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U.S. Citizenship Interview Practice Test

Practice the three tests of the naturalization interview in one go: reading, writing and civics, with the stop rules USCIS officers follow. Then review what you missed and print a summary.

Unofficial practice: This is an independent practice tool. It is not an official USCIS interview or test, it is not legal advice, and doing well here does not mean you will pass your interview or be approved for citizenship.

Set up your practice interview

When did you file Form N-400?
How do you want to answer civics questions?

Your browser cannot read text aloud, so audio buttons are not shown. You can still do every part.

How the naturalization test works

At your interview, a USCIS officer asks you questions about your application and background. Most applicants also take the English and civics tests, unless they qualify for an exception.

Speaking: the officer judges your ability to speak and understand English during the eligibility interview. This tool does not simulate that part.

Reading: you must read aloud one of three sentences correctly. The officer stops the reading test once you read one sentence correctly.

Writing: you must write one of three sentences correctly. You do not fail the writing test because of spelling, capitalization or punctuation errors, but writing a different sentence or abbreviating a word fails it.

Civics, 2008 version (Form N-400 filed before October 20, 2025): the officer asks up to 10 questions and stops once you answer 6 correctly or 5 incorrectly.

Civics, 2025 version (Form N-400 filed on or after October 20, 2025): the officer asks up to 20 questions and stops once you answer 12 correctly or 9 incorrectly.

You get two chances to take the English and civics tests. If you fail a part, you are retested on that part 60 to 90 days after your first interview.

What this practice does, and what it does not

It runs reading, then writing, then civics, in that order. In a real interview the officer decides the order, and also asks about your application, which this tool does not simulate.

Civics questions come from the official USCIS lists for the version you choose. You can answer from choices, or answer out loud and then compare with the official answer, which is closer to the real oral test. USCIS accepts more than one answer for many questions; the explanations mention the others.

Reading is a self-check: read the sentence out loud, listen to it if your browser can read it aloud, and say honestly whether you read it correctly. Writing is checked word by word and accepts small spelling slips, as the official rule does; telling a spelling slip from a different word is this tool’s approximation, not the officer’s judgement.

The sentences are practice sentences written by KorayGlobal using only words from the official USCIS reading and writing vocabulary lists. They are not the sentences used in interviews. Audio, where available, is your browser’s own text-to-speech, not official interview audio.

Your answers stay on this device. Civics answers are added to that test’s practised and missed questions, so missed ones also appear in its review list. They do not count as a test attempt and do not change your best score.

Official sources

Checked against these sources on October 14, 2026. The civics questions and English vocabulary come from the official lists named on each practice page.

Study each part on its own

Use the full practice tests and the English practice for more time on one part:

This is an independent practice tool. It is not an official USCIS interview or test, it is not legal advice, and doing well here does not mean you will pass your interview or be approved for citizenship.