Citizenship Topic 2 Revision

Question 1

‘Binge drinking’ is when you drink too much alcohol on one occasion

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

On average, women are paid 25% less than men

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

What is the name of the document which parents must sign?

Accepted Answer

Home - School Agreement

Question 4

How many young people, up to the age of 19, are there in the UK?

Accepted Answer

15 million

Question 5

Who decides if a child should participate in Religious Education?

Accepted Answer

The parent

Question 6

At what time can a 14 year old not work?

Accepted Answer

After 7pm

Question 7

What does “a gap year” describe?

Accepted Answer

A year which students spend travelling and working

Question 8

When did British women first get the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

1918

Question 9

In the 1950s, textile and engineering companies went to which TWO countries to find workers?

Accepted Answer

Pakistan, India

Question 10

What percentage of the UK population is made up of children and young people?

Accepted Answer

approx. 25%

Question 11

What percentage of the UK workforce are women?

Accepted Answer

45%

Question 12

How many days must a school be open per year?

Accepted Answer

190

Question 13

When did women get the same voting rights as men?

Accepted Answer

1928

Question 14

In the UK, children must attend school until they are

Accepted Answer

16 years old

Question 15

What is the name given to the curriculum in Scotland?

Accepted Answer

The Curriculum for Excellence

Question 16

What is the minimum voting age in the UK?

Accepted Answer

18

Question 17

Do schools need to provide Religious Education?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 18

When did Jewish people come from Poland, Ukraine and Belarus to escape racist attacks?

Accepted Answer

From 1880 to 1910

Question 19

“In the UK, boys leave school on average with better qualifications than girls”.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 20

Which sector does NOT traditionally employ larger numbers of women?

Accepted Answer

Engineering

Question 21

Between what ages must children attend school in Scotland?

Accepted Answer

5 - 16 years

Question 22

At the age of 16, most young people in Scotland take National 5 exams

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Why did the Huguenots come to Britain from France?

Accepted Answer

To avoid religious persecution in France

Question 24

At the age of 16, most young people in England take GCSEs. What does GCSE stand for?

Accepted Answer

General Certificate of Secondary Education

Question 25

In English and Scottish schools, children are given compulsory tests at which ages?

Accepted Answer

7, 11 and 14

Question 26

How much can someone under 18 who buys alcohol be fined?

Accepted Answer

£80

Question 27

What proportion of children live with both birth parents?

Accepted Answer

65%

Question 28

After the WW2 people were invited from Ireland and other European countries to come to the UK

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

Women make up what percentage of the UK population?

Accepted Answer

51%

Question 30

What proportion of young adults have used illegal drugs at least once?

Accepted Answer

Around half

Question 31

The Irish famine was in the middle of which decade?

Accepted Answer

1840s

Question 32

In what year did married women get the right to divorce?

Accepted Answer

1857

Question 33

What is the name of the group of women who fought for the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

Suffragettes

Question 34

25% of children and young people live with step families

Accepted Answer

False

Question 35

What is the estimated number of young people who are in work in the UK?

Accepted Answer

2 million

Citizenship Topic 2 Revision

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Citizenship Topic 2 Revision

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