Nice people thread part 5 - nicely does it

purch

zagubov wrote: »

The NPs could put together an "I guess your sex" stall at thier local funfair or charity fete.;)

....as long as your hands are warm :eek:

GDB2222

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I failed 17/24.

although i do think that it has some sort of purpose as it does confirm whether your english skills are competent enough to prepare for and take the test.

i think OH has taken it but can't remember - she has ILR but doesn't have a british passport yet.

My score was worse than yours!

Many of the questions are just plain daft – a memory test, rather than a test of useful knowledge. For example, I know that there are around 650 MPs in the House of Commons. Testing whether people know the precise number is completely daft, particularly as that changes from time to time. So, if they had 3 answers that were at least 100 away from the correct number, that would make a sensible question to ask. But having, as they do, two answers that are close together and close to the correct answer does not make any sense to me.

Likewise, knowing the population of the UK to the nearest 10,000,000 makes reasonable sense, but requiring that knowledge to be split up between the countries making up the UK is just creating a test for the sake of it.

lemonjelly

Re the voice/BGT - neither, both are a pox on culture!

Whats happened to NDG?

Wish I was well enough to take advantage of the weather...:(

lostinrates

Lj i am so worried about you, is what you have curable or will it mean a lifestyle change?


Ndg said she was really busy someti e ago.


I am obviously not British. Not done the test but realise fro the questions ypu lot are quoting that i would fail

misskool

GDB2222 wrote: »

My score was worse than yours!

Many of the questions are just plain daft – a memory test, rather than a test of useful knowledge. For example, I know that there are around 650 MPs in the House of Commons. Testing whether people know the precise number is completely daft, particularly as that changes from time to time. So, if they had 3 answers that were at least 100 away from the correct number, that would make a sensible question to ask. But having, as they do, two answers that are close together and close to the correct answer does not make any sense to me.

Likewise, knowing the population of the UK to the nearest 10,000,000 makes reasonable sense, but requiring that knowledge to be split up between the countries making up the UK is just creating a test for the sake of it.

The test is frozen in time as well :rotfl: it was created in 2007 and has been stuck there ever since

They talk about New Deal (now reincarnated as the Work Programme), and various other bits and pieces which feel a bit strange.

It's a bit of social engineering, a bit of English language and gives the government something to point to when asked about their immigration policies.

zagubov

Got 18 /24 so 75% - a pass!:beer:
This is going to get out of date quickly !
- number of kids under 19 and so on. Beats me why this stuff wasn't taught routinely at school. Thought most other countries already had this type of test.:cool:
As it's a bit old does it go on about PEPs and TESSAs? and the cost of a black and white TV license (must use cheaper ink);)

lemonjelly

lostinrates wrote: »

Lj i am so worried about you, is what you have curable or will it mean a lifestyle change?


Ndg said she was really busy someti e ago.


I am obviously not British. Not done the test but realise fro the questions ypu lot are quoting that i would fail

Combination of slow recovery with a bit of a lifestyle change.

Slowly slowly, catchee monkey...:)

I'll get there. Perhaps I'll be glad to be stuck indoors when april showers hit?:)

lostinrates

lemonjelly wrote: »

Combination of slow recovery with a bit of a lifestyle change.

Slowly slowly, catchee monkey...:)

I'll get there. Perhaps I'll be glad to be stuck indoors when april showers hit?:)

Sounds all a bit like falling on love tbh.

Recover quickly. Still finding soft stuff to eat?

silvercar

I scored 20/24, a pass!

silvercar

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I failed 17/24.

although i do think that it has some sort of purpose as it does confirm whether your english skills are competent enough to prepare for and take the test.

i think OH has taken it but can't remember - she has ILR but doesn't have a british passport yet.

Is that why she washed your passport? Enraged that you have one and popping the question will mean she gets hers quicker?