Virginia DMV driver's license practice test 4
25 original questions from the Virginia Driver's Manual make up this free Virginia driver's license practice test. Expect questions from Section 3: Safe Driving (11), Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings (7), and Section 1: Testing (2). The first one asks: "What do you need to drive a school bus designed for 15 occupants, including the driver?" Each answer is explained, and there's nothing to sign up for.
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
What do you need to drive a school bus designed for 15 occupants, including the driver?
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: What do you need to drive a school bus designed for 15 occupants, including the driver?
- A. A school bus endorsement, without a full CDL
- B. A full commercial driver's license with hazmat
- C. A learner's permit held for at least a year
- D. Only a regular license and a background check
Question 2: If convicted of aggressive driving in Virginia, your license could be suspended for
- A. One to three days
- B. One to two full calendar years
- C. Ten days to six months
- D. Life
Question 3: A driver under 21 is convicted with a BAC of at least .02 but under .08. What's the court penalty?
- A. A six-month suspension and a $100 fine, with no service
- B. No suspension, since the BAC was under the legal limit
- C. A one-year suspension, plus a $500 fine or 50 hours of service
- D. A 30-day suspension and a written warning from the court judge
Question 4: How much following distance should you leave behind a motorcycle?
- A. Exactly the same as behind any other car
- B. Your usual count plus one extra second
- C. Half of your usual following distance
- D. A single car length at every speed
Question 5: At an intersection with no signs or signals, two cars arrive at the same time. Who yields?
- A. The driver on the right
- B. The driver on the left
- C. The driver going faster
- D. The driver turning left
Question 6: For applicants under 18, where is the road skills test given?
- A. As part of the driver education course
- B. By a parent, using the CSMA 19 checklist
- C. At a DMV center by a DMV examiner
- D. At a Virginia State Police testing site
Question 7: When don't you have to stop for a stopped school bus with flashing red lights?
- A. When you're driving behind the bus in the left lane
- B. When you're on a two-lane road going in the opposite direction from it
- C. When a median or barrier separates you and you're going the other way
- D. When no children can be seen near the bus or the road
Question 8: How often must a Virginia vehicle pass a safety inspection?
- A. Every year
- B. Every five years
- C. Only when sold
- D. Every two years
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 7: Other Important Information
Question 9: Vehicles displaying the slow-moving vehicle sign travel at
- A. 25 mph or less
- B. 15 mph or less
- C. 45 mph or less
- D. 35 mph or less
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 10: At an intersection with a bicycle box, where must you stop for a red light?
- A. Behind the bicycle box
- B. Past the crosswalk line
- C. Beside the bicycle box
- D. Inside the bicycle box
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 11: You're driving at the posted speed limit in heavy rain. Can you get a ticket?
- A. No, the posted limit is always legal to drive
- B. Yes, for driving too fast for conditions
- C. No, unless you're going over the limit as well
- D. Only if your wipers or headlights are off too
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 12: Your car drifts off the road. What does the manual say to do?
- A. Speed up so you can climb back onto the pavement as fast as you can
- B. Brake hard at once and jerk the wheel back toward the road
- C. Turn the wheel sharply toward the road while braking hard
- D. Slow gradually, look where you want to go, and steer back slowly
Question 13: Unless posted otherwise, what's the speed limit on an unpaved road in Virginia?
- A. 35 mph
- B. 25 mph
- C. 55 mph
- D. 45 mph
Question 14: In Virginia, you may not park within how many feet of a railroad crossing?
- A. 20 feet
- B. 500 feet
- C. 15 feet
- D. 50 feet
Question 15: According to the manual, children should ride rear facing from birth until at least what age?
- A. 1 year, or once they weigh 20 pounds
- B. 4 years, or until they can sit up
- C. 2 years, or as long as the seat allows
- D. 6 months, or until they can hold their head up
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats
Question 16: How close may you follow an emergency vehicle with its lights flashing?
- A. No closer than 1,000 feet
- B. No closer than 500 feet
- C. No closer than 100 feet
- D. No closer than 200 feet
Question 17: When may you turn left on a red light in Virginia?
- A. From any street, as long as no oncoming traffic is near
- B. Only when a left turn lane has a green arrow
- C. From a two-way street onto a one-way street
- D. From a one-way street onto another one-way street
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 18: May you go over the speed limit to finish passing another car?
- A. Yes, for up to one minute
- B. Yes, by up to 10 mph
- C. No, it's against the law
- D. Yes, on two-lane roads
Question 19: What does a red X signal over a lane mean?
- A. The lane closes in one mile ahead
- B. Never drive in that lane
- C. Move out of the lane when it's safe
- D. The lane is only for left turns
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 20: What do strong yellow-green signs warn about?
- A. Historical sites and recreation areas
- B. School zones, pedestrians, and bicyclists
- C. Construction work zones and flaggers
- D. Traffic incidents and emergency scenes ahead
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 21: You're 25 and fail the knowledge exam. When is the soonest you can try again?
- A. After a full 30 days
- B. After a full 15 calendar days
- C. Later that same day
- D. The next business day
Question 22: What happens after a second demerit-point conviction for a violation committed under 18?
- A. A driver improvement clinic only
- B. A warning letter to the parents
- C. A one-year revocation
- D. A 90-day suspension
Question 23: A Lane Reduction sign shows the right lane ending. What should drivers do?
- A. Right-lane drivers merge left; left-lane drivers let them in
- B. Right-lane drivers stop and wait until the road ahead is clear
- C. Left-lane drivers move right to make room ahead
- D. Both lanes speed up to avoid the lane ending
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 24: A collision with a deer can't be avoided. What should you do?
- A. Speed up so you pass the deer before it moves
- B. Swerve hard to get around the deer on either side
- C. Turn off the headlights so the deer moves away
- D. Brake firmly, stay in your lane, and don't swerve
Question 25: Someone is tailgating you. What should you do?
- A. Brake hard so the other driver can see that you mean it
- B. Slow down suddenly to force the driver back
- C. Move over if you can, or tap the brakes and slow down
- D. Speed up to pull away from the tailgating car
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