True or false patente quiz: how to read the statements and practise with exam simulations

For the A1, A2, A, B1, B and BE licences the theory exam is on a computer. 30 statements appear on the screen, one after the other, and for each one there are only two possible answers: True or False.

You have 20 minutes, and you pass the test with at most 3 wrong answers. There are no multiple choice answers: everything depends on how you read the sentence.

A statement is true only if it is correct in every part. One wrong detail, a shape, a colour, a direction, is enough to make it false. So do not stop at the first words: often the part that decides is at the end.

Two examples written by us:

• Danger signs are circular in shape. (I segnali di pericolo hanno forma circolare.) False: they have the shape of an equilateral triangle with one point upwards.
• General mandatory signs have a blue background and a white symbol. (I segnali di obbligo generico hanno fondo blu e simbolo bianco.) True: that is exactly how they look.

In the first example the sentence really is about danger signs, but it gets the shape wrong: that is enough to answer False.

Words such as always (sempre), never (mai), only (solo), all (tutti) or in any case (in ogni caso) make the sentence stronger. When you find them, ask yourself whether the rule has exceptions.

An example written by us: Danger signs are always placed 150 metres before the start of the danger. False: as a rule they are at 150 metres, but on urban roads the distance can be shorter and, when it is different, a supplementary panel (pannello integrativo) shows the actual one.

But be careful: an absolute word does not make the sentence false automatically. Some rules really do apply always. Do not answer on instinct: check the rule.

An exam simulation is a practice test with the same format as the exam itself: for the A and B licences, 30 True or False statements in 20 minutes, with at most 3 mistakes. Many people also call it an exam sheet (scheda d'esame).

Do the simulations when you have already studied the topics one by one, and repeat them often. Before the exam you can also follow the short self-study course on the quiz test, which opens from the page of the Portale dell'Automobilista (the Ministry's website for drivers) on the foglio rosa (learner permit) and the exam tests.

The mistakes of a simulation tell you what to review. Some tips:

• Read again each statement you got wrong and its explanation.
• Write down on a sheet of paper the word that misled you.
• If you often get the same topic wrong, go back and study it before the next simulation.

On PatenteInTasca the statements are in Italian, as at the exam; under each statement there is help in English, Turkish, Romanian, Albanian, Arabic and Ukrainian. PatenteInTasca is not affiliated with the Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti (MIT, the Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport) or with the Motorizzazione (the vehicle licensing office), and it is not a driving school.