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Chapter 8 · Symbols and Holidays

Symbols and Holidays

Símbolos y días festivos

The capital, the Statue of Liberty, the flag, the anthem, the motto, and the national holidays.

La capital, la Estatua de la Libertad, la bandera, el himno, el lema y los feriados nacionales.

10 official questions★ 2 for 65/20Bilingual EN/ESPractice interview
Answer in English at your interview. Spanish is here to help you understand. If you qualify for an English exemption (50/20, 55/15 or 65/20), you can take the civics test in your language. Responde en inglés en la entrevista; el español está aquí para ayudarte a entender.
8.1

The flag

👆 Tap the stripes or the stars · Toca las franjas o las estrellas
🧠 Memory hook · Truco de memoriaStripes = Start · Stars = StatesStripes remember the start: the 13 original colonies. Stars count the states: 50 today. Franjas = el comienzo (13 colonias). Estrellas = los estados (50).
Official questions · Preguntas oficiales
8.2

Capital, statue, anthem and motto

👆 Tap each symbol to flip · Toca cada símbolo
🧠 Memory hook · Truco de memoria“E Pluribus Unum” = “Out of many, one”Pluribus sounds like plural (many). Unum sounds like uno (one). Pluribus suena a plural (muchos); unum suena a uno: de muchos, uno.
Official questions · Preguntas oficiales
8.3

National holidays through the year

You need to name three. Learn them as a calendar, month by month.

Debes nombrar tres. Apréndelos como un calendario, mes a mes.

👆 Tap a month · Toca un mes
🧠 Memory hook · Truco de memoriaThe easy three: “New Year’s, Independence Day, Christmas”January 1, July 4, December 25: start, middle and end of the year. Año Nuevo, 4 de julio y Navidad: inicio, mitad y fin del año.
🧠 Memorial vs. VeteransMemorial = Memory of those who died · Veterans = Vets who servedMemorial Day (May) honors soldiers who died in military service. Veterans Day (November) honors everyone who served. Memorial: los que murieron. Veterans: todos los que sirvieron.
Official questions · Preguntas oficiales
8.✓

Practice like the interview

The officer asks out loud and you answer out loud. Press 🔊 to hear the question, say your answer, then check it honestly. The real test stops at 12 correct (pass) or 9 wrong.

El oficial pregunta en voz alta y tú respondes en voz alta. Usa 🔊, responde y califícate con honestidad.