Writing Test at your US Citizenship Interview
The content of the writing test 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 demonstrate 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 prevent understanding 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:
- Alaska is the largest US state.
- Citizens can vote.
- Columbus Day is in October.
- Washington was the first president.
- Independence Day is in July.
- Lincoln was the President during the Civil War.
- Thanksgiving is in November.
- The White House is in Washington D.C.
- Washington is on the dollar bill.
- Washington is the father of our Nation.