Illinois DMV Written Practice Test | Free Drivers Permit Car Test 19

Car Test 19

1.Which of the following statements is true?

It is okay for drivers of other vehicles to follow motorcycles closely.

A motorcycle with two people on it is more balanced than a motorcycle with just one rider.

The driver of a passenger vehicle must change lanes completely when passing a motorcycle.

Drivers of other vehicles can expect a motorcycle's brake lights to turn on when the motorcyclist slows down.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
01 /45

Car Test 19

2.If you need to stop quickly and your vehicle is not equipped with an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), you should:

Hold down the brake pedal.

Firmly pump your brakes.

Lightly tap the brakes.

Release the brake pedal.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
02 /45

Car Test 19

3.In which situation is it illegal to pass another vehicle on the right?

The vehicle you are overtaking is driving below the speed limit and you must use the shoulder of the road to pass.

You are on a two-lane, one-way road and the vehicle you are overtaking has stalled.

You are on a multilane highway and the vehicle you are overtaking is driving below the speed limit.

You are on a two-lane, two-way road and the vehicle you are overtaking is turning left.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
03 /45

Car Test 19

4.This sign is a:

Service sign.

Regulatory sign.

Warning sign.

Stop sign.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
04 /45

Car Test 19

5.When the road is marked with a solid yellow line and a broken yellow line, with the broken line next to your lane, you may pass:

Only in an emergency.

If you are on an expressway.

If traffic is clear.

Only at an intersection.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
05 /45

Car Test 19

6.Certain highway signs contain information about hazardous conditions. Such signs are known as:

Regulatory signs.

Warning signs.

Information signs.

Guide signs.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
06 /45

Car Test 19

7.The amount of space you need to cross traffic depends on the:

Road conditions, weather conditions, and oncoming traffic.

Presence of a stop sign.

Use of your turn signals.

Cars behind you.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
07 /45

Car Test 19

8.If you become stranded in a snowstorm, the best thing to do is to:

Get out of the car and go for help.

Lay down in your car and go to sleep.

Walk into the road and get the attention of other drivers.

Stay in the car, as you are most likely to be found when you stay in your vehicle.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
08 /45

Car Test 19

9.Blood alcohol content (BAC) depends on each of the following, except:

Your body weight.

How much you drink.

How much time passes between drinks.

How physically fit you are.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
09 /45

Car Test 19

10.Pedestrians should yield to motor vehicles:

When crossing the street where there is no crosswalk or intersection.

When crossing the street in a marked crosswalk.

When the motor vehicle is a pickup truck.

Only within city limits.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
010 /45

Car Test 19

11.While driving, your wheels slip off the edge of the road. You should:

Jerk the steering wheel to force the vehicle back onto the pavement.

Speed up and steer back onto the pavement gradually.

Slam on your brakes and stop.

Slow down by gently using the brakes. Turn the steering wheel to return to the pavement at a safe speed

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
011 /45

Car Test 19

12.On a freeway, you realize you missed your turn or exit. You should:

Make the turn quickly from your lane of travel.

Stop and back up.

Continue driving until you reach the next turn, exit, or other location where you can safely turn around.

Signal other drivers to stop so you can turn.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
012 /45

Car Test 19

13.Allowing a space cushion between your vehicle and its surroundings is important because it:

Prevents distractions from other vehicles.

Allows you time to react to unexpected situations.

Keeps traffic flowing at a safe pace.

Keeps other drivers alert.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
013 /45

Car Test 19

14.On a road which has no sidewalks, a pedestrian should walk on the:

Side of the road which has the lightest traffic.

Same side of the road on which traffic is moving.

Side of the road facing oncoming traffic.

Side of the road which has the heaviest traffic.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
014 /45

Car Test 19

15.You are driving along a street and hear a siren. You cannot immediately see the emergency vehicle. You should:

Pull to the curb and look to see if it is on your street.

Slow down. Don't stop until you see it.

Speed up and turn at the next intersection.

Keep driving until you see the vehicle.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
015 /45

Car Test 19

16.When approaching a traffic signal displaying a steady green arrow, drivers:

Should merge into a lane in the direction of the arrow.

Should slow to a stop, if it is safe to do so.

May turn in the direction of the arrow after yielding to traffic and pedestrians already in the intersection.

May drive straight through the intersection.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
016 /45

Car Test 19

17.A regulatory sign containing a red circle with a slash through the middle indicates:

That drivers should come to a complete stop.

That an action is forbidden.

That some drivers should yield to other drivers.

That drivers should drive under the speed limit.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
017 /45

Car Test 19

18.Roads can be very slick under which conditions?

When it has just started raining

When the temperature is below freezing

Both of the above

None of the above

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
018 /45

Car Test 19

19.Alcohol causes:

Loss of concentration.

Poor coordination.

Slower judgment.

