Tanner Meade took a citizen test and scored 60%, lower than the average American score of 68%. He believes he did poorly because he lacks knowledge about American landscape and government, and the test was more challenging than expected. While the low grade means nothing to him personally, Tanner finds it surprising and an eye opener. He also thinks most Americans do not know much about the country despite living here their whole lives, given the average citizen test score.

1. Tanner Meade
FYS
Harold Blanco
Citizen Test
What grade did you get? I got a 60% on the test.
Why do you think you got that grade other than just the amount of questions you got right? I got
this grade because I do not know a lot our landscape and our government. It was more challenging
than I expected.
What does it mean to you that you got that grade? It doesn’t really mean anything to me. I was
kind of surprised that I did so terribly though. It is an eye opener for sure.
What does it say about Americans as you learned the nation's average grade on this test (68)? Most
of us Americans do not know much about our country at all. 68 is a pretty low average for people
who have lived here in this country their entire lives.