The English part of the interview
Reading & writing practice
Besides the civics questions, the officer asks you to read one sentence and write one sentence in English. The sentences only use words from the official USCIS vocabulary lists — the same lists below.
Read this sentence out loud, like you would for the officer:
The President lives in the White House.
The official word lists
Every reading and writing sentence comes from these words. Source: USCIS Reading and Writing Vocabulary Lists.
Reading words
People
Abraham Lincoln · George Washington
Places
America · United States · U.S.
Holidays
Presidents' Day · Memorial Day · Flag Day · Independence Day · Labor Day · Columbus Day · Thanksgiving
Civics
American flag · Bill of Rights · capital · citizen · city · Congress · country · Father of Our Country · flag · free · freedom of speech · President · right · Senators · state · states · White House
Question words
can · come · do · does · elects · have · has · is · are · was · be · lives · lived · meets · name · pay · vote · want · what · when · where · which · who · why
Other
and · blue · dollar bill · fifty · first · for · here · in · largest · many · most · of · on · one · one hundred · people · red · second · the · to · we · white
Writing words
People
Adams · Lincoln · Washington
Places
Alaska · America · California · Canada · Delaware · Mexico · New York City · United States · U.S. · Washington · Washington, D.C.
Months
February · May · June · July · September · October · November
Holidays
Presidents' Day · Memorial Day · Flag Day · Independence Day · Labor Day · Columbus Day · Thanksgiving
Civics
American flag · Bill of Rights · capital · citizen · city · Congress · country · Father of Our Country · flag · free · freedom of speech · President · right · Senators · state · states · White House
Other
and · blue · dollar bill · fifty · first · for · here · in · largest · many · most · of · on · one · one hundred · people · red · second · the · to · we · white