CALIFORNIA DMV WRITTEN TEST QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
The high collision rate of beginning drivers is due mostly to
A. inadequate traffic enforcement.
B. lack of experience.
C. use of older vehicles.
D. low minimum licensing age. - ANSWER: B. lack of experience.
Driving-related laws passed by a state's legislature are found in its
A. vehicle owner's manual.
B. criminal law book.
C. driver's guide.
D. vehicle code. - ANSWER: D. vehicle code.
The four steps in the IPDE Process are
A. Identify, Predict, Discover, Execute.
B. Identify, Predict, Delay, Estimate.
C. Identify, Prepare, Defend, Estimate.
D. Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute. - ANSWER: D. Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute.
Which aspect of driving is most affected by attitudes?
A. motor skills
B. distance judgment
C. driver behavior
D. visual acuity - ANSWER: C. driver behavior
All the skilled actions a driver must take to drive a vehicle safely are called
A. the driving task.
B. driving actions.
C. judging time-space relationships.
D. interpreting traffic scenes. - ANSWER: A. the driving task.
What are the parts of the highway transportation system (HTS)?
A. pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers
B. roads, streets, and highways
C. trucks, bicycles, and automobiles
D. people, vehicles, and roadways - ANSWER: D. people, vehicles, and roadways
Learning to drive is a
A. reaction process.
B. continuous process.
C. licensing course.
D. one-time course. - ANSWER: B. continuous process.
,Of all the possible causes of collisions, what is by far the most common?
A. slick roadway
B. driver error
C. road rage
D. steering wheel failure - ANSWER: B. driver error
A driver-education course
A. teaches you everything you will ever need to know about safe driving.
B. guarantees that you will become a safe driver.
C. gives you a good start toward becoming a skillful driver.
D. is not necessary if you already know how to drive. - ANSWER: C. gives you a good
start toward becoming a skillful driver.
Which capability is most important to safe driving?
A. operating the vehicle's controls
B. good hearing
C. decision-making
D. sense of feel - ANSWER: C. decision-making
The purposes of traffic signs are
A. to direct, to decide, to stop.
B. to observe, to direct, to guide.
C. to stop, to warn, to decide.
D. to regulate, to warn, to guide. - ANSWER: D. to regulate, to warn, to guide.
Before you make a right turn on red, make sure
A. you turn when the light facing you turns yellow.
B. all the left-turning vehicles have proceeded.
C. you turn when the red light flashes.
D. no pedestrians are in any crosswalks. - ANSWER: D. no pedestrians are in any
crosswalks.
What roadway markings are used to guide your driving path?
A. overhead lights
B. reflectors
C. curve signs
D. rumble strips - ANSWER: B. reflectors
Whenever you approach a YIELD sign at an intersection, you should
A. allow vehicles on the left to proceed.
B. make a full stop, then proceed.
C. slow down and proceed.
D. slow or stop and give the right of way to traffic. - ANSWER: D. slow or stop and
give the right of way to traffic.
You pass a school-zone sign. You should
A. go slightly faster to pass quickly.
, B. know you are within one block of a school.
C. go 30 mph.
D. stop immediately. - ANSWER: B. know you are within one block of a school.
Two solid yellow center lines on a two-lane highway indicate
A. passing only with caution.
B. left turns between intersections.
C. no passing from either way.
D. passing both ways. - ANSWER: C. no passing from either way.
If your vehicle is first in line when the light turns green, you should check
A. traffic to the left, the right, and ahead.
B. your outside mirrors.
C. your rearview mirror.
D. your speedometer. - ANSWER: A. traffic to the left, the right, and ahead.
A traffic-control officer's signal
A. is often a factor in collisions.
B. must be the same as the light at the intersection.
C. is the only one to follow, regardless of traffic signals.
D. is just a suggestion. - ANSWER: C. is the only one to follow, regardless of traffic
signals.
The basic speed law requires you to drive
A. within 5 mph of the 55 mph speed limit.
B. no faster than is safe for existing conditions.
C. at the maximum posted speed limit.
D. above posted minimum speed limit. - ANSWER: B. no faster than is safe for
existing conditions.
