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lolany

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hello,
i just received a letter with my civics test date. by reading the material provided during the FP appointment, some answers within the same question seem to overlap (in which case, one answer would be enough?) but for some other questions, the 3 or 4 choices are different (and so, are all of them necessary in order to correctly answer the question?)
how does it really work? do we need to give all answers provided regardless if they mean the same or not? or can we apply our better judgment?
thank you in advance!
 
One answer is enough unless question explicitly request for more than one.

One answer is enough: Example: why did teh civil war start? You only need to provide one answer.

Request more than 1: Name threes states of teh original colony. Then you have to provide more than one
 
WBH said:
One answer is enough unless question explicitly request for more than one.

One answer is enough: Example: why did teh civil war start? You only need to provide one answer.

Request more than 1: Name threes states of teh original colony. Then you have to provide more than one
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Some questions states that only one answer is needed but some dont, for example:

Name "one" American Indian tribe in the US.. So we know one answer is good enough, but for a question like this:
Why did the colonists fight the British? Didnt say one answer only but there are 3 different answers

Another example;
What is "one" promise you make when you become a USC? Again, we know one answer is good,

But;
What is the "rule of law"?
There are four different answers, should we give only one correct answer or all? Reason I am asking because if one is enough there is no reason to push my memory for more answers.
 
labrea said:
Some questions states that only one answer is needed but some dont, for example:

Name "one" American Indian tribe in the US.. So we know one answer is good enough, but for a question like this:
Why did the colonists fight the British? Didnt say one answer only but there are 3 different answers

Another example;
What is "one" promise you make when you become a USC? Again, we know one answer is good,

But;
What is the "rule of law"?
There are four different answers, should we give only one correct answer or all? Reason I am asking because if one is enough there is no reason to push my memory for more answers.
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In that case, one answer is enough as long as it is from the answers USCIS prepared for you.
if you come up your own answer then there is no guarantee. So use USCIS provided answer and don't be creative
 
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I studied the civics questions and used index cards with all the answers that they provide. At my interview I thought the questions were very easy and there were only two questions with more than one answer. On those I just kept going as the IO officer was writing. IE: Name two US holidays? the other multiple question I got was "What is one promise you make when you become a United States Citizen"? I gave three answers to that one. It seemed to me the IO officer wrote down everything I said. There is a web site called Naturalization exam, or, Passcitizenshipexam.com. It has interactive audible flash cards and the writing and English tests. You could also get a booklet from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It is called Learn About the United States. It also has a audio CD. You can also ask for this when you go for fingerprinting.
 
For the questions that require only one answer like "what is the economic system of the US?" you just need to pick one of the answers.

You also don't need to remember the answers word by word. One of the questions I was asked was "What is freedom of religion?" and my answer was "You can practice any religion you want or no religion at all." That is not exactly the same wording the booklet shows but I got it right anyway.
 
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