Mock theory test 4
50 questions, a 57-minute timer, and the real 43 out of 50 pass mark. Answers are held back until you submit. This paper is a fresh random set, so you can retake it for a different mix. Good luck.
50 questions, 57 minutes. The timer starts when you begin, and answers are shown at the end.
How the real theory test is marked
The car theory test is two parts taken in one appointment. The multiple-choice part gives you 57 minutes for 50 questions and needs 43 correct. The hazard perception part is 14 video clips scored out of 75 and needs 44. You have to pass both in the same sitting: a strong score on one does not carry over to a retake of the other.
43 out of 50 is 86 percent, so you can afford seven wrong answers. That sounds comfortable until you look at where marks go. Most failed papers do not lose them evenly: they lose them in two or three topics the candidate never quite learned, which is why the topic breakdown at the end of a paper here tells you more than the score does.
Three of the real questions are about a short video of a normal driving situation, such as a town centre or a country road, and you answer them from what you saw. Before the test starts you get instructions and a practice question to get used to the screens, and during it you can flag any question and come back to it before you finish.
Pacing: a little over a minute a question
57 minutes across 50 questions is about 68 seconds each, and most questions need well under that. Running out of time is rare. What costs marks is the opposite: reading the first half of a question, recognising the topic and picking the answer you expect rather than the one it asks for. Words like not, except, least and must change the answer.
A steady approach that works for most people is one pass through all 50, answering what you are sure of and flagging anything you hesitate over, then a second pass on the flagged ones only. Change an answer on review when you can say why the first one was wrong, not because it feels wrong.
What to do with your result
If one topic sits well below the rest, drill it on its own before you sit another full paper: the topic tests cover the 14 DVSA topics one at a time, and the revision notes explain the rules behind the questions you missed.
Treat one pass as a start rather than a finish. A score of 43 or 44 on a single paper is a pass on paper and close to a coin flip on the day, because a fresh set of questions can land on your weak topics. Several fresh papers in a row at 46 or better is a far more reliable sign that you are ready to book.
Questions are only half of it. Practise the clips as well on the hazard perception test, or sit a full mock with both parts to see whether you clear both pass marks in one go, the way the real appointment works.
Before you book the real thing
The theory test costs £23. Your pass certificate lasts two years, and you have to pass the practical test inside that window or sit the theory test again. If you fail, you can rebook, but you have to wait at least three clear working days and pay the fee again.
Cleared 43 out of 50? Book the practical next. Compare the current waiting times by centre and check how to time theory and practical so your two-year certificate does not run out while you wait.
Original practice questions covering the same topics as the official DVSA theory test. Not the real exam questions, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the DVSA. Based on The Highway Code and Know Your Traffic Signs under the Open Government Licence v3.0.