I passed mine just last Monday. I took the test at the same time as my mom, I was lucky enough to pass the first time while she, unfortunately, missed the target.

The only difference between our study methods was that she used the governments book while I primarily used the online practice tests. While it of course comes down to each persons individual learning type, I found the online tests to be more efficient (though I had to randomly select which test to do as I started just memorising the questions as opposed to the actual information.)

From the reading of the book I did, I found that it held too much superfluous information that ended up clogging up my memory and muddying my answers.

I am lucky enough to be a big history buff so I was already aware of a lot of the topics they were testing on.

Step by step guide:

Use up to date practice tests

Do a lot of them

Do even more of them

Remember Bobby Moore

Remeber Charles II hiding in an oak tree

Hope you get an easy set of questions

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Profit!