Minnesota DMV Drivers Practice Permit Test

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1.Highway markings:

Are usually not important.

Are only found in construction zones.

Provide information for drivers.

Are usually red and blue in color.

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2.When may you use hand and arm signals instead of mechanical turn signals?

During the night.

During the day.

When driving a loaded vehicle that blocks your hand signals from other drivers.

In low-visibility situations.

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3.A leaking exhaust system can:

Cause excessive oil use.

Require your vehicle to have a tune-up sooner than normal.

Make you drowsy while driving.

Set grass fires on country roads.

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4.You must yield to other drivers:

When entering a street from a garage or alley.

When they are on a road to your left and you have reached an unmarked intersection at the same time.

When your traffic signal is a green arrow.

All of the above.

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5.How can you lower the risk of hydroplaning?

Do not speed when the roads are wet.

Use tires with proper air pressure.

Replace tires with bad tread.

All of the above.

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6.You are driving on a narrow road when you meet an oncoming vehicle. You must:

Pull completely off the road and stop.

Allow the oncoming vehicle at least one-half of the main-traveled portion of the road.

Demand the other vehicle pull over to make room.

Turn on your high beam headlights to make sure the other vehicle sees you.

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7.When passing a large vehicle, the driver of a small vehicle must be prepared for:

Loud noises.

Excess air pollution.

Wind gusts produced by the large vehicle.

Falling vehicle parts.

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8.Do not pass:

On a hill or curve.

When school bus lights are flashing.

When approaching an intersection.

All of the above.

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9.A person's ability to drive can be impaired by:

Alcohol.

Any medication.

A lack of sleep.

All of the above.

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10.When two vehicles arrive to an intersection at the same time, which one has the right-of-way when no signs or signals indicate rules?

The car approaching from the right has the right-of-way.

The car approaching from the left has the right-of-way.

The car in which the driver sounds his horn first has the right-of-way.

The car that is traveling the fastest has the right-of-way.

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11.When driving under snowy or icy conditions, it is safe to use your cruise control as long as your speed is reduced.

True

False

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12.At a school crossing sign, you should:

Always stop, whether there’s a stop sign or not.

Watch for children and be ready to stop.

Always sound your horn when you see children.

Be ready to help children crossing the street.

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13.As alcohol builds up in your blood, it:

Slows down your reactions.

Makes you feel less confident.

Begins to metabolize itself more quickly.

Decreases the number of driving errors.

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14.What can you do to avoid the need to make emergency stops while driving in traffic?

Honk your horn to make others aware of your presence.

Look ahead and maintain a safe following distance.

Drive in the right lane only.

Drive more slowly than the flow of traffic.

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15.When approaching a school bus that is stopped on the opposite side of a multilane highway separated by a median, drivers:

Must stop and wait for the flashing lights to stop.

Must stop until the school bus begins moving.

Must stop until the stop arm is lifted.

May continue driving.

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16.What should you be most concerned about when you see this sign?

Driving with your headlights out of alignment because one side of your car is higher than the other.

Damaging a tire from drifting onto the shoulder.

Hydroplaning, if the shoulder has water on it.

Losing control of the vehicle if you drift onto the shoulder.

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17.If you’re going to turn left onto a one-way street, you should complete the turn into:

The right lane.

The lane closest to your previous lane.

Either lane.

Neither lane.

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18.Drowsy drivers:

Should drink strong black coffee to stay awake.

Can drive so poorly that they may appear to be drunk.

Can stay alert by opening a window and turning up the radio.

Are usually only older drivers.

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19.When the driver behind you wants to pass, you should:

Speed up.

Go the same speed.

Slow down to allow room in front of your vehicle for the other driver to complete the pass easily.

Change lanes.

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20.Your vehicle's stopping distance increases when stopping:

On a wet or icy road.

On paved highways.

When driving at night.

All of the above.

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21.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.

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22.When using a roundabout, drivers should:

Stop within the roundabout.

Yield to entering traffic.

Drive in a clockwise direction.

Yield to traffic already in the roundabout.

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23.If you are driving on the interstate and pass your exit, you should:

Quickly cut across traffic to make your turn.

Make a U-turn to go back to the exit.

Continue driving and use the next exit.

Put your vehicle in reverse to go back to the exit.

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24.You want to turn left at an intersection. The light is green but oncoming traffic is heavy. You should:

Use the next intersection.

Wait at the crosswalk for traffic to clear.

Wait in the center of the intersection for traffic to clear.

Take the right-of-way since you have a green light.

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25.A driver entering interstate traffic from an entrance or acceleration ramp:

Should yield to drivers already on the interstate.

