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US Citizenship Test Practice for Persian (Farsi) Speakers
US Citizenship Test is a Finglish by Iranopedia track for Persian speakers preparing for the naturalization interview, and for the family studying beside them. It practices the English civics questions out loud and gives you the help in Finglish, Persian in English letters.
Who it is for: People who speak Persian at home and need the interview in English: a first-generation applicant, or a son or daughter sitting down with a parent to study. You do not need to read the Persian alphabet.
Included in Full Access. $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year.
How the 2025 civics test works
- 128questions on the study list
- 20asked by the officer
- 12right answers to pass
The 2025 civics test applies to people who filed Form N-400 on or after October 20, 2025. The officer asks you up to 20 questions out loud, taken from the 128 on the USCIS study list, and you pass by answering 12 correctly. You fail if you miss 9 of the 20. Applicants who filed earlier take the 2008 test, which uses a list of 100 questions.
One group has a lighter test. Applicants who are 65 or older and have been permanent residents for 20 or more years get 10 questions from a special bank of 20, and they may take the test in the language of their choice. Some answers change when officeholders change, so always check the current answer on uscis.gov before you memorize it.
What the officer asks at the interview
The naturalization interview is held in English and follows your Form N-400. The officer starts by asking you to raise your right hand and promise to tell the truth. Then they go through your application out loud: your name, your address, where you were born, the trips you have taken and your work. That part is also how the officer hears your spoken English.
Next come the reading and writing tests. You read one sentence out loud from a choice of three, and you write one sentence the officer says, again from a choice of three. The civics questions come last. Each part of the interview has its own step in this track, so the first time you hear it should not be in the room.
Practice with Shirin
Every module is a short conversation. Shirin, your older neighbor, plays the quizzer: she asks, you answer out loud, and you hear the question again as many times as you like.
Shirin, your older neighbor
What is the supreme law of the land?
The Constitution.
How many amendments does the Constitution have?
Twenty-seven.
Name one right or freedom from the First Amendment.
Freedom of speech.
The track follows the current USCIS list, and every answer is checked against uscis.gov before it is built.
The nine modules
From the first question to a full mock interview. Each module ends with an English answer you can say without thinking.
The interview, step by step
Follow the officer's first questions, from the greeting to raising your right hand, and learn how to politely ask for a question to be repeated.
You will say: Raise your right hand.
Your own story
Answer questions about your name, your address, where you were born, your trips abroad and your work.
You will say: I was born in Iran.
Read it, write it
Read one sentence out loud and write one sentence the officer says, with the English test words practiced first.
You will say: Read this sentence.
The Constitution and your rights
Name the supreme law, the Bill of Rights and the freedoms the First Amendment protects.
You will say: The Constitution.
Who runs the country
Tell the three branches apart and answer who is in each one.
You will say: Congress makes the laws.
Rights and responsibilities
Say what a citizen can do, such as vote, and what a citizen must do, such as pay taxes.
You will say: Vote.
American history
Follow the story from the first colonies to today and answer the questions about it.
You will say: Independence.
Places, symbols and holidays
Answer questions about the capital, the flag and the national days.
You will say: Washington, D.C.
Mock interview day
Run the whole interview start to finish, out loud, from the oath to the last civics question.
You will say: I am ready.
The words that trip people up
These English words come up again and again in the civics questions. The track teaches each one in Finglish, lets you hear it, and brings it back on a review schedule until it is easy.
Constitution
The written rules of the US government and the supreme law of the land. It was written in 1787.
Amendment
A change or addition to the Constitution. There are 27 of them, and the first ten are the Bill of Rights.
Congress
The part of the government that makes laws. It has two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Branch
One of the three parts of the government: Congress makes the laws, the President carries them out, and the courts explain them.
Naturalization
The process of becoming a citizen. It is what the interview is for.
Citizen
A person who fully belongs to a country, with the right to vote and to hold a US passport.
Oath
A serious promise. At the interview you promise to tell the truth.
Every definition here is a plain-English summary for study. The official wording and the current answers are on uscis.gov.
Ready when you are
US Citizenship Test is included in Full Access, the same plan as the whole main course. Shirin will be your host.
Questions
They follow the official USCIS 2025 civics list of 128 questions. Check uscis.gov for the current answers, because a few change when officeholders change.
No. The help is in Finglish, Persian written in English letters, with audio, so you can read it even if you never learned the alphabet.
Twelve correct out of up to 20 asked. The officer can stop once you reach 12 right answers, or after you miss 9.
Some applicants can, depending on their age and how long they have been permanent residents. Applicants who are 65 or older with 20 or more years as permanent residents may choose their language. Check the current rules on uscis.gov.
Yes, when it opens. Every track will be included in Full Access, the same plan as the whole main course, at $14.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Module 1 is free with no signup, and it is the best place to start while you wait.
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Not legal advice. Not affiliated with USCIS or the US government. Facts on this page were checked against uscis.gov on November 3, 2026; always confirm the current rules and answers there.