Life in the UK Practice Test Chapter 2 – Section 2

In the late 1960s, how many people did Britain admit to the UK from Uganda

128,000

28,000

2 million

58,000

In the late 1960s, how many refugees did Britain admit to the UK from South East Asia ?

11,000

22,000

23,000

33,000

In the 1980s the largest immigrant groups came from

the United States,

Australia,

South Africa,

and New Zealand.

Asia

In the early 1990s, groups of people from the former Soviet Union came to Britain looking for

a new and safer way of life

political asylum

better economic conditions

work

Since 1994 there has been a global rise in mass migration for both political and economic reasons.

True

False

Chapter 2 – Section 2

The changing role of women

In 19th-century Britain, families were usually

large

small

medium

In 19th-century Britain, in many poorer homes men, women and children all contributed towards the family income.

True

False

 

Women in Britain made an important economic contribution

True

False

Women in Britain had fewer rights than men. Until

1857

1957

1458

1524

A married woman had no right to divorce her husband, until

1882

1782

1542

1324

Until 1882 when a woman got married, her earnings, property and money automatically belonged to her husband.

True

False

‘Suffragettes’ campaigned for

greater rights

right to vote

freedom of information

Labor party

‘Suffragettes’ campaigned In the

late 19th and early 20th centuries,

late 15th and early 16th centuries,

late 14th and early 15th centuries,

late 12th and early 13th centuries,

Suffragette protests decreased during the

the First World War

the Second World War

Suffragette protests decreased because

women joined in the war effort

it was illegal to protest

women did a much greater variety of work than they had before.

When were women over the age of 30 given the right to vote and to stand for election to Parliament.

 

1918

1950

1920

1910

When did women won the right to vote at 21, at the same age as men.

1928

1978

1958

1528

Women still face discrimination in the workplace.

True

False

It was quite common for employers to ask women to leave their jobs when they got married.

True

False

Many jobs were closed to women and it was difficult for women to enter universities.

True

False

Pressure from Women for equal rights, increased during

the 1960s and 1970s

the 1950s and 1960s

the 1940s and 1950s

world war 1

Parliament passed new laws giving women the right to equal pay and prohibiting employers from discriminating against women because of their sex.

True

False

Women in Britain today

Women in Britain today make up what percentage of the population

51%

45%

35%

18%

Women in Britain today make up what percentage of the workforce.

45%

51%

28%

32%

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