Your choices for studying for the Life in the UK test
This is our guide to what is available for you to purchase to help you study for the test and what Red Squirrel Publishing has to offer.

When you study for the Life in the UK test you have a number of options on what to buy, what to read and how best to learn for your test.

The material that has to be learnt for the test is determined and provided by the Home Office.  It produces a publication called Life in the United Kingdom: A Journey to Citizenship.  You are required to learn all of chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of this publication for your test.  The publication has a recommended retail price of £9.99.

The material provided by the Home Office is lengthy and quite complex.  As an alternative, Red Squirrel Publishing provides a wide range of products and services to help you learn for your test.  These products and services have been developed and designed by us with one goal in mind: to help you pass your test first time.

The first is our Life in the UK Test: Study Guide, which retails for £7.99.  The study guide contains chapters 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Home Office publication; reprinted in full.  It also includes a series of study tools to make it easier for you learn this core information:

• chapter introductions to alert you to what to look for as you read
  
• revision questions throughout the text so you can check your understanding as you read
  
• tips and warnings, which provide advice that can make learning easier and will help you avoid common mistakes
  
• an extensive glossary of words and terms to help you understand anything you are unsure about
  
• ten practice tests, in exactly the same style and format as the real test, so that you can check whether you are ready to take the Life in the UK test.

The second is our Life in the UK Test: Practice Questions, which retails for £5.99.  This publication contains 17 practice tests, which are in the same style as the Life in the UK test.  By taking the practice tests you will be able to measure how well you know the study material and know when you are ready to take your real test.  Also contained are three additional tests, which contain questions specific to candidates taking the test in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

We also provide a service at this website where you can take additional practice tests.  If you purchase either Life in the UK Test: Study Guide or Life in the UK Test: Practice Questions you will receive a free limited subscription to this service.  There are also a range of subscriptions available for purchase.  With a subscription you will have access to as many tests as you like during the period of your subscription.