MONARCHY

I. Choose the most suitable variant to complete the sentence:

1. The British monarch chooses as her Prime Minister …
a) anybody she likes.
b) the leader of Parliament.
c) the leader of the strongest party in the House of Commons.
2. In Britain, someone who is taken to court is accused of a crime in the name
of …
a) the state.
b) the Crown.
c) the people.
3. For a bill passed by Parliament to become law, the Queen is expected to
give …
a) her royal assent.
b) her royal agreement.
c) her royal consent.
4. The money the Royal Family get from Parliament each year to carry out
their public duties is called …
a) the Privy Purse.
b) the Civil List.
c) the Budget.
5. The next in line to be the British monarch is …
a) Prince Charles.
b) Prince Philip.
c) Prince William.

II. Choose the most suitable word for the suggested definition:
1. a leader who has no real power or influence
a) adviser b) Prime Minister c) figurehead
2. a group of important people in Britain who advise the monarch on political
issues
a) the Civil Service b) the Privy Council c) the Cabinet
3. the right or principle of succession or inheritance of an eldest son
a) primogeniture b) heritage c) accession
4. someone who governs instead of a king or queen because the latter is ill,
absent or still a child
a) heir b) regent c) governor
5. the wife or husband of a king or queen
a) princess / prince b) successor c) consort

III. Complete the sentence with one of the words given:

1. In Britain, it is the Queen who … the law in the courts.
a) accuses b) embodies c) dictates d) observes
 2. It is the Queen who summons a Parliament and … it before a general
election.
a) dismisses b) runs c) dissolves d) discharges
3. Elizabeth II is no longer … from taxation: she pays taxes on her private
income.
a) exempt b) excluded c) avoiding d) cut
4. Under the present law, a Catholic cannot … to the British throne.
a) ascend b) occupy c) pretend d) succeed
5. The British monarchy has been very good at … to circumstances.
a) adopting b) adapting c) surviving d) opposing

IV. Insert prepositions or adverbs where necessary:

1. Some of the Monarchy’s most ancient rules are reported to have come …
scrutiny.
a) to b) under c) for d) at
2. The Monarchy is changing to remain … tune with the modern world.
a) in b) to c) at d) on
3. There are no legal restrictions … whom the Queen picks as her Prime
Minister.
a) at b) for c) to d) on
4. In fact, Queen Elizabeth is … the law.
a) beyond b) within c) above d) outside
5. The monarchy ensures that changing the government does not threaten …
the stability of the country as a whole.
a) to b) of c) – d) for

V. In each set of words and phrases spot the one that does not relate to the
others:

1. a) pass a bill b) adopt a bill c) approve a bill d) reject a bill

2. a) throne b) reign c) govern d) rule
3. a) heritage b) heiress c) inheritance d) legacy
4. a) grandeur b) turmoil c) splendour d) magnificence
5. a) revere b) look up to c) assess d) admire