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**Question 1.** What is the minimum age to obtain a Maryland learner’s permit?
A) 14 years
B) 15 years and 9 months
C) 16 years
D) 17 years
Answer: B
Explanation: Maryland law sets the minimum age for a learner’s permit at 15 years 9 months.
**Question 2.** Which of the following persons may act as a supervising driver for a learner-permit
holder?
A) Any licensed driver over 18
B) A driver 21 years or older who has held a license for at least 3 years
C) A family member of any age
D) A driving instructor with a commercial license
Answer: B
Explanation: Supervisors must be at least 21 years old and have a valid driver’s license for three years.
**Question 3.** If a traffic signal is completely out, how must a driver treat the intersection?
A) Proceed as if the light were green
B) Stop and proceed when safe, treating it as a four-way stop
C) Yield to traffic on the left only
D) Continue without stopping if no traffic is visible
Answer: B
Explanation: A non-functioning signal requires drivers to stop and treat the intersection as a four-way
stop.
**Question 4.** A flashing red traffic light at an intersection means the driver must:
A) Slow down and proceed with caution
B) Stop completely, then proceed when safe
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C) Yield to traffic on the right only
D) Treat the light as a green arrow
Answer: B
Explanation: Flashing red is equivalent to a stop sign; drivers must stop and proceed when the way is
clear.
**Question 5.** Which sign shape indicates a regulatory command to stop?
A) Triangle
B) Octagon
C) Diamond
D) Rectangle
Answer: B
Explanation: An octagonal sign with the word “STOP” is the universal stop sign.
**Question 6.** A rectangular white sign with black lettering that reads “SPEED LIMIT 35” is a:
A) Warning sign
B) Regulatory sign
C) Guide sign
D) Construction sign
Answer: B
Explanation: Speed limit signs are regulatory, informing drivers of the maximum lawful speed.
**Question 7.** The solid yellow line on the center of a two-lane road indicates:
A) Passing is allowed in either direction
B) No passing for traffic traveling in both directions
C) Passing is allowed for traffic on the left only
D) Parking is prohibited
Answer: B
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Explanation: A solid yellow center line prohibits passing for traffic moving in either direction.
**Question 8.** What does a broken white line separating lanes of traffic indicate?
A) Lane changes are prohibited
B) Lane changes are permitted when safe
C) Traffic must merge left
D) No parking zone
Answer: B
Explanