Josh took a citizenship test and scored 66%, just 6% above the passing score of 60%. He realized he did not do as well on the history questions because he is not as familiar with American history as he should be. While Americans expect immigrants to learn U.S. history to become citizens, Josh did not do much better on the test himself, showing that Americans could also improve their knowledge of history.
1. Josh Midkiff
6/27/14
Citizens Test
I got a 66% on the test. This is still passing, but only by 6%.
I got the grade I got because I am not as familiar with the history questions like I am supposed to be.
That I should definitely take my history more serious. For immigrants to become legal citizens, they have
to answer the same questions, and get a minimum of 60%. And the fact that I got only 6% above that is
slightly disappointing.
To me, it means that we as Americans want others to learn our history in order to become legal citizens,
but when it comes to us taking the same test, we don’t do a very good job on it either.