US Citizenship Practice Test
A mock civics test that ends the way the real one does: when you reach the pass or fail count.
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How to use the US citizenship practice test
- 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. The mock follows the official rules of the chosen version: it asks up to 10 questions on the 2008 list (pass at 6 correct) or up to 20 on the 2025 list (pass at 12 correct).
- 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.
- The mock stops as soon as the result is decided: at the pass number, or at the number of wrong answers that fails the version (5 on 2008, 9 on 2025). Only an exam-mode run shows pass or fail wording.
- 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.
How many questions are on the citizenship test
The 2008 civics test has 100 questions and the 2025 test has 128, but the officer asks only a set number from each list. Which test you take depends on the date you filed Form N-400: before 20 October 2025 is the 2008 test, and on or after that date is the 2025 test.
| Test | Questions on the list | Questions the officer asks | Correct answers to pass | Test stops at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 civics test | 100 | Up to 10 | 6 | 6 correct or 5 incorrect |
| 2025 civics test | 128 | Up to 20 | 12 | 12 correct or 9 incorrect |
| 65/20 special consideration | 20 marked questions | 10 | 6 | Not stated by USCIS |
Applicants using the 65/20 route study only the 20 marked questions.
How many questions to pass the citizenship test
You need 6 correct answers on the 2008 test, which asks up to 10 questions, or 12 correct on the 2025 test, which asks up to 20. Both versions use a 60 percent pass threshold. The test can end before every question is asked, because the officer stops as soon as the result is decided.
Worked example on the 2025 test:
- If you answer 12 of the first 14 questions correctly, the officer stops there with 12 correct, which is a pass.
- If you miss 9 of the first 15 questions, the test ends with 9 incorrect, which is a fail.
On the 2008 test, the same early stops happen at 6 correct or 5 incorrect. The exam mock applies these stop points automatically, so you can see how a short run of right or wrong answers ends the test.
How should I use the mock?
Take the mock for the version that matches your filing date, answering out loud and marking yourself honestly. If the run ends early with a pass, you have not seen every question; take another run to cover more of the list. If it ends with a fail, read the questions you missed and use the review round before you try again.
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
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.
What is the 20 question test for citizenship?
It refers to two things. The 2025 civics test asks up to 20 questions from a list of 128, and you must answer 12 correctly. The 65/20 special consideration means studying 20 marked questions, with the officer asking 10 of them and 6 correct answers needed.
How hard is it to pass the U.S. citizenship test?
USCIS publishes no miss rates, so no single question is provably the hardest. The pass mark is 60 percent in both versions (6 of 10 or 12 of 20) and the officer stops once the result is decided. By our own rules, 26 of the 128 questions on the 2025 list and 22 of the 100 on the 2008 list are flagged as harder; see hardest civics test questions.
What are the hardest questions on the U.S. citizenship test?
USCIS publishes no miss rates, so no single question is provably the hardest. The pass mark is 60 percent in both versions (6 of 10 or 12 of 20) and the officer stops once the result is decided. By our own rules, 26 of the 128 questions on the 2025 list and 22 of the 100 on the 2008 list are flagged as harder; see hardest civics test questions.
What are the 10 most common questions asked for the citizenship test?
USCIS does not publish how often any question is asked, and a USCIS system picks the questions at random from the whole list, so there is no reliable top ten. Study the full list for your version, and give extra time to the questions flagged as hard on the hardest civics test questions page.
How is the 2025 USCIS civics test different from the previous version?
The 2025 test has 128 questions instead of 100, and the officer asks up to 20 instead of up to 10. You need 12 correct answers instead of 6, and the test stops at 12 correct or 9 incorrect. The version that applies depends on when you filed Form N-400, not on your interview date.
Related tools
- Civics test practice: use it for free-choice practice in either version with no stopping point.
- 2025 civics test practice: use it to drill the 128-question list that applies to N-400s filed on or after 20 October 2025.
- 2008 civics test practice: use it to drill the 100-question list that applies to N-400s filed before that date.
- Citizenship test passing score: check how many correct answers you need on each version.
- 65/20 civics questions: review the 20 marked questions if you qualify for the 65/20 special consideration.
- Which civics test do I take?: confirm which version applies based on your filing date.
- Naturalization interview questions: prepare for the parts of the interview beyond the civics test.