Theory lessons & theory test

I needed to complete theory lessons and pass my Basic Theory Test(BTT) before I could start practicing driving in a real car. Because of COVID the theory lessons were on zoom- basically the instructor would go through the content using slides and show us some videos. After finishing the lessons I booked my basic theory practice and evaluation and upon passing the latter, did my BTT. The thing about BTT (and final theory test) is that with sufficient practice (I booked 1 practice session for basic theory and 5 practice sessions for final theory), passing isnt hard. Evaluation questions are taken from the practice questions, and being able to do both means one is ready for the test! 

BTT is basically 50 questions and I passed and immediately went to apply for my electronic provisional driving license (need to show this + NRIC to the instructor before every practical driving lesson, a screenshot of the e-PDL will do). After that, I booked my first practical lesson for the next day.

FTT was easy because after going through so many practice sessions, I knew most of the questions and answers like the back of my hand by then. 

The structure for the 3A driving course at BBDC is this:



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