Vermont DMV driver's license practice test 3

This Vermont driver's license test has 25 questions written from the Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, and you can take it without signing up. Its biggest sections are Chapter 8: Point System (1), Chapter 5: Graduated Driver's License Program (1), and Chapter 7: Vehicle Care, Safety Belts and Child Seats (2). You begin with: "How many seconds before a turn does the manual suggest you signal?" After each answer you see why it's right or wrong.

Checked on October 2, 2026

Questions: 25
Passing score: 80% (20 of 25)
Mistakes allowed: 5
Official handbook: Vermont Driver's Manual 2025

Practice questions

Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered

How many seconds before a turn does the manual suggest you signal?

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What this test covers

Every question comes from one of these sections of the Vermont Driver's Manual 2025.

Chapter 4: General License Information2 questions
Chapter 5: Graduated Driver's License Program1 question
Chapter 7: Hazardous Driving Conditions3 questions
Chapter 7: How to Drive Safely2 questions
Chapter 7: Impaired and Distracted Driving2 questions
Chapter 7: Interstate Driving and Passing2 questions
Chapter 7: Parking Your Vehicle1 question
Chapter 7: Right-of-Way, Roundabouts and Police Stops2 questions
Chapter 7: Sharing the Road4 questions
Chapter 7: Traffic Lights, Road Signs, and Highway Markings2 questions
Chapter 7: Vehicle Care, Safety Belts and Child Seats2 questions
Chapter 7: Work Zones and Railroad Crossings1 question
Chapter 8: Point System1 question

All 25 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.

Question 1: How many seconds before a turn does the manual suggest you signal?
- A. 1 to 2 seconds
- B. 3 to 5 seconds
- C. 10 to 12 seconds
- D. Only as you begin turning the wheel
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: How to Drive Safely
Question 2: What does a flashing yellow arrow mean?
- A. Turn left after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
- B. You must stop and wait to turn
- C. The left-turn signal is about to turn red
- D. Left turns have the right-of-way; oncoming traffic has a red light
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Traffic Lights, Road Signs, and Highway Markings
Question 3: What does a circular sign with a large X and the letters RR mean?
- A. The right lane is closed
- B. A railroad crossing ahead
- C. A school zone just ahead
- D. A highway rest area coming up
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Traffic Lights, Road Signs, and Highway Markings
Question 4: An emergency vehicle approaches while you're inside a roundabout. What should you do?
- A. Stop right where you are in the circle
- B. Pull onto the center island
- C. Exit the roundabout, then pull over
- D. Speed up and keep circling
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Right-of-Way, Roundabouts and Police Stops
Question 5: Under Vermont's Implied Consent law, what happens if you refuse an alcohol or drug test?
- A. At least six months without a license
- B. A small fee and no suspension
- C. A warning the first time
- D. Nothing happens, as long as you weren't speeding
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Impaired and Distracted Driving
Question 6: What does the manual say about four-wheel and all-wheel drive?
- A. They can't skid
- B. Better traction on ice than any vehicle
- C. Better traction in snow, but not on ice
- D. No difference in snow at all
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Hazardous Driving Conditions
Question 7: Why shouldn't you block a crosswalk while waiting to turn?
- A. It damages the crosswalk paint
- B. It's allowed only at red lights
- C. It pushes pedestrians into danger
- D. It makes the traffic light take longer to change
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Sharing the Road
Question 8: To apply for a Learner's Permit, how long must someone under 18 have kept a clean driving record?
- A. The previous two years
- B. The previous six months
- C. The previous five years
- D. The previous year
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 4: General License Information
Question 9: After passing, when can you return to the right side of the road?
- A. When the other driver waves you in
- B. As soon as your rear bumper is clear of the other car's front bumper
- C. When the whole front of that car is in your inside mirror
- D. After counting to two once you're past
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Interstate Driving and Passing
Question 10: Where should pets ride, according to the manual?
- A. Loose in the back seat
- B. In a carrier
- C. On your lap
- D. In the front passenger seat
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Impaired and Distracted Driving
Question 11: When should parking lights be used?
- A. When driving in fog
- B. At dusk, instead of headlights
- C. Whenever it's raining hard
- D. Only when you're parked
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Hazardous Driving Conditions
Question 12: What is the closest you may park to a stop sign, traffic light, or flashing red or yellow light?
- A. 75 feet
- B. 20 feet
- C. 30 feet
- D. 6 feet
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Parking Your Vehicle
Question 13: A junior operator is caught texting. How long is the recall?
- A. 90 days
- B. 7 days
- C. 30 days
- D. 1 year
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 5: Graduated Driver's License Program
Question 14: How much gas does the manual say to always keep in your tank in winter?
- A. About a quarter tank
- B. At least a half tank
- C. Just enough to get home
- D. A full tank at all times
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Hazardous Driving Conditions
Question 15: What identifies a slow moving vehicle, such as a tractor?
- A. An orange and red triangle on the back
- B. A blue flashing light on top
- C. A white rectangle with black letters on the front
- D. A yellow diamond on the side
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Sharing the Road
Question 16: What kind of crash is most common in work zones?
- A. Rollover crashes
- B. Rear-end crashes
- C. Head-on crashes
- D. Side-impact crashes
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Work Zones and Railroad Crossings
Question 17: A child under eight isn't in a harnessed car seat. How must the child ride?
- A. In a booster seat
- B. In any seat without a restraint
- C. On an adult's lap
- D. With an adult lap belt only
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Vehicle Care, Safety Belts and Child Seats
Question 18: Two bicyclists ride side by side ahead of you. What does the manual say?
- A. Pass them closely on the right
- B. Pass between the two riders
- C. It's illegal, so sound your horn to warn them
- D. It's legal; wait until it's safe to pass
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Sharing the Road
Question 19: What following distance does the Vermont manual teach as safe?
- A. Two seconds
- B. One car length per 10 mph
- C. Three seconds
- D. At least four seconds
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: How to Drive Safely
Question 20: When should you never use cruise control?
- A. Above 50 mph
- B. In rain, fog, snow or ice
- C. In daylight
- D. On long, dry highway trips
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Interstate Driving and Passing
Question 21: If you fail the knowledge test, what is the minimum wait before taking it again?
- A. One month
- B. One week
- C. Three days
- D. One day
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 4: General License Information
Question 22: You're turning left. Whom must you yield to?
- A. No one, once your turn signal is on
- B. Only oncoming cars, never bicycles
- C. Only the traffic that is coming up behind your vehicle
- D. All oncoming traffic, bicycles included
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Right-of-Way, Roundabouts and Police Stops
Question 23: How many points for failing to yield to an ambulance, fire truck or police officer?
- A. Ten
- B. Four
- C. Five
- D. Two
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 8: Point System
Question 24: Meeting or passing a horse on the road, what should you never do?
- A. Use the full lane to pass
- B. Stop if you need to
- C. Slow down as you approach
- D. Honk or rev your engine
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Sharing the Road
Question 25: What share of Vermont's air pollution do motor vehicles account for?
- A. Over 50%
- B. About 10%
- C. About 25%
- D. About 5%
Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Vehicle Care, Safety Belts and Child Seats

