Naturalization Test Practice
Practise the civics half of the naturalization test and see exactly what the English half asks.
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How to use the naturalization test practice
- Choose the list above the quiz: 2025 (128 questions) or 2008 (100 questions). Use the list that matches the date your N-400 was filed.
- Press Start. A round is 10 random questions.
- Read the question and say your answer out loud before you look, as you would to the officer.
- Press Reveal. The full USCIS answer list appears with the question number. If the question asks for two or three answers, give that many; an alternative phrasing of a correct answer counts.
- Mark your answer as right or wrong, then press Next.
- At the end you see your score and the questions you missed. Start the review round to repeat only those.
Your score history and missed questions are stored only in this browser. Questions that depend on where you live or on an office-holder carry a note pointing to the USCIS Test Updates page.
A good routine is two or three short rounds a day rather than one long one: do a round, read the answers you missed, and run the review round the next day. When you can clear a round without a miss, switch to a harder category or to the exam-format mock. Saying the answer out loud matters, because the real test is oral and the officer cannot see what you are thinking. This routine is ours; USCIS publishes the questions and answers only.
What is the naturalization test?
The naturalization test is the final check in the U.S. citizenship application, and it has two parts: an English test and a civics test. The English part covers reading, writing and speaking. The civics part covers U.S. history and government, and you answer its questions out loud. A USCIS officer runs both parts during your interview.
For the English test, you read one of three sentences aloud and write one of three sentences correctly. The officer also judges your ability to speak and understand English during your eligibility interview.
What is on the naturalization test?
The civics part uses a fixed list of questions, and the list you face depends on when you filed. The filing date decides the version, not the interview date. The table below compares the two versions.
| Detail | 2008 test | 2025 test |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Before 20 October 2025 | On or after 20 October 2025 |
| Questions on the list | 100 | 128 |
| Questions the officer asks | Up to 10 | Up to 20 |
| Correct answers needed to pass | 6 | 12 |
| Officer stops at | 6 correct or 5 incorrect | 12 correct or 9 incorrect |
| Pass mark | 60 percent | 60 percent |
Both civics versions are oral, so the officer asks each question and you answer it aloud. The quiz uses the same USCIS lists, so you can match the version to your filing date before you practise.
How are the English tests scored?
The reading and writing tests are each pass or fail. You pass reading by reading one of up to three sentences correctly, and the officer stops the reading test once you do. You pass writing by writing one of up to three sentences correctly. Spelling, capitalization and punctuation errors do not fail you on their own unless they interfere with the meaning. These rules are in the USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 12 Part E Chapter 2.
Sample questions from both lists
Verbatim entries from the USCIS lists, spaced evenly through each category. The first table is the 2025 list, the second the 2008 list.
2025 list
| No. | Question | Listed answers (first three) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is the form of government of the United States? | Republic / Constitution-based federal republic / Representative democracy |
| 36 | The President of the United States is elected for how many years? | Four (4) years |
| 73 | The colonists came to America for many reasons. Name one. | Freedom / Political liberty / Religious freedom |
| 96 | What U.S. war ended slavery? | The Civil War |
| 119 | What is the capital of the United States? | Washington, D.C. |
| 124 | The Nation’s first motto was “E Pluribus Unum.” What does that mean? | Out of many, one / We all become one |
2008 list
| No. | Question | Listed answers (first three) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What is the supreme law of the land? | the Constitution |
| 26 | We elect a President for how many years? | four (4) |
| 58 | What is one reason colonists came to America? | freedom / political liberty / religious freedom |
| 73 | Name the U.S. war between the North and the South. | the Civil War / the War between the States |
| 88 | Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States. | Missouri (River) / Mississippi (River) |
| 94 | What is the capital of the United States? | Washington, D.C. |
How this tool works and where the numbers come from
Questions and answers are taken from the USCIS PDFs retrieved 2026-10-26 and shown unchanged; counts by category are computed from them; the pass and stop rules are quoted from USCIS Study for the Test and the Policy Manual.
Sources
Check yourself: common questions
How many questions are on the naturalization test?
The civics list has 100 questions for the 2008 version and 128 for the 2025 version. At the interview, the officer asks up to 10 questions in the 2008 version and up to 20 in the 2025 version. You pass the civics part with 6 correct answers out of 10 or 12 out of 20.
What happens if I fail part of the naturalization test?
You get two attempts at the English and civics tests. If you fail a portion at the first interview, you are retested on only that portion between 60 and 90 days after the first interview. Failing the same portion a second time means the officer must deny the application (USCIS Policy Manual, Vol. 12 Part E).
Can I take the citizenship test in Spanish?
Only some applicants may take the civics test in another language: those who qualify for the 50/20 or 55/15 English exemptions, for 65/20, or who have an approved N-648 medical exception from English, may take it in their own language and must bring an interpreter fluent in both English and that language (USCIS, Exceptions and Accommodations, reviewed 01/09/2026). Everyone else takes it in English. Our practice questions are in English only. See Citizenship test in Spanish for the checker.
How is the 2025 civics test different from the previous version?
The filing date decides which version you take. Applications filed from 20 October 2025 use the 2025 test, which has 128 questions on the list, asks up to 20, and needs 12 correct answers. The 2008 version has 100 questions, asks up to 10, and needs 6 correct answers. Both use a 60 percent pass mark.
What else does the naturalization interview cover beyond civics?
At the interview an officer asks about your application and background, reviews your N-400 answers with you and may ask questions to clarify or confirm them. Unless you qualify for an exception, you also take the English test (reading, writing, and speaking judged during the interview) and the civics test (USCIS, The Naturalization Interview and Test, reviewed 10/31/2025).
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