Free Citizenship Test Study Tools

Which Civics Test Applies to You?

USCIS runs two versions of the civics test at the same time. Which one you get depends on the date USCIS received your Form N-400, not on your interview date:

Both study sets stay available. Compare them side by side on the which test applies to me page, or go straight to the 128 questions for the 2025 test or the 100 questions for the 2008 test.

Naturalization Test

During your naturalization interview, a USCIS Officer will ask questions about your Form N-400, Application for Naturalization, and background. You will also take an English and civics test (unless you qualify for an exemption or waiver). The English test has three components: reading, writing, and speaking. The civics test covers important U.S. history and government topics. ImmigrationTestPrep.com provides free study tools to help you prepare for the naturalization test.

English Language Tests

Speaking English

Your ability to speak English will be determined by a USCIS Officer during the eligibility interview on Form N-400, Application for Naturalization.

Reading English

Applicants must read aloud one out of three sentences correctly to demonstrate an ability to read in English. The Reading Test Vocabulary List will help you study for the English reading portion of the naturalization test. The content focuses on civics and history topics. The same list is on this site with practice sentences.

Writing English

You will be asked to write one out of three sentences correctly to demonstrate an ability to write in English. The Writing Test Vocabulary List will help you study for the English writing portion of the naturalization test. The content focuses on civics and history topics. You can also practice writing sentences you hear.

The officer also uses words from your Form N-400. Practice them with the interview vocabulary self-tests.

Civics Test

The civics test is oral. Depending on your filing date, the officer asks up to 10 questions from the 2008 list of 100 civics questions, or up to 20 from the 2025 list of 128 civics questions. You pass by answering 6 of 10, or 12 of 20, correctly.

Our practice quizzes cover both tests: 2025 practice quizzes for the 128-question test and 2008 practice quizzes for the 100-question set. The flip flashcards are built from the 2008 deck, so they cover the 100 questions only.

Some answers change with elections, including the President, the Speaker, and your state's senators and governor. We keep those names current on the civics answers page, with the date each name was checked.

Prospective citizens get up to two opportunities to take the English and civics tests per application. If they fail any portion of the test during their first interview, they will be retested on the portion of the test that they failed between 60 and 90 days from the date of their initial interview.

At ImmigrationTestPrep, we provide the best free tools on the web to help you pass your naturalization test the first time!