Illinois DMV Written Practice Test | Free Drivers Permit Car Test 7

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1.To help avoid skidding on slippery surfaces, you should:

Shift to a lower gear after starting down a steep hill.

Speed up to enter curves and slow down to exit them.

Slow down before entering curves and intersections.

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2.You must obey instructions from school crossing guards:

At all times.

Only during school hours.

Unless you do not see any children present.

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3.A driver must slow down in a school zone:

On school days between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m., when children are present, and where signs are posted.

On weekends.

Only during recess.

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4.When passing another vehicle:

Pass the vehicle as slowly as possible.

Drive at the same speed as the vehicle you are passing.

Pass the vehicle as safely and as quickly as possible.

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5.You are on the freeway and traffic is merging into your lane. You should:

Make room for the merging traffic, if possible.

Assert your right-of-way by driving faster.

Always maintain your position.

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6.If you are driving on a highway next to a single broken white line marking:

You cannot cross the line to pass.

You may cross the line to pass and change lanes.

You may only cross the line to change lanes if you are in the left lane.

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7.If you are getting tired while driving, you should:

Stop and either get rest or change drivers.

Drink something with caffeine.

Open a window.

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8.What is the penalty for being convicted of illegally passing a stopped school bus?

Driving privilege or vehicle registration suspension and a minimum $150 fine.

A 60-day suspension of driving privileges.

A $30 fine and 14-day suspension of driving privileges.

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9.Which of the following are factors commonly contributing to traffic crashes?

Exceeding the posted speed limit and driving too fast for conditions or circumstances.

Getting adequate rest and staying alert.

Scanning the environment and staying focused on the driving task.

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10.Stopping distances and the severity of collisions:

Decrease as a vehicle's speed increases.

Are not affected by a vehicle's speed.

Increase as a vehicle's speed increases.

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11.It is permissible to make a right turn against a red signal light after stopping and yielding to other vehicles and pedestrians.

True

False

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12.If weather or light conditions require you to have your lights on while driving:

Use your parking lights.

Use your high beams.

Use your low beams.

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13.If your car's suspension is bad, it can cause:

Vehicle control problems.

Squealing brakes.

Slack in the steering.

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14.Make room for cars that are entering the freeway by:

Slowing down.

Merging into a different lane.

Maintaining your speed and position.

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15.You should use your horn when:

Another vehicle is in your way.

It may help prevent a collision.

Another driver makes a mistake.

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16.When driving in fog, you should use your high beam headlights.

True

False

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17.What is the only effective way to remove alcohol from the body?

Drink strong coffee.

Wait.

Take a cold shower.

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18.When entering traffic after being parked at a curb, you:

Should drive more slowly than other traffic for 200 feet.

Should wait for a large enough gap to get up to the speed of traffic.

Should wait for the first two vehicles to pass, then drive into the lane.

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19.When waiting at an intersection and the traffic signal light turns green, a driver should look to the left and then right before proceeding into the intersection.

True

False

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20.Most rear-end collisions are caused by the vehicle in back following too closely.

True

False

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21.Only vehicles displaying special plates or parking placards for persons with disabilities may park in spaces reserved for them by an official sign.

True

False

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22.At a school crossing sign, you should:

Always stop, whether there is a stop sign or not.

Watch for children and be ready to stop.

Always sound your horn when you see children.

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23.Your license can be suspended if you are under 21 and drive with a blood alcohol level of:

0.15 percent or more.

0.08 percent or more.

Any amount.

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24.If you are involved in or come upon a traffic crash, you should stop your vehicle in a safe, well-lighted public place that does not obstruct traffic, if able to do so.

True

False

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25.When changing lanes, you should never:

Cross the centerline in an intersection.

Check your blind spots by looking over your left or right shoulder.

Check for other drivers moving into the same lane.

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26.Unless authorized to do so, drivers may not break into the line of a funeral procession.

True

False

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27.What should drivers do when approaching a construction area?

Slow down, stop all wireless telephone communications, and yield the right-of-way.

Honk their horn several times to alert individuals working in the area to their presence.

None of the above.

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28.Your driving privileges will be suspended if you are convicted of illegally passing a stopped school bus.

True

False

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29.This road sign means:

The roadway ends ahead.

Drivers must bear either right or left.

A four-way intersection is ahead.

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30.You should drive on the shoulder to pass a car:

If the vehicle ahead of you is turning left.

Under no circumstances.

If the shoulder is wide enough.

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31.This road sign means:

No right turn.

Drive only in the direction of the arrow.

Curve ahead.

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32.If your car begins to skid out of control, you should:

Pump the brakes.

Apply the brakes lightly.

Stay off the brakes.

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33.This sign means:

No passing zone.

Railroad ahead.

School zone.

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34.Driving under the influence of any medication which impairs your driving is permitted:

Under no circumstances.

If you don't feel drowsy.

If it is prescribed by a physician.

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35.Using a cell phone while operating a motor vehicle is considered a distraction because:

It causes the driver to be concerned about the cost of the call.

It occupies the driver's hands, eyes, and mind.

It is an activity that draws the attention of other drivers.

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36.You have stopped for a train at a railroad crossing. After the train passes, you should:

Wait for signal lights to stop flashing.

Look for a second train.

Both of the above.

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37.A teen driver is allowed only two passengers under age 20 in the vehicle during the first 12 months of licensing.

True

False

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38.If arrested with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or more, an individual's driving privileges will be suspended for at least six months.

True

False

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39.When on a two-lane roadway, a driver must stop their vehicle when approaching a stopped school bus with its red warning lights flashing and stop signal arm extended.

True

False

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40.An orange sign means drivers should be alert, adjust their speed, and be prepared to stop if necessary.

True

False

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41.Temporary signs used in construction and maintenance work areas:

Have a red background with green writing.

Have an orange background with black writing.

Have a yellow background with blue writing.

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42.A driver may pass another vehicle by driving on the shoulder of the road.

True

False

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43.When passing another vehicle, a driver should wait until the entire car they've just passed is visible in the rearview mirror before changing back into the right-hand lane.

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False

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44.When a motorist is turning right and a bicyclist is approaching on the right, the motorist should let the bicyclist go through the intersection before making their right turn.

True

False

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45.Taillights are not required to be illuminated after dark.

True

False

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1.To help avoid skidding on slippery surfaces, you should:

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2.You must obey instructions from school crossing guards:

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3.A driver must slow down in a school zone:

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4.When passing another vehicle:

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5.You are on the freeway and traffic is merging into your lane. You should:

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6.If you are driving on a highway next to a single broken white line marking:

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7.If you are getting tired while driving, you should:

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8.What is the penalty for being convicted of illegally passing a stopped school bus?

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9.Which of the following are factors commonly contributing to traffic crashes?

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10.Stopping distances and the severity of collisions:

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11.It is permissible to make a right turn against a red signal light after stopping and yielding to other vehicles and pedestrians.

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12.If weather or light conditions require you to have your lights on while driving:

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13.If your car's suspension is bad, it can cause:

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14.Make room for cars that are entering the freeway by:

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15.You should use your horn when:

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16.When driving in fog, you should use your high beam headlights.

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17.What is the only effective way to remove alcohol from the body?

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18.When entering traffic after being parked at a curb, you:

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19.When waiting at an intersection and the traffic signal light turns green, a driver should look to the left and then right before proceeding into the intersection.

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