Virginia DMV driver's license practice test 3
This Virginia driver's license test has 25 questions written from the Virginia Driver's Manual, and you can take it without signing up. Its biggest sections are Section 3: Safe Driving (11), Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings (7), and Section 1: Testing (2). You begin with: "You're facing a red arrow pointing right. What does Virginia law say?" After each answer you see why it's right or wrong.
Checked on
- Questions
- 25
- Passing score
- 80% (20 of 25)
- Mistakes allowed
- 5
- Official handbook
- Virginia Driver's Manual
Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
You're facing a red arrow pointing right. What does Virginia law say?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the Virginia Driver's Manual.
- Section 1: Testing2 questions
- Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings7 questions
- Section 3: Safe Driving11 questions
- Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats1 question
- Section 5: Penalties2 questions
- Section 6: License Types1 question
- Section 7: Other Important Information1 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: You're facing a red arrow pointing right. What does Virginia law say?
- A. You may turn right only if a pedestrian signal shows Walk
- B. Don't turn while it shows, unless a sign allows it after a stop
- C. You may turn right after stopping, exactly the same as at a red light
- D. You may turn right without stopping if no cars are coming
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 2: Unless posted otherwise, what's the speed limit in Virginia school, business, and residential areas?
- A. 25 mph
- B. 35 mph
- C. 30 mph
- D. 20 mph
Question 3: You need to stop on a slippery road. What should you do?
- A. Shift into neutral and coast to a stop
- B. Pump the brakes fast until the car stops
- C. Brake hard so you stop as quickly as possible
- D. Release the gas and apply the brakes gently
Question 4: For a second DUI offense, how long is the automatic administrative suspension?
- A. Ninety days, whatever the trial date is
- B. 60 days or until trial, whichever comes first
- C. Until the trial, however long that takes
- D. Seven days, the same as for a first DUI offense
Question 5: You damage an unattended car and can't find the owner. What must you do?
- A. Leave a note, and no police report is needed
- B. Leave a note and report it to police within 24 hours
- C. Drive on if the damage costs less than $500
- D. Report it to your insurance company within 30 days only
Question 6: A school bus is loading children, but its signals aren't on. What must you do?
- A. Stop only if kids are on the road
- B. Honk and keep going
- C. Pass slowly with care
- D. Stop anyway
Question 7: After passing a car, when should you return to the right lane?
- A. When the other driver flashes the headlights
- B. When your rear bumper clears the other car's front bumper
- C. When you can see its front in your rearview mirror
- D. After counting two seconds once you're even
Question 8: What must you do after failing the road skills test at DMV three times?
- A. Pass the in-vehicle part of driver education
- B. Wait 90 days, then pay a retesting fee to DMV
- C. Hold your learner's permit for a year
- D. Retake the two-part knowledge exam
Question 9: Between 46 and 70 mph on dry pavement, how far behind should you follow?
- A. 4 seconds
- B. 2 seconds
- C. 3 seconds
- D. 6 seconds
Question 10: Virginia requires a child safety seat or booster seat for children younger than
- A. 12
- B. 6
- C. 8
- D. 10
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats
Question 11: Traffic signals at an intersection are dark because of a power outage. What should you do?
- A. Stop and proceed as if it were an all-way stop
- B. Treat the intersection as a yield for all drivers
- C. Slow down and go through if the road looks clear
- D. Keep going if you're on the larger of the two roads
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 12: A regular Virginia driver's license lets you drive vehicles that weigh less than
- A. 80,000 pounds, including tractor-trailers
- B. 15,000 pounds, including passenger buses
- C. 26,001 pounds, when exempt from CDL rules
- D. 10,001 pounds, when exempt from CDL rules
Question 13: On a two-lane road, how must you pass a stopped trash collection truck?
- A. Slow to 25 mph and pass at least 3 feet to the left
- B. Stop and wait until the truck finishes its pickup and drives off
- C. Slow to 10 mph under the limit and pass at least 2 feet away
- D. Keep your speed and pass at least 1 foot to the left
Question 14: You park uphill next to a curb. Which way should your front wheels turn?
- A. Right
- B. Left
- C. Toward the curb
- D. Straight
Question 15: What do double solid white lines between lanes mean?
- A. You may not cross them
- B. Traffic moves in opposite directions
- C. You may cross them with caution
- D. The lane is for bicycles only
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 16: A driver under 18 is convicted of a demerit-point violation for the first time. What does DMV require?
- A. A one-year revocation of their license
- B. A 90-day suspension of their driving privilege
- C. A new road skills test within 30 days
- D. A driver improvement clinic within 90 days
Question 17: A five-sided (pentagon) sign marks
- A. A work zone with flaggers directing traffic
- B. The start of a no-passing zone on a two-lane road
- C. A railroad crossing a few hundred feet ahead
- D. A school zone or school crossing
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 18: A sign warns that horse-drawn buggies regularly travel in the area. What should you do?
- A. Honk to warn the driver before you pass them
- B. Pass quickly with at least 1 foot of clearance to the side
- C. Follow at 10 feet and never pass on the road
- D. Slow down, don't use the horn, and pass with 3 feet
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 19: How soon after moving to Virginia must you title and register your vehicle?
- A. Within 30 days
- B. Within 10 days
- C. Within 60 days
- D. Within 6 months
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 7: Other Important Information
Question 20: You're 17 and fail the knowledge exam. How long must you wait before retaking it?
- A. A full 7 days
- B. A full 15 days
- C. Until the next business day
- D. A full 30 days
Question 21: Vehicles from different directions reach an intersection at different times. Who goes first?
- A. The one on the right
- B. The one that's going straight
- C. The one that arrived first
- D. The largest vehicle
Question 22: How should you drive over rumble strips placed before a work zone?
- A. Swerve around them carefully
- B. Speed up to cross them quickly
- C. Straddle them with your tires
- D. Drive over them slowly
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 23: The lane is too narrow to pass a bicyclist with three feet of space. What must you do?
- A. Use the marked bike lane to get around them
- B. Pass with as much room as the lane allows
- C. Change lanes to pass safely
- D. Honk so the cyclist moves onto the shoulder
Question 24: Yellow signs with black lettering or symbols are used for
- A. Warnings
- B. Destinations
- C. Motorist services
- D. Regulations
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 25: The car in the next lane has stopped at a crosswalk. May you pass it?
- A. Yes, if you slow to 15 mph
- B. No, passing there is unlawful
- C. Yes, if you honk before passing
- D. Yes, if no one is in your lane
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