How would your students perform on the U.S. Naturalization (a.k.a. Citizenship) Test?
Nearly half of Americans can’t define the Bill of Rights. Three-fourths don’t know why we fought in the Cold War. And 6% don’t even know when Independence Day is. Yikes!
Have them citizenship-ready by the time they leave your classroom with this simple 4-part test kit that weaves seamlessly into your Civics course.
This kit gives you both the perfect Week 1 activity and End-of-Course final!
Included in this Citizenship Test Series Kit:
Overview
- Teacher Lesson Plan with a detailed sequence plan of this semester-long activity
- Reflection & Growth Logs, Study Plan sheets to support student growth
- Citizenship Award certificate to hand out after the final test
- Links to online study resources and background news articles
- Editable Google Doc versions of each test
Civics Only Questions Test Questions
- 60-question Practice Test with key
- Two 30-question Quizzes with keys
- 60-question Final Test with key
All 100 Questions Test Questions
- 100-question Practice Test with key
- Two 50-question Quizzes with keys
- 100-question Final Test with key
This resource is 70 PDF pages, plus Google files.
Tips from my Classroom:
I give the Practice Test in the first week of class as a course-opening activity for my Civics class.
During Week 6 and Week 12 of the semester, we conduct Quiz 1 and Quiz 2, each having half of the questions. Then, my students take the Final Test as part of their end-of-course final.
What grades is this intended for?
This was designed for high school, but could still work for upper middle school. The test questions are at an accessible level.
What supports are included? How can I modify this?
Several included forms scaffold proper study skills. Included editable versions of each test can easily be shortened, translated, or read aloud with text-to-speech software to support student needs.
Can I use this in a homeschooling setting?
Sure! Everything in this kit can easily be used in a solo or a small-group setting.
Is this editable? What file types does this resource come in?
The main resource comes as a secured, non-editable PDF file intended to be printed.
Included are links to editable Google Doc files of each item, to customize to your classroom needs and assign digitally if you choose.
What standards does this address?
Several! Standards vary, but this resource supports these from various states:
- Understand the structure and function of each of the three branches of government
- Understand constitutional principles like checks and balances, federalism, separation of powers, popular sovereignty, and individual rights
- Understand the two-party system and election procedures
- Identify rights of people and responsibilities of citizens in the US
- Identify the various methods of participation in the political process
What are the terms of use for this resource?
This resource, including all ancillary files, may be used as needed for regular, non-commercial single-classroom use between a teacher and their students.
This includes printing copies and sharing digital files with students through a secure platform, like Google Classroom or Canvas, email, or a classroom-only shared drive.
The using and sharing of any part of this resource in any manner outside the above-mentioned capacity is strictly prohibited. Prohibited uses include, but are not limited to,
- posting files on the open internet or in a Facebook group
- emailing files to or sharing print copies with others (without purchasing additional licenses)
- uploading or storing files in a shared cloud drive accessible by anyone other than students
- including any part, or any derivative work, within any commercial endeavor like curriculum development, professional training, or for-profit teaching like Outschool, or selling this resource as your own in either print or digital formats
Doing so violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), copyright law, and these terms.
By downloading this resource from Let’s Cultivate Greatness, the original user has been granted one license for a single teacher (or number of teachers matching the number of licenses purchased) and their students at any one time.
Let’s Cultivate Greatness retains the full copyright of this resource.
Reviews
I teach an ESL Civics class for students who might try to take the citizenship test. This material gave us practice for the test as well as led to discussions about US history, culture, and government. – Joshua H.
This was PERFECT for my students. They loved it and it helped them pass their tests! – Katie F.
This resource has a lot of valuable resources for students and teachers. I was able to use this to supplement my lessons on naturalization as well as give students a chance to revise and retake after state testing. – fellow TPT seller
