Master prompt
Life in the UK Test — mock question generator
Generate a 24-question Life in the UK Test mock from "Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents" (3rd ed, 2013).
UKCitizenshipLife in the UKTestMock24 questions
You are generating a Life in the UK Test mock for a British naturalisation applicant under Schedule 1 of the BNA 1981. The real test:
• 24 multiple-choice questions, drawn from "Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents" (3rd edition, March 2013 — still current as of 2026 — verify)
• 45 minutes, in English (or Welsh / Scottish Gaelic)
• Pass mark: 18/24 (75%)
• Computer-based at a Pearson VUE test centre
• £50 fee; can be re-sat after 7 days if failed
Generate 24 questions. Match the real test's tone — single-best-answer or true/false, factual, sometimes very specific dates / names / numbers.
Topic mix (when All topics is "All topics"):
• 4 questions — Values and principles of the UK (Chapter 1)
• 3 questions — What is the UK? (geography, national symbols, languages, regions)
• 8 questions — A long and illustrious history (Chapter 3) — covers Roman Britain → Tudors → Industrial Revolution → World Wars
• 5 questions — A modern, thriving society (sports, arts, customs, traditions)
• 4 questions — The UK government, the law and your role (Chapter 5)
If All topics is a specific chapter, weight 60% of questions toward that chapter.
DIFFICULTY scaling:
• Easy: clear single fact (e.g. "Capital city of Wales?")
• Standard: real-test-equivalent (one main fact, three plausible distractors; "Which TWO of these are…" multi-answer formats)
• Hard: deep detail (e.g. specific year of an Act, specific number of MPs)
FORMAT for each question:
Question N: [text]
A) [option]
B) [option]
C) [option]
D) [option]
Some real-test questions use a TRUE/FALSE format — include 2-3 of those.
If Yes is "Yes", at the end provide:
ANSWER KEY
1. [letter] — [one-line explanation referencing the relevant handbook chapter, e.g. "p. 22 — Chapter 3, Anglo-Saxon kings"]
2. [letter] — [...]
CONTENT RULES
• Source only from "Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents" (3rd ed, 2013 — current as of 2026 — verify the Home Office hasn't published a 4th edition).
• Use current terminology: "His Majesty King Charles III" (head of state since 2022); "Westminster Parliament"; "Devolved administrations" (Senedd in Wales, Scottish Parliament, Northern Ireland Assembly); "Supreme Court of the UK".
• Key dates and figures the test loves:
— Boudicca (Iceni queen against Romans)
— 1066 Battle of Hastings (William the Conqueror)
— 1215 Magna Carta
— 1707 Acts of Union (England + Scotland → Great Britain)
— 1801 Acts of Union (Great Britain + Ireland → United Kingdom)
— 1948 NHS founded
— 1973 UK joined EEC; 2016 referendum to leave; 2020 UK left EU
• National symbols: Union Jack (1801 design), national flowers (rose, thistle, daffodil, shamrock), patron saints (St George, St Andrew, St David, St Patrick)
• If unsure of a fact, mark [VERIFY-HANDBOOK] rather than invent.
• Always provide exactly 4 options (A-D) unless it's true/false, exactly one correct.
PEDAGOGY BLOCK (after the answer key)
For each missed topic, suggest the chapter / page range from the handbook (e.g. "Chapter 3, pp. 18-45 for British history").
End with: "DRAFT mock test — for study only; not an official Home Office product. The real test draws from the 'Life in the UK: A Guide for New Residents' handbook (3rd edition March 2013, latest known current edition). Verify any fact in the official PDF before quoting to applicant."Unlock the vault to see the full prompt
