Citizenship test study guide

[catrocks 0]

I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for an up-to-date study guide for the citizenship test. Being a little obsessive, I want to make sure I am totally prepared when I file for citizenship at the end of this month. There are a bunch of guides on Amazon but I was hoping for some advice from people who have purchased similar guides.

Thanks in advance!

[SisJ 13]

The USCIS site has the study material http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.749cabd81f5ffc8fba713d10526e0aa0/?vgnextoid=f472639cf4b6a210VgnVCM100000082ca60aRCRD&vgnextchannel=5efcebb7d4ff8210VgnVCM10000025e6a00aRCRD

[JA Tam 7]

Don't waste your money buying a guide for the citizenship test. Check out the link that the PP put up. Also, when you go for your biometrics you'll automatically get the civics test book with an audio cd with all the questions and answers.

Good luck

[w8inglongtime 29]

Don't waste your money buying a guide for the citizenship test. Check out the link that the PP put up. Also, when you go for your biometrics you'll automatically get the civics test book with an audio cd with all the questions and answers.

Good luck

Thanks for the info. Had no idea.

[nigel 7]

Here is the updated Civics Flash cards issued 01/11

http://www.uscis.gov/USCIS/Office%20of%20Citizenship/Citizenship%20Resource%20Center%20Site/Publications/PDFs/M-623_red.pdf

Other Handy link for you to study also

http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.97841c0baab3f2c3744da610526e0aa0/?vgnextoid=03b820bb82c39210VgnVCM10000025e6a00aRCRD&citizenshipSearch=true&searchQuery=uscis+civic+test+flash+cards

Hope that helps

Good Luck

Edited January 16, 2011 by nigel

[Kathryn41 3,205]

I did purchase the flashcards shown above so I had them at home to study. They were great! I divided them into 3 piles - questions I definitely know; questions I definitely didn't know and questions I wasn't sure if I knew correctly or not. I would then pick a pile and work my way through the questions, gradually moving the ones from the unsure and don't know piles into the 'know' pile. That way I could use any little moment for studying as well as doing a more concentrated study. It worked great!

You can always print off the cards from the USCIS website instead of buying them, paste them onto a heavier card stock, then cut them out and use them the same way. Remember to paste the right questions and answers together on the backs and fronts of the same cards .

Edited January 16, 2011 by Kathryn41

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

I did the same Kathryn did and agree with her 100%.

For those who don't want to spend the $18.00 for new flash cards, the booklet that you'll receive at the end of the Biometrics appointment is as good and even in some respects better because more informative.

For sale (shipping cost of $5.40 only):

Slightly used set of 2010 USCIS flash cards for the citizenship test.

Edited January 16, 2011 by Just Bob

[NickD 203]

Learning involves your interaction of your five senses with the media, sight, sound, feel, taste, and smell. The two first ones are the most predominate, both reading the test questions and hearing them. I did convert the received verbal CD into an MP3 file for my wifes' player, was far more effective than in putting her to sleep than learning. Really never had her try to eat the test, doesn't have much odor , and all paper feels the same.

My key ability is to read the test, forms a picture in my mind and can see the answer below it, so I memorized the test in a matter of minutes. Also learned as a former teacher, the fastest way to learn is to teach rather than to sit in a chair and get bored to death where your mind can drift to more pleasant thoughts. So on the drive over, had my wife read the test questions twice, for the more difficult ones, intentionally gave the wrong answer so she would have to correct me, that way she learned.

Ironically, she was hit with more state than federal question, name of our senator, congressman, our governor, and who is in charge of , the city, none of that red, white, and blue stuff. I did remove all of the redundant questions with a quick edit, asking who lives in the White House or where the president lives is the same identical question as one example. For her, both the civics and English test only consumed about two minutes of her 43 minute interview, the rest of it was repeating everything typed on the N-400 and explaining our evidence.

But ironically, for her, learning the civics test was the most stressful part. Could be honest about that question about becoming a US citizen having the ability to vote. Getting the USCIS out of your life would be far more correct.

Don't fear for my stepdaughter, she has a photographic memory, didn't speak a word of English when she got here, her classes were easy for her, but had to learn English first. Unfortunately the way our high schools are today, learned every dirty word first and that became a strong part of her vocabulary. Not use to girls talking that way, but learned how to live with it.

[catrocks 0]

Thanks for the helpful advice! I might invest in the flashcards - I learn best by reading things over and over until they've sunk in!

[Susan73 5]

If you have an Iphone or I touch, you can down load the app for about 2 or 3 bucks.....has all the same questions as in the booklet you get during the Biometrics...very convenient.

Or save your 2 bucks and just use the booklet from the FP

Thanks for the helpful advice! I might invest in the flashcards - I learn best by reading things over and over until they've sunk in!

[catrocks 0]

If you have an Iphone or I touch, you can down load the app for about 2 or 3 bucks.....has all the same questions as in the booklet you get during the Biometrics...very convenient.

Or save your 2 bucks and just use the booklet from the FP

Good to know! Thanks for the help

[ldobson 2]

Good to know! Thanks for the help

You can download the questions/answers as a set of 100 mp3 files from the uscis website, that is actually exactly the same as the CD you will get at biometrics....