yr suggestion about how to study for the test

[daphne2109 0]

Hi all,

I just wanted to have a suggestion by someone who passed already the test for the naturalization; when you guys memorize the answers to the questions test, you memorize more than what you are supposed to or you memorize only the answers as many as they are requested in the question? I try to be more clear, for example, one of the question can be: "What is one right or freedom from the first amendment?

The reply can be from one of those:

-speech

-religion

-etc......

In other word accordingly to who got already the interview, they won't ask you to give more than a reply among all the replies you can give, right?

So it's ok to memorize just one reply that it easier to memorize for yourself,without memorizing all the replies you can give, right?

I hope to have been clear!!!!!!! Yr advise & suggestion are very welcome.

Tks!!!!! :-)

[Kathryn41 3,205]

It can be a bit confusing. Where the question says 'list one' or 'list 2' that is all you need to list. When it is more open-ended, such as 'why do some states have more representatives than others" and they provide you with 4 'answers', all of the answers are a variation of the same thing, so you just need to know one of those answers. Sometimes, though, all of the answers are different, such as "What does the judicial branch do" so in that case, you need to remember all of the answers.

I found it very useful to use the Civics Flash Cards that you can buy from USCIS (or you can make up your own). I could separate the questions into piles of 'yes, I know', 'no, I don't know" and 'I think I know' and then whenever I had a few minutes I would pick up one of the piles and just go through the questions in it. This made it really easy to study because I could just do a little bit here and there when it was convenient and very soon, all of the cards were in the 'yes, I know' pile.

Good luck

[aleful 1,905]

Hi all,

I just wanted to have a suggestion by someone who passed already the test for the naturalization; when you guys memorize the answers to the questions test, you memorize more than what you are supposed to or you memorize only the answers as many as they are requested in the question? I try to be more clear, for example, one of the question can be: "What is one right or freedom from the first amendment?

The reply can be from one of those:

-speech

-religion

-etc......

In other word accordingly to who got already the interview, they won't ask you to give more than a reply among all the replies you can give, right?

So it's ok to memorize just one reply that it easier to memorize for yourself,without memorizing all the replies you can give, right?

I hope to have been clear!!!!!!! Yr advise & suggestion are very welcome.

Tks!!!!! :-)

unless they ask you for more than one, then you study one. I only studied one of each, the easiest for me. I started studying a few months before, studying 25 questions at a time. I memorized one answer for each of the ones that asked one.

for example: What are two Cabinet-level positions? then you give them 2 answers. Some only have one answer, you can't choose.

everyone has a different method.

[JAX1 1]

Personally I used the CD and played it while driving (it really helps when u cant find the time to sit and read) To answer your question, I picked only one answer for the multiple answer questions. For example, the american indian question...I just focused on Cherokee

[daphne2109 0]

Tks so much for all yr replies, they are very useful to me!!!!

Good luck for yr Journey!!!! :-))))

[daphne2109 0]

It can be a bit confusing. Where the question says 'list one' or 'list 2' that is all you need to list. When it is more open-ended, such as 'why do some states have more representatives than others" and they provide you with 4 'answers', all of the answers are a variation of the same thing, so you just need to know one of those answers. Sometimes, though, all of the answers are different, such as "What does the judicial branch do" so in that case, you need to remember all of the answers.

I found it very useful to use the Civics Flash Cards that you can buy from USCIS (or you can make up your own). I could separate the questions into piles of 'yes, I know', 'no, I don't know" and 'I think I know' and then whenever I had a few minutes I would pick up one of the piles and just go through the questions in it. This made it really easy to study because I could just do a little bit here and there when it was convenient and very soon, all of the cards were in the 'yes, I know' pile.

Good luck

Kathryn41, I have been studying on the Flash cards too, actually there are two links with 2 different colors red & white, I printed out the one in white color and I've been studying those ones.....those ones are the one you are talking about right? I didn't cut them out though, I kept them as a book, should I cut them out?Would it be easier you think?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Kathryn41, I have been studying on the Flash cards too, actually there are two links with 2 different colors red & white, I printed out the one in white color and I've been studying those ones.....those ones are the one you are talking about right? I didn't cut them out though, I kept them as a book, should I cut them out?Would it be easier you think?

The questions are the same no matter what format they are in. I actually purchased the card set from USCIS directly rather than printing them out, but friends just printed them out and it worked just as well. The links provide you with what the flash cards look like though. The ones I bought are the red ones but the white ones work perfectly well.

If you find it useful as a book, then that is perfectly alright. If you think it would be easier to 'organize' them into the piles as I did, then you could cut them out. You might want to laminate the pages before you cut them out just to make them easier to handle - or photocopy them onto a card stock or heavier weight paper. That is just to make them easier to handle - you certainly don't have to. Whatever way is easiest for you is the best. There is no right way or wrong way to study them. Good luck.

[B&T 0]

Listen to the audio version on CD and answer whatever is easy for you to remember. The tests won't be that hard. It is just like general knowledge.

[NickD 202]

Listen to the audio version on CD and answer whatever is easy for you to remember. The tests won't be that hard. It is just like general knowledge.

Wife and I almost fell asleep in the car listening to that CD. We were at the stage when they were changing the test and not sure whether we would get the old or new, so copied and pasted both off the net into Word. Got rid of all the redundant questions like where does the president live or who lives in the White House. Did know the names of our senator and congressman and if only one answer was required, used the easiest one to remember, deleted the rest. Also generated categories, like flag, constitution, law, geography, names of guys, etc., and bolded the answers. Ended up with about 90 questions and answers and printed that out on both sides on two sheets.

From teaching experience, learned you can learn a lot faster by teaching then falling asleep in the classroom. So while driving over to the interview, had my wife read the questions to me, and would either give the right or wrong answers. So she had to correct me. We did that twice and she easily passed the test. Ha, if she had to take it the next day, would have probably flunked it. That was our major source of study.

Have to find what works for you.

[raymaga 25]

Good luck at the test.

I think everyone studies in a different way. I found the flash cards worked pretty good. I also printed all the questions and then reviewed them for a while, and got my husband to ask me questions. I did this for a couple of weeks before the test, for like 1/2 hour every day.

I am NOT a good test-taker, so if I could pass it, anybody can!!!

Funny thing is, if I took the test today, I probably wouldn't pass. I have forgotten most of it.

Edited June 25, 2010 by raymaga

[daphne2109 0]

Tks again for all yr replies & yr suggestions accordingly to all yr personal experiences!!!!

:-)