Test your basic knowledge |

California DMV Exam

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. You are on a two-way road and the vehicle ahead of you is turning left into a driveway. You may legally pass the vehicle on the right...






2. With a Class C drivers license a person may drive...






3. It is a very windy day. You are driving and a dust storm blows across the freeway reducing your visibility. You should drive slower and turn on your...






4. Which of the following is true about large trucks?






5. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...






6. You must obey instructions from school crossing guards...






7. If you want to pass a bicyclist in a narrow traffic lane when an oncoming car is approaching...






8. Which of these vehicles must always stop before crossing railroad tracks?






9. You may not park your vehicle...






10. This yellow sign (RAILROAD CROSS SIGN) means...






11. You are driving on a city street and see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights behind you. What should you do?






12. For Which of the following traffic lights must you always stop your vehicle?






13. The California driver handbook recommends several tips to help you keep alert on long drives. One of these tips is...






14. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving - you should...






15. You drive defensively when you...






16. When looking ahead while driving - you should...






17. You are driving on the freeway. The vehicle in front of you is a large truck. You should drive...






18. When driving in fog - you should use your...






19. You are approaching a railroad crossing with no warning devices and are unable to see 400 feet down the tracks in one direction. The speed limit is...






20. Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is ____.






21. You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't find the owner. You must...






22. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you...






23. To be sure a lane is clear before you change lanes - you should...






24. Give extra space to drivers backing out of parking spaces because...






25. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection - you should...






26. Cargo extending more than four feat from your rear bumper...






27. If you are convicted by the court of a first DUI...






28. This red sign (YIELD) means you should...






29. You are driving on a freeway posted for 65 MPH. The traffic is traveling at 70 MPH. You may legally drive...






30. You just sold your vehicle. You must notify the DMV within ___ days.






31. When you are merging onto the freeway - you should be driving...






32. When you tailgate other drivers (drive close to their rear bumper)...






33. If you drive faster than other vehicles on a road with one lane in each direction and continually pass the other cars - you will...






34. If you have a green light - but traffic is blocking the intersection...






35. You are driving on a one-way street. You may turn left onto another one-way street only if...






36. A school bus ahead of you in your lane is stopped with red lights flashing. You should...






37. Should you always drive slower than other traffic?






38. What blocks the smooth flow of traffic?






39. To turn left from a one-way street onto a one-way street - start from...






40. You are driving in the far right lane of a four-lane freeway and notice thick broken white lines on the left side of your lane. You are driving in...






41. The speed limit in any alley is...






42. You may legally block an intersection...






43. You may drive off of the paved roadway to pass another vehicle...






44. When can you drive in a bike lane?






45. It is illegal for a person under 21 years of age to drive with a blood alcohol concentration that is __ or more.






46. All of the following practices are dangerous to do while driving. Which of these is also illegal?






47. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb - your front wheels should be...






48. You see a flashing yellow traffic signal at an upcoming intersection. The flashing yellow light means...






49. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means that vehicles...






50. Which of these statements is true about child passengers?