Virginia DMV quick permit practice test 1
A short Virginia permit practice test: 12 questions taken from our full tests, all written from the Virginia Driver's Manual. This one draws mostly on Section 3: Safe Driving (6), Section 1: Testing (2), and Section 6: License Types (1). It starts with: "What's the last check before you move into another lane?" Every answer is explained.
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- Questions
- 12
- Passing score
- 80% (10 of 12)
- Mistakes allowed
- 2
- Official handbook
- Virginia Driver's Manual
Practice questions
Question 1 of 120 of 12 answered
What's the last check before you move into another lane?
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 Markings2 questions
- Section 3: Safe Driving6 questions
- Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats1 question
- Section 6: License Types1 question
All 12 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's the last check before you move into another lane?
- A. A quick glance over your shoulder at the blind spot
- B. A tap of the brakes to warn the car right behind you
- C. A short honk to warn drivers in the next lane
- D. A final look in the inside rearview mirror
Question 2: You approach a stopped tow truck with flashing lights on a highway. What should you do?
- A. Change to a lane not next to it, or slow down if you can't
- B. Keep your lane and your speed, but turn on your hazard lights
- C. Honk twice and pass it as quickly as you safely can
- D. Stop behind it until the driver waves you around it
Question 3: 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 4: 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 5: 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 6: A pedestrian hybrid beacon's two red lights are alternating flashing. What may you do?
- A. Go with caution if the crosswalk is clear
- B. Stay stopped until the beacon turns green
- C. Stay stopped until the beacon goes dark again
- D. Go right away, since pedestrians must wait
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 7: The car ahead of you stops at a stop sign and then goes. What should you do?
- A. Stop at the sign yourself, then go when clear
- B. Slow down and roll through carefully
- C. Follow it through the intersection without stopping
- D. Honk so cross traffic lets you go
Question 8: A school bus is stopped with flashing red lights and its stop sign out. Who must stop?
- A. Only drivers on roads with one lane
- B. Only drivers traveling behind the school bus
- C. Only drivers facing the bus head-on
- D. Drivers approaching from any direction
Question 9: 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 10: 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 11: 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 12: A daylight-only license lets you drive during which hours?
- A. From one full hour after sunrise until one hour before sunset
- B. From 6 a.m. until 9 p.m., every day of the week
- C. From a half-hour after sunrise to a half-hour before sunset
- D. From sunrise until sunset, every day of the week
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