Review the reading test vocabulary. The government publishes a list of vocabulary that should be the start of your studies. The list of words includes famous people from American history, key ideas from the civics test and question words. Although the vocabulary list will not give you every word for every possible sentence on the test, it will provide a good beginning for your studies. The vocabulary list can be found on the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website (uscis.gov).
Use vocabulary flashcards to improve your understanding of the vocabulary list. The USCIS also provides flashcards to practice the words on the vocabulary list. These allow you to make a study card for each word on the list. There is room for making notes about the word or writing sample sentences that contain the word for practice.
Practice reading by using the civics test. The vocabulary list and the flashcards will only get you so far. They do not contain every word from the reading test. Once you have learned those words, you can expand your knowledge by using the civics test to practice reading. When you have your interview, the civics test will be oral. However, USCIS publishes the list of the 100 civics questions as well as the recommended answers. The questions on the list for the civics test are very similar to the types of questions that are asked on the reading test.
Practice reading by expanding your study materials. When you have mastered simple sentences about United States history and civics, you can try to develop stronger English reading skills by reading materials about the United States in books, newspapers or on the Internet.