Most warning signs are
A. diamond-shaped.
B. oval-shaped.
C. square-shaped.
D. round-shaped. - ANSWER: A. diamond-shaped.
When you rest your foot on the clutch pedal while driving, you are
A. tracking the clutch.
B. guiding the clutch.
C. riding the clutch.
D. wearing the clutch. - ANSWER: C. riding the clutch.
When stopping the car and expecting to continue again shortly, the selector lever
should be in
A. DRIVE (D).
B. REVERSE (R).
C. PARK (P).
AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
The high collision rate of beginning drivers is due mostly to
A. inadequate traffic enforcement.
B. lack of experience.
C. use of older vehicles.
D. low minimum licensing age. - ANSWER: B. lack of experience.
Driving-related laws passed by a state's legislature are found in its
A. vehicle owner's manual.
B. criminal law book.
C. driver's guide.
D. vehicle code. - ANSWER: D. vehicle code.
The four steps in the IPDE Process are
A. Identify, Predict, Discover, Execute.
B. Identify, Predict, Delay, Estimate.
C. Identify, Prepare, Defend, Estimate.
D. Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute. - ANSWER: D. Identify, Predict, Decide, Execute.
Which aspect of driving is most affected by attitudes?
A. motor skills
B. distance judgment
C. driver behavior
D. visual acuity - ANSWER: C. driver behavior
All the skilled actions a driver must take to drive a vehicle safely are called
A. the driving task.
B. driving actions.
C. judging time-space relationships.
D. interpreting traffic scenes. - ANSWER: A. the driving task.
What are the parts of the highway transportation system (HTS)?
A. pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers
B. roads, streets, and highways
C. trucks, bicycles, and automobiles
D. people, vehicles, and roadways - ANSWER: D. people, vehicles, and roadways
Learning to drive is a
A. reaction process.
B. continuous process.
C. licensing course.
D. one-time course. - ANSWER: B. continuous process.
,Of all the possible causes of collisions, what is by far the most common?
A. slick roadway
B. driver error
C. road rage
D. steering wheel failure - ANSWER: B. driver error
A driver-education course
A. teaches you everything you will ever need to know about safe driving.
B. guarantees that you will become a safe driver.
C. gives you a good start toward becoming a skillful driver.
D. is not necessary if you already know how to drive. - ANSWER: C. gives you a good
start toward becoming a skillful driver.
Which capability is most important to safe driving?
A. operating the vehicle's controls
B. good hearing
C. decision-making
D. sense of feel - ANSWER: C. decision-making
The purposes of traffic signs are
A. to direct, to decide, to stop.
B. to observe, to direct, to guide.
C. to stop, to warn, to decide.
D. to regulate, to warn, to guide. - ANSWER: D. to regulate, to warn, to guide.
Before you make a right turn on red, make sure
A. you turn when the light facing you turns yellow.
B. all the left-turning vehicles have proceeded.
C. you turn when the red light flashes.
D. no pedestrians are in any crosswalks. - ANSWER: D. no pedestrians are in any
crosswalks.
What roadway markings are used to guide your driving path?
A. overhead lights
B. reflectors
C. curve signs
D. rumble strips - ANSWER: B. reflectors
Whenever you approach a YIELD sign at an intersection, you should
A. allow vehicles on the left to proceed.
B. make a full stop, then proceed.
C. slow down and proceed.
D. slow or stop and give the right of way to traffic. - ANSWER: D. slow or stop and
give the right of way to traffic.
You pass a school-zone sign. You should
A. go slightly faster to pass quickly.
, B. know you are within one block of a school.
C. go 30 mph.
D. stop immediately. - ANSWER: B. know you are within one block of a school.
Two solid yellow center lines on a two-lane highway indicate
A. passing only with caution.
B. left turns between intersections.
C. no passing from either way.
D. passing both ways. - ANSWER: C. no passing from either way.
If your vehicle is first in line when the light turns green, you should check
A. traffic to the left, the right, and ahead.
B. your outside mirrors.
C. your rearview mirror.
D. your speedometer. - ANSWER: A. traffic to the left, the right, and ahead.
A traffic-control officer's signal
A. is often a factor in collisions.
B. must be the same as the light at the intersection.
C. is the only one to follow, regardless of traffic signals.
D. is just a suggestion. - ANSWER: C. is the only one to follow, regardless of traffic
signals.
The basic speed law requires you to drive
A. within 5 mph of the 55 mph speed limit.
B. no faster than is safe for existing conditions.
C. at the maximum posted speed limit.
D. above posted minimum speed limit. - ANSWER: B. no faster than is safe for
existing conditions.
Most warning signs are
A. diamond-shaped.
B. oval-shaped.
C. square-shaped.
D. round-shaped. - ANSWER: A. diamond-shaped.
When you rest your foot on the clutch pedal while driving, you are
A. tracking the clutch.
B. guiding the clutch.
C. riding the clutch.
D. wearing the clutch. - ANSWER: C. riding the clutch.
When stopping the car and expecting to continue again shortly, the selector lever
should be in
A. DRIVE (D).
B. REVERSE (R).
C. PARK (P).
