U.S. Citizenship QuestionsCitizenship practice test
Twenty random questions from the official 128, read aloud, scored the way the officer scores: it stops when you reach 12 right or 9 wrong.
How it works
- Each question appears and is read aloud. Say your answer out loud before you flip the card; that is the part that matters.
- Flip, then be honest: Got it or Again. There is no multiple choice on the real test, so there is none here.
- The test ends the moment you reach 12 correct (a pass) or 9 wrong, exactly as the officer does it. Most people who are ready finish in 12 to 14 questions.
- Every run is a new random set. Take it as many times as you like.
How to read your result
Pass with 12 out of 12 or 13: you are ready for the civics portion. Spend your remaining time on the N-400 questions and the reading and writing tests.
Pass, but it took 16 to 20 questions: you know the material but not reliably. Go back to the trainer and run "Review what you've missed" a few times.
Not yet: don't take the practice test again today. Work through the trainer's rounds in order; the practice test only tells you where you are, it does not teach.
65/20 version
If you qualify for the 65/20 test, turn on the 65/20 switch in the trainer's menu first. The practice test then draws from the 20 starred questions and stops at 6 right or 5 wrong, asking at most 10.
A note on what the officer accepts
Any of the official acceptable answers counts, and you may ask the officer to repeat a question. You do not need the exact wording. "The Constitution" is as good as "the U.S. Constitution." If you are close and the officer is unsure, they will usually ask you to say more; that is not a wrong answer.