Just finished the LitUK and I'm astounded at how easy it was
Ok this is not supposed to a flex. But I've seen the posts in the FB groups. I've seen threads here. The test is difficult. You need to study and study and when you think you've studied enough, study some more and do more practice tests.
So that's what I did. I signed up for Britizen. Bought the book. The culture and modern history questions were never an issue with me (I've already been here 20 years so most of it's ingrained).
It was always the more obscure history questions I had difficulty with. Specific years, ancient invasions, Henry's wives, etc. (z should've gone to see Six). Consistently getting those questions wrong in practice tests. Failed a few practice tests because there was a higher proportion of history questions.
This morning I sit down and the questions on the test were just basic throwaway questions:
- What major sporting event did London host in 2012?
- Why was Margaret Thatcher important? (Three choices were about sport)
- Which is a crown dependency and not part of the UK? (England, Wales, Scotland, Channel Islands)
Just to name a few examples. There was but one "obscure history" question about invasions after the Romans left.
Again, this isn't meant to be a flex about how smart I am (because I'm definitely not)--just astounded at the amount of fear mongering I've seen on social media, and how actually out of touch Britizen is with their practice tests.
Of course...it may be that I simply received a favourable random selection of questions...