Reading: Everything you need to know

Reading: Important Words

We practice a lot of information about civics and the N400. But, the reading test is much easier.

The reading test does not have many difficult words. The reading test usually is a question. You only have to read the question. You don’t have to answer it!

The reading test only has these words:

• Question words:
  • What
  • When
  • Where
  • Who
  • Why
  • How
• Actions (Verbs)
  • can
  • come
  • do
  • does
  • elects
  • has
  • have
  • is
  • are
  • was
  • be
  • lives
  • lived
  • meet
  • name
  • pay
  • vote
  • want
• People and places
  • we
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • George Washington
  • America
  • United States
  • U.S.
• Holidays
  • Presidents’ Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Flag Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Columbus Day
  • Thanksgiving
• Civics information
  • American flag
  • Bill of Rights
  • capital
  • citizen
  • city
  • Congress
  • country
  • Father of our Country
  • government
  • President
  • right
  • senators
  • state
  • states
  • White House
• Other information
  • colors
  • dollar bill
  • first
  • largest
  • many
  • most
  • north
  • one
  • people
  • second
  • south
• Grammar words
  • a
  • for
  • here
  • in
  • of
  • on
  • the
  • to

How do I practice?

You can practice by reading English, learning words, and practicing a little bit every day. We always practice reading in class!

You can practice citizenship reading tests with these examples:

You can read more about Oregon news in easy English at ESOL News Oregon, by Tim Krause, a teacher at PCC. You can find a lot of old stories, too!

Each news story has practice with important vocabulary and ideas. Also, look for this symbol 🔊, and you can listen to the news story, too!