Mock Theory Test

Practice Your RSA Theory Test

Our mock theory test allows you to practice your category 'B' (Car) theory test. We cover the five core areas that you will be tested on:

Control of the Vehicle
Legal Matters / Rules of the Road
Managing Risk
Safe and Socially Responsible Driving
Technical Matters

You have forty-five minutes to answer forty questions and must answer at least thirty-five correctly to pass.

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Category: Managing Risk

1. When changing a wheel on a public road, what should a person do to ensure their own safety?

Ensure the vehicle is in reverse gear and front wheels are facing the roadway

Ask a bystander to warn traffic by beckoning them from the middle of the road

Wear reflective clothing and switch on the vehicle hazard warning lights

Ensure the vehicle is in first gear and the wheels are facing the roadway

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Category: Technical Matters

2. What effect can a worn shock absorber have on a vehicle?

It can trigger the release of the airbags

It can cause the vehicle to 'bounce' in an unstable manner

It can increase fuel consumption

It can cause an electrical short-circuit

3 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

3. What colour traffic light comes on after the green?

Amber only

Red only

Green arrow

Flashing amber

4 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

4. What is the recommended minimum stopping distance for a car travelling at 50 km/h on a dry road?

25 metres

55 metres

15 metres

5 metres

5 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

5. What do flashing amber arrows indicate at a junction?

It is prohibited to proceed in the direction indicated

Proceed smartly through junction to avoid delay

When safe, drivers should proceed in the direction indicated

The direction indicated is a cul-de-sac

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Category: Managing Risk

6. When driving on a motorway, what should a driver do if they miss their exit?

Wait on the hard shoulder until a suitable gap appears in traffic from both directions and then cross to the opposite side of the motorway.

Cross to the opposite side of the motorway when there is a suitable gap in the oncoming traffic.

Stop on the hard shoulder, switch on their hazard lights and reverse back to the desired exit.

Leave the motorway at the next exit and cross to the other side using the fly-over (or underpass).

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

7. When is parking permitted on the brow of a hill?

When the driver angles the wheels towards the kerb

Parking is never permitted on the brow of a hill

Parking is permitted when a vehicle has an efficient handbrake

Only when there is no traffic on the road

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

8. When driving, what effect could icy roads have on the vehicle?

Rear tyre pressure increases.

Front tyre pressure increases.

Tyre grip improves in lower temperatures.

The vehicle would be more likely to skid.

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

9. When driving at night, what is the safest approach for a driver to adopt?

Drive at the maximum speed limit with dipped headlights on at all times.

Drive at a speed that enables the driver to stop within the distance ahead that they can see to be clear.

Drive with full headlights on at all times.

Drive at the maximum speed limit with full headlights on to see clearly ahead.

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Category: Technical Matters

10. If driving a vehicle with automatic transmission, what in particular should a driver be aware of?

That wheel-spin occurs more often

That the gear box may overheat while being driven in low gear.

That engine braking power is reduced

That driving on a motorway is not permitted

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

11. What does this sign mean?

Junction ahead with roads of lesser importance sign

Junction ahead with railway crossing

Junction ahead with roads of equal importance

Junction ahead with roads of lesser importance

Junction ahead with roads of greater importance

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

12. What does this road marking mean?

A driver must not cross the broken white line unless it is safe to do so

A driver may not park along this road

A driver may overtake provided they do not cross the broken white line

A driver may not overtake along this road

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

13. What does this sign mean?

Cyclists and buses must turn left.

Only double-decker buses and cyclists may use lane.

With-flow bus and cycle lane ahead on left.

Only buses and cyclists may park.

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Category: Managing Risk

14. When should tyre pressure be checked?

When the tyres are part-worn

At service intervals only

When the tyres are hot

When the tyres are cold

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

15. What should the driver do when there is a sharp dip in the road ahead?

Reduce speed, keep to the left and be alert for hazards ahead

Increase speed and make progress through the dip

Move to the centre of the road in order to avoid any vehicles that might be parked on the left

Pull in, stop and switch on hazard warning lights

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Category: Managing Risk

16. If, when driving along, the driver notices that the engine power is lower than normal, what should they do?

Switch to a different fuel

Adjust the fuel mixture control mechanism

Replace the engine oil filter

Have the vehicle checked by a competent person

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

17. When can the holder of a Category W learner permit carry a passenger?

Only when the passenger holds a Category AM driving licence and the vehicle is designed to carry a passenger

Only when the passenger holds a Category AM driving licence

Only when the passenger also holds a Category W driving licence and the vehicle is designed to carry a passenger

