Study guides
Citizenship Test Study Guides
The question lists, the vocabulary, and the rules that decide which test you sit. Written for the 2025 test version, as you will take it in 2026.
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8 100 civics questions
The 100-question list is the 2008 test, still live if you filed Form N-400 before October 20, 2025. What it covers, how it is scored, the 20 starred questions.
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9 100 civics questions and answers
All 100 official civics questions and answers from the 2008 USCIS test, in order, with the 20 starred questions marked and the six that depend on your state.
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10 128 civics questions
The 2025 test draws 20 questions from a bank of 128 and passes you at 12. What the list covers, what changed from the old 100, and a four-week plan for it.
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11 128 civics questions and answers
All 128 official civics questions and answers from USCIS document M-1778, in order, with the 20 starred questions for the 65/20 exemption marked.
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12 Naturalization test questions
Three sets of questions, not one: the civics bank, the English reading and writing sentences, and the officer's review of your Form N-400. All are scored.
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13 Citizenship test questions and answers
Questions and answers for all four scored parts: civics, reading, writing, and the Part 9 questions on your own N-400, with what each one is really asking.
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14 Citizenship test study guide
A calendar, not a question list. Eight weeks from first pass to interview day, using free USCIS material, built on retrieval practice and a shrinking miss deck.
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15 USCIS study guide
M-1778, M-1122, M-1178, M-715 and the flash cards. What each official USCIS publication holds, which applies to you, and where the free material stops.
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16 Citizenship test 2026
Two tests run at once in 2026 and your filing date picks yours: 100 questions passing at 6, or 128 passing at 12. What is scored, what to bring, who is exempt.
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17 USCIS citizenship test 2026
How USCIS runs the test: automated question selection, what the officer scores, Form N-652 outcomes, the retest window, and the exemptions it recognises.
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18 Reading vs writing vocabulary
Only 40 words sit on both official lists. 24 are reading only and 34 are writing only. The full split, why it exists, and which half to study first.
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19 Citizenship test writing sentences
USCIS publishes the words, not the sentences. 40 practice sentences for 2026, built only from the official writing vocabulary and checked word by word.
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20 USCIS writing vocabulary
The complete official writing vocabulary in the categories USCIS uses, what it leaves out, and the nine spellings that account for most of the misses.
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21 Citizenship reading test sentences
The reading test gives you one sentence out of three to read aloud. Here are 40 practice sentences built only from the official USCIS reading vocabulary.
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22 USCIS reading vocabulary
The complete official reading vocabulary, what the six question words tell you about the test sentences, and how the list differs from the writing one.
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23 Citizenship test vocabulary
Reading and writing are two separate official lists that overlap by half. What they share, where they differ, and a two-week plan that keeps them apart.
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24 36 writing test citizenship
People pass around a 36-sentence writing list that USCIS never published. What it is, where it came from, and how it lines up with the official word list.
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25 Citizenship test vocabulary definitions
Every word on the official reading and writing lists, defined in plain English, with the civics answer it connects to. 98 words across the two USCIS lists.
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26 Citizenship test vocabulary PDF
The official lists come as two separate government files. Here they are on one printable sheet, marked to show the 40 words that appear on both of them.
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27 Civics test passing score
The 2025 test passes at 12 correct out of 20 and fails at 9 wrong. How the officer stops early, and what the 2008 test needs if you filed before October 2025.
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28 Citizenship test 65 20
At 65 or older with 20 years as a permanent resident you study 20 starred questions, not 128, and may test in your own language. The full list and the rules.
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29 Citizenship test for seniors
Three age routes cut the test down: 50/20, 55/15 and 65/20. Which one you qualify for, what it removes, and a study plan built for slower recall, not cramming.
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30 Citizenship test exemptions
Four routes and two dates. Which exemption waives English, which shrinks the civics test, what Form N-648 covers, and why you must bring your own interpreter.
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31 Civics answers that change
Some answers depend on who holds office on your interview day. Which questions change, where USCIS publishes the current answers, and how to check yours.
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32 How many questions citizenship test
It depends on your filing date. Ten questions from 100 if you filed before 20 October 2025, twenty from 128 if you filed after. How to tell which one is yours.
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33 How the civics test is scored
The officer stops as soon as the result is decided, which is why the count matters more than the list. What counts as correct, and what Form N-652 records.
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34 Civics test study schedule
Four weeks of short sessions instead of one long cram. What to cover each week, how to test yourself out loud, and how to shrink the list you keep missing.
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35 Hardest civics test questions
Multi-part answers and abstract concepts cause most misses. The questions that need more than one item, and a way to remember each without rote repetition.
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36 Civics test in your language
Two age rules let you test in your own language, and you must bring your own interpreter. Who qualifies, what stays in English, and what to bring on the day.
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37 Practise the civics test out loud
The real test is spoken and most free practice is multiple choice. How to rehearse aloud, why recognition fools you, and how to score yourself strictly.
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38 Form N-648 medical waiver
A licensed provider completes Form N-648 to request a disability exception. What it covers, who can sign it, and why it is filed with the application.
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39 Citizenship fee waiver
Form I-912 waives the fee if you meet an income test, receive certain benefits, or show hardship. The three routes, and what evidence each one asks for.
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50 Citizenship application cost
The filing fee, the biometrics position, and what a fee waiver or reduced fee changes. Where the current figure is published, since it moves without notice.
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51 Continuous residence and physical presence
These are two separate counts and failing either one delays you. How each is measured, which trips affect which, and where the common confusion starts.
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52 3-year vs 5-year rule
Marriage to a US citizen can shorten the wait to three years. What the shorter route requires you to keep proving, and what stays exactly the same.
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53 Free citizenship classes
Libraries, community colleges and non-profits run free preparation classes in most areas. How to find one near you, and what a good class should cover.
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54 Official USCIS study materials
M-1778, M-1122, the vocabulary lists and the new One Nation One People guide. What each publication holds, and where the free material stops being enough.
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55 Outdated citizenship study material
Two tests run at once in 2026, so most old material is wrong for somebody. Three checks that tell you in seconds whether a guide matches your filing date.
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56 Who has to take the citizenship test
Most applicants take both English and civics, but age, time as a resident and disability change that. A short check that tells you which parts apply to you.
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57 Citizenship test spelling
You do not need perfect spelling to pass, but some misses fail the sentence. The words that account for most errors, and how USCIS actually scores them.
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58 Citizenship English test
English is tested three ways, and the speaking part is never announced. What each part scores, when it happens, and why most people prepare for only one.
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