Minnesota DMV Drivers Practice Permit Test

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1.When you hear a fire engine siren behind you, you must:

Slow down until it passes you.

Drive with your flashers on.

Pull over to the side of the road and stop.

Speed up and take the nearest exit.

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2.This sign means:

Minimum speed limit.

One-way traffic.

Two-way traffic.

Two-way left turn.

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3.To reduce the effects of headlight glare at night, you should look:

Straight ahead.

Over your shoulder.

At the center of the road

To the right edge of the road.

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4.This road sign means:

Side road.

Keep to the side indicated by the arrow.

You may drive in the left lane.

You have the right-of-way.

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5.What may help drivers conserve gasoline?

Sitting in their driveways with their cars running.

Accelerating quickly.

Slowing down gradually.

Braking abruptly.

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6.Smoking and preparing to smoke while driving:

Do not affect driving abilities.

Help maintain driver alertness.

Are distracting activities.

Are not distracting activities.

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7.You may honk your horn when you:

Have to stop quickly.

Are passing another car.

Have lost control of your car.

Are passing a bicyclist.

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8.Drivers must be careful when passing large vehicles and should avoid driving beside large vehicles for long periods of time.

TRUE

FALSE

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9.The risk of hydroplaning can can be reduced by driving:

Through shallow water.

More quickly.

More slowly.

Through deep water.

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10.If you need to drive in foggy weather:

Turn on your low beam headlights.

Turn on your hazard lights.

It is okay to drive at the maximum speed limit.

Do not drive at a speed above 10 miles per hour.

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11.When driving in fog, you should use your:

Low beam headlights.

High beam headlights.

Parking lights.

Hazard flashers.

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12.The driver's left arm and hand are extended downward. This hand signal means that the driver plans to:

Turn left.

Turn right.

Stop.

Start up.

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13.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.

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14.This sign means:

You must turn left or right.

You are approaching a T intersection.

The road that you are on intersects with a divided highway.

You are on an overpass above a divided highway.

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15.When driving in traffic, it is safest to:

Fluctuate your speed to keep alert.

Drive faster than the flow of traffic.

Drive slower than the flow of traffic.

Drive with the flow of traffic.

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16.When is it illegal to drive below the speed limit?

When driving slowly disrupts the normal flow of traffic

When in heavy traffic in a construction zone

Only when driving in rural areas.

When driving under adverse weather conditions

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17.If two drivers arrive at the same time to a four-way intersection controlled by stop signs:

The driver on the right has the right-of-way.

The driver on the left has the right-of-way.

One driver may continue driving without stopping.

One driver should honk to indicate that they are giving up the right-of-way.

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18.An octagonal sign is always a:

Speed limit sign.

Stop sign.

Hospital sign.

Railroad warning sign.

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19.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.

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20.When may you drive above the posted speed limit?

Never.

When legally passing another vehicle on a highway with a speed limit of 55 mph or above.

When there is no police officer present.

When you are in a hurry.

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21.A driver should be extra alert to motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians because:

They’re difficult to see in traffic.

They obey different traffic laws than larger motor vehicles.

They always have the right-of-way.

They don’t have rearview mirrors.

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22.You can drive above the posted speed limit to complete a pass when driving on a roadway with a speed limit under 55 mph.

True

False

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23.When passing an emergency vehicle stopped on the side of the road, drivers should:

Increase their speed.

Vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle or slow down.

Pull off the road behind the stationary vehicle.

Move to the lane closest to the stationary vehicle.

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24.You are making a left turn from a two-way street onto a one-way street. When you have completed the turn, your car should be:

In the right lane of the street.

In the center of the street.

In the left lane of the street.

In the lane with the least traffic.

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25.At a light rail intersection, always:

Look both ways before crossing tracks.

Pay attention and obey all traffic signals.

Share the road with pedestrians and bicyclists.

All of these.

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26.If another car is in danger of hitting you, you should:

Sound your horn.

Wave your arms.

Use your emergency lights.

