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Iowa DOT quick permit practice test 1

A short Iowa permit practice test: 12 questions taken from our full tests, all written from the Iowa Driver's License Manual. This one draws mostly on Chapter 3: Preparing to Drive (4), Chapter 5: Applying Your Driving Skills (3), and Chapter 2: Traffic Signs and Rules of the Road (4). It starts with: "A round, circular warning sign tells you what?" Every answer is explained.

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A round, circular warning sign tells you what?

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Every question comes from one of these sections of the Iowa Driver's License Manual.

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  1. Question 1: A round, circular warning sign tells you what?

    • A. A railroad crossing is ahead
    • B. A school crossing is just ahead
    • C. You must yield to traffic

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 2: Traffic Signs and Rules of the Road

  2. Question 2: What does a forward collision warning system do by itself?

    • A. It stops the car on its own every time
    • B. It steers you around the hazard
    • C. It warns you but won't brake for you

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 3: Preparing to Drive

  3. Question 3: You're on the interstate and a car is merging from the ramp. What should you do?

    • A. Hold your speed, since merging cars have to yield
    • B. Honk to warn the merging driver
    • C. Move over, slow down, or speed up to let it in

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 5: Applying Your Driving Skills

  4. Question 4: What following distance should you keep behind a motorcycle?

    • A. 1 to 2 seconds
    • B. At least 3 to 4 seconds
    • C. At least 10 seconds at all times

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 5: Applying Your Driving Skills

  5. Question 5: How must you pass a bicyclist?

    • A. Change lanes completely
    • B. Leave three feet in the same lane
    • C. Honk and pass slowly beside them

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 5: Applying Your Driving Skills

  6. Question 6: What is the maximum seat belt fine for each passenger under 18?

    • A. $50
    • B. $100
    • C. $250

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 3: Preparing to Drive

  7. Question 7: Which feature may you NOT use during an Iowa driving test?

    • A. A back-up camera
    • B. Lane keeping assist (steering help)
    • C. Adaptive cruise control

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 3: Preparing to Drive

  8. Question 8: You're already in the intersection when your left-turn arrow turns steady yellow. What do you do?

    • A. Stop where you are
    • B. Back up behind the stop line
    • C. Finish your turn

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 2: Traffic Signs and Rules of the Road

  9. Question 9: Your light turns green but vehicles are still caught in the intersection. What do you do?

    • A. Honk to hurry them along
    • B. Drive around them on the right
    • C. Give them time to clear

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 2: Traffic Signs and Rules of the Road

  10. Question 10: A driver under 21 is considered intoxicated at what BAC?

    • A. .05 or more
    • B. .08 or more
    • C. .02 or more

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 3: Preparing to Drive

  11. Question 11: You may not pass within how many feet of an intersection or railroad crossing?

    • A. 50 feet
    • B. 500 feet
    • C. 100 feet

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 4: Basic Driving Skills

  12. Question 12: What does the manual call the number one cause of traffic deaths in Iowa?

    • A. Speeding through highway work zones
    • B. Failure to yield the right-of-way
    • C. Driving through flooded roads

    Source:Iowa Driver's License Manual, Chapter 2: Traffic Signs and Rules of the Road

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