All of the above.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
019 /45

Car Test 19

20.When parallel parking between two cars, you should first:

Turn your wheels to the left.

Turn your wheels to the right.

Pull up even with the car in front of your desired parking space.

Back slowly.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
020 /45

Car Test 19

21.Roads become very slippery:

When it has been raining for an hour or more.

The day after it rains.

For the first 10 to 15 minutes of a rainstorm.

Right after the rain has stopped.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
021 /45

Car Test 19

22.Hydroplaning is usually caused by:

Excessive stops.

Sudden stops.

Sudden turns.

Excessive speed.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
022 /45

Car Test 19

23.When making a left turn:

Proceed quickly, as you have the right-of-way.

Expect pedestrians to yield to you.

You have the right-of-way if the traffic signal is a flashing red light.

Yield to oncoming traffic that is close enough to cause conflict.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
023 /45

Car Test 19

24.A “No standing” sign at a certain location means:

You may never stop your vehicle there.

You may park there if the driver remains in the vehicle.

You may stop temporarily only to pickup or discharge passengers.

You may stop to load or unload merchandise.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
024 /45

Car Test 19

25.What is the first thing you should adjust, if needed, when you get into a car to drive?

Your seat belt

The steering wheel

Your rearview mirror

Your seat

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
025 /45

Car Test 19

26.Drivers may not pass from either side of a ____ centerline.

Combination solid and broken yellow

Single broken yellow

Double solid yellow

Single broken white

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
026 /45

Car Test 19

27.To ensure that your physical condition does not cause you to drive in an unsafe manner, you should:

Keep physically fit and have regular physical examinations.

Know the effect of any medicine on your driving ability.

Drive within your physical limitations.

All of the above.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
027 /45

Car Test 19

28.This road sign means:

Your current roadway ends ahead.

You must bear either right or left.

A four-way intersection is ahead.

A road joins from the right.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
028 /45

Car Test 19

29.A broken yellow line alongside a solid yellow line means:

Passing on the left is permitted from either direction.

Passing is permitted from the lane next to the broken line.

Passing is permitted from the lane next to the solid line.

Passing is not allowed from either direction.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
029 /45

Car Test 19

30.What does a flashing yellow traffic light mean?

Merging traffic

Proceed with caution.

Pedestrian crossing

Come to a full stop.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
030 /45

Car Test 19

31.To avoid being in a truck or bus driver’s blind spot, you should:

Never pass them.

Avoid driving alongside them and avoid tailgating.

Flash your lights at them.

Sound your horn.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
031 /45

Car Test 19

32.You come to an intersection with a flashing red light. You must:

Slow down and drive carefully through the intersection.

Turn either right or left, since the road is blocked ahead

Stop at the intersection and wait for a flashing green light.

Stop at the intersection, then proceed as traffic allows.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
032 /45

Car Test 19

33.Drivers who have consumed alcohol before getting behind the wheel:

Are always aware of the risks they are taking.

Do not have sufficient control over their bodies and minds or the vehicles being driven.

Are better drivers because they are more careful than sober drivers.

Have quicker reaction times.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
033 /45

Car Test 19

34.When approaching a school bus stopped with its stop arm extended, drivers should:

Come to a complete stop and wait to proceed.

Honk their horn before passing the bus on its left.

Continue driving when they think most kids are probably done exiting the bus.

Pass the bus before its door opens.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
034 /45

Car Test 19

35.Work zone signs mean:

It is summer.

You must immediately stop and back up.

Less than ideal conditions are present for driving.

You should drive faster to get out of the work zone.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
035 /45

Car Test 19

36.Which of the following about winter driving is not true?

Winter is the most difficult driving season.

Checking your vehicle's antifreeze and windshield washer fluid levels is especially important during the winter.

Using cruise control in winter weather is a safe thing to do.

It is best to use snow tires on your vehicle.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
036 /45

Car Test 19

37.You may continue carefully through an intersection with a yellow light if:

There is an emergency vehicle crossing your lane.

There are pedestrians crossing.

You are turning right.

You are already within the intersection when the light changes to yellow.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
037 /45

Car Test 19

38.Your first response to reduced visibility should be:

Turning on your headlights.

Reducing your speed.

Turning on your windshield wipers.

Looking for road edge markings to guide you.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
038 /45

Car Test 19

39.In which of the following ways can alcoholic beverages affect you?

It slows your reaction time.

It gives you a feeling of false confidence.

It impairs your thinking ability.

All of the above.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
039 /45

Car Test 19

40.When driving near heavy trucks, other drivers and highway users must make allowances for:

The increased stopping distance required by large vehicles.

The decreased stopping distance required by large vehicles.

The decreased noise of larger vehicles.

The increased speed of larger vehicles.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
040 /45

Car Test 19

41.Who must yield when a driver is turning and a pedestrian is crossing without a traffic light?