Only when the passenger also holds a Category W driving licence

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Category: Technical Matters

18. What can be affected by driving on under-inflated tyres?

The exhaust system

Engine temperature

Climate control system

Braking ability

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

19. What roads are learner permit holders allowed to drive on?

All roads except motorways and dual-carriageways

All roads except motorways

All roads except dual-carriageways

All roads except national roads

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Category: Managing Risk

20. What effect can overloading a vehicle have on its road-holding?

The load can make the vehicle more difficult to control, but only when reversing

Provided the load is evenly distributed, it improves the stability of the vehicle

The load can make the vehicle more difficult to control

The load can make the vehicle more difficult to control, but only when going downhill

21 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

21. While driving at higher speeds, what does a continuous vibration in the steering indicate?

Weight distribution is uneven

The shock absorbers are worn

The steering is out of alignment

The wheel balance is uneven

22 / 40

Category: Control of Vehicle

22. What is the effect of an incorrectly adjusted driver's seat?

It improves the driver?s ability to operate the clutch

It can delay the driver from operating a control

It enables the driver to relax more on a long journey

It gives the driver a better view in the rear-view mirror

23 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

23. Where is black ice likely to occur on the road?

On a hard shoulder only.

Only in built-up areas.

In sheltered or shaded areas.

In mild weather on a coastal road.

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

24. What does this sign mean?

Y-junction ahead with roads of equal importance.

Junction ahead with dual carriageway.

Y-junction ahead with roads of lesser importance

Minor road ahead.

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

25. What should a driver do if they see a school bus stopped on the nearside (left side) of the road ahead?

Switch on hazard warning lights and stop behind the bus

Reduce speed and overtake with caution

Signal and maintain current speed

Sound the horn as a warning and continue on

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Category: Managing Risk

26. Who should first be contacted where a person has been injured in a collision?

The person's relatives

The emergency services

The injured person's solicitor

The injured person's insurance company

27 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

27. In general, how frequently should a vehicle's lights be checked?

When wintertime approaches

Daily before driving

At major service intervals

At minor service intervals

28 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

28. What does this hand signal mean?

The driver intends to turn left

The driver intends to turn right

The driver intends to stop

The driver intends to slow down

29 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

29. What effect could incorrectly aligned headlights have?

They could cause a fire

They could dazzle oncoming drivers

They could wear out the bulbs prematurely

They could reduce battery life

30 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

30. What does this sign mean at a roundabout?

Yield to cyclists and motorcyclists only.

Yield to traffic coming from the right, or already on the roundabout.

Yield to traffic coming from the left.

Yield to buses and trucks only.

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

31. What is the minimum insurance cover a driver needs to drive on a public road?

Third Party, Fire and Theft

Comprehensive

Third Party

Personal Accident

32 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

32. Under what circumstances could both cross-ply and radial tyres be fitted to a vehicle?

When heavy loads are being carried

When towing a trailer in snow

When driving in slippery road conditions

When each type is fitted on a different axle

33 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

33. What should a driver do when they get a puncture while driving?

If on a motorway, stop and change the wheel immediately

Continue on your journey and arrange for repair when convenient

Maintain speed until a place to change the wheel is identified

Stop at a safe place and change the wheel

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Category: Managing Risk

34. What position should a driver generally adopt on approach to a roundabout when intending to take the first exit to the left?

Approach in the left-hand lane.

Approach in any lane available.

Approach by straddling both lanes.

Approach in the right-hand lane.

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

35. What does this road marking mean?

Drivers must keep left of the continuous white line

Only motorcyclists may cross the lines to overtake

Drivers may cross the line to overtake

Oncoming traffic may cross the line to overtake

Drivers must keep left of the continuous white line

36 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

36. What effect does a wet road surface have on a vehicle?s braking ability?

It makes no difference to the required braking distance

Modern tyres provide grip on a wet road as effectively as on a dry road

It reduces the braking distance of that required on a dry surface

Generally, it doubles the braking distance of that required on a dry surface

37 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

37. A fault in which component may lead to uneven or excessive tyre wear?

Gearbox

Accelerator

Clutch

Suspension

38 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

38. What does this hand signal mean?

The cyclist intends to overtake

The cyclist intends to stop

The cyclist intends to dismount

The cyclist intends to turn left

39 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

39. In normal driving conditions on a motorway, which lane should the driver occupy?

Drive in the nearside (left-hand) lane unless intending to overtake.

Constantly manoeuvre between whichever lane has the least volume of traffic.

Drive in the offside (right-hand) lane unless intending to take a left exit.

Drive in the offside (right-hand) lane as the nearside (left-hand) lane is for HGVs and buses only

40 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

40. What is the effect on the control of the vehicle if there is a film of water between the vehicle's tyres and the road surface?

Steering and braking will be less effective

Braking only will be less effective

Steering and braking will be more effective

Steering will be more effective

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