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04 Identity Attitudes
SECTION A Quiz 8 From which immigrant community to Britain has
bhangra emerged? SECTION A Quiz 8 By what name are measurements in kilos, litres, and
C hoose the correct answer. A Asian metres known in Britain?
B Caribbean C hoose the correct answer. A the decimal system
1 Linguistically, what is Scots most closely related to?
C Irish 1 In passing, casual conversation, British people talk B the continental system
A Cornish
about the weather because... C the metric system
B English 9 In which part o f the UK is religion and identity most
often linked? A they are fascinated by it 9 If money and access to friends and family were not a
C Scottish Gaelic
A Northern Ireland B it is correct behaviour problem, where would most British people prefer to
2 Linguistically, what is Welsh most closely related to? live?
B Scotland C they don’t like silences
A Cornish A in a village
C Wales 2 If you hear or read o f a woman who is ‘six-and-a-half
B English B in central London
foot’, how tall is she?
C Scottish Gaelic 10 What are surnames with two parts generally called?
A very short C in a London suburb
3 Which o f these is used most often in public life? A double-barrelled
B about average height 10 What proportion o f British households keep an
A Cornish B double-ended
C very tall animal as a pet?
B Scots C double-sided
3 If you hear or read o f a man who is ‘about twelve
A about 10%
C Welsh 11 What proportion o f children are born outside B about 30%
stone’, how heavy is he?
marriage in modern Britain?
4 What is the British national anthem? A very light C about 50%
A about 10%
A God Save the Queen B about average weight 11 What is a bird table?
B about 40%
B Land of Hope and Glory C very heavy A a specially designed garden table with thin legs
C about 70%
C Rule Britannia 4 If a place is ‘about half a mile away1, how long would B a dish made with turkey and chicken
12 How do some people in Britain refer to their
5 With which country is haggis especially associated? it take you to walk there? C a raised platform on which birds can feed
long-established sexual partners?
A Ireland A about two minutes 12 In Britain, which two people are least likely to kiss
A my cohabitant
B Scotland B about ten minutes when meeting each other?
B my friend
C Wales C about half an hour A two men
C my partner
6 With which country is Owain Glyndwr associated? 5 Which o f the following descriptions is not negative? B two women
13 With which part o f Britain is the English accent with
A Ireland A s/he’s got common sense C a man and woman
the highest status associated?
B Scotland A London B s/he’s a swot 13 If two British strangers get into conversation (for
C Wales C s/he’s a teacher’s pet example, on a train), which o f these pieces o f personal
B Oxford
information are they most likely to exchange?
7 Which group o f post World War Two immigrants C England generally 6 Why do the British normally form queues when they
are waiting for something? A their names
to Britain is sometimes known ‘the Windrush 14 Among British people, which o f these personal
generation’? A they like good order B their jobs
qualities is generally valued the most?
A Asian B they are patient C their marital circumstances
A beauty
B Caribbean C they want things to be fair 14 Which traditional ‘sport’ in Britain was made illegal
B humour
C Irish in 2004?
C intelligence 7 In what month does the financial year begin in
Britain? A boxing

A January B foxhunting

B April C shooting

C September