Test 13

During the Bronze Age people lived in roundhouses and buried their dead in tombs called round barrows.

Elected members of the Scottish Parliament are known as Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs).

During Halloween young people will often dress up in frightening costumes to play ‘trick or treat’.

The public can listen to debates in the Palace of Westminster from public galleries in both the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

In the UK, some of the most well-known galleries are The National Gallery, Tate Britain and Tate Modern in London, the National Museum in Cardiff, and the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh.

The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded annually for the best fiction novel written by an author from the Commonwealth, Ireland or Zimbabwe. It has been awarded since 1968.

In Scotland, Gaelic (again, a different language) is spoken in some parts of the Highlands and Islands, and in Northern Ireland some people speak Irish Gaelic.

The fundamental principles of British life include: participation in community life.

The main Olympic site for the 2012 Games was in Stratford, East London.

The leader of the opposition also appoints senior opposition MPs to be ‘shadow ministers’. They form the shadow cabinet and their role is to challenge the government and put forward alternative policies.

Brief Encounter (1945) was directed by David Lean.

Oliver Cromwell was the leader of the English republic.

In the 2011 Census, 59% of people identified themselves as Christian. Much smaller proportions identified themselves as Muslim (4.8%), Hindu (1.5%), Sikh (0.8%), Jewish or Buddhist (both less than 0.5%).

People in the UK have to pay tax on their income, which includes: wages from paid employment, profits from self-employment, taxable benefits, pensions and income from property, savings and dividends.

There are three devolved administrations in the UK, this include: the Welsh Assembly, the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Judges (who are together called ‘the judiciary’) are responsible for interpreting the law and ensuring that trials are conducted fairly.

Drivers can use their driving licence until they are 70 years old. After that, the licence is valid for three years at a time.

Margaret Thatcher was the daughter of a grocer from Grantham in Lincolnshire.

The Welsh government and National Assembly for Wales are based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales.

Jenson Button is a famous Formula 1 driver.

In 1284 King Edward I of England introduced the Statute of Rhuddlan, which annexed Wales to the Crown of England.

Norway is not a member of the European Union.

It is a criminal offence to sell alcohol to anyone who is under 18 or to buy alcohol for people who are under the age of 18. (There is one exception: people aged 16 or over can drink alcohol with a meal in a hotel or restaurant.