CA DMV WRITTEN TEST PRACTICE TEST 2026 – 200 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS
1. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead when you are:
- A) Waiting to make a left turn at an intersection.
- B) Parked alongside a curb on a level street.
- C) Parked on a hill.
Answer: B) Parked alongside a curb on a level street.
Explanation: On a level street, your wheels should be straight. When parked on a hill, you turn your
wheels toward the curb (facing uphill/downhill) to prevent rolling.
2. What shape is a yield sign?
- A) Diamond
- B) Upside-down triangle
- C) Pennant
Answer: B) Upside-down triangle
Explanation: The yield sign is an upside‑down triangle. It tells you to slow down and let other traffic or
pedestrians pass before you proceed.
3. What is the speed limit within 100 feet of a railroad crossing with no warning devices, where you
cannot see the tracks for 400 feet in both directions?
- A) 30 MPH
- B) 20 MPH
,- C) 15 MPH
Answer: C) 15 MPH
Explanation: When you are within 100 feet of a railroad crossing and cannot see the tracks for at least
400 feet in both directions, you must slow to 15 mph.
4. You see the flashing lights of an emergency vehicle coming from behind your vehicle. You are in heavy
traffic and cannot get out of the way. You should:
- A) Blow your horn.
- B) Keep moving slowly until you can get out of the way.
- C) Force your way into traffic in the adjoining lane.
Answer: B) Keep moving slowly until you can get out of the way.
Explanation: If you cannot safely move over, continue slowly until you can pull over to the right and
stop. Do not stop in the middle of the road or make dangerous lane changes.
5. It is against the law to enter an intersection when:
- A) The light is about to turn yellow.
- B) The light is yellow and you can stop safely.
- C) You can’t get all the way across before the light turns red.
Answer: C) You can’t get all the way across before the light turns red.
Explanation: You must not enter an intersection unless you can clear it before the light turns red.
Blocking the intersection is illegal.
,6. You may make a legal U-turn in a residential district:
- A) When there are no vehicles approaching nearby.
- B) On a one-way street when there are no oncoming vehicles.
- C) Across two sets of two solid yellow lines.
Answer: A) When there are no vehicles approaching nearby.
Explanation: U‑turns are legal in residential districts if there are no approaching vehicles within 200 feet
and no signs prohibiting them. U‑turns on one‑way streets are generally illegal, and double solid yellow
lines indicate no crossing.
7. Where is it illegal to pass another vehicle?
- A) On a hill
- B) On a two-lane road
- C) On a one-way street
Answer: A) On a hill
Explanation: Passing is prohibited on hills and curves where your view is obstructed. You may pass on a
two‑lane road in designated zones, and passing on a one‑way street is allowed if safe.
8. You are stopped at an intersection. The traffic light just turned green. Should you go immediately?
- A) No, because you must first wait 5 seconds before proceeding.
- B) Yes, but yield to any vehicle or person still in the intersection.
- C) Yes, or you could be given a ticket for causing gridlock.
Answer: B) Yes, but yield to any vehicle or person still in the intersection.
, Explanation: A green light means you may proceed, but you must first yield to any vehicles or
pedestrians already lawfully in the intersection.
9. It is against the law for anyone under the age of 21 to:
- A) Drive at night.
- B) Drive carrying a passenger that is less than 16 years of age.
- C) Drive with a BAC level of 0.01% or greater.
Answer: C) Drive with a BAC level of 0.01% or greater.
Explanation: California has a zero‑tolerance law for drivers under 21: any measurable BAC (0.01% or
higher) is illegal.
10. To avoid being in a truck driver’s blind spot, you should:
- A) Reduce your following distance.
- B) Refrain from driving on either side of the truck and avoid tailgating.
- C) Sound your horn.
Answer: B) Refrain from driving on either side of the truck and avoid tailgating.
Explanation: Large trucks have large blind spots (no‑zones) on both sides and directly behind them. Stay
out of these zones and never tailgate.
11. Two sets of solid double yellow lines that are two or more feet apart stand for:
- A) A barrier.
