Flash cards?

[Collie 122]

Does anyone who has taken the test have any flash cards for the test that they want to sell second-hand?

If not, can someone tell me where I can buy a set of flash cards? I looked on the uscis website and can't find anywhere that I can buy them(then again it may be because my brain is fried as I've had precious little sleep with being up with my baby most of the night!!)

[Inky 1,110]

list of study material including a link for some flash cards

USCIS has a list of all the study material and some flashcards you can print for each section i believe, if you scroll down to the bottom all the links are there on that page. just look for the ones that say " flash cards " an there you go =)

[wannabe_texan 0]

I got mine on Amazon... http://www.amazon.com/Civics-Flash-Cards-N...1586&sr=8-2 I'm only a month ahead of you, but I'm happy to pass mine along to you if the dates work out. You can also download a copy at the bottom of this page: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00048f3d6a1RCRD

[~krakatoa~ 27]

The uscis website led me to their store, where I bought my civics flash cards.

http://bookstore.gpo.gov/actions/GeneralSearch.do

Look at the clickable links on the right side of this url directly from uscis, you will find the link to the store there, Government Printing Office Bookstore

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/men...00048f3d6a1RCRD

Edited July 17, 2009 by ~krakatoa~

[Collie 122]

Thanks everyone. I really must have been half asleep when I looked at the website because now I see it clear as day . Thats cool that you can print them out too.

[neolla 1]

are the questions being asked during naturalization interview all in the 100 items that's found in the uscis website or they ask questions that's not there?

[WolfRhan 0]

I beleive they only ask questions from the cards. They only asked me 2 questions and they were right from the cards.

If you know the card questions you will be fine. They also asked me to write a simple sentence "The White House has a big tree" - the sentences vary but are not hard. The whole interview took under 5 minutes.

[lucyrich 19]

I'd recommend going to an office supply store, getting a stack of 100 index cards, and making your own flash cards by writing the questions on one side and writing the answers on the other. You can look up the questions and answers on the USCIS web site.

Of course you can get pre-made flash cards, but the act of writing the questions and answers down on a piece of card stock yourself can help cement the knowledge into your brain. Different people may learn slightly differently, so this may be more effective for some people than for others.

[antda 13]

Hi Everyone,

This is exactly what I did recently:

I'd recommend going to an office supply store, getting a stack of 100 index cards, and making your own flash cards by writing the questions on one side and writing the answers on the other. You can look up the questions and answers on the USCIS web site.

Of course you can get pre-made flash cards, but the act of writing the questions and answers down on a piece of card stock yourself can help cement the knowledge into your brain. Different people may learn slightly differently, so this may be more effective for some people than for others.

1) I downloaded the flashcard questions and answers from this USCIS link (which Kathryn41 suggested): http://www.uscis.gov/files/nativedocuments...rsed_colors.pdf

2) I got a stack of 50 index cards (lol..that's all I could find around the house at the time, and I didn't feel like buying any more), and then cut them in half to make 100 smaller pocket-sized cards (that's even more convenient to study with too)!

3) With a pen, I wrote down the questions on one side, and the answers on the other side.

3) It took a couple of hours to do..But....Voila...."Ant's Homemade USCIS Citizenship Civics Test Flash Cards!"

4) And yes, I agree, writing the questions and answers down and reading them out loud while I was doing such, certainly helped me (and my USC husband, though he doesn't need to study) know the material better (lol..even though I don't need to know such until November/December when I assume that I will have an interview then if I file in August). As well, I didn't see the point in wasting my printer ink with printing out these cards from the internet, nor in buying additional cards. So I just made my own.... If only I can remember this material later on when it is my turn for the test....

5) Total Costs:

Cost of download from the USCIS website: Free, 1 hour to download (I have a slow internet connection, but it could be faster for you)

Cost of 50-100 index cards: $0.50-$1.00 or so

Cost of time: 3-4 hours (depending on how fast a person can write the questions and answers on the cards)

Cost of knowing the answers beforehand and passing the test: Priceless....

"There are some things money can buy...For others...There's FREE help here on VJ!"

Hope this helps you too. Good luck on the rest of your immigration journeys as well.

Ant

P.S. I had a fun time making these homemade cards too....It sure was a great time-killer while waiting for real labour to happen and something to do in between false contractions...Now when is this baby going to come out? Lol...and when they do come out, they'l probably have a pile of these flash cards next to them!....

Edited July 18, 2009 by AntandD

[faylen 0]

Hi Lucyrich!

I noticed on your timeline that you received your passport in 10 days? Was this a routine application, or did you expedite it? We're in transition to moving to another house by the end of the month, and I'm afraid that it might get lost in the mail (if I have them forward it to the new address). Anyway, not really a big deal, but just wanted to ask anyway. =)

I'd recommend going to an office supply store, getting a stack of 100 index cards, and making your own flash cards by writing the questions on one side and writing the answers on the other. You can look up the questions and answers on the USCIS web site.

Of course you can get pre-made flash cards, but the act of writing the questions and answers down on a piece of card stock yourself can help cement the knowledge into your brain. Different people may learn slightly differently, so this may be more effective for some people than for others.

[Collie 122]

Thats exactly what I am going to do! Making my own cards will be a better idea and cheaper than buying them, plus I survived on flash cards and index cards when I was at university and it seemed to work for me