Band 4 Publications Instructional Techniques Practice Questions

Band 4 is about the tools of the teaching trade: the official publications — the Highway Code, Driving: The Essential Skills and the National Standards — and instructional technique itself. Expect questions on lesson structure, fault identification and analysis, question-and-answer technique and adapting to different pupils.

What the DVSA tests here

• Content and status of the official DVSA publications
• Core teaching skills: fault identification, analysis and remedy
• Structuring lessons and matching instruction to the pupil's level

Practising this topic

You can work through 78 questions covering band 4 publications, instructional techniques, with an explanation after every answer to reinforce the rule being tested. In ADI Part 1 you must score at least 20 out of 25 in this band as well as 85 overall, so band-by-band consistency is essential. Once your score settles above the pass threshold, move on to a timed mock test to check the topic holds up under exam pressure.

In the run-up to test day

ADI Part 1 is the most demanding written exam the DVSA sets, and band-level scoring means strengths elsewhere cannot cover a weakness here. Study the source publications directly — the Highway Code, Driving: The Essential Skills and the National Standards — rather than relying on question banks alone, because the wording of correct answers follows them closely. In the final stage of preparation, sit complete 100-question papers and check each band separately: 85 overall is not enough unless every band reaches 20.