Whoever started moving last

The driver

Whoever is slower

The pedestrian

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
041 /45

Car Test 19

42.When changing lanes on a highway, you should:

Signal a lane change

Check your rearview and outside mirrors.

Check your blind spot by glancing over your shoulder.

All of the above.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
042 /45

Car Test 19

43.If you are driving near a motorcycle, you must:

Allow the motorcycle to use a complete lane.

Drive on the shoulder beside the motorcycle.

Allow the motorcycle to use only half of a lane.

Pass using the same lane as the motorcycle.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
043 /45

Car Test 19

44.Seat belts are most effective when they are worn by:

The person driving the car.

Passengers when they are on a long drive.

All occupants of a car being driven on an expressway.

All occupants of a car every time the car is driven.

Correct! Wrong!

Progress
044 /45

Car Test 19

45.Which of the following recommendations does not promote safe night driving?

Keep your windshield clean.

Be aware that tinted windows reduce visibility in the dark.

Carry a flashlight in your vehicle.

Look into the headlights of oncoming vehicles.

Correct! Wrong!

Sign Up/Sign In now to view your test results

Sign In

Sign Up to Unlock more Questions

Car Test 19

1.Which of the following statements is true?

Progress 01 /45

Car Test 19

2.If you need to stop quickly and your vehicle is not equipped with an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), you should:

Progress 02 /45

Car Test 19

3.In which situation is it illegal to pass another vehicle on the right?

Progress 03 /45

Car Test 19

4.This sign is a:

Progress 04 /45

Car Test 19

5.When the road is marked with a solid yellow line and a broken yellow line, with the broken line next to your lane, you may pass:

Progress 05 /45

Car Test 19

6.Certain highway signs contain information about hazardous conditions. Such signs are known as:

Progress 06 /45

Car Test 19

7.The amount of space you need to cross traffic depends on the:

Progress 07 /45

Car Test 19

8.If you become stranded in a snowstorm, the best thing to do is to:

Progress 08 /45

Car Test 19

9.Blood alcohol content (BAC) depends on each of the following, except:

Progress 09 /45

Car Test 19

10.Pedestrians should yield to motor vehicles:

Progress 010 /45

Car Test 19

11.While driving, your wheels slip off the edge of the road. You should:

Progress 011 /45

Car Test 19

12.On a freeway, you realize you missed your turn or exit. You should:

Progress 012 /45

Car Test 19

13.Allowing a space cushion between your vehicle and its surroundings is important because it:

Progress 013 /45

Car Test 19

14.On a road which has no sidewalks, a pedestrian should walk on the:

Progress 014 /45

Car Test 19

15.You are driving along a street and hear a siren. You cannot immediately see the emergency vehicle. You should:

Progress 015 /45

Car Test 19

16.When approaching a traffic signal displaying a steady green arrow, drivers:

Progress 016 /45

Car Test 19

17.A regulatory sign containing a red circle with a slash through the middle indicates:

Progress 017 /45

Car Test 19

18.Roads can be very slick under which conditions?

Progress 018 /45

Car Test 19

19.Alcohol causes:

Progress 019 /45

Car Test 19

20.When parallel parking between two cars, you should first:

Progress 020 /45

Car Test 19

21.Roads become very slippery:

Progress 021 /45

Car Test 19

22.Hydroplaning is usually caused by:

Progress 022 /45

Car Test 19

23.When making a left turn:

Progress 023 /45

Car Test 19

24.A “No standing” sign at a certain location means:

Progress 024 /45

Car Test 19

25.What is the first thing you should adjust, if needed, when you get into a car to drive?

Progress 025 /45

Car Test 19

26.Drivers may not pass from either side of a ____ centerline.

Progress
01 /45

Progress
02 /45

Progress
03 /45

Progress
04 /45

Progress
05 /45

Progress
06 /45

Progress
07 /45

Progress
08 /45

Progress
09 /45

Progress
010 /45

Progress
011 /45

Progress
012 /45

Progress
013 /45

Progress
014 /45

Progress
015 /45

Progress
016 /45

Progress
017 /45

Progress
018 /45

Progress
019 /45

Progress
020 /45

Progress
021 /45

Progress
022 /45

Progress
023 /45

Progress
024 /45

Progress
025 /45

Progress
026 /45

Progress
027 /45

Progress
028 /45

Progress
029 /45

Progress
030 /45

Progress
031 /45

Progress
032 /45

Progress
033 /45

Progress
034 /45

Progress
035 /45

Progress
036 /45

Progress
037 /45

Progress
038 /45

Progress
039 /45

Progress
040 /45

Progress
041 /45

Progress
042 /45

Progress
043 /45

Progress
044 /45

Progress
045 /45

Ace the DMV Exam on
Your First Attempt