Values and community: Life in the UK Test study guide

Question 1 · Values and community

At a community meeting, two people strongly disagree about religion. Which response shows respect for others?

1. A. Allow disagreement without threats or harassment
2. B. Threaten anyone who disagrees
3. C. Exclude people solely for holding a different faith
4. D. Require everyone to adopt one belief

Question 2 · Values and community

A person in England receives a jury summons and has a genuine difficulty attending. What should they do?

1. A. Assume employment automatically cancels the summons
2. B. Ignore the letter without explanation
3. C. Respond using the official process and request any necessary change
4. D. Sell the summons to a neighbour

Question 3 · Values and community

Which TWO choices describe freedoms protected in a democratic society?

Choose TWO answers

1. A. Ignoring every law you dislike
2. B. Expressing lawful political opinions
3. C. Using violence to silence criticism
4. D. Holding a religious or non-religious belief

Question 4 · Values and community

A neighbourhood group wants a peaceful change in national policy. Which action uses the democratic system?

1. A. Vote in an election for which they are eligible
2. B. Threaten staff at a polling station
3. C. Destroy an opponent’s campaign material
4. D. Prevent neighbours from attending a debate

Question 5 · Values and community

Residents disagree with a government proposal. Which response gives them a lawful political voice?

1. A. Destroy an opponent’s campaign material
2. B. Prevent neighbours from attending a debate
3. C. Threaten staff at a polling station
4. D. Vote in an election for which they are eligible

Question 6 · Values and community

A neighbour expresses a lawful belief you do not share. Which response best supports tolerance?

1. A. Require everyone to adopt one belief
2. B. Exclude people solely for holding a different faith
3. C. Threaten anyone who disagrees
4. D. Allow disagreement without threats or harassment

Question 7 · Values and community

Someone in Wales is summoned for jury service but needs to request a different date. Which response is appropriate?

1. A. Sell the summons to a neighbour
2. B. Respond using the official process and request any necessary change
3. C. Ignore the letter without explanation
4. D. Assume employment automatically cancels the summons

Question 8 · Values and community

Choose TWO examples of personal freedoms recognised in UK public life.

Choose TWO answers

1. A. Holding a religious or non-religious belief
2. B. Ignoring every law you dislike
3. C. Expressing lawful political opinions
4. D. Using violence to silence criticism

Question 9 · Values and community

Which TWO examples concern civil freedoms rather than powers to harm others?

Choose TWO answers

1. A. Using violence to silence criticism
2. B. Ignoring every law you dislike
3. C. Expressing lawful political opinions
4. D. Holding a religious or non-religious belief

Question 10 · Values and community

A resident in England believes they qualify to be excused from jury service. What should they do?

1. A. Ignore the letter without explanation
2. B. Assume employment automatically cancels the summons
3. C. Respond using the official process and request any necessary change
4. D. Sell the summons to a neighbour

Question 11 · Values and community

A new citizen wants to influence who represents the area. Which activity directly supports that aim?

1. A. Prevent neighbours from attending a debate
2. B. Vote in an election for which they are eligible
3. C. Threaten staff at a polling station
4. D. Destroy an opponent’s campaign material

Question 12 · Values and community

A club includes members with different faiths. Which rule best supports respectful participation?

1. A. Require everyone to adopt one belief
2. B. Allow disagreement without threats or harassment
3. C. Threaten anyone who disagrees
4. D. Exclude people solely for holding a different faith

Question 13 · Values and community

An audience hears a peaceful opinion it dislikes. Which conduct is consistent with mutual respect?

1. A. Require everyone to adopt one belief
2. B. Threaten anyone who disagrees
3. C. Exclude people solely for holding a different faith
4. D. Allow disagreement without threats or harassment

Question 14 · Values and community

A community wants its concerns represented at Westminster. Which approach uses democratic participation?

1. A. Vote in an election for which they are eligible
2. B. Destroy an opponent’s campaign material
3. C. Prevent neighbours from attending a debate
4. D. Threaten staff at a polling station

Question 15 · Values and community

A worker in Wales receives a jury summons. Which response respects the legal process?

1. A. Sell the summons to a neighbour
2. B. Respond using the official process and request any necessary change
3. C. Assume employment automatically cancels the summons
4. D. Ignore the letter without explanation

Question 16 · Values and community

Select TWO activities that illustrate lawful individual freedoms.

Choose TWO answers

1. A. Ignoring every law you dislike
2. B. Using violence to silence criticism
3. C. Holding a religious or non-religious belief
4. D. Expressing lawful political opinions

Question 17 · Values and community

A resident wants to raise a concern about local rubbish collection. Which body is usually the starting point?

1. A. An international sporting body
2. B. The monarch’s private household
3. C. Their local council
4. D. A foreign embassy

Question 18 · Values and community

A councillor claims that holding public office allows them to ignore criminal law. Which principle challenges that claim?

1. A. Hereditary privilege
2. B. Personal loyalty to a politician
3. C. Unrestricted executive power
4. D. Rule of law

Question 19 · Values and community

Which TWO actions are examples of helping a community voluntarily?

Choose TWO answers

1. A. Falsifying a charity’s accounts
2. B. Helping at a charitable food collection
3. C. Demanding money from neighbours by threats
4. D. Joining an organised litter-picking group

Question 20 · Values and community

A resident gives unpaid time to help a local food charity. What is this an example of?

1. A. Compulsory military service
2. B. Jury deliberation
3. C. Tax assessment
4. D. Volunteering

Question 21 · Values and community

Someone helps organise a neighbourhood clean-up without being paid. Which activity are they undertaking?

1. A. Volunteering
2. B. Compulsory military service
3. C. Jury deliberation
4. D. Tax assessment

Question 22 · Values and community

A minister is accused of breaking the law. What principle means their office does not place them beyond legal accountability?

1. A. Rule of law
2. B. Unrestricted executive power
3. C. Personal loyalty to a politician
4. D. Hereditary privilege

Question 23 · Values and community

A neighbourhood has a question about a council-run local service. Who should they contact first?

1. A. Their local council
2. B. An international sporting body
3. C. A foreign embassy
4. D. The monarch’s private household

Question 24 · Values and community

Select TWO ways a resident could freely contribute time to local life.

Choose TWO answers

1. A. Joining an organised litter-picking group
2. B. Helping at a charitable food collection
3. C. Falsifying a charity’s accounts
4. D. Demanding money from neighbours by threats

Question 25 · Values and community

A powerful official asks to be exempt from ordinary legal duties solely because of their position. Which principle is relevant?

1. A. Unrestricted executive power
2. B. Personal loyalty to a politician
3. C. Hereditary privilege
4. D. Rule of law

Question 26 · Values and community

Which TWO activities would count as community volunteering?

Choose TWO answers

1. A. Joining an organised litter-picking group
2. B. Helping at a charitable food collection
3. C. Demanding money from neighbours by threats
4. D. Falsifying a charity’s accounts

Question 27 · Values and community

Someone wants information about local waste collection arrangements. Which organisation is most relevant?

1. A. An international sporting body
2. B. Their local council
3. C. The monarch’s private household
4. D. A foreign embassy

Question 28 · Values and community

A local museum recruits people to help visitors in their spare time without wages. What kind of role is this?

1. A. Volunteering
2. B. Tax assessment
3. C. Jury deliberation
4. D. Compulsory military service