How the citizenship reading test works
Understand the reading process, passing requirement, and what deserves attention during practice.
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English Reading & Writing
Understand the naturalization reading and writing tests, then practice the basic English you need to recognize, read, and write.
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This category explains how the naturalization reading and writing tests work, what counts as passing, and which common words and simple sentences deserve priority. Learn the format first, then practice reading aloud and writing what you hear.
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Reading vocabulary: people
Practice recognizing and reading words such as president, senator, and citizen.
Reading vocabulary: Civics
Focus on high-frequency words such as Constitution, Congress, and rights.
Reading vocabulary: places
Practice common place names such as America, United States, and Washington.
Reading vocabulary: holidays and months
Review time words such as Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, and July.
How to understand reading question words
Separate who, what, when, where, why, and how in interview-style sentences.
Reading practice with common verbs
Practice verbs such as can, elect, live, pay, and vote.
How the citizenship writing test works
Understand dictated sentences, passing rules, and the spelling skills to prioritize.
Writing vocabulary: people
Practice names and people words such as Adams, Lincoln, and Washington.
Writing vocabulary: Civics
Write high-frequency words such as Congress, freedom, and government.
Writing vocabulary: places
Review the spelling of United States, White House, Washington, and other places.
Writing vocabulary: months
Focus on month spellings such as February, May, July, and September.
Writing vocabulary: holidays
Practice names and capitalization for Independence Day, Labor Day, and other holidays.
Writing common verbs and short sentences
Use elect, have, is, and was in official-style dictated sentences.
Spelling and capitalization for the writing test
Handle names, places, sentence capitalization, and commonly accepted spelling issues.
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