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Vermont DMV driver's license practice test 4

25 original questions from the Vermont Driver's Manual 2025 make up this free Vermont driver's license practice test. Expect questions from Chapter 5: Graduated Driver's License Program (2), Chapter 7: The Road (Skills) Test and Crashes (1), and Chapter 9: Vehicle Ownership (1). The first one asks: "Unless it has a valid Vermont inspection sticker, how soon after registration must a vehicle be inspected?" Each answer is explained, and there's nothing to sign up for.

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

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Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered

Unless it has a valid Vermont inspection sticker, how soon after registration must a vehicle be inspected?

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

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  1. Question 1: Unless it has a valid Vermont inspection sticker, how soon after registration must a vehicle be inspected?

    • A. Within 30 days
    • B. Within 60 days
    • C. Within one year
    • D. Within 15 days

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Vehicle Care, Safety Belts and Child Seats

  2. Question 2: Why shouldn't you pump anti-lock brakes?

    • A. It's against the law in Vermont
    • B. It turns on the hazard lights
    • C. It turns off the anti-lock system
    • D. It makes the brake pedal overheat and fade

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Hazardous Driving Conditions

  3. Question 3: What shape are warning signs usually?

    • A. Octagon
    • B. Round
    • C. Diamond
    • D. Rectangle

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Traffic Lights, Road Signs, and Highway Markings

  4. Question 4: A truck is preparing to back up and blocks the street. What should you do?

    • A. Drive around it quickly
    • B. Wait; never go around it
    • C. Honk until it lets you by
    • D. Squeeze between it and the loading area

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Sharing the Road

  5. Question 5: On a road that isn't multilane, when may you pass on the right?

    • A. When it's turning left and there's room
    • B. Whenever the car ahead is slow
    • C. Whenever the shoulder on the right is wide and paved
    • D. Whenever the other driver waves

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Interstate Driving and Passing

  6. Question 6: A vehicle ahead of you has stopped for a pedestrian, and there are two lanes. What should you do?

    • A. Don't pass the stopped vehicle
    • B. Honk and go around it
    • C. Pass it if you can't see anyone
    • D. Pass it carefully in the other lane

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Sharing the Road

  7. Question 7: To start parallel parking, how far away from the front vehicle should you stop alongside it?

    • A. Less than six inches
    • B. Ten feet
    • C. Two to three feet
    • D. Six to eight feet

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: The Road (Skills) Test and Crashes

  8. Question 8: When should you use high beams?

    • A. On streets with streetlights
    • B. When driving in thick fog
    • C. In open country with little traffic
    • D. Whenever you're following closely behind another vehicle

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Hazardous Driving Conditions

  9. Question 9: What does a flashing circular red light mean?

    • A. The light is broken, so ignore it
    • B. It's like a stop sign
    • C. It means slow down only
    • D. It's like a yield sign

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Traffic Lights, Road Signs, and Highway Markings

  10. Question 10: Water is flowing over the road ahead. What should you do?

    • A. Speed up to get through quickly
    • B. Don't drive through it
    • C. Drive through slowly in low gear
    • D. Follow the car in front of you

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Hazardous Driving Conditions

  11. Question 11: On average, how often is someone killed by a drunk driver?

    • A. Every 10 minutes
    • B. Every day
    • C. Every 4 hours
    • D. Every 40 minutes

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Impaired and Distracted Driving

  12. Question 12: When is it against the law to use a portable electronic device in Vermont?

    • A. Whenever driving on a public highway, even stopped
    • B. Only for drivers under 18
    • C. Only in marked work zones
    • D. Only while the car is moving faster than 30 mph

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Impaired and Distracted Driving

  13. Question 13: With a Junior Driver's License, how long must you wait before driving as part of a job, such as pizza delivery?

    • A. Three months, with a parent's note
    • B. No wait, if your employer agrees
    • C. Six months, or until you turn 17
    • D. One year, or until you turn 18

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 5: Graduated Driver's License Program

  14. Question 14: Before a Junior Driver's License, how long must a permit holder go without a recall, suspension or revocation?

    • A. One year
    • B. Three months
    • C. Two years
    • D. Six months

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 5: Graduated Driver's License Program

  15. Question 15: How fast can a deer bound toward its habitat?

    • A. Up to 40 mph
    • B. Up to 20 mph
    • C. Up to 10 mph
    • D. Up to 70 mph

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Sharing the Road

  16. Question 16: When counting following distance, when do you start counting?

    • A. When you first see the vehicle ahead
    • B. When the rear of the vehicle ahead passes a checkpoint
    • C. When the vehicle ahead brakes
    • D. When the front of the vehicle ahead passes a checkpoint

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: How to Drive Safely

  17. Question 17: Two vehicles reach a four-way stop at about the same time from different directions. Who yields?

    • A. The driver on the right yields to the driver on the left
    • B. The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right
    • C. Whoever honks first goes first
    • D. Whoever is turning goes first

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Right-of-Way, Roundabouts and Police Stops

  18. Question 18: Merging onto the Interstate from the acceleration lane, who must yield?

    • A. The drivers already on the Interstate
    • B. Whoever is going faster
    • C. Whoever is on the right
    • D. The entering driver

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Interstate Driving and Passing

  19. Question 19: Waiting to turn left, how close to the center line should you position your vehicle?

    • A. Straddling the center line
    • B. Within five feet, near the curb
    • C. Within one foot, if it's safe
    • D. Three feet from the right edge

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: How to Drive Safely

  20. Question 20: If parked in town, idling for longer than how long uses more fuel than shutting off and restarting?

    • A. 10 seconds
    • B. 5 minutes
    • C. 1 minute
    • D. 30 minutes

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 9: Vehicle Ownership

  21. Question 21: When lights flash or gates lower at a railroad crossing, what is the minimum distance from the nearest rail you must stop?

    • A. 3 feet
    • B. 5 feet
    • C. 15 feet
    • D. 10 feet

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Work Zones and Railroad Crossings

  22. Question 22: When should you honk at a bicyclist?

    • A. When they ride too slowly
    • B. Only with good cause to warn
    • C. Every time you pass one
    • D. Whenever they ride side by side in the lane

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Sharing the Road

  23. Question 23: When stopping or parking on a rural highway, from what minimum distance in each direction should your vehicle be visible?

    • A. 50 feet
    • B. 75 feet
    • C. 100 feet
    • D. 150 feet

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Parking Your Vehicle

  24. Question 24: During a police stop, how long should you keep your seat belt on?

    • A. Until the officer has seen it on
    • B. Only while you're moving
    • C. Until you've turned the engine off completely
    • D. Until you reach for papers

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 7: Right-of-Way, Roundabouts and Police Stops

  25. Question 25: If you fail the road test, what is the minimum wait before your next one?

    • A. One month
    • B. One day
    • C. Six months
    • D. One week

    Source:Vermont Driver's Manual 2025, Chapter 4: General License Information

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