Writing Test at your US Citizenship Interview
The writing test at the citizenship interview focuses on civics and history topics. The USCIS Officer will ask you to write up to three sentences. You must write one out of three sentences correctly to prove your ability to write in English.
Once you write one of three sentences correctly, the USCIS Officer will stop administering the writing test. You could not be failed because of spelling, capitalization, or punctuation errors unless the errors would confuse the meaning of the sentence.
Writing Vocabulary List:
| People: | Places: | Months: | Holidays: |
| Adams
Lincoln Washington |
Alaska
California Canada Delaware Mexico New York City United States Washington Washington, D.C. |
February
May June July September October November |
Presidents’ Day
Memorial Day Flag Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Thanksgiving |
| Civics: | Verbs: | Other (function): | Other (content): |
| American Indians
capital citizens Civil War Congress Father of Our Country flag free freedom of speech President right Senators state/states White House |
can
come elect have/has is/was/be lives/lived meet pay vote want |
and
during for here in of on the to we |
blue
dollar bill fifty/50 first largest most north one one hundred/100 people red second south taxes white |
Sample Writing Sentences:
- The Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
- The Constitution protects the basic rights of Americans
- Citizens can vote.
- Washington was the first president.
- Independence Day is in July.
- Lincoln was the President during the Civil War.
- Christmas is in December.
- The White House is in Washington D.C.
- There are two major political parties in the United States.
- Washington D.C. is the capital of the United States.