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by piglet » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:14 pm
I have just passed my test.
For everyone here: this test is super easy, don't let anyone scare you that it is not.
If you have lived in the UK for some time, and regularly read the papers and watch TV, and with a little bit of general knowledge, all you would need to do is read the book once and pass no problem. I mean, you don't even have to get it 100% right, only 75% and over.
It is actually so easy that I wondered what was the point of this test. It certainly won't discourage anyone from applying for anything. I don't mean to be rude, but a person really has to be extremely stupid and/or ignorant not to be able to pass this test. It is a multiple choice type test, and lots of questions are amazingly simple, such as: What is the official residence of the Prime Minister? I mean, whoever doesn't know that it is no. 10 Downing Street doesn't really deserve to apply for naturalization/citizenship. To make the long story short: it is super easy, read it once/couple of times and you should be fine.
Also, they still accept sitting the test from the old edition (first book) till September. So, if you have the first edition book, and don't want to buy the new book (and have to read one additional chapter), hurry up and sit the test.
And, it is not true that they ONLY take cash. I have just sat for my test in Kensington test centre, and most of the people, including myself, were paying by debit or credit card.
So don't listen to everything people say, as some people have no idea what they are talking about, or want to make it harder/more complicated then it really is (perhaps it makes them look smarter, who knows).
Read the book, sit the (super easy) test, and good luck!