Wording drills

Many people who fail the learner’s test know the rules but lose marks on how the question is worded. Wording drills train careful reading.

How it works

1. Open /app and choose Wording drills.
2. You get 15 questions, drawn from all three sections.
3. Each question names its trap before you answer, so you know what to look for.
4. After you answer, you see the right answer, the explanation and the legal source.

What the drills train

“Except” and “not”. “Which of these is NOT a reason to…” asks you to find the one wrong option. Under time pressure it is easy to pick the first correct-sounding option instead.

“May” versus “must”. “May” means you are allowed to. “Must” or “shall” means you are required to. An answer that says you must do something the law only allows is wrong.

“Unless”. “You may not stop here unless…” The answer depends on the exception, not on the rule. Read past the comma.

Partly right answers. Two options both sound sensible, but only one is complete. For example, “slow down” versus “slow down and be ready to stop”. The more complete answer that matches the law is the right one.

Always, never, only. Strong words make an option easy to rule out if you can think of one case where it is not true.

Tips for the real test

• Read the question twice before you look at the options.
• Read every option before you choose.
• If two look right, ask which one the law says, not which one sounds most sensible.

Wrong answers in drills go into your Weak areas like any other mode.