
  3. Looking after animals in a shelter
  4. ✓ Supporting someone who has just left prison — Correct answer
Explanation

Mentoring means giving guidance and support to someone in a new or difficult situation. Supporting someone who has just left prison is an example of mentoring.

5 · Other ways to volunteer

Which activity is an example of helping the environment?

  1. Managing a political campaign
  2. Working in a bank
  3. Delivering post to offices
  4. ✓ Taking part in a litter pick-up in the local area — Correct answer
Explanation

Helping the environment can include taking part in a litter pick-up in the local area.

6 · Other ways to volunteer

Which activity is an example of volunteering with animals?

  1. Helping serve food at a community event
  2. ✓ Caring for animals at a local rescue shelter — Correct answer
  3. Cleaning computers at an office
  4. Teaching a driving lesson
Explanation

Caring for animals at a local rescue shelter is an example of volunteering with animals. Volunteering means giving your time for a good cause without payment. The other options are forms of help, but they are not about looking after animals.

7 · Other ways to volunteer

Which charity works with older people?

  1. PDSA
  2. ✓ Age UK — Correct answer
  3. Cancer Research UK
  4. The National Trust
Explanation

Age UK works with older people. The other charities in the list focus on different kinds of work.

8 · Other ways to volunteer

Which charity works with animals?

  1. ✓ The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) — Correct answer
  2. Age UK
  3. British Heart Foundation
  4. Cancer Research UK
Explanation

The PDSA works with animals. Cancer Research UK funds research and support for cancer, while Age UK works with older people. The British Heart Foundation focuses on heart and circulatory health.

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