Studying for the exam will only make you half-prepared to pass the Irish theory test. Your test-taking strategy will determine the other half of your success. Note that it is a timed exam and you only have 1 minute to answer each question on it. You have to manage this time constraint to pass the test. A successful test strategy will enable you to manage the time constraint as well as the resulting pressure successfully.
Here is how you should approach the test:
Familiarize Yourself with the Question Format
Train your brain to read, and comprehend questions quickly. You will have to recognize action verbs that are most commonly used in Irish DTT. The best method to recognize these verbs – and make them as familiar for your brain as sight words – is attempting as many sample questions as you can.
Prepare for Test
Another training your brain needs for enhancing efficiency is about recalling. It needs to connect the information it has just accessed from the question with the information stored in its memory center. The more efficient this connection is, the higher your number of correct answers will be, leading to a guaranteed pass.
Answer lots of questions and check their correctness. If you are failing in that area of the DTT theory test, revise the subject matter. And repeat.
Focus on Theory Test Practice
Once you have mastered all areas of this exam, you are ready to increase your efficiency to fit your answers within the test duration. Don’t dwell on a question for longer than a minute. If after this time, you are still confused about the answer, move on. You can always come back to it after answering other questions.
Take a multitude of practice tests and when your probability to pass rises to 90%, consider yourself eligible to go for your DTT appointment.