Reading & Writing Practice
At your interview, the officer asks you to read one sentence out of three correctly, and to write one sentence out of three correctly. Sentences are built from the vocabulary below. Full lists are on the USCIS study materials page.
Reading vocabulary
People
Abraham LincolnGeorge Washington
Civics
American flagBill of RightscapitalcitizencityCongresscountryFather of Our CountrygovernmentPresidentrightSenatorsstate/statesWhite House
Places
AmericaUnited StatesU.S.
Holidays
Presidents' DayMemorial DayFlag DayIndependence DayLabor DayColumbus DayThanksgiving
QuestionWords
HowWhatWhenWhereWhoWhy
Verbs
cancomedo/doeselectshave/hasis/are/was/belives/livedmeetnamepayvotewant
OtherFunction
aforhereinofonthetowe
OtherContent
colorsdollar billfirstlargestmanymostnorthonepeoplesecondsouth
Writing vocabulary
People
AdamsLincolnWashington
Civics
American IndianscapitalcitizensCivil WarCongressFather of Our Countryflagfreefreedom of speechPresidentrightSenatorsstate/statesWhite House
Places
AlaskaCaliforniaCanadaDelawareMexicoNew York CityUnited StatesWashingtonWashington, D.C.
Months
FebruaryMayJuneJulySeptemberOctoberNovember
Holidays
Presidents' DayMemorial DayFlag DayIndependence DayLabor DayColumbus DayThanksgiving
Verbs
cancomeelecthaveis/was/belives/livedmeetspayvotewant
OtherFunction
andduringforhereinofonthetowe
OtherContent
bluedollar billfifty/50firstlargestmostnorthoneone hundred/100peopleredsecondsouthtaxeswhite
Practice sentences
- Citizens have the right to vote.
- The people elect Congress.
- The President lives in the White House.
- Washington is the Father of Our Country.
- Presidents' Day is in February.
- We pay taxes.