Virginia DMV quick permit practice test 2
This quick Virginia practice test has 12 questions from our full tests, so it takes a few minutes. Its main sections are Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings (4), Section 5: Penalties (2), and Section 7: Other Important Information (1). The first question asks: "In a center left-turn lane, how far may you travel before turning?" You see the explanation after each answer.
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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
In a center left-turn lane, how far may you travel before turning?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the Virginia Driver's Manual.
- Section 1: Testing1 question
- Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings4 questions
- Section 3: Safe Driving3 questions
- Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats1 question
- Section 5: Penalties2 questions
- Section 7: Other Important Information1 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: In a center left-turn lane, how far may you travel before turning?
- A. No more than 300 feet
- B. No more than 150 feet
- C. No more than 50 feet
- D. No more than 500 feet
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 2: After a crash where no one is hurt and the cars can be driven, what should drivers do?
- A. Leave them in place until the police arrive at the scene
- B. Wait inside the cars with the doors locked
- C. Leave them in place and call a tow company
- D. Move the vehicles out of the road right away
Question 3: 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 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 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 6: DMV suspends your driving privilege because you drove an uninsured vehicle. What must happen before you get it back?
- A. Pay a $600 noncompliance fee and have insurance proof filed for three years
- B. Pay a $100 fine and show a new insurance card at a DMV office
- C. Wait 90 days, with no fee and no insurance filing needed
- D. Retake the knowledge exam and the road skills test
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 7: Other Important Information
Question 7: Which of these can't be used for the Virginia road skills test?
- A. A car borrowed from a relative
- B. A pickup truck with valid plates
- C. A car with an automatic transmission
- D. An autocycle
Question 8: At a flashing yellow arrow, what should you do?
- A. Stop and wait until the arrow turns solid green
- B. Turn when clear, yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
- C. Stop completely, as you would at a stop sign
- D. Turn right away, because the oncoming traffic now has a red light
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 9: 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 10: 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 11: 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 12: In Virginia, children under what age may not ride in the bed of a pickup truck?
- A. 16
- B. 18
- C. 12
- D. 8
Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 4: Seat Belts, Air Bags and Child Safety Seats
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