Has the right-of-way.

May force their way into traffic.

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

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26.A flashing yellow light at an intersection means that you should:

Slow down and proceed with care.

Continue normally through the intersection.

Stop and proceed when a green light appears.

Stop and proceed when the way is clear.

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27.If you are driving on a one-way street and an emergency vehicle using its flashing lights approaches your vehicle, you must:

Drive with your flashers turned on.

Drive toward the nearest roadside and stop.

Speed up and take the nearest exit.

Slow down until the vehicle passes you.

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28.When approaching a railroad crossing that has no warning signals (such as electric flashing lights or gates), a driver should slow down, look, and listen.

True

False

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29.What color are pavement markings that separate traffic lanes moving in opposite direction?

Yellow

White

Yellow and white

Yellow, white, and black

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30.A good rule to remember for passing is:

Pass on the right whenever possible.

Drive with the flow of traffic and pass only as needed.

Try to get to the front of any slow-moving traffic so that you can see better.

Always flash your lights and sound your horn to alert other drivers to your intentions.

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31.Always signal when:

Changing lanes.

Pulling into or out of a parking space.

Pulling into traffic from an alley or parking area.

All of the above.

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32.When approaching a railroad crossing warning sign:

Be ready to drive faster than the train.

Be prepared to stop if a train is nearby.

Look for a way around any lowered gates.

Assume no trains are nearby and continue driving normally.

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33.If traffic signals at an intersection are not functioning due to a power outage:

Park your vehicle as far off the road as possible and wait for power to be restored.

Use hand signals to indicate your intentions to other drivers.

Turn on your hazard lights and proceed through the intersection without stopping.

Treat the intersection as a four-way stop.

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34.Worn or bald tires:

Can make turning more difficult.

Are likely to hydroplane.

Can increase your stopping distance.

All of the above.

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35.Alcohol:

Slows reflexes and reaction time.

Puts you to sleep.

Wakes you up.

Improves your judgment.

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36.When approaching an uncontrolled intersection, a driver should:

Maintain their speed and proceed.

Stop at the intersection, check in all directions, and proceed.

Yield to all other drivers.

Be prepared to yield.

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37.Drivers may not pass a school bus when its red lights are flashing.

True

False

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38.Large vehicles have blind spots that can extend up to 200 feet directly behind the vehicle.

TRUE

FALSE

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39.If a driver sees an animal on the roadway:

No special action is required.

The driver should honk their horn.

The driver should pass the animal as closely as possible.

The driver should be very cautious.

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40.When approaching a steady yellow traffic light, drivers should:

Accelerate to avoid a red light.

Continue driving, as they have the right-of-way.

Slow to a stop, unless they are already within the intersection.

Check to see what the cars next to them are doing.

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41.If a transit vehicle is signaling to re-enter the main roadway following a stop, you must:

Honk to let them know you’re there.

Move to the left lane.

Yield.

Speed up to pass.

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42.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.

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43.If your vehicle begins to skid, you should:

Overcorrect.

Turn your steering wheel into traffic.

Turn your steering wheel in the direction you want to go.

Release the steering wheel.

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44.If an aggressive driver cuts you off, you should:

Call the police immediately.

Stay calm and move out of the aggressive driver's way.

Flash your vehicle's lights to let the aggressive driver know he is wrong.

Use a driving action of your own to get back at the aggressive driver.

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45.To turn left from multilane, one-way streets and highways, you should start from:

The middle of the intersection.

The right lane.

The left lane.

Any lane.

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Practice Test 8

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1.Highway markings:

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2.When may you use hand and arm signals instead of mechanical turn signals?

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3.A leaking exhaust system can:

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4.You must yield to other drivers:

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5.How can you lower the risk of hydroplaning?

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6.You are driving on a narrow road when you meet an oncoming vehicle. You must:

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7.When passing a large vehicle, the driver of a small vehicle must be prepared for:

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8.Do not pass:

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9.A person's ability to drive can be impaired by:

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10.When two vehicles arrive to an intersection at the same time, which one has the right-of-way when no signs or signals indicate rules?

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11.When driving under snowy or icy conditions, it is safe to use your cruise control as long as your speed is reduced.

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12.At a school crossing sign, you should:

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13.As alcohol builds up in your blood, it:

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14.What can you do to avoid the need to make emergency stops while driving in traffic?

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15.When approaching a school bus that is stopped on the opposite side of a multilane highway separated by a median, drivers:

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16.What should you be most concerned about when you see this sign?

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17.If you’re going to turn left onto a one-way street, you should complete the turn into:

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18.Drowsy drivers:

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