Your role in the community — Life in the UK Test practice questions
These practice questions cover Your role in the community, part of the A modern, thriving society 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
Why do people often get involved in volunteering and helping their community?
- It lets them avoid paying council tax
- ✓ It helps them integrate and get to know other people — Correct answer
- It means they do not need to work again
- It gives them the right to stand for Parliament
Volunteering helps people integrate and meet others. It also supports the community and helps people carry out their duties as citizens.
Which charity works with children?
- ✓ The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) — Correct answer
- Age UK
- Cancer Research UK
- Friends of the Earth
The NSPCC works with children. Age UK works with older people, Cancer Research UK focuses on medical research, and Friends of the Earth works on environmental issues.
Which is one of the three key roles of school governors and school boards?
- ✓ Monitoring and evaluating school performance — Correct answer
- Choosing jury members
- Setting the national voting age
- Running local hospitals
School governors and school boards help raise school standards. One of their three key roles is monitoring and evaluating school performance.
Who can be asked to serve on a jury?
- Anyone who has lived in the UK for five years
- Only British citizens over 70
- ✓ People on the electoral register who are aged 18 to 70 — Correct answer
- Only people who work in courts
People on the electoral register can be randomly selected for jury service. Anyone on the electoral register who is aged 18 to 70 can be asked to do this.
What are school governors or school board members?
- People who work only for political parties
- People who must be under 18
- ✓ People from the local community who want to help children's education — Correct answer
- People who sell equipment for schools
School governors, or school board members in Scotland, are people from the local community who want to make a positive contribution to children’s education. They must be aged 18 or over, and there is no upper age limit.
How can parents help at their children's schools?
- By replacing teachers in class
- By deciding the national curriculum
- ✓ By supporting activities or listening to children read — Correct answer
- By choosing the school governors for every school
Parents can help in classrooms, support activities, and listen to children read. These are practical ways to support a school.
What can good relationships with your neighbours help you do?
- Apply to become a magistrate
- ✓ Become part of the community and make friends — Correct answer
- Get a place on a school board
- Register to vote automatically
Getting to know your neighbours can help you become part of the community and make friends. They can also be a practical source of help, such as feeding pets when you are away.
Why are volunteering and helping your community important?
- They are only useful for school children
- They replace the need to vote
- They remove the need to work with local services
- ✓ They help you integrate and get to know other people — Correct answer
Volunteering and helping your community are important because they help you integrate and get to know other people. They also help make your community a better place and help you fulfil your duties as a citizen.