Chapter 19 of 32 · Updated for 2026

Fashion & Design: practice questions

Ten Life in the UK test questions on Fashion & Design, each checked against the official handbook and set in the four formats the real test uses. Pick your answer, then tap Show the answer to see why.

1. One answer

   1. What does the annual Chelsea Flower Show showcase?

   • AContemporary art from Britain and around the world
   • BFashion design from Britain and around the world
   • CClassical music from Britain and around the world
   • DGarden design from Britain and around the world
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   D: Garden design from Britain and around the world

   The Chelsea Flower Show is held every year and showcases garden design from Britain and around the world.

2. One answer

   2. Which architect designed the Cenotaph in Whitehall and planned New Delhi as the seat of government in India?

   • ASir Christopher Wren
   • BRobert Adam
   • CSir Edwin Lutyens
   • DLord Richard Rogers
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   C: Sir Edwin Lutyens

   Sir Edwin Lutyens was influential across the British Empire and designed many war memorials after the First World War, including the Cenotaph.

3. True or false

   3. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?

   Sir Christopher Wren helped to develop a British version of the ornate building styles that were popular in Europe.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
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   A: True

   Wren took the ornate styles fashionable in Europe and helped create a British version of them, as seen in St Paul's Cathedral.

4. One answer

   4. Clarice Cliff is known for designing what?

   • AFloral print fabrics
   • B18th century furniture
   • CCountry house gardens
   • DArt Deco ceramics
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   D: Art Deco ceramics

   Clarice Cliff designed Art Deco ceramics.

5. Choose TWO answers

   5. Which TWO buildings did Inigo Jones design?

   • AThe Queen's House at Greenwich
   • BThe Banqueting House in Whitehall
   • CSt Paul's Cathedral
   • DSt Pancras Station
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   A: The Queen's House at Greenwich
   B: The Banqueting House in Whitehall

   Inigo Jones designed the Queen's House and the Banqueting House. St Paul's Cathedral was by Sir Christopher Wren and St Pancras Station is a 19th century gothic building.

6. One answer

   6. What kind of architecture inspired Inigo Jones when he designed the Queen's House at Greenwich?

   • AMedieval gothic architecture
   • BClassical architecture
   • CArt Deco design
   • DAnglo-Saxon building styles
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   B: Classical architecture

   Inigo Jones took his inspiration from classical architecture. The gothic style became popular again later, in the 19th century.

7. Which statement is correct

   7. Which of these statements is correct?

   • AInigo Jones designed Dumfries House in Scotland.
   • BRobert Adam designed Dumfries House in Scotland.
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   B: Robert Adam designed Dumfries House in Scotland.

   Dumfries House was designed by Robert Adam in the 18th century. Inigo Jones worked in the 17th century on buildings such as the Queen's House at Greenwich.

8. One answer

   8. Sir Edwin Lutyens designed New Delhi to be the seat of government of which country?

   • AIndia
   • BPakistan
   • CKenya
   • DAustralia
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   A: India

   Lutyens, whose influence reached across the British Empire, designed New Delhi as the seat of government in India.

9. True or false

   9. Is the statement below TRUE or FALSE?

   The Cenotaph in Whitehall was designed by Sir Christopher Wren.

   • ATrue
   • BFalse
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   B: False

   The Cenotaph was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens after the First World War. Wren lived in the 17th century.

10. One answer

    10. Which architect did the garden designer Gertrude Jekyll often work with?

    • ARobert Adam
    • BInigo Jones
    • CSir Edwin Lutyens
    • DSir Christopher Wren
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    C: Sir Edwin Lutyens

    Gertrude Jekyll often worked with Sir Edwin Lutyens, designing colourful gardens around the houses he designed.

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