Washington DMV driver's license practice test 5
Try this free Washington practice test for the driver's license knowledge exam: 25 questions from the Washington Driver Guide. The sections it covers most are Chapter 5: Hazards (6), Chapter 3: Drivers (3), and Chapter 4: Roads (10). To start, you'll answer this: "On a long trip, how often should you plan to stop?" Explanations follow every answer.
Checked on
- Questions
- 25
- Passing score
- 80% (20 of 25)
- Mistakes allowed
- 5
- Official handbook
- Washington Driver Guide
Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
On a long trip, how often should you plan to stop?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the Washington Driver Guide.
- Chapter 1: Licenses3 questions
- Chapter 2: Vehicles3 questions
- Chapter 3: Drivers3 questions
- Chapter 4: Roads10 questions
- Chapter 5: Hazards6 questions
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: On a long trip, how often should you plan to stop?
- A. About every 100 miles or 2 hours
- B. About every 50 miles or 30 minutes
- C. Only when you need fuel
- D. About every 300 miles or 5 hours
Question 2: Which behavior is listed as aggressive driving?
- A. Driving slightly below the limit in rain
- B. Following too close
- C. Signaling 100 feet before a turn
- D. Letting a merging car in ahead of you
Question 3: How close to a driveway, alley, or private road may you park?
- A. No closer than 20 feet
- B. Right up to the edge
- C. No closer than 15 feet
- D. No closer than 5 feet
Question 4: Who may ride in the vehicle during your Driving Skills Exam?
- A. Only you and the examiner
- B. Your driving instructor from the school
- C. You, the examiner, and one parent
- D. Anyone who holds a valid driver license
Question 5: What does a driver's left arm bent up, with fingers pointing to the sky, mean?
- A. The driver is slowing down or stopping
- B. The driver is turning right
- C. The driver is letting you pass
- D. The driver is turning left
Question 6: What does a posted speed limit tell you?
- A. The speed you must always drive
- B. A suggested speed you may exceed a little
- C. The minimum speed for that road
- D. The maximum legal speed in ideal conditions
Question 7: When preparing to make a change for a hazard, how much braking should your plan need at most?
- A. No braking; steering only
- B. Emergency braking, every time
- C. Firm braking with ABS engaged
- D. No more than medium braking
Question 8: A motorcyclist is riding far to one side of a wide lane. May you drive beside them in the same lane?
- A. Yes, on multilane highways only
- B. No, never
- C. Yes, if you stay 3 feet away
- D. Yes, if they're on the far right
Question 9: Before turning right, what scanning pattern does the guide suggest so you don't miss a motorcycle?
- A. Check only your rearview mirror
- B. Look left once, then go
- C. Look left, look right, then left again
- D. Look right only, since you're turning right
Question 10: At a two-way stop, who has the right-of-way?
- A. The vehicle turning left
- B. The vehicle turning right
- C. The vehicle going straight
- D. The vehicle that arrived first
Question 11: Why aren't daytime running lights a replacement for your headlights?
- A. They drain the battery when the engine is running
- B. They are dimmer and don't turn on the taillights
- C. They are illegal to use on Washington highways
- D. They only work when the car is in reverse gear
Question 12: May a driver with an intermediate license use a hands-free phone while driving?
- A. Yes, but only with a parent in the car
- B. Yes, after 6 months with the license
- C. No, only to report an emergency
- D. Yes, hands-free use is fine for everyone
Question 13: What can happen to fines for a repeat distracted driving violation?
- A. They can be doubled
- B. They stay the same every time
- C. They drop to a warning letter
- D. They are waived if you take a class
Question 14: A transit bus traveling your way signals and starts pulling back onto the road. What should you do?
- A. Honk so the bus waits for you
- B. Speed up to pass before it merges
- C. Keep going; buses must wait for a gap
- D. Yield to the bus
Question 15: On a two-lane road, a school bus ahead stops with red lights flashing and its stop sign out. Who must stop?
- A. All vehicles in both directions
- B. Only vehicles behind the bus
- C. Only drivers who can see children outside
- D. Only vehicles within 50 feet of the bus
Question 16: How long is a passing Washington knowledge exam score valid?
- A. 2 years
- B. 6 months
- C. 1 year
- D. 5 years
Question 17: A large truck ahead of you is making a turn. What should you do?
- A. Pass it on the right while it swings left
- B. Honk so the driver sees you
- C. Pull up close behind to show you're waiting
- D. Wait until its turn is complete
Question 18: If a law enforcement officer doesn't file a collision report for you, when must you file it?
- A. Within 30 days
- B. Within 24 hours
- C. Only if someone was injured
- D. Within 4 days of the crash
Question 19: What is the first step when your vehicle starts to skid?
- A. Take your foot off the accelerator
- B. Turn on your hazard lights
- C. Accelerate to regain traction
- D. Shift into neutral
Question 20: Roundabouts are designed for what speeds?
- A. Between 5 and 10 mph
- B. Between 25 and 35 mph
- C. Between 15 and 25 mph
- D. The posted highway speed
Question 21: Your car has blind spot detection and lane keeping assistance. Who is responsible for operating it safely?
- A. You are, fully
- B. You and the system share it equally
- C. The car maker, when the systems are on
- D. The system, as long as no warning shows
Question 22: What is black ice?
- A. Snow packed down by traffic
- B. Ice that only forms at night
- C. A thin coating of ice that is hard to see
- D. Ice mixed with road oil
Question 23: You're pulled over at night. What should you turn on?
- A. Your radio
- B. Your high beams
- C. Your interior lights
- D. Your windshield wipers
Question 24: Automated traffic safety cameras record which of these?
- A. Parking too far from the curb
- B. Speeding in a school zone
- C. Not wearing a seat belt
- D. Using a turn signal too late
Question 25: Why should you use caution when following a snowplow?
- A. It sprays oil that makes roads slippery
- B. It can throw snow and cut visibility
- C. Its lights can confuse other drivers
- D. It has the right to drive on the shoulder
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