Virginia DMV driver's license practice test 5
Try this free Virginia practice test for the driver's license knowledge exam: 25 questions from the Virginia Driver's Manual. The sections it covers most are Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 3: Safe Driving (11), Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings (7), and Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 1: Testing (2). To start, you'll answer this: "What happens after you fail the Virginia knowledge exam three times?" Explanations follow every answer.
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 happens after you fail the Virginia knowledge exam three times?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the official handbook.
- Virginia DMV: Insurance Requirements1 question
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 1: Testing2 questions
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings7 questions
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 3: Safe Driving11 questions
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats1 question
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 5: Penalties2 questions
- Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 6: License Types1 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 happens after you fail the Virginia knowledge exam three times?
- A. You can retest on the next business day, as usual
- B. You must complete a course before a fourth try
- C. You must wait six months before trying again
- D. You must pass the road skills test first
Question 2: Unless posted otherwise, what's the speed limit on Virginia roads other than residential, business, school, or unpaved roads?
- A. 55 mph
- B. 45 mph
- C. 65 mph
- D. 60 mph
Question 3: Entering an interstate from a ramp, who has the right-of-way?
- A. Traffic already on the highway
- B. You, because you're merging in
- C. You, once your signal is on
- D. Whoever is going the fastest
Question 4: At a railroad crossing with a flashing red light, what must you do if you don't see a train?
- A. Slow down and cross if you don't hear a horn
- B. Stop only if a crossing gate is coming down
- C. Come to a complete stop anyway
- D. Cross without stopping, since no train is there
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 5: A broken yellow line runs beside a solid yellow line. Which side may pass?
- A. The side next to the broken line
- B. Neither side, at any time
- C. The side next to the solid line
- D. Both sides, when the road is clear
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 6: You realize you've passed a Wrong Way sign. What should you do?
- A. Speed up to reach the next exit as fast as possible
- B. Stop in your lane and wait for police to arrive
- C. Slow down, pull over, and carefully turn around
- D. Keep going and flash your lights at oncoming cars
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 7: When may you pass another vehicle on the right?
- A. When it's going below the posted speed limit
- B. When the driver waves you around on the right
- C. When it has signaled and is turning left
- D. When you can use the paved shoulder to get by
Question 8: When does Virginia law require headlights during bad weather?
- A. Only when visibility drops below 100 feet
- B. Only when the fog is thick enough to hide road signs
- C. Whenever you use wipers because of the weather
- D. Only after sunset or before sunrise
Question 9: What happens after a third demerit-point conviction for a violation committed under 18?
- A. Suspension for 90 days and a second driver improvement clinic
- B. Revocation for one year or until 18, whichever is longer
- C. Suspension until the driver turns 21 years old
- D. Revocation for six months, whatever the driver's age
Question 10: At an intersection, which way should you look first, and why?
- A. Right, because that's where pedestrians wait
- B. Straight, because oncoming traffic moves fastest
- C. Right, because those cars have the right-of-way
- D. Left, because those cars will be closer to you
Question 11: For Virginia's open container law, which of these counts as the passenger area?
- A. A locked trunk
- B. A locked cargo box on the roof
- C. The truck bed outside the cab
- D. An unlocked glove compartment
Question 12: What vision do you need for an unrestricted Virginia driver's license?
- A. 20/70 and 70 degrees of horizontal vision
- B. 20/20 in both eyes and 140 degrees of vision
- C. 20/40 and 110 degrees of horizontal vision
- D. 20/100 in one eye and 90 degrees of vision
Question 13: In a car with air bags, how far should you sit from the steering wheel?
- A. At least twenty inches
- B. At least ten inches
- C. At least four inches
- D. At least six inches
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats
Question 14: Truck and bus blind spots can stretch about how far behind the vehicle?
- A. About 500 feet
- B. About 200 feet
- C. About 20 feet
- D. About 50 feet
Question 15: You're pulled over by police at night. Which of these should you do?
- A. Keep the engine and radio running while you wait
- B. Get out and walk back to the officer's car
- C. Stay in the car and turn on your interior lights
- D. Reach for your papers before the officer arrives
Question 16: A yellow X appears over the lane you're in. What should you do?
- A. Move out of the lane as soon as it's safe
- B. Stay in the lane and slow to 25 mph
- C. Keep going; it only applies to trucks
- D. Stop in the lane until the signal turns green
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 17: How far ahead of a turn should you signal?
- A. Ten seconds, or about 500 feet before it
- B. Only once you start turning
- C. One second, about 25 feet
- D. Three or four seconds, about 100 feet
Question 18: An ambulance with its siren on comes up behind you. What must you do?
- A. Move to the left lane and keep driving slowly
- B. Speed up to keep ahead of it until you can exit
- C. Stop in your lane right away so it can go around you
- D. Pull over to the right edge and stop until it passes
Question 19: For policies effective on or after January 1, 2025, what are Virginia's minimum liability limits?
- A. $50,000 / $100,000 / $25,000
- B. $25,000 / $50,000 / $20,000
- C. $25,000 / $50,000 / $25,000
- D. $30,000 / $60,000 / $20,000
Question 20: Which three factors determine your stopping distance?
- A. Road color, headlight type, and the time of day
- B. Following distance, lane width, and the speed limit
- C. Engine size, tire brand, and the number of passengers aboard
- D. Perception time, reaction distance, and braking distance
Question 21: When may a Virginia driver hold a cell phone?
- A. When on a rural road with no other traffic
- B. When using it for navigation while driving
- C. When the call will last less than a minute
- D. In an emergency, or when lawfully parked or stopped
Question 22: You enter an E-ZPass-only lane by mistake without a transponder. What should you do?
- A. Keep going; don't stop
- B. Pull over and call the toll office
- C. Stop and pay the attendant
- D. Stop and back out of the lane
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 23: What is an international driver's license?
- A. A permit that replaces your license for up to one year
- B. A translation of a valid license, used when traveling abroad
- C. A valid license on its own, good for driving anywhere in Virginia
- D. A license issued by DMV to drivers from other countries
Question 24: At a crossing with flashing lights and a gate, when should you stop?
- A. Only once the gate has come all the way down to block the road
- B. When the lights start flashing, before the gate lowers
- C. After the first train has passed by
- D. Only if you can see or hear a train
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 25: A brown and white sign points out
- A. Historical or cultural interests in the area
- B. The distance to the next few towns
- C. A construction detour starting ahead
- D. Gas, food, and lodging available at the next exit
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
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