If you are about to sit the Gibraltar driver theory test, here is what the paper actually contains, taken from the Department of Transport question bank itself rather than from guesswork.
The bank has 368 questions
They are published in four sections.
- Section one, 100 questions. Motorcycle only. Riding technique, machine checks, protective clothing, and first aid at the scene.
- Section two, 151 questions. Car only. Vehicle control, anti lock brakes, security, towing, seat belts and documents.
- Section three, 54 questions. Shared by both. General road procedure, including the stopping distances.
- Section four, 63 questions. Shared by both. Traffic signs, and it is entirely visual.
If you are sitting the car test, sections two, three and four are yours. For motorcycle it is one, three and four. Nobody is asked all 368.
Most questions want one answer, some want more
The majority say "mark one answer". A meaningful number do not. The paper asks for two answers, three, and in one case four. You have to get every one of them right to score. Two out of three is nil.
That single fact costs people marks. If a question says mark three answers, count your ticks before moving on.
Section four is worth learning first
Sixty three of the questions are about traffic signs, and they are the fastest marks on the paper because the answer is either something you recognise or it is not. There is no partial reasoning.
The shapes carry most of the meaning:
- Circles give orders. A red ring forbids something, a blue circle instructs something.
- Triangles warn of a hazard ahead.
- Rectangles inform, giving directions or information.
Learn that much and a good share of the section answers itself before you have even read the options.
Where candidates lose marks
From the material itself, the recurring traps are:
- Stopping distances, because they are pure recall
- Multi answer questions, because a partial answer scores nothing
- Signs that look alike, particularly the road narrows pair and the double bend pair
- Questions where the published answer is not the obvious one, which we have written about separately
How to practise
Work through one section at a time with no timer until you are answering confidently, then sit full papers under the clock. Getting a question wrong and being told why immediately is worth far more than reading a list of answers.
Every question in the bank is here free to practise, with the answer the paper marks and the reasoning behind it.