Family – Children 

N-400 Vocabulary to Study

These words about family and children are on your N-400 application. Practice saying and 

spelling these pair words and phrases. Talk about what they mean with your teacher. 

parent 

parents 

father

son 

brother 

stepparent

stepfather

stepson 

oldest 

married 

biological

under 18

lives at home

born in the U.S.

alive 

child 

children 

mother 

daughter

sister 

stepchild 

stepmother

stepdaughter 

youngest 

single 

adopted 

18 or older 

lives away from home 

born in another country 

deceased 

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Martin and Amanda are from Jamaica. Amanda 

became a U.S. citizen last year. Now Martin 

wants to become a citizen. They have lived in 

New York for 10 years. They have two biological 

daughters, Victoria and Jessica. They also have 

one adopted son, Dominic. 

Victoria is their oldest child. She is 25 years 

old. She was born in Jamaica. She is married 

and lives in Jamaica. She is very close to her 

younger sister and brother. Victoria misses them 

very much. 

Jessica is their middle child. She is 22. She was 

also born in Jamaica. She goes to college in 

California. She is single. She wants to become 

a doctor. Jessica visits her family during the 

holidays. 

Dominic is their youngest child. He was born 

in New York. When Dominic was one year old, 

his parents legally adopted him. Now he is 9 

years old. He lives at home with his parents and 

goes to elementary school. Dominic emails his 

sisters every week, and tells them about school 

and sports. 

New Words

Martin and Amanda

This story is about Martin and Amanda and their three children. First, read the story silently. 

Write any new words in the box below. Then practice the sentences of the story out loud with 

your teacher. Ask your teacher about any new words.

Write new words from the story in this box. Talk about what they mean with your teacher. 

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Martin and Amanda – Yes-No Chart 

1. biological child? YES YES NO

2. youngest?

3. lives away from home? 

4. lives in California? 

5. born outside the U.S.?

6. oldest?

7. 18 or older?

8. born in the U.S.?

9. married?

10. adopted child?

11. single?

12. lives with Martin and Amanda?

13. under 18 years old?

14. wants to be a doctor? 

 Victoria Jessica Dominic

Answer Key for Martin and Amanda – Yes-No Chart

1) BIOLOGICAL CHILD? YES, YES, NO; 2) YOUNGEST? NO, NO, YES; 3) LIVES AWAY FROM HOME? YES, YES, NO; 4) LIVES IN CALIFORNIA? NO, 

YES, NO; 5) BORN OUTSIDE THE U.S.? YES, YES, NO; 6) OLDEST? YES, NO, NO; 7) 18 OR OLDER? YES, YES, NO; 8) BORN IN THE U.S.? NO, NO, 

YES; 9) MARRIED? YES, NO, NO; 10) ADOPTED CHILD? NO, NO, YES; 11) SINGLE? NO, YES, YES; 12) LIVES WITH MARTIN AND AMANDA? NO, 

NO, YES; 13) UNDER 18 YEARS OLD? NO, NO, YES; 14) WANTS TO BE A DOCTOR? NO, YES, NO 

Think about Martin’s and Amanda’s children. Read the words below and write YES in the box if 

it is true for that person. Write NO if it is not true. 

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True or False

Read the sentence and decide if the information is TRUE or FALSE. Put a 4 mark in the correct box. 

1. Juan and Carmen are from Venezuela. True False

2. Teresa is the youngest child in the family. True False

3. Carmen has three biological children. True False

4. Teresa lives in Tennessee with her father. True False

5. Juan and Carmen have been married for 9 years. True False

6. Teresa is Juan’s stepson. True False

7. Carmen has been married two times. True False

8. Roberto is Juan’s biological son. True False

9. Manuel is 5 years old. True False

10. Roberto and Manuel were born in Vietnam. True False

Juan and Carmen

Juan and Carmen are from Venezuela. They 

plan to apply for U.S. citizenship soon. They got 

married 12 years ago. They have lived in Iowa 

for 9 years. Carmen was married before and had 

a daughter, Teresa, during her first marriage. 

After Juan and Carmen got married, they had 

two boys, Roberto and Manuel. Roberto is 5 

years old and Manuel is 3. Teresa was born in 

Venezuela, but her brothers were both born in 

the United States. She is 14 years old and lives 

with her father in Texas. She comes to Iowa to 

see her family every summer. They all have a 

good time together. 

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Answer Key for Juan and Carmen – True-False

1) TRUE; 2) FALSE; 3) TRUE; 4) FALSE; 5) FALSE; 6) FALSE; 7) TRUE; 8) TRUE; 9) FALSE; 10) FALSE 

This story is about Juan and Carmen and their three children. First, read the story silently. 

Then practice the sentences of the story out loud with your teacher. Ask your teacher about 

any new words.

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Write a Story about Your Family

Scrambled Words

Review the family words on page 1. Read the letters below and write the correct word. 

SINGLE

Answer Key for Scrambled Words

1) SINGLE; 2) SON; 3) STEPCHILD; 4) BROTHER; 5) BIOLOGICAL; 6) OLDEST; 7) ADOPTED; 8) DAUGHTER ; 9) STEPSON; 10) YOUNGEST;

11) MARRIED; 12) BORN 

1. L S N G I E

2. N O S 

3. L D I P H C S T E 

4. R H O B R T E

5. A O O B L C L I G I

6. T O S D E L

7. P D A D T O E

8. H U A R T D E G

9. P S S T N E O 

10. S U T Y O N G E

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Family – Children

Conversation Grid 

Interview five of your classmates. Ask each classmate about his/her family. Write the answers in 

the box. Write your own family question in the right-hand column and ask your classmates that 

question too.

NAME Are you married Do you have How many 

 or single? any children? brothers and

 sisters do you ? 

 have? (Write your own 

 question here.)

Teresa I’m single. No, I don’t. I have two 

brothers.

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