Practice the illustration (hazard-prediction) questions
This page lets you practice just the five illustration questions that close the full-license written test. There are 35 scenes seen from the driver's seat. Look at the picture, read the situation, and mark each of the three statements true or false — you get the result and an explanation on the spot.
How would you like to start?
Each question is marked and explained as you go. As in the real test, a question counts as correct only when all three statements are right. 35 scenes in all.
The full-license written test (honmen) has 90 text questions (1 point each) and 5 illustration questions (2 points each): 95 questions, 100 points, and you pass with 90 or more. An illustration question shows a scene from the driver's seat and asks how you should drive next — it is a hazard-prediction question.
Each scene has three statements, and you mark each one true or false. You score 2 points only if all three are right; one mistake means 0. The five questions are worth 10 points, so they can decide whether you reach the 90-point pass mark.
The provisional-license written test has no illustration questions. They appear for the first time in the full-license test, so it pays to get used to them beforehand.
- Be suspicious of "it will probably be fine"
- Statements that assume "the pedestrian will surely wait" or "no car will come the other way" and simply carry on are almost always false. The correct ones think "it might happen" and prepare for it.
- Think about what you cannot see
- Behind a parked vehicle or a bus, beyond the building at a corner, past the bend. The statements always probe the chance of someone or something emerging from a place the picture does not show.
- Watch out for the horn and sudden moves
- Sounding the horn to make someone get out of the way, or swerving sharply, is wrong as a rule. Slowing down, stopping, and leaving more space are the safe answers.
- Read all three before answering
- Even if the first statement is obviously false, do not skip the other two. You score nothing unless all three are right.
All 35 scenes
You can also pick a scene and work through it on its own. Each scene page has the explanation.
Intersections
Behind stopped vehicles
Pedestrians & bicycles
Rain, snow & low sun
Expressways & railroad crossings
Cars ahead, oncoming traffic & ambulances
Pulling out, reversing & parking
Slopes & mountain roads
Roadworks & stopped vehicles
Trucks, taxis & police cars
Elderly people, wheelchairs & strollers
Frequently asked questions
Are these the same questions as the real test?
No. They are practice questions written by MenkyoQuest from the National Police Agency's Rules of the Road (kyōsoku) and the Road Traffic Act; the real test will not use the same pictures or wording. The format (three statements per scene, 2 points only if all three are right) and the way of thinking being tested follow the real test.
How many illustration questions are there in the test?
Five in the full-license written test, at 2 points each for 10 points. With the 90 text questions (90 points) the total is 100.
Do they appear in the provisional-license test or the foreign-license conversion test?
No. The provisional-license written test is 50 text questions only, and the knowledge check for converting a foreign license (gaimen kirikae) has no illustration questions either. For the conversion test, try the 50-question practice test.
Can I practice in the same flow as the real test?
Yes — the 95-question full-license mock test follows the real structure: 90 text questions, then 5 illustration questions, with the pass mark at 90 points.
Is my progress saved?
Practice on this page is not saved. You can start over as many times as you like.