How we write our questions

Where the facts come from

Facts about a citizenship test come only from the official source for that country:

• the Department of Home Affairs for Australia
• GOV.UK for the United Kingdom
• US Citizenship and Immigration Services for the United States
• Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada for Canada

EasySay is not part of any of them.

We read the source, take the fact, and write our own words. We do not copy government wording that is under Crown or Commonwealth copyright. We name the source instead, so you can read it yourself.

Every source we use

Each source is listed with its licence and the day a person last checked it.

• 10 Downing Street, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2025-09-01 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• 11 Downing Street, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2025-09-01 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version), form M-1778 (09/25), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), M-1778 (09/25); 128 questions; N-400 filed on or after 20 October 2025. Licence: public information (USCIS), may be distributed or copied. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov).
• 2025 Civics Test (USCIS Citizenship Resource Center), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Last Reviewed/Updated: 09/17/2025. Licence: public information (USCIS), may be distributed or copied. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov).
• Age of criminal responsibility, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2018-02-12 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• American Heritage Dictionary: usage labels, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Licence: our own words, from the facts in the source. Checked 22 October 2026.
• Australian citizenship affirmation, Department of Home Affairs, Australian Government, Page last updated 10 September 2026. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Source: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
• Australian Citizenship Ceremonies Code, Department of Home Affairs, Australian Government, Published December 2025. Licence: Commonwealth copyright, cited and not copied. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027.
• Australian citizenship pledge, Department of Home Affairs, Australian Government, Page last updated 9 June 2026. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Source: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
• Australian citizenship practice test, Department of Home Affairs, Australian Government. Licence: Commonwealth copyright, cited and not copied. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027.
• Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond (testable section), Department of Home Affairs, Australian Government, Testable section, Parts 1 to 4; booklet page last updated 15 November 2024. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Our Common Bond, © Commonwealth of Australia 2020, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Adapted by EasySay.
• Being charged with a crime: Overview, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2015-10-05 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Branches of the U.S. government, USAGov, U.S. General Services Administration, Page last updated March 2, 2026. Licence: public domain. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027.
• Cambridge Dictionary: usage labels, Cambridge University Press & Assessment. Licence: our own words, from the facts in the source. Checked 22 October 2026.
• Ceremony wait times, Department of Home Affairs, Australian Government, Page last updated 16 October 2026. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Source: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
• Check for Test Updates (USCIS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), answers that change with elections and appointments. Licence: public information (USCIS), may be distributed or copied. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov).
• Citizenship ceremony, Department of Home Affairs, Australian Government, Page last updated 16 July 2026. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Source: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
• Civics Questions and Answers (2008 version), the 100 civics questions (rev. 08/21), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), rev. 08/21; 100 questions; N-400 filed before 20 October 2025. Licence: public information (USCIS), may be distributed or copied. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov).
• Collins English Dictionary and COBUILD: usage labels, HarperCollins Publishers. Licence: our own words, from the facts in the source. Checked 22 October 2026.
• Contact the police, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2017-03-07 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Criminal courts: Magistrates' courts, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2015-05-27 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Discrimination: your rights, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2015-03-04 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• EasySay's own writing for the Australian slang hub, EasySay. Licence: original writing for EasySay. Checked 17 October 2026.
• EasySay's own writing for the British slang hub and money page, EasySay. Licence: original writing for EasySay. Checked 17 October 2026.
• EasySay's own writing for the Cockney decoder and its 3 term pages, EasySay. Licence: original writing for EasySay. Checked 17 October 2026.
• EasySay's own writing for the idioms, EasySay. Licence: original writing for EasySay. Checked 17 October 2026.
• EasySay's own writing for the job interview kit, EasySay. Licence: original writing for EasySay. Checked 17 October 2026.
• EasySay's own writing for the phrasal verbs, EasySay. Licence: original writing for EasySay. Checked 17 October 2026.
• Google Books Ngram Viewer: counts per million words, 2010 to 2019, Google. Licence: our own words, from the facts in the source. Checked 22 October 2026. Counts read from the Google Books Ngram Viewer (British and American English corpora, 2010 to 2019). Google publishes the Ngram data under CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).
• How government works, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2026-10-16 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• How laws are made, USAGov, U.S. General Services Administration, Page last updated November 17, 2025. Licence: public domain. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027.
• How to vote: Voting in person, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2024-11-12 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Jury service: How jury service works, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2021-05-14 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Learn about the citizenship test, Department of Home Affairs, Australian Government, Page last updated 7 October 2026. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Source: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
• Learn about the citizenship test, Department of Home Affairs, Australian Government. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Checked 17 October 2026. Source: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
• Legal obligations of drivers and riders, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2015-08-27 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Life in the UK Test: Book the Life in the UK Test, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2024-12-04 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Life in the UK Test: What happens at the test, GOV.UK, Home Office. Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English: usage labels, Pearson Education. Licence: our own words, from the facts in the source. Checked 22 October 2026.
• National Insurance: introduction, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2014-12-15 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Past Prime Ministers, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2026-07-20 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Prepare for the citizenship test, Department of Home Affairs, Australian Government, Page last updated 23 February 2026. Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Source: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs, licensed under CC BY 3.0 AU (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/).
• Prove your knowledge of English for citizenship and settling, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2014-12-01 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Prove your knowledge of English: Proving your knowledge of English with a test, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2014-12-01 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• School leaving age, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2015-10-07 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• States and territories (USA.gov), USA.gov, the list of states, the district and the territories. Licence: public domain. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027.
• Study for the Test (USCIS Citizenship Resource Center), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), 2008 test for an N-400 filed before 20 October 2025; 2025 test for an N-400 filed on or after that date. Licence: public information (USCIS), may be distributed or copied. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov).
• Study for the test: the naturalization civics test, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Licence: public information (USCIS), may be distributed or copied. Checked 17 October 2026. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (uscis.gov).
• The Constitution of the United States: A Transcription, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Page last reviewed September 8, 2026. Licence: public domain. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027.
• The Declaration of Independence: A History, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Page last reviewed May 14, 2018. Licence: public domain. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027.
• The Emancipation Proclamation, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Page last reviewed January 28, 2022. Licence: public domain. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027.
• The Free Dictionary idioms (Farlex): usage labels, Farlex. Licence: our own words, from the facts in the source. Checked 22 October 2026.
• TV Licence, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2026-04-02 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Types of election, referendums, and who can vote, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2024-10-22 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• UK bank holidays, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2025-08-11 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Union Flag flying guidance for UK government buildings, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2026-01-28 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
• Volunteer opportunities, rights and expenses: Volunteers' rights, GOV.UK (UK Government), GOV.UK public update 2015-05-27 (the page shows no date). Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0. Checked 17 October 2026. Next check by 17 January 2027. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How often we check again

