Can the Subject 1 Exam Questions Be Completed in One Day?

[EvanMarie]

Subject 1 requires 12 study hours to complete, with the fastest completion time being 3 days. Theoretical learning is limited to a maximum of 4 hours per day. If study time exceeds 4 hours, it will still be counted as 4 hours. For students registered after midnight on July 24, 2014, the system will pop up a verification code every 15 minutes for validation and pause the timing. The timer will resume only after the student enters the correct code. Below is more related information: Subject 1 Exam Content: 1. Since July 2015, the Ministry of Public Security has updated the Subject 1 question bank to 1229 questions, while the commercial vehicle question bank remains unchanged. 2. The Subject 1 exam question bank follows a unified national version, with no regional variations. 3. The total duration of the Subject 1 exam is 45 minutes, consisting of 100 questions in the form of true/false and multiple-choice questions. The exam is scored out of 100, with a passing mark of 90. The exam papers are randomly selected and combined by the computer-based driver's license examination system according to the proportion specified in the "Motor Vehicle Driver's License Work Regulations." 4. According to the "Regulations on the Application and Use of Motor Vehicle Driver's Licenses," the Subject 1 exam content includes driving theory basics, road safety laws and regulations, local regulations, and other related knowledge.

[McKeira]

I got my driver's license as an office worker, dedicating my entire Sunday to cramming the question bank. Starting at 6 or 7 in the morning, I glued my eyes to the phone screen, even reviewing questions during meals, and managed to go through all 1,400+ questions. But honestly, going through them doesn’t mean remembering them! Questions like traffic police hand signals and fine amounts were especially confusing—even during late-night mock tests, I kept getting them wrong. My advice is to tackle them by category using the 'specialized practice' feature, and definitely jot down mnemonics like 'fake 1, suspend 2, revoke 3, drunk 5, flee for life' for penalty point questions—it’s way more efficient. I finally finished late at night, but during the exam the next day, I was purely relying on short-term memory to scrape by.

[ColinAnn]

I took the subject one test during the summer vacation of my junior year, and my roommate bet on finishing the question bank in one day. In the morning, I spent three hours going through the point-deduction questions and traffic sign questions. In the afternoon, I focused on drunk driving penalties and first aid knowledge. Using the memorization mode in the Driving Test Treasure app was especially fast—I compared similar icons side by side to memorize them, like remembering that the thicker arrow indicates the party with the right of way for oncoming traffic. When I took the mock test at night, I kept getting the lighting questions wrong, so I went back to practice them repeatedly. By 2 a.m., I reached the passing score of 98, but my eyes were almost exhausted. The next day, I passed the actual test with 98. My advice if you try this: stock up on eye drops and coffee!

[MacIan]

According to the driving school's 1400-question bank, you need to answer 160 questions per hour to finish in one day. I tried starting at 7 a.m., taking a 10-minute break every 40 minutes, and reviewing the error-prone question collection during lunch. In reality, I found that mechanically answering questions was ineffective. For questions like 'the placement distance of the warning sign for a broken-down vehicle,' understanding the principle was better than answering it ten times. Later, I changed my strategy: quickly go through the question bank and mark the wrong answers, focus on the wrong questions at noon, spend three hours in the afternoon repeatedly doing the wrong question collection, and use an APP mock test in the evening to check for omissions. Although I barely finished, I was severely exhausted, and my brain was foggy during the exam the next day.

[John]

I've seen too many trainees stuck at Subject One! Some try to cram the entire question bank in one day, only to panic when they encounter slightly adjusted questions in the exam. Once, I had a trainee who confidently went for the test after finishing the question bank, but didn't know the penalty standard for 'driving a vehicle beyond the permitted type' had changed from 9 to 12 points under new regulations. Actually, there's no need to go through the entire question bank—focus on high-frequency test points: prioritize penalty questions (memorize the 200/500/2000 brackets), traffic police gestures (compare eight dynamic diagrams), and dashboard light combinations. Use the remaining time for mock tests, and only schedule the exam when you consistently score above 95.

[StElena]

My cousin took the theory test last year and stubbornly insisted on cramming the entire question bank in one day. The kid started solving questions the moment he woke up, even reviewing them while waiting for the bus, and didn't finish all 1,700 questions until midnight. The next day, during the exam, he got stuck on the last ten questions and accidentally reversed the answer for 'alternating use of lights' due to fatigue, failing with an 87. Later, he wised up and split his preparation over three days: Day 1 focused on mastering road signs and lighting questions, Day 2 tackled penalty and speed-related questions, and the final day was dedicated to full-length mock exams. He passed the retake with a relaxed 98. Honestly, the theory test assesses safety common sense—understanding is far more important than rote memorization. My best friend, who had no time to drill questions due to childcare, just watched condensed key-point videos and did targeted practice, passing after three days of prep.