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Virginia DMV quick permit practice test 4

Use this 12-question Virginia quick test when you only have a few minutes. The questions come from our full tests and lean on Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings (5), Section 5: Penalties (2), and Section 7: Other Important Information (1). It opens with: "What does a Left Turn Yield on Green sign tell you?" Explanations follow every 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

What does a Left Turn Yield on Green sign tell you?

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What this test covers

Every question comes from one of these sections of the Virginia Driver's Manual.

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.

  1. Question 1: What does a Left Turn Yield on Green sign tell you?

    • A. Left turns are banned while the light is green
    • B. Oncoming traffic must stop so that you can turn left first
    • C. Left-turning traffic must yield to oncoming traffic
    • D. Left turns are only allowed on a green arrow

    Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings

  2. Question 2: When you park next to a curb in Virginia, how far from it may you be?

    • A. No more than two feet
    • B. No more than three feet
    • C. No more than 18 inches
    • D. No more than one foot

    Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 3: Safe Driving

  3. Question 3: 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

  4. Question 4: 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

  5. Question 5: 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

    Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 3: Safe Driving

  6. Question 6: A DUI conviction with a passenger 17 or younger in the car adds what mandatory penalty?

    • A. An additional five-day jail term
    • B. An additional year of license revocation
    • C. An additional 30-day jail term
    • D. An additional one-day jail term

    Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 5: Penalties

  7. Question 7: What does a flashing yellow light mean?

    • A. Slow down and proceed with caution
    • B. Stop completely, then yield to all traffic
    • C. Speed up, because the light is about to turn red
    • D. The signal is broken; treat it as all-way stop

    Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 2: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings

  8. Question 8: A new Virginia resident who drives must get a Virginia license within

    • A. 30 days of moving
    • B. 60 days of moving
    • C. 90 days of moving
    • D. six months of moving

    Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 7: Other Important Information

  9. Question 9: 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

  10. Question 10: 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

    Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 5: Penalties

  11. Question 11: 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

  12. Question 12: After passing a truck, when is it safe to pull back in front of it?

    • A. Once you've driven one car length past the truck
    • B. When the whole front of the truck shows in your rearview mirror
    • C. As soon as your rear bumper is just past the truck's front bumper
    • D. When the truck driver flashes the headlights at you

    Source:Virginia Driver's Manual, Section 3: Safe Driving

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