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tier1extension
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by tier1extension » Sat Jun 18, 2011 10:34 am
how do you best prepare for it? there are three official materials:
Life in the United Kingdom: A Journey to Citizenship - 2nd Edition
Life in the United Kingdom: Official Citizenship Test Study Guide
Passing the Life in the UK Test: Official Practice Questions and Answers
1. Can I just skip the first one and buy the other two and just focus on answering the practice questions and answers to save cost, time and still pass?
2. Should I forget about other study guides being sold online?
3. How long on average should I budget to study and prepare for the test?
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Casa
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by Casa » Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:03 am
Personally I would skip the first one. You'll only have to answer questions from Chapters 2-6 inclusive. I would be wary of online study guides as there's no guarantee that the content is correct.
Study time depends on your ability to recall facts and figures.
Remember that you also have the option to listen to the questions through headphones during the test while reading from the screen.
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tier1extension
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by tier1extension » Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:08 am
thanks a lot. i think i would skip the first one indeed and just focus on the study guide and the practice questions.
and there is no expiration date right for the results of the test?
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Casa
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by Casa » Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:12 am
No expiry date, but make sure you keep the pass certificate in a safe place. If you lose it the test centre won't provide a duplicate.
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samkma
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by samkma » Sat Jun 18, 2011 12:49 pm
You can buy this book from Amazon thatcomes with a practise CD
This is a good place to do the test models online
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Read the book - chapter by chapter and do the CD that comes with the book - keep doing some test online at the above site everyday.
All the best.
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tunde10
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by tunde10 » Sat Jun 18, 2011 3:51 pm
hi, i took this test last month. I didnt buy any guides or practice questions. I downloaded the official study guide online through google which was a pdf file. then i took practice questions through various websites online.
I think u might want to try that if u want to save some money. the test is not very hard as long as you read the material thoroughly and practice repetitively
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ReallyFedup
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by ReallyFedup » Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:02 pm
You need to:
1) Read only examinable chapters, they are all available online:
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2) Practice the questions using: weblink removed
You do 1) in the first day and 2) twice in the second day and you will hopefully pass easily.
Cheers
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paulmu
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by paulmu » Mon Jun 20, 2011 9:23 am
I studied for my test the same way as tunde10; however, I would recommend the approach of reallyfedup.
It should only take you 10 minutes to complete the test if you don't do a review. I believe the cost of the test is £50. Note that in some test centres (not sure if this applies to all), you need to wait for all the applicants to complete their tests before they will hand out the certificates (either pass or fail).
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krazydude
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by krazydude » Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:36 pm
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be_sure_2000
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by be_sure_2000 » Wed Jun 22, 2011 2:36 pm
Hi,
I havew passed this test on last saturday and it was not a real tough job.
I would suggest you to try to attempt couple of mock tests and then you would understand what type of questions do you get and then you can read the chapters.
As suggested by other members practise tests at Hiren's site and they are good.
Wish you all the best.
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annay
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by annay » Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:36 am
Hi,
Could anyone please provide the link to downlaod the required material for life in the uk test.
Also, how advance you have to book for the test.
Please anyone advice
Thanks in advance.
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IMMIGRATION LAWYER
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by IMMIGRATION LAWYER » Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:42 pm
Many of the people applying for ILR/AN told me that they purchased books and practiced on-line:
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by Timlondon » Sun Jul 16, 2017 6:17 am
I failed twice and in the end went with an online course. It took me a month to prepare and then passed; they have a good reputation for teaching at xxx academy. Good free addon for ielts and i didnt pay for practise tests.[/url]
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Casa
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by Casa » Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:42 am
Timlondon wrote:I failed twice and in the end went with an online course. It took me a month to prepare and then passed; they have a good reputation for teaching at xxx academy. Good free addon for ielts and i didnt pay for practise tests.
Well, you wouldn't pay would you, as this is your company.
Please desist from posting commercial links on the forum or your membership will be terminated. And this thread is 6 years old.
(Casa, not CR001)
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