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California DMV quick permit practice test 4

Use this 12-question California quick test when you only have a few minutes. The questions come from our full tests and lean on Section 6: Navigating the Roads (2), Section 1: The California Driver's License (1), and Section 8: Safe Driving (3). It opens with: "You see animals or livestock near the road. What should you do?" Explanations follow every answer.

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Questions
12
Passing score
80% (10 of 12)
Mistakes allowed
2
Official handbook
California Driver's Handbook

Practice questions

Question 1 of 120 of 12 answered

You see animals or livestock near the road. What should you do?

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What this test covers

Every question comes from one of these sections of the California Driver's Handbook.

All 12 questions on this test

Every question on this test is listed here with its answer options. Take the test above to see which answers are correct and why.

  1. Question 1: You see animals or livestock near the road. What should you do?

    • A. Honk to move the animals off the road and keep going
    • B. Drive around them at normal speed, keeping to the far side of the road
    • C. Slow down or stop, and follow directions from the person in charge

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 7: Laws and Rules of the Road (Continued)

  2. Question 2: An unlicensed person is caught driving your vehicle. What may happen?

    • A. Your vehicle may be impounded for 30 days
    • B. Nothing happens to the vehicle
    • C. Your vehicle is impounded for one year

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 7: Laws and Rules of the Road (Continued)

  3. Question 3: Which of these must you bring on the day of your behind-the-wheel test?

    • A. Valid proof of insurance and vehicle registration
    • B. A video camera to record the test
    • C. Your knowledge test results printout

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 3: The Testing Process

  4. Question 4: Beginning May 2025, for which of these must your driver's license be REAL ID compliant?

    • A. Boarding an airplane for domestic flights
    • B. Driving on public roads in California
    • C. Buying groceries or paying with a debit card

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 1: The California Driver's License

  5. Question 5: A minor with a provisional license has two at-fault collisions, two traffic violation convictions, or one of each. What happens?

    • A. The minor cannot drive for 30 days unless a licensed adult at least 25 years old rides along
    • B. The license is suspended for six months and the minor is on probation
    • C. Nothing happens until there is a third violation or collision

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 7: Laws and Rules of the Road (Continued)

  6. Question 6: Where should you never make a U-turn?

    • A. At or on a railroad crossing
    • B. Across a double yellow line
    • C. At an intersection with a green light when no sign prohibits it

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 6: Navigating the Roads

  7. Question 7: What does the three-second rule help you do?

    • A. Decide how long to wait at a stop sign
    • B. Keep a safe following distance
    • C. Tell when a yellow light will turn red

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 8: Safe Driving

  8. Question 8: Your vehicle has four-wheel antilock brakes (ABS) and goes into a locked wheel skid. What should you do?

    • A. Apply firm pressure on the brake pedal
    • B. Pump the brakes
    • C. Take your foot off the brake

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 8: Safe Driving

  9. Question 9: You are turning right at a multilane roundabout. Which lane should you use?

    • A. The right lane, exiting in the right lane
    • B. The left lane
    • C. Either lane, exiting in the left lane

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 7: Laws and Rules of the Road

  10. Question 10: What should you do when driving in high winds?

    • A. Reduce your speed and keep a firm hand position on the wheel
    • B. Use cruise control to hold a steady speed
    • C. Speed up to get through the storm sooner

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 8: Safe Driving

  11. Question 11: Which of these should you do before you change lanes?

    • A. Signal, check your mirrors, and look over your shoulder toward the lane
    • B. Slow down first so the drivers behind you can pass
    • C. Look only in your rearview mirror and then move over

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 6: Navigating the Roads

  12. Question 12: In which situation may you steer with one hand?

    • A. Whenever traffic is light and the road is straight
    • B. When you are tired and need to stretch an arm
    • C. When you turn while backing up to see where you are going

    Source:California Driver's Handbook, Section 5: An Introduction to Driving

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