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Practice for the Reading Test!

During the Naturalization Interview you must demonstrate the ability to read english sentences.

You must read out loud one out of three sentences to demonstrate an ability to read in English.

Here is a few examples:
  • Alaska is the largest U.S. state. megaphone
  • Citizens can vote. megaphone
  • Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves. megaphone
  • What state has the most people? megaphone
  • Independence Day is in July. megaphone
  • Where is the White House? megaphone
  • How many Senators does the Congress have megaphone
  • Washington is on the dollar bill. megaphone

Here is the list of words that the USCIS officer will use to create a sentence.

PeopleCivicsPlacesHolidaysQuestionVerbsOther(function)Other(Content)
Abraham Lincoln megaphoneAmerican flag megaphoneAmerica megaphonePresidents' Day megaphoneHow megaphonecan megaphonea megaphonecolors megaphone
George Washington megaphoneBill of Rights megaphoneUnited States megaphoneMemorial Day megaphoneWhat megaphonecome megaphonefor megaphonedollar bill megaphone
capital megaphoneU.S. megaphoneFlag Day megaphoneWhen megaphonedo/does megaphonehere megaphonefirst megaphone
citizen megaphone Indipendence Day megaphoneWhere megaphoneelects megaphonein megaphonelargest megaphone
city megaphone Labor Day megaphoneWho megaphonehave/has megaphoneof megaphonemany megaphone
Congress megaphone Columbus Day megaphoneWhy megaphoneis/are/was/be megaphoneon megaphonemost megaphone
country megaphone Thanksgiving Day megaphone lives/lived megaphonethe megaphonenorth megaphone
Father of Our Country megaphone meet megaphoneto megaphoneone megaphone
government megaphone name megaphonewe megaphonepeople megaphone
President megaphone pay megaphone second megaphone
right megaphone vote megaphone south megaphone
Senators megaphone want megaphone
state/states megaphone
White House megaphone