After a failed driving test, a learner believes he was bad at everything. Reading the feedback with an instructor reveals one skill that needs a different kind of practice.
01Read the Arabic story
الْمُحَاوَلَةُ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ بَعْدَ الرُّسُوبِ فِي اخْتِبَارِ الْقِيَادَةِ
عِنْدَمَا رَسَبْتُ فِي اخْتِبَارِ الْقِيَادَةِ، قُلْتُ لِمُدَرِّبِي إِنَّنِي كُنْتُ سَيِّئًا فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ. لَمْ يُوَافِقْنِي، بَلْ طَلَبَ مِنِّي أَنْ أَقْرَأَ الْمُلَاحَظَاتِ بِهُدُوءٍ. كَانَتْ مُشْكِلَتِي الْأَسَاسِيَّةُ فِي الرُّجُوعِ إِلَى الْخَلْفِ لِإِيقَافِ السَّيَّارَةِ. كُلَّمَا اقْتَرَبْتُ مِنَ الرَّصِيفِ، اسْتَعْجَلْتُ وَأَدَرْتُ عَجَلَةَ الْقِيَادَةِ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ اللَّازِمِ.
فِي الْحُصَصِ السَّابِقَةِ، كُنْتُ أُفَضِّلُ الْقِيَادَةَ فِي شَوَارِعَ أَعْرِفُهَا، وَأَطْلُبُ تَأْجِيلَ التَّمْرِينِ الصَّعْبِ. هَذِهِ الْمَرَّةَ اتَّفَقْنَا عَلَى خُطَّةٍ مُخْتَلِفَةٍ. سَنَبْدَأُ كُلَّ حِصَّةٍ بِتَمْرِينِ الرُّجُوعِ إِلَى الْخَلْفِ فِي سَاحَةِ التَّدْرِيبِ، ثُمَّ نَخْرُجُ إِلَى الطَّرِيقِ. وَطَلَبْتُ مِنَ الْمُدَرِّبِ أَلَّا يُعْطِيَنِي كُلَّ الْإِجَابَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ أُحَاوِلَ بِنَفْسِي.
وَضَعَ الْمُدَرِّبُ أَقْمَاعًا بُرْتُقَالِيَّةً لِتَحْدِيدِ مَكَانِ الْوُقُوفِ. شَرَحَ لِي الْخُطُوَاتِ، ثُمَّ جَلَسَ بِجَانِبِي وَرَاقَبَ مُحَاوَلَتِي. فِي الْمَرَّةِ الْأُولَى، تَوَقَّفْتُ لِأَفْهَمَ مَوْضِعَ السَّيَّارَةِ بَدَلًا مِنَ الْإِسْرَاعِ. بَعْدَ كُلِّ مُحَاوَلَةٍ، كَتَبْتُ مُلَاحَظَةً وَاحِدَةً عَنِ الْخَطَإِ وَطَرِيقَةِ تَصْحِيحِهِ. وَفِي نِهَايَةِ الْحِصَّةِ، قَرَأْنَا الْمُلَاحَظَاتِ مَعًا قَبْلَ الْمُغَادَرَةِ.
بَعْدَ ثَلَاثِ حِصَصٍ، غَيَّرَ الْمُدَرِّبُ مَكَانَ الْأَقْمَاعِ. لَمْ تَنْجَحْ مُحَاوَلَتِي الْأُولَى، لَكِنَّنِي عَرَفْتُ هَذِهِ الْمَرَّةَ سَبَبَ الْمُشْكِلَةِ. سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ حَرَكَةٍ لَمْ أَفْهَمْهَا، ثُمَّ تَدَرَّبْتُ عَلَيْهَا. لَمْ يَخْتَفِ الْقَلَقُ تَمَامًا، وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَعُدْ يَمْنَعُنِي مِنَ التَّفْكِيرِ. وَعِنْدَمَا اقْتَرَحَ الْمُدَرِّبُ مَوْعِدًا جَدِيدًا لِلِاخْتِبَارِ، شَعَرْتُ أَنَّ اسْتِعْدَادِي أَفْضَلُ مِنْ قَبْلُ.
فِي الِاخْتِبَارِ الثَّانِي، أَخْطَأْتُ فِي تَقْدِيرِ الْمَسَافَةِ خِلَالَ الْوُقُوفِ، فَتَوَقَّفْتُ وَصَحَّحْتُ مَوْضِعَ السَّيَّارَةِ بِهُدُوءٍ. وَبَعْدَ انْتِهَاءِ الِاخْتِبَارِ، أَخْبَرَنِي الْمُمْتَحِنُ أَنَّنِي نَجَحْتُ. اتَّصَلْتُ بِمُدَرِّبِي وَشَكَرْتُهُ، ثُمَّ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ حِصَّةٍ إِضَافِيَّةٍ لِلتَّدَرُّبِ فِي شَوَارِعَ مُزْدَحِمَةٍ. وَعِنْدَمَا عُدْتُ إِلَى الْبَيْتِ، وَضَعْتُ وَرَقَةَ النَّجَاحِ دَاخِلَ دَفْتَرِ الْمُلَاحَظَاتِ الَّذِي سَأَحْمِلُهُ إِلَى الْحِصَّةِ.
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When I failed my driving test, I told my instructor that I had been bad at everything. He did not agree; instead, he asked me to read the feedback calmly. My main problem was reversing to park the car. Whenever I approached the kerb, I rushed and turned the steering wheel more than necessary.
In earlier lessons, I preferred driving along streets I knew and asked to postpone the difficult exercise. This time, we agreed on a different plan. We would start each lesson by practising reversing in the training area, then go out onto the road. I asked the instructor not to give me all the answers before I had tried for myself.
The instructor placed orange cones to mark out a parking space. He explained the steps, then sat beside me and watched my attempt. On the first try, I stopped to understand the car’s position instead of rushing. After each attempt, I wrote one note about the error and how to correct it. At the end of the lesson, we read the notes together before leaving.
After three lessons, the instructor moved the cones. My first attempt did not work, but this time I knew the cause of the problem. I asked him about a movement I did not understand, then practised it. My anxiety did not disappear completely, but it no longer stopped me from thinking. When the instructor suggested a new test date, I felt better prepared than before.
In the second test, I misjudged the distance while parking, so I stopped and calmly corrected the car’s position. After the test, the examiner told me that I had passed. I called my instructor and thanked him, then asked about an extra lesson to practise on busy streets. When I returned home, I put the pass certificate inside the notebook I would take to the lesson.
02Useful words from the story
| Arabic in the story | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| رَسَبْتُ | I failed |
| الرُّجُوعِ إِلَى الْخَلْفِ | reversing; moving backwards |
| الرَّصِيفِ | the kerb |
| عَجَلَةَ الْقِيَادَةِ | the steering wheel |
| تَأْجِيلَ | postponing |
| أَقْمَاعًا بُرْتُقَالِيَّةً | orange cones |
| مَوْضِعَ السَّيَّارَةِ | the car’s position |
| تَصْحِيحِهِ | correcting it |
| الْقَلَقُ | anxiety |
| الْمُمْتَحِنُ | the examiner |
03Check your understanding
Choose one answer for each question. Look back at the Arabic story when you need a clue. Open the English support if you need help understanding a question.
What to remember
- Specific feedback can turn a disappointing result into a practical plan for the next attempt.
- The request for another lesson suggests that passing the test is one step in continued learning.
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لَمْ تَنْجَحْ مُحَاوَلَتِي الْأُولَى
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