Citizenship tests

Naturalisation is decided partly by an exam, and the exam is narrower than it looks: a fixed, published list of questions, a known pass mark, and an interview that is as much a test of spoken English as of the answers themselves. Pick the country you are applying in — each track works through the official question bank and rehearses the interview out loud.

U.S. Citizenship Test2025 civics test — practice tests 2008 civics test — practice tests 2025 civics test — the short list for applicants 65 and over The interview — spoken practice

Life in the UK TestValues, principles and what the UK is A long and illustrious history A modern, thriving society The UK government, the law and your role Mock tests

Which track to choose

U.S. Citizenship Test — the civics questions, the English reading and writing, and the naturalization interview, built on the official USCIS question banks. Your Form N-400 filing date decides which version you sit: filed on or after 20 October 2025, the 2025 test (a bank of 128 questions); filed before, the 2008 test (a bank of 100). Check it before you start.
Life in the UK Test — for British citizenship or settlement: 24 questions, 45 minutes, 75% to pass. Everything comes from the official handbook, Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents, and the track follows its five chapters, then full mock tests.

Knowledge and English are separate requirements

In both countries, passing the knowledge test is not the whole of it. In the US the interview also assesses your spoken, read and written English, and each part is scored separately. In the UK the Life in the UK Test does not satisfy the English language requirement: you also need B1 or above, through an approved qualification or a degree taught or researched in English. Sort out the English side early — it is easy to underestimate.

What is deliberately left out

Questions whose answer depends on who currently holds office — the president, your senators, the monarch, the Prime Minister — are not in the quizzes, because a fixed answer key would go out of date. Look those answers up yourself from an official source, close to your test date.

How to work

Work on the right material. The right US question bank for your filing date; in the UK, the handbook itself, which no practice site replaces.
Aim well past the pass mark, not just over it — the margin for error is small on both tests.
Read the explanation even when you were right. Many US questions accept several answers, and the explanations say which.
Say the answers out loud. The US civics test is oral: use the spoken practice with a simulated officer.
Write by hand for the US writing test, which is dictation onto paper; spelling and legibility are what it checks.

Disclaimer

Zestly is an independent study tool. It is not affiliated with USCIS or any US government agency, nor with the Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration or any official test provider, and it is not a test centre. Nothing here is legal or immigration advice: eligibility, exemptions, fees, booking and the conduct of your test or interview are matters for the official authorities, and for an immigration attorney, accredited representative or adviser if you need one.