- B) A reversible lane.
QUESTIONS
1. Your wheels should be pointed straight ahead when you are:
- A) Waiting to make a left turn at an intersection.
- B) Parked alongside a curb on a level street.
- C) Parked on a hill.
Answer: B) Parked alongside a curb on a level street.
Explanation: On a level street, your wheels should be straight. When parked on a hill, you turn your
wheels toward the curb (facing uphill/downhill) to prevent rolling.
2. What shape is a yield sign?
- A) Diamond
- B) Upside-down triangle
- C) Pennant
Answer: B) Upside-down triangle
Explanation: The yield sign is an upside‑down triangle. It tells you to slow down and let other traffic or
pedestrians pass before you proceed.
3. What is the speed limit within 100 feet of a railroad crossing with no warning devices, where you
cannot see the tracks for 400 feet in both directions?
- A) 30 MPH
- B) 20 MPH
,- C) 15 MPH
Answer: C) 15 MPH
Explanation: When you are within 100 feet of a railroad crossing and cannot see the tracks for at least
400 feet in both directions, you must slow to 15 mph.
4. You see the flashing lights of an emergency vehicle coming from behind your vehicle. You are in heavy
traffic and cannot get out of the way. You should:
- A) Blow your horn.
- B) Keep moving slowly until you can get out of the way.
- C) Force your way into traffic in the adjoining lane.
Answer: B) Keep moving slowly until you can get out of the way.
Explanation: If you cannot safely move over, continue slowly until you can pull over to the right and
stop. Do not stop in the middle of the road or make dangerous lane changes.
5. It is against the law to enter an intersection when:
- A) The light is about to turn yellow.
- B) The light is yellow and you can stop safely.
- C) You can’t get all the way across before the light turns red.
Answer: C) You can’t get all the way across before the light turns red.
Explanation: You must not enter an intersection unless you can clear it before the light turns red.
Blocking the intersection is illegal.
,6. You may make a legal U-turn in a residential district:
- A) When there are no vehicles approaching nearby.
- B) On a one-way street when there are no oncoming vehicles.
- C) Across two sets of two solid yellow lines.
Answer: A) When there are no vehicles approaching nearby.
Explanation: U‑turns are legal in residential districts if there are no approaching vehicles within 200 feet
and no signs prohibiting them. U‑turns on one‑way streets are generally illegal, and double solid yellow
lines indicate no crossing.
7. Where is it illegal to pass another vehicle?
- A) On a hill
- B) On a two-lane road
- C) On a one-way street
Answer: A) On a hill
Explanation: Passing is prohibited on hills and curves where your view is obstructed. You may pass on a
two‑lane road in designated zones, and passing on a one‑way street is allowed if safe.
8. You are stopped at an intersection. The traffic light just turned green. Should you go immediately?
- A) No, because you must first wait 5 seconds before proceeding.
- B) Yes, but yield to any vehicle or person still in the intersection.
- C) Yes, or you could be given a ticket for causing gridlock.
Answer: B) Yes, but yield to any vehicle or person still in the intersection.
, Explanation: A green light means you may proceed, but you must first yield to any vehicles or
pedestrians already lawfully in the intersection.
9. It is against the law for anyone under the age of 21 to:
- A) Drive at night.
- B) Drive carrying a passenger that is less than 16 years of age.
- C) Drive with a BAC level of 0.01% or greater.
Answer: C) Drive with a BAC level of 0.01% or greater.
Explanation: California has a zero‑tolerance law for drivers under 21: any measurable BAC (0.01% or
higher) is illegal.
10. To avoid being in a truck driver’s blind spot, you should:
- A) Reduce your following distance.
- B) Refrain from driving on either side of the truck and avoid tailgating.
- C) Sound your horn.
Answer: B) Refrain from driving on either side of the truck and avoid tailgating.
Explanation: Large trucks have large blind spots (no‑zones) on both sides and directly behind them. Stay
out of these zones and never tailgate.
11. Two sets of solid double yellow lines that are two or more feet apart stand for:
- A) A barrier.
- B) A reversible lane.
