Citizenship Reading Test Practice
At the interview you read one sentence aloud from a tablet — one acceptable sentence out of up to three passes. Practice with official-format sentences and listen to how each should sound. The test is always in English.
Practice sentences (official format)
Who is the Father of Our Country?
Where does the Congress meet?
What is the capital of the United States?
When is Columbus Day?
Who was the first President?
Read slowly and finish every sentence. Accent is fine; stopping is what fails.
At the interview you must read one sentence out of three correctly. The officer stops the test as soon as you do.
Every word on the official reading list
This is the complete official USCIS vocabulary for the reading test. Every reading sentence is built from these words.
People
Abraham Lincoln · George Washington
Civics
American flag · Bill of Rights · capital · citizen · city · Congress · country · Father of Our Country · government · President · right · Senators · state/states · White House
Places
America · United States · U.S.
Holidays
Presidents' Day · Memorial Day · Flag Day · Independence Day · Labor Day · Columbus Day · Thanksgiving
Question words
How · What · When · Where · Who · Why
Verbs
can · come · do/does · elects · have/has · is/are/was/be · lives/lived · meet · name · pay · vote · want
Small words
a · for · here · in · of · on · the · to · we
Other words
colors · dollar bill · first · largest · many · most · north · one · people · second · south
USCIS — Reading Test Vocabulary List (PDF) · USCIS Policy Manual Vol. 12 E.2