Quiz patente AM: how the patentino theory exam works

The theory test for the patente AM is a quiz with 30 statements. A statement is a sentence: you have to decide if that sentence is true or false.

To answer, you have 25 minutes. You can use all the time you need and read the sentences again before you confirm.

A simple tip: read each sentence calmly, from the beginning to the end. Many wrong answers come from reading too fast.

To pass the exam, you can get at most 3 answers wrong. If the mistakes are more than 3, you do not pass the test.

For this reason it is best to answer all the statements with care, without being in a hurry to finish early.

You must pass the theory exam within 6 months of the licence application. The application is the request with which you start the process to get the patentino. In these 6 months, at most 2 attempts are allowed (Codice della strada (Highway Code), art. 122).

If an attempt does not go well, do not be discouraged. You can try again, but at least 1 month must pass between a failed attempt and the next one (Codice della strada, art. 121).

In that month of waiting you can keep practising, for example with the explanations and the exam simulations of PatenteInTasca, and arrive better prepared for the next attempt.

When you pass the theory exam, you receive the foglio rosa. The foglio rosa is the permit to practise driving: it lets you practise driving the vehicle after you have passed the theory.

The foglio rosa is valid for 12 months (Codice della strada, art. 122).

With the patente AM at age 14, you can ride only in Italia and you cannot carry other people.

From age 16, the patente AM is valid without this limit (Codice della strada, art. 115).

The best way to arrive ready is to practise regularly, a little every day. After each practice session, read your wrong answers again and try to understand why.

With PatenteInTasca you find simple explanations and exam simulations to train at your own pace.

On the day of the exam, try to arrive rested and calm. Staying calm helps you read the statements better and think before you answer.