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How we write and check our questions
Every question comes from the official study guide for its test, in our own words.
From the guide, in our own words
Each question comes from one chapter of the official guide: the Life in the UK handbook, Discover Canada, Our Common Bond, or the USCIS list of civics questions. We never copy the guide's paragraphs.
The explanation under each answer says why it is right and names the chapter, so you can read more there.
Facts as the guide states them
Where the guide gives a number or a date, the question uses the guide's number, because that is what the test marks. If the guide is out of date on a point, the explanation says so.
Checked before we publish
Every question goes through two kinds of check:
- Automatic checks
One right answer, no duplicates, answer letters spread evenly, and numbers and dates matched to the test's fact sheet.
- A second, independent review
An independent second check answers every Canadian and Australian question again without seeing our answers; where it disagrees, we rewrite or drop the question. The US questions and answers are matched word for word to USCIS's official lists.
- Dated test facts
The test facts on each test page link to their official source and show the date we checked them.
The guides we write from
These are the editions in use for each test, and the date we last checked each test's facts against its official page:
- Life in the UK test: Life in the United Kingdom: A Guide for New Residents (3rd edition), from TSO (The Stationery Office), for the Home Office. Facts checked 23 October 2026.
- Canadian citizenship test: Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship (2012 edition), from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Facts checked 23 October 2026.
- Australian citizenship test: Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond (updated for the test from 15 November 2020), from Department of Home Affairs. Facts checked 23 October 2026.
- US civics test: 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Facts checked 23 October 2026.
When a guide or a test changes, we update the questions and the facts and change the date. Site facts lists the four tests in numbers.
Report a mistake
Every explanation has a "Report a mistake in this question" link. Reports go to support@citizenshiptestquestions.com, and we correct the question.