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IgnorantRockFan
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« on: 19:21:20, 02-07-2008 »
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25461301/from/ET/

I only got 65%. Apparently they will let me in after a bit of revision  Shocked
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« Reply #1 on: 19:28:03, 02-07-2008 »
Quote from: IgnorantRockFan on 19:21:20, 02-07-2008
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25461301/from/ET/

I only got 65%. Apparently they will let me in after a bit of revision  Shocked

I fell into this category:

25-40%: Mmmm. Do you really want to be a citizen?

That one I could answer.
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« Reply #2 on: 19:31:21, 02-07-2008 »
60% Roll Eyes
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« Reply #3 on: 19:32:16, 02-07-2008 »
I just did the test, I got less than 25% - their verdict was "Do you really want to be a citizen? This kind of performance isn't going to impress those nice immigration folks."

My answer was "Am I bovvered?"

However, on the BBC homepage - Would you pass the 11+ - I got full marks.  Cheesy
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« Reply #4 on: 19:33:23, 02-07-2008 »
60% Embarrassed
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« Reply #5 on: 19:34:07, 02-07-2008 »
I got 50%, which rather worries me because most of the answers came from badly remembered West Wing episodes (and a few hints from the Simpsons).
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« Reply #6 on: 19:35:15, 02-07-2008 »
'85-100%: Welcome to the United States! (And, truth be told, you know more about this great land than most Americans.)'

Yeah.  Cool
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« Reply #7 on: 19:36:39, 02-07-2008 »
Bah. Didn't want to be a citizen anyway! Cheesy
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« Reply #8 on: 19:37:21, 02-07-2008 »
How about the British citizen test?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4099770.stm

The last question is superb  Grin

I got 9/15... hmmm, 64%, almost identical to my American score. That's worrying  Undecided
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« Reply #9 on: 19:40:48, 02-07-2008 »
I got 9 too.
Sounds like a jolly good read, this Life in the UK.
Anyone got a copy?
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« Reply #10 on: 19:41:25, 02-07-2008 »
50%

Looks like I will have to stay the better side of the Pond. Wink
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« Reply #11 on: 19:43:36, 02-07-2008 »
I seem to be lagging here with a mere 8/15 for the British one. Time to leave again.
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« Reply #12 on: 19:44:05, 02-07-2008 »
Quote from: Antheil the Termite Lover on 19:32:16, 02-07-2008
I just did the test, I got less than 25% - their verdict was "Do you really want to be a citizen? This kind of performance isn't going to impress those nice immigration folks."

My answer was "Am I bovvered?"

However, on the BBC homepage - Would you pass the 11+ - I got full marks. 10/10  Cheesy



I couldn't see an 11+ exam on the BBC home page (does that mean I fail?) but I did find this English test:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4246472.stm

I'm embarrassed to say I got a spelling question wrong, so only scored 19/20  Embarrassed
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« Reply #13 on: 19:49:24, 02-07-2008 »
Hmm. I got 9 as well Embarrassed Is there somewhere I can move to that doesn't require that I fill in a Questionnaire? Wink
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« Reply #14 on: 19:58:34, 02-07-2008 »
The 11+ test was on the Today programme:-

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7478000/7478154.stm
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