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SWEDISH CIVIC TEST 15 AUG

Tahereh is one of a thousand who will take the first citizenship test

The 1,000 spots to sit the first civics test required to become a Swedish citizen are now fully booked.

On June 6, the requirements for becoming a Swedish citizen changed. It is now a requirement to be able to speak Swedish language and to have knowledge about Swedish society. You can therefore take a citizenship test to demonstrate your knowledge. If, for example, you have studied civics and Swedish at Komvux (municipal adult education) or SFI (Swedish for Immigrants) and received grades, you do not need to take the citizenship test.

One of those who will sit the civics test is Tahereh Taqadussi. She says she is nervous, and that the Swedish language — and knowing everything about Sweden — isn't easy.

"What if I don't pass this test? It's not easy to know everything about Sweden. And it's not easy with the language either."

Tahereh Taqadussi works as a kitchen assistant in Karlstad. She is from Afghanistan and has been in Sweden for ten years. Two years ago she applied for Swedish citizenship. She will study during her holiday to prepare for the test.

The Swedish-language test has been postponed and will not be held this year. But the first civics test will take place on August 15. 1,000 people will take the test then. The questions will cover, for example, Sweden's geography, history, politics, media, and gender equality.

It is still unclear what is required to pass, and how many times someone who fails will be allowed to retake the test.

Andreas Sandberg is responsible for the citizenship test at the Swedish Council for Higher Education (UHR). The goal is for the tests to be available in other parts of the country as well, but there wasn't time to arrange that this year, he says.

"The idea is for the testing operation to expand to other parts of the country too. We were very short on time to get everything in place. This year we had to make some choices."

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Reddit discussion - Swedish language test and civic test preparation

The Swedish-language test can be tough and reject many applicants, how can one prepare the best way to pass this test?

Source: https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/tahereh-ar-en-av-tusen-som-ska-gora-forsta-medborgarskapsprovet

Seriously there are thousands of nouns out there, is this just pure memorization or is there a trick? I'm worried this will be asked on medborgarskapsprov / swedish civic test. I usually check on svenska.se for the definitive form and study for the medborgarskapsprov on medborgaretest.se but it will take me years to master all the nouns and its definitive form! There must be some trick or rule, please share!