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All 25 questions on this test

Question 1: How many seconds before a turn does the manual suggest you signal?

Question 2: What does a flashing yellow arrow mean?

Question 3: What does a circular sign with a large X and the letters RR mean?

Question 4: An emergency vehicle approaches while you're inside a roundabout. What should you do?

Question 5: Under Vermont's Implied Consent law, what happens if you refuse an alcohol or drug test?

Question 6: What does the manual say about four-wheel and all-wheel drive?

Question 7: Why shouldn't you block a crosswalk while waiting to turn?

Question 8: To apply for a Learner's Permit, how long must someone under 18 have kept a clean driving record?

Question 9: After passing, when can you return to the right side of the road?

Question 10: Where should pets ride, according to the manual?

Question 11: When should parking lights be used?

Question 12: What is the closest you may park to a stop sign, traffic light, or flashing red or yellow light?

Question 13: A junior operator is caught texting. How long is the recall?

Question 14: How much gas does the manual say to always keep in your tank in winter?

Question 15: What identifies a slow moving vehicle, such as a tractor?

Question 16: What kind of crash is most common in work zones?

Question 17: A child under eight isn't in a harnessed car seat. How must the child ride?

Question 18: Two bicyclists ride side by side ahead of you. What does the manual say?

Question 19: What following distance does the Vermont manual teach as safe?

Question 20: When should you never use cruise control?

Question 21: If you fail the knowledge test, what is the minimum wait before taking it again?

Question 22: You're turning left. Whom must you yield to?

Question 23: How many points for failing to yield to an ambulance, fire truck or police officer?

Question 24: Meeting or passing a horse on the road, what should you never do?

Question 25: What share of Vermont's air pollution do motor vehicles account for?

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