Final VADETS Exam Study Guide
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
How old do you need to be to obtain a Virginia Learner's Permit? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15 years and 6 months
An applicant for a learner's permit must score at least ____ on the knowledge test. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 80%
If an applicant fails either learner's permit test three times, he/she must complete the classroom
driver education course and re-try. If he/she has already completed the classroom driver
education course, he/she must: - CORRECT ANSWER - complete an 8 hour manual
course
A driver with a learner's permit is limited to _____ non-family member passenger(s) under the
age of 21. - CORRECT ANSWER -1
What are the three major factors that increase crash risk for teen drivers? - CORRECT
ANSWER - inexperience, speed, distractions
What is the number one cause of Virginia crashes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Following
too closely
The brain does not mature until around the age of: - CORRECT ANSWER - 25
How do drivers move from novice to experience? - CORRECT ANSWER - practice
This allows for students to have guided practice prior to getting their license. - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Graduated Licensing System
,A steady red light means: - CORRECT ANSWER - Stop and remain stopped as long as
the signal is red
This arrow is a warning light that the light is about to change. If you have not entered the
intersection, stop-do not speed up to beat the light. - CORRECT ANSWER - steady yellow
You may always turn right on red as long as you come to a complete stop first. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
You should treat this light the same as a stop sign. - CORRECT ANSWER - Flashing red
Pedestrians do not have to obey traffic signals. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Pedestrians are part of the Highway Transportation System but they do not have to follow the
same rules of the road as drivers. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Suspension is when the privilege to drive has been temporarily withdrawn. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
What is the meaning of a yellow diamond? - CORRECT ANSWER - Warning of a hazard
If you are under 18, from whom will you receive your permanent license? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Passenger restrictions allow no more than one non-family passenger(s) under the age of 21 until
you have held your license for one year. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
This sign means: - CORRECT ANSWER - school zone
,Match the color with the appropriate sign. - CORRECT ANSWER - Yellow = general
warning
Red = prohibitive or stop
Pink = incident
Orange = construction
Brown = recreational and cultural event
Match the shape with the corresponding type of sign. - CORRECT ANSWER - Octagon =
stop
Diamond = warning
Pennant = no passing
pentagon = school
circle = railroad crossing ahead
This pavement marking means: - CORRECT ANSWER - yield
This pavement marking means: - CORRECT ANSWER - The color means two-way traffic
and the double line means no passing
When approaching a vehicle in a parking lot, you should always approach from the _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER - rear
When approaching a vehicle parked at the curb, you should always approach from the _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER - front
Your driver's license may be suspended if you are absent from school for 10 consecutive days
and those absences are unexcused. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Upon failing the DMV Learner's Permit Test, applicants must wait ten days to retake the test? -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
, A licensed driver must be how old to accompany the driver with a learner's permit? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 21 years if not an immediate family member or 18 years old if an immediate
family member
For juvenile licensing, the court will send notice to appear in court within 180 days. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
If you are 16 or 17 years old and have your license for less than one year, you may only have
_____ non-family member(s) under the age of 21 in the vehicle. After one year, you may have
_____ non-family member(s) under the age of 21 in the vehicle ONLY UNDER SPECIFIC
circumstances (e.g., school sponsored activities, emergencies, etc.) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1, 3
This pavement marking means: - CORRECT ANSWER - One-way traffic and passing is
allowed
A yellow line (broken or solid) in the center of a roadway indicates _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - two way traffic
What are the three components of the Highway Transportation System? - CORRECT
ANSWER - People, vehicles, roadways
A solid line indicates _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - no passing
Why is it important to check behind the vehicle before you enter it? - CORRECT
ANSWER - all of them
Having a back up camera in your vehicle can help with visibility and reduce risk of backing over
an object or person. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
How old do you need to be to obtain a Virginia Learner's Permit? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15 years and 6 months
An applicant for a learner's permit must score at least ____ on the knowledge test. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 80%
If an applicant fails either learner's permit test three times, he/she must complete the classroom
driver education course and re-try. If he/she has already completed the classroom driver
education course, he/she must: - CORRECT ANSWER - complete an 8 hour manual
course
A driver with a learner's permit is limited to _____ non-family member passenger(s) under the
age of 21. - CORRECT ANSWER -1
What are the three major factors that increase crash risk for teen drivers? - CORRECT
ANSWER - inexperience, speed, distractions
What is the number one cause of Virginia crashes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Following
too closely
The brain does not mature until around the age of: - CORRECT ANSWER - 25
How do drivers move from novice to experience? - CORRECT ANSWER - practice
This allows for students to have guided practice prior to getting their license. - CORRECT
ANSWER - The Graduated Licensing System
,A steady red light means: - CORRECT ANSWER - Stop and remain stopped as long as
the signal is red
This arrow is a warning light that the light is about to change. If you have not entered the
intersection, stop-do not speed up to beat the light. - CORRECT ANSWER - steady yellow
You may always turn right on red as long as you come to a complete stop first. - CORRECT
ANSWER - False
You should treat this light the same as a stop sign. - CORRECT ANSWER - Flashing red
Pedestrians do not have to obey traffic signals. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Pedestrians are part of the Highway Transportation System but they do not have to follow the
same rules of the road as drivers. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Suspension is when the privilege to drive has been temporarily withdrawn. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
What is the meaning of a yellow diamond? - CORRECT ANSWER - Warning of a hazard
If you are under 18, from whom will you receive your permanent license? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Passenger restrictions allow no more than one non-family passenger(s) under the age of 21 until
you have held your license for one year. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
This sign means: - CORRECT ANSWER - school zone
,Match the color with the appropriate sign. - CORRECT ANSWER - Yellow = general
warning
Red = prohibitive or stop
Pink = incident
Orange = construction
Brown = recreational and cultural event
Match the shape with the corresponding type of sign. - CORRECT ANSWER - Octagon =
stop
Diamond = warning
Pennant = no passing
pentagon = school
circle = railroad crossing ahead
This pavement marking means: - CORRECT ANSWER - yield
This pavement marking means: - CORRECT ANSWER - The color means two-way traffic
and the double line means no passing
When approaching a vehicle in a parking lot, you should always approach from the _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER - rear
When approaching a vehicle parked at the curb, you should always approach from the _____. -
CORRECT ANSWER - front
Your driver's license may be suspended if you are absent from school for 10 consecutive days
and those absences are unexcused. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Upon failing the DMV Learner's Permit Test, applicants must wait ten days to retake the test? -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
, A licensed driver must be how old to accompany the driver with a learner's permit? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 21 years if not an immediate family member or 18 years old if an immediate
family member
For juvenile licensing, the court will send notice to appear in court within 180 days. - CORRECT
ANSWER - True
If you are 16 or 17 years old and have your license for less than one year, you may only have
_____ non-family member(s) under the age of 21 in the vehicle. After one year, you may have
_____ non-family member(s) under the age of 21 in the vehicle ONLY UNDER SPECIFIC
circumstances (e.g., school sponsored activities, emergencies, etc.) - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1, 3
This pavement marking means: - CORRECT ANSWER - One-way traffic and passing is
allowed
A yellow line (broken or solid) in the center of a roadway indicates _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - two way traffic
What are the three components of the Highway Transportation System? - CORRECT
ANSWER - People, vehicles, roadways
A solid line indicates _____. - CORRECT ANSWER - no passing
Why is it important to check behind the vehicle before you enter it? - CORRECT
ANSWER - all of them
Having a back up camera in your vehicle can help with visibility and reduce risk of backing over
an object or person. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
