Citizenship and the Naturalization Test
The short answer
There are two naturalization civics tests in use. The 2025 version has 128 questions and applies to Form N-400 filed on or after October 20, 2025. The 2008 version has 100 questions and applies to everyone who filed before that date. Every page below is free.
Last checked against USCIS on August 18, 2026
The 2025 civics test
The pillar page. What the test is, who it applies to, and how the officer scores it.
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Which test do I take?
Enter your filing date and find out in one step which of the two versions applies.
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All 128 questions and answers
The complete 2025 bank, grouped by section, with the answers that change flagged.
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All 100 questions, 2008 test
The older bank for anyone who filed before the cutover, with the 65/20 list marked.
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2008 versus 2025, side by side
Every operational difference between the two versions in one table.
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Free practice test
Real scoring rules for your version. No account, nothing stored.
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A study plan
Three plans depending on whether you have three months, one month, or one week.
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The 65/20 exemption
A shorter list for older long term residents, and the English exemptions people confuse it with.
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Reading and writing
One sentence out of three, on a tablet, and what actually counts as passing.
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If you do not pass
You get a second interview. Here is when, and what you are retested on.
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