Flash your headlights.

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27.When approached by an emergency vehicle that is using its siren and/or flashing lights, a driver must immediately:

Pull to the right and stop.

Pull to the right and slow down.

Pull to the right and turn on their vehicle's four-way flashers.

Stop and let the emergency vehicle pass.

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28.Lanes of traffic moving in the same direction are divided by ____ lines.

Yellow

White

Red

Black

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29.

Slow down.

Look for a train.

Be ready to stop.

All of the above.

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30.When driving in fog:

Use your parking lights.

Use your low beams.

Use your high beams.

It makes no difference which lights you use.

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31.If you are turning onto a street with more than one lane traveling in your direction, you should:

Turn into the lane closest to your previous lane.

Turn into the lane marked with an arrow.

Turn into the middle lane.

Turn into any lane.

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32.Nighttime is the safest time for cyclists to ride their bikes.

TRUE

FALSE

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33.When parallel parking, you should park within ____ of the curb.

10 inches

12 inches

18 inches

20 inches

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34.A leaky exhaust system in your vehicle is dangerous because it can cause:

A loss of hearing.

Pollution.

Carbon monoxide poisoning.

Poor engine performance.

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35.From the centre lane, which manoeuvres (s) can you perform?

You may make left turns.

You may make U-turns.

You may pass slow-moving traffic.

All of the above.

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36.Drivers may not park:

In front of mailboxes.

On bridges.

Within a highway tunnel.

All of the above.

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37.An "End school zone" sign indicates:

That the speed limit is 20 mph.

The beginning of a reduced speed zone.

The increased possibility of encountering pedestrians.

The end of a reduced speed zone.

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38.A railroad crossbuck sign should be treated the same as a yield sign.

True

False

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39.A driver entering public traffic from a driveway or private road:

Has the right-of-way.

Should yield to drivers already on the public road.

May force their way into traffic.

Can assume that other drivers will change lanes to make room.

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40.If you need to slow down while driving on a slippery road, the first thing you should do is:

Firmly apply your brakes.

Take your foot off the gas pedal.

Apply your parking brake.

Pump your brakes.

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41.A telltale sign of a drunk driver is:

They are weaving between lanes.

They are driving more slowly than the normal traffic flow.

They are making quick and sudden stops.

All of the above.

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42.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.

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43.You are driving at night and another vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction. Your headlights:

Should be on their high beam setting.

Should be on their low beam setting.

Should be off. Use your parking lights.

May be on either their high or low beam setting.

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44.Two solid white lines painted across a traffic lane show the boundaries of a crosswalk. As a driver, you should know that:

Motor vehicles have the right-of-way over pedestrians in crosswalks.

When pedestrians are in crosswalks, they should be given the right-of-way.

No one has the right-of-way in a crosswalk.

Pedestrians are responsible to stay out of the way of all traffic.

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45.You are waiting in the intersection to complete a left turn. You should:

Signal and keep your wheels turned to the left.

Signal and keep your wheels straight.

Flash your headlights so drivers will let you through.

Drive around the rear of a car if it blocks you.

Correct! Wrong!

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1.When you hear a fire engine siren behind you, you must:

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2.This sign means:

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3.To reduce the effects of headlight glare at night, you should look:

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4.This road sign means:

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5.What may help drivers conserve gasoline?

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6.Smoking and preparing to smoke while driving:

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7.You may honk your horn when you:

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8.Drivers must be careful when passing large vehicles and should avoid driving beside large vehicles for long periods of time.

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9.The risk of hydroplaning can can be reduced by driving:

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10.If you need to drive in foggy weather:

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11.When driving in fog, you should use your:

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12.The driver's left arm and hand are extended downward. This hand signal means that the driver plans to:

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

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14.This sign means:

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15.When driving in traffic, it is safest to:

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16.When is it illegal to drive below the speed limit?

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17.If two drivers arrive at the same time to a four-way intersection controlled by stop signs:

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18.An octagonal sign is always a:

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