Can You Pass Subject 4 Without Preparation?
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It is not recommended to take Subject 4 without preparation, as unfamiliarity with the question content can easily lead to confusion in answering. Additional information: 1. Subject 4 exam content: Mainly includes safety and civilized driving operation requirements, safe driving knowledge under adverse weather and complex road conditions, emergency handling methods for situations like tire blowouts, and post-accident handling knowledge. Subject 4 is also known as the theoretical driving test, assessing 'driving ethics.' 2. Subject 4 question types: The exam draws 50 questions from a question bank (currently 1,240 questions for cars and 1,715 for large vehicles) in proportion, including 22 true/false questions, 23 single-choice questions, and 5 multiple-choice questions. The questions are mainly presented in the form of case studies, images, animations, etc. The total score is 100 points, with each question worth 2 points, and a passing score of 90. The exam duration is 45 minutes.
Last time before taking the Subject 4 test, I was too busy to study at all. On the exam day, I crammed for 3 hours using the driving test app and barely passed with 90 points. The test question bank is huge, with over 1,600 questions mainly focusing on safe driving and emergency handling. Last-minute memorization techniques for point-deduction questions helped, like remembering how many points are deducted for speeding over 20% or that obscuring license plates results in an immediate 12-point deduction. Nowadays, many scenario-based animation questions are particularly tricky, such as whether to slow down or change lanes when seeing a school bus stopped – it's best to review simulation questions in advance. Honestly, taking the test unprepared is really a gamble. The lady sitting next to me studied for a week but still failed with 88 points.
Before the exam, my instructor told me the pass rate for Subject 4 is 75%, but taking it unprepared is too risky. I noticed new questions in the question bank about the usage norms of new energy vehicle charging stations and how to operate automatic start-stop during heavy rain. A friend who took the exam unprepared last month encountered 10 new traffic regulation questions, all about the newly added pedestrian yielding rules this year, and failed directly. It's recommended to at least go through the 500 high-frequency questions in the Driving Test Genius app, especially those red-marked tricky questions. Now, the entire exam process uses facial recognition, and retakes require a wait of over ten days, which can be quite time-consuming.
The driving school instructor said the secret to acing the Subject 4 test is focusing on three types of questions: traffic signs, emergency response procedures, and legal liability judgments. When I was preparing, I made the no-parking signs and accident handling procedures my phone wallpaper, memorizing a few while waiting for the bus. While practicing, I found that mnemonics like 'fake 1, suspend 2, revoke 3, drunk 5, flee for life' for easily confused rules must be memorized firmly. The exam system has real-time monitoring, and making 6 mistakes triggers a red light, which is particularly nerve-wracking. Recently, the proportion of defensive driving questions has increased, so it's recommended to do two sets of mock exams before the test.