Every source has a date for its next check. For facts about a citizenship test the aim is every three months. A page is also checked again straight away if its words change, because an old check does not cover new words.

How a question is written

1. We read the official source and note the fact.
2. We write the question and its answers in our own words. Wrong answers are ones a learner might really choose.
3. We write one or two plain sentences that say why the right answer is right.
4. A person reads the question against the source again before it goes live.

Three levels of checking

Not every page needs the same care. The more a mistake could matter to you, the more people look at it.

1. Level 1: a person reads every word against the source.

   Covers: Facts about citizenship tests, advice about workplaces and interviews, and judgements about a word (how rude it is, how formal, where it is used).

   Nothing in this group goes live until a person has recorded the check. If the words change, the check no longer counts and it is done again.

2. Level 2: a person who speaks the language reads it.

   Covers: How to say a word or a name aloud.

   EasySay has no pronunciation pages yet. When it does, a speaker of the language will check each one before it goes live.

3. Level 3: automatic checks and a sample read.

   Covers: Page headings, buttons, questions people ask, and other plain wording that holds no fact about a test.

   Automatic checks run on every build, and a person reads a random sample of these pages.

A page says Reviewed, with a date, only when a person has recorded that check. A page that has changed but not been read again says Updated.

What unofficial means

EasySay is not part of any government.

Our questions are practice. Doing well on them does not tell you how you would do on the real day, and it does not tell you whether you qualify. Every citizenship screen says Unofficial practice.

Check the official source before you decide anything that matters. The terms of use say more.

If you find a mistake

Tell us on the contact page. We fix confirmed mistakes and record them, with the date, on the corrections page. You can read who makes EasySay too.