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U.S. Citizenship Test

One workspace to pass the U.S. naturalization test — civics flashcards, full practice exams, and English reading & writing prep. It covers both tests now in use: the 2008 test (100 questions) and the 2025 test (128 questions). Which one you take depends on when you filed — start with the box below.

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Which test do I take?

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There are two tests in use right now, and which one you take is set by your Form N-400 filing date — not your interview date. Find your filing date on your USCIS receipt, then pick your track:

2008 testmost people today

You filed Form N-400 BEFORE Oct 20, 2025

100 questions · up to 10 asked · 6 correct to pass (60%)

2025 test

You filed Form N-400 ON or AFTER Oct 20, 2025

128 questions · up to 20 asked · 12 correct to pass (60%)

Not sure? Confirm on the official USCIS “Check for Test Updates” page. This policy has changed before and is still being litigated — re-verify before your interview.

What this covers — and what you must verify

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✓Everything here works with no login and no AI — the official questions, the English practice sentences, and the practice exams are all fixed study content. Nothing to pay for, nothing to set up.
!Some answers change and can't be memorized from us. The current President, Vice President, Speaker, and Chief Justice — and your own state's senators, representative, governor, and capital — are marked on the cards. We show the value “as of 2026,” but you must give whoever holds the office at your interview. Always confirm at uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates.
Optional AI help is “bring your own key” (BYOK). If you add your own AI key in Settings, you unlock extras like the per-card “Explain this” helper. Your key stays in your browser and talks straight to the AI provider — it never touches our servers, so there's no cost to us and no shared quota. (On the roadmap: generate unlimited fresh reading/writing practice sentences from the official vocabulary, and auto-look-up your state's officials — both AI-assisted, both BYOK.)
The real civics test is oral — an officer asks the questions aloud and you answer out loud. Our practice exams are multiple-choice (a graded recall aid at the real pass bar); use the flashcard decks to practice saying answers out loud, the way test day actually works.

The two tests at a glance

mechanics

	2008 test	2025 test
Who takes it	Filed N-400 before Oct 20, 2025	Filed on/after Oct 20, 2025
Question pool	100	128
Questions asked	up to 10	up to 20
Correct to pass	6 (60%)	12 (60%)
Format	Oral — officer asks aloud	Oral — officer asks aloud
Officer stops when	you reach 6 correct	you reach 12 correct or 9 wrong
65/20 reduced list	20 questions	20 questions
Retakes	2 attempts total; re-exam in 60–90 days on the failed part	same

Flashcard decks — the recall layer

2008 + 2025 + English

Track A · 2008 test (100 questions) — most people today

Government — Principles & Rights22 cards — the Constitution, Bill of Rights, founding ideas, and citizen rights & responsibilities.System of Government35 cards — the three branches, Congress, the President, the courts, federal vs. state powers (incl. the answer-varies officeholder questions).American History30 cards — colonial period & independence, the 1800s, and recent history.Integrated Civics13 cards — U.S. geography, national symbols, and holidays.

Track B · 2025 test (128 questions)

Government — Principles & Rights25 cards — founding principles + rights & responsibilities (128-question version).System of Government47 cards — branches, Congress, President, courts, Electoral College, federal vs. state powers.American History46 cards — colonial through recent history, the World Wars, the Cold War, and 9/11.Symbols & Holidays10 cards — the capital, the flag, the anthem, the national motto, and holidays.

English test — for both tracks

English — Reading Practice18 sentences to read aloud, built only from the official USCIS reading vocabulary.English — Writing Practice18 dictation sentences to write, built only from the official USCIS writing vocabulary.

Practice exams

live · graded at the real pass bar

2008 Test — PracticeDraws 10 questions per attempt; pass with 6 correct (60%) — the real 2008 bar. Multiple-choice, with a missed-question review, explanations, and a weak-area breakdown. Progress saves in your browser (no login).2025 Test — PracticeDraws 20 questions per attempt; pass with 12 correct (60%) — the real 2025 bar. Same engine and review. Use this only if you filed on/after Oct 20, 2025.

The English test — three parts

both tracks

Besides civics, you take an English test during the same interview (unless you qualify for an age/residence exemption — see resources). It has three parts:

•Speaking — the officer judges your spoken English from your normal interview answers. No separate script.
•Reading — read 1 of 3 sentences correctly. The sentences aren't published, but they only use words from the official reading vocabulary — practice with the Reading deck.
•Writing — write 1 of 3 dictated sentences correctly. Same idea — built from the writing vocabulary; practice with the Writing deck.

Skill map — where to practice each thing

the workspace

Skill	Practice with	Status
Civics recall (your test's questions)	The four decks for your track (2008 or 2025)	ready
Graded self-test at the real pass bar	Practice exam (2008: 10 → 6 · 2025: 20 → 12)	ready
English reading (read 1 of 3 aloud)	English — Reading Practice deck	ready
English writing (write 1 of 3 dictated)	English — Writing Practice deck	ready
Current officeholders (President/VP/etc.)	Verify at uscis.gov/citizenship/testupdates	verify
Your state's senators / rep / governor / capital	Look up your own state (marked on the cards)	verify

A study routine

1.Confirm which test you take (filing-date box above), then drill that track's four decks daily — say the answer out loud before revealing. ~15 min.
2.Once a deck feels solid, sit the practice exam; review every miss with its explanation and topic breakdown.
3.Practice the English reading & writing decks out loud and on paper — have someone dictate the writing sentences.
4.Every week, refresh the date-sensitive answers (President, VP, Speaker, Chief Justice, your state's officials) against uscis.gov — these are the most common avoidable misses.

Curated resources — free-first

verified July 2026

Everything you need is free from USCIS. These are the primary sources our decks and exams are built from — every link checked live (July 2026).