Korea Class 1 Written Test case studies
Korea Class 1 Written Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Class 1 written test (제1종 운전면허 필기시험) is the knowledge examination that Korea requires before a candidate can move on to the practical skills test for a Class 1 licence - the category that covers ordinary passenger cars and, depending on the endorsement, larger vehicles such as buses and trucks. Most first-time car drivers in Korea sit this same multiple-choice paper, so the content assumes you will one day share the road with pedestrians, cyclists, freight vehicles and motorbikes. The Korea Class 1 Written Test case studies are 5 cases and about 4,052 words.
1Unprotected Left Turn on a Green Ball With Children at the Corner
17:35 on a dry October evening, with light fading. You are stopped in the left-turn lane of a four-way signalised intersection, waiting to turn left into a side street.
782 words, about 4 min2Night Rain on the Expressway: Visibility, Standing Water and a Four-Hour Drive
22:10 on a two-lane-each-way expressway with a 100 km/h limit. You are in the right lane at 95 km/h with three passengers, four hours into a drive from Busan to Seoul.
775 words, about 4 min3Pre-Trip Check on a Loaded Diesel Truck at -3 °C
You are about to start a 120 km delivery run in your 2016 diesel 1-ton truck, which has done 148,000 km. Your pre-trip check gives these results: engine oil on the dipstick at the MIN mark; coolant in the reservoir at LOW; brake fluid at MIN, and the brake pedal feels spongy with about 30 mm more travel than usual before it bites; front-left tyre tread 2.4 mm, with a 20 mm bulge in the sidewall; tyre pressures 32 / 32 / 30 / 29 psi against a 35 psi specification; the DPF warning light is on steady; the washer reservoir is empty and its remains are iced over.
876 words, about 4 min4Unlit Truck, Injured Passenger, 8% Battery: The First Three Minutes
23:30, -5 °C, on a two-lane rural national road with no street lighting and a 60 km/h limit. Your sedan has just rear-ended a small truck that was stopped in your lane with no taillights.
843 words, about 4 min545 Penalty Points and a Suspension Notice for a Working Driver
Kim, 34, has held a 1종 보통 licence since 2013 and drives a 2.5-ton delivery truck for a living. Over the last 12 months the authorities recorded: two speed-camera violations at 20–40 km/h over the limit (15 penalty points each); one red-light violation at a signalised intersection (15 penalty points); one illegal parking fine, which carries no points.
776 words, about 4 min