New DGT Question Types in 2025: What to Prepare For

The DGT theory exam checks less and less whether you can recite a rule word for word, and more and more whether you understand a traffic situation. The format is unchanged: 30 questions, 30 minutes and a maximum of 3 mistakes. What changes is how questions are asked and which ones make it in. Here's what to watch for and how to train it.

What is in force (updated signs) and what is only planned (video questions) is covered separately: New Theory Driving Exam in Spain: 2026 Changes. This article gives the general picture and the practice.

Why It Matters

Only three mistakes are allowed out of 30 questions, so a format you keep stumbling on can cost you the exam. It's better to meet that kind of question for the first time in practice than in the exam room.

Question Types Worth Practising Separately

Question type	How to train in Skilyapp	What is asked
Photo or diagram of a situation	RaceGame and tests on the "Risk perception" topic	What to do in the situation shown and where the danger is
Signs, especially new ones	GuessTheSign game and the "Road signs" section	What the sign means and what it requires of the driver
Junctions and priority	Intersections game	Who goes first
Vehicle systems and safety	Flashcards and the term dictionary	What ABS, ESP and other systems do
Vocabulary	Dictionary and AI assistant	What a term means in the question

1. Photo and diagram questions

What matters here isn't recalling the rule but seeing what's happening on the road: who is driving, what signs and markings there are, where a hazard could appear. The classic mistake is answering on first impression and missing a detail in the picture: a pedestrian at the kerb, a speed-limit sign, a wet road surface.

How to train:

1. Read the image in order: signs, road markings, other road users, road condition.
2. Only then read the answer options.
3. If you get it wrong, ask the AI assistant which detail you missed.

2. Signs: new and old

Since 1 October 2025 an updated catalogue of road signs has been in force, with signs related to e-scooters and other personal mobility vehicles, low-emission zones (ZBE), high-occupancy vehicle lanes (VAO) and charging points. The familiar signs stay, of course, and the exam asks about both.

How to train: go through the "Road signs" section, then reinforce it with the GuessTheSign game. Don't memorise pictures. Understand whether the sign prohibits, requires or warns.

3. Junctions and priority

Right-of-way questions usually show a junction diagram. It helps to follow the same order of reasoning every time: first signs and traffic lights, then a traffic officer, then the "priority to the right" rule where there are no signs. The Intersections game trains exactly this.

4. Vehicle systems and safety

The theory includes questions about systems that assist the driver:

• ABS (anti-lock braking system): stops the wheels locking when you brake so you keep steering control
• ESP (electronic stability control): helps keep the car on its line when it starts to skid
• ASR (traction control): stops the wheels spinning when you accelerate

For the exam it's important to understand what each system is for and what it doesn't replace: ABS doesn't shorten braking distance on every surface, and ESP doesn't exempt you from obeying the speed limit. Skilyapp's flashcards and dictionary help you remember the terms along with their translations.

5. Vocabulary

Often a mistake comes not from not knowing the rule but from not understanding a word in the question. If you're unsure about a term, don't guess: look it up in the dictionary or ask the AI assistant. For the exam you need to know the word in the exact sense it has in the regulations.

A One-Week Mini Plan

If you have a week before the exam, you could organise it like this:

Monday: diagnosis

• Take a 30-question test and see which topics you get wrong
• Add the questions you were unsure about to your favourites

Tuesday: signs and situations

• A few short GuessTheSign sessions
• A test on "Risk perception"

Wednesday: priority

• The Intersections game
• Go over your mistakes with the AI assistant

Thursday: speed and attention

• RaceGame
• Review the weak topics shown in your statistics

Friday: dress rehearsal

• A full 30-question test with a 30-minute timer
• Compare with Monday: if you consistently make no more than one or two mistakes, you're on track

Common Mistakes

1. Answering on first impression. In a picture question, study the whole scene first and then read the options.
2. Reading in a hurry. Words like "always", "never", "only" and "may" change the meaning. Read the question to the end.
3. Mixing up terms. Sort out the difference between similar-sounding concepts in the dictionary, not by guesswork.

What's Next

Skilyapp adapts your practice to your mistakes: the app brings back the questions you got wrong. Start with the free demo access and take a diagnostic test.

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