Week 6: Geography, Symbols & National Holidays
This week's N-400 warmup covers Parts 9–11: good moral character. These are the yes/no questions officers pay closest attention to — anything untruthful can cost you your case AND your Green Card.
Gather before you answer Parts 9–11
0 / 5 readyHow to work through Parts 9–11
- Read every Part 9 question slowly — 'have you EVER' means since birth, not just since you got your Green Card.
- Answer 'Yes' truthfully to any arrest, citation, or ticket — even one dismissed 20 years ago.
- For every 'Yes', prepare a one-paragraph written explanation to hand the officer.
- In Part 10, confirm you can read, write, and speak basic English (or qualify for a waiver by age/residence).
- In Part 11, review the Oath of Allegiance — you'll say it out loud at your ceremony.
N-400 Focus
- Bring your marriage certificate — original or certified copy
- Bring divorce decrees or death certificates ending any prior marriages (yours and your spouse's)
Civics & History
N-400 Interview Prep
This week's N-400 focus is the family section — spouse, children, and prior marriages. USCIS asks these questions to confirm your marriage is real (if you are applying based on marriage to a U.S. citizen) and to check that any prior marriages ended legally. We'll walk through what USCIS looks for in class — no documents to bring in advance.
N-400 checklist for this week
- Bring your marriage certificate — original or certified copy
- Bring divorce decrees or death certificates ending any prior marriages (yours and your spouse's)
- List every child by full legal name, date of birth, country of birth, and current address
- If applying based on marriage, bring proof you live together: joint lease, joint bank statements, kids' school records
English Lesson
Vocabulary
- Capital
- The city where the government is
- Flag
- A colored piece of cloth that stands for a country
- Anthem
- The official song of a country
- Symbol
- A picture or object that stands for something
- Territory
- Land that belongs to a country but is not a state
- Border
- The line between two countries or states
- Holiday
- A special day set aside by a country
- Honor
- To show great respect for someone
Example sentences
- Washington, D.C. is the capital of the United States.
- The flag has 50 stars and 13 stripes.
- Memorial Day honors soldiers who died.
- The Statue of Liberty is in New York.
Read-aloud passage
The capital of the United States is Washington, D.C. The American flag has 50 white stars for the 50 states and 13 red and white stripes for the 13 original colonies. Independence Day, on July 4, is the birthday of the country. On Memorial Day we remember the soldiers who died in service to the United States.
Reading & Writing Practice
Read aloud
- The flag has 50 stars.
- Washington is the capital.
- Independence Day is in July.
Write the sentence
6 questions. Answer them and submit — you only need 4 correct once to move on, but you can retake as many times as you want. Every attempt is saved so you can track your growth.