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US citizenship interview practice: up to 20 civics questions, 12 to pass

Free citizenship interview practice for the 2025 civics test: the officer asks up to 20 of the 128 official questions and stops at 12 right or 9 wrong, per USCIS. Here, the US citizenship interview questions appear on screen one at a time. Say your answer or type it, then check it against the answers USCIS accepts and mark yourself as honestly as an officer would.

A man holding a sheet of paper listens as a woman answers his questions across a table.A man holding a sheet of paper listens as a woman answers his questions across a table.

Free from USCIS: the official questions, flash cards and practice tests are on USCIS, study for the test. USCIS forms are always free; get them only from USCIS forms (USCIS, avoid scams).

Which test are you taking?

It depends on when you filed Form N-400.

2025 civics test
Form N-400 filed on or after 20 October 2025. Up to 20 questions from a list of 128, 12 right to pass.
2008 civics test
Form N-400 filed before 20 October 2025. Up to 10 questions from a list of 100, 6 right to pass.

Source: USCIS, study for the test

If you are 65 or older and have been a permanent resident for 20 years or more when you file, you are asked 10 questions from 20 specially marked ones (starred on the list) and need 6 right, in the language of your choice. USCIS

What to practise

10 questions from the list of 128, every one asked, scored at the end.

A woman at a table writes a sentence on paper, with an open book and a phone playing audio beside her.

Practise reading and writing

The English test is part of the same interview. This page has the USCIS word lists and 10 sample sentences to try free.

Test facts checked 23 October 2026 against the official page: USCIS, 2025 civics test.