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Chapter 2 · What is the UK?

Life in the UK test questions: What is the UK?

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The UK and its nations

Question 1 · Select ONE answer

Which countries make up the United Kingdom?

  1. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
  2. England, Scotland and Wales
  3. England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland
  4. England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man
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England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

The UK is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Isle of Man is a Crown dependency, and the Republic of Ireland is a separate country.

Question 2 · Select TWO answers

Which TWO of these are part of the United Kingdom?

  1. Scotland
  2. Northern Ireland
  3. The Channel Islands
  4. The Republic of Ireland
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Scotland and Northern Ireland

Scotland and Northern Ireland are two of the four countries of the UK, along with England and Wales. The Channel Islands are a Crown dependency, and the Republic of Ireland is an independent country.

Question 3 · Select ONE answer

Which countries make up Great Britain?

  1. England, Scotland and Wales
  2. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
  3. England and Scotland only
  4. England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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England, Scotland and Wales

Great Britain means England, Scotland and Wales only. Adding Northern Ireland gives the United Kingdom.

Question 4 · Select the correct statement

Which of these statements is correct?

  1. The United Kingdom includes Northern Ireland, but Great Britain does not.
  2. Great Britain and the United Kingdom are two names for exactly the same area.
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The United Kingdom includes Northern Ireland, but Great Britain does not.

Great Britain covers England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom is Great Britain plus Northern Ireland, so the two names do not mean the same thing.

Question 5 · Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?

Northern Ireland is part of Great Britain.

  1. True
  2. False
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False

Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom but not of Great Britain, which is made up of England, Scotland and Wales.

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