Citizenship · Reading Test Sentences

Read: 'Citizens of the United States have the right to vote.' What is the right described in this sentence?

Correct answer

The right to vote

  1. A The right to own land
  2. B The right to vote
  3. C The right to travel
  4. D The right to work

Why this is the answer

The sentence describes the RIGHT TO VOTE — a fundamental right of US citizens. Voting allows citizens to choose their government leaders and have a voice in government decisions. The USCIS reading test asks test-takers to identify the main idea or key information in a simple sentence. In this sentence, the key words are 'citizens,' 'right,' and 'vote.' Citizens have the right — and responsibility — to vote in elections.
Source: USCIS Citizenship Reading Test — Voting Rights

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About this topic: Reading Test Sentences

In the reading test you must read one of three sentences aloud correctly. The sentences are built only from the official USCIS reading vocabulary — civics words, names, places, holidays and question words — so practising those exact words is the whole task. This is one of 25 Reading Vocabulary questions on reading test sentences, each with a full explanation on a single study page.

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