Advice to help you pass the ADI Theory Test

Your first step to a new career with Weelz

The ADI Part 1 test is your first stepping stone to a new career

With our help, you'll soon be on your way to your new life as a driving instructor with Weelz

This part of the DSA theory test consists of 100 multiple choice questions

The test is completely computer based so you don't have to write anything down

With each question is a list of potential answers for you to choose from, and all you have to do is pick the right one!

Theory Test

Your first test on the way to your new life as an ADI

You need to select the correct answer, or answers, by touching the appropriate area of the computer screen. You will be given about 40 minutes to complete the test

We have no hesitation in recommending the Focus series discs as the best training aids available for your part 1 studies

The discs have all of the ADI theory question bank, along with a huge number of practice hazard perception clips

You don't need to spend a fortune on part 1 training, and it is entirely possible to pass this part of the qualifying process without any assistance from your trainer

The questions are banded into four sections and you must score 80% in each band and achieve an overall mark of 85% to pass

This means that it is possible to get a score of 94% and still fail if you are weak in a particular band of knowledge. In order to pass Part-One you also need to attain a pass mark of 57 in the HPT

If you do not achieve this you will have to do the whole test again, including the theory test, even if you gained 85% or higher in the questions

Before you start, a video tutorial will explain how the test works and what you have to do. You will be given the opportunity to do some practice questions to make sure you are comfortable with the computer screens

You move from one question to the next by touching the buttons at the bottom of the screen. To select an answer you press the button on the screen which is next to it

The answer will then be highlighted with a blue background

To deselect an answer simply touch the answer button on the screen again. This will cause the highlighted blue background to disappear, and you will be free to make a different selection

The red text in the top left hand corner will tell you how many answers to mark (i.e. to select). The red text will flash if you have not selected sufficient answers and try to move onto another screen. If you press again it will let you move on even if you still haven’t supplied sufficient answers. In this case the question will be recorded as incomplete

You can flag a question so that you can review it later. To do this you will need to press the flag button at the bottom of the screen. This will cause the flag button to turn red

At any point you can call up the review screen by pressing the review button. This screen enables you to check all the questions and your answers from the start of the test. Or you can just review the questions you flagged or those questions that are incomplete. You will also need to press the review button so that you can end the test. To end the test you press the end test button on the review screen

The test will end if you run out of time. The time you have left to finish answering the questions is shown at the top right hand side of the question and answer screen

Before you press on the end test button in the review screen make sure that the number of complete questions equals 100, the same as the total number of test questions

If you haven’t answered all the questions, review those questions not fully answered or not attempted, and any that you have flagged. Incomplete questions require you to select one or more answers until you have marked the required number as indicated by the red text in the top left hand corner of the question and answer screen

If you have completed all the questions in the test, and provided you have the time, it is worth the effort of reviewing all your answers again before pressing the end test button. You can do this by pressing the “Review All” button on the review screen

Once you have completed the test you will be given the option of taking a 3 minute break before you move on to the next part of the test, the hazard perception test