Preparing for the Life in the UK test can be a stressful experience, given the multitude of free mock exam apps and websites available. In this article, I will share my personal experience in preparing for the test. Moreover, some of the materials I have learned have proven to be beneficial in my daily life in the UK.
Discovering Phase: There are various handbooks, practice questions, and study guides available for purchase on the official governance site, online bookshops, or at the library. This is the book set I have used which is available from Amazon. I initially visited the Westminster Council local library and obtained a copy of the 'Life in the UK Test Handbook' to read through. I decided to enjoy my reading and take it at a slow pace, going through each chapter during my early morning coffee breaks for 4-6 weeks. I Googled the names and places I was not familiar with to register them in my brain. I also reflected on the places, museums, and galleries I had visited in the UK and northern France to connect the dots in my mind. Deep Dive Phase in Autumn: I registered for the free online practice tests offered by lifeintheuk.net. This was the most crucial part of my study, and I even contacted the redsquirrelbook online support team to help me with the account link below: https://learn.redsquirrelbooks.com/users/sign_in I then went through the practice questions in each chapter, which were divided into multiple sessions with practice questions. For the parts where I got an overall lower score, I re-practiced again, and I also took notes for each question I didn't answer correctly, colouring the text for easy identification. Pre-Test Phase in Winter: This is the time to get really into the mock practice. I obtained the practice questions and study guides from the library and even attended online clarification sessions to understand some additional information I had Googled and some information in the handbook. The advantage of using these physical books is that for questions I didn't answer correctly, I could see which book page the question referred to and come back to it. This is also the time I polished my notes with some shorter memory formats. For example:
I went through the practical questions I answered wrong and recapped them. I revisited the notes I had and also parts I had bookmarked in the handbook. Then, just relax and enjoy the real test experience. After Thoughts: Some people might say this exam is completely meaningless; even local British may not know the answers. For me, it's a bit of a mix. I still have my CD 'The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra' composition for orchestra by British composer Benjamin Britten. which I listen endless time at 17 years old as part of music study exercise. Recently, there was an art exhibition about 'David Hockney' that caught my eye. I attended a work event and met some politicians from the Channel Islands; I was able to make a conversation and ask more relevant questions about the parliament structure in comparison to the parliament in England, for example. So, it's probably the first discovery phase in my study that would help me more to live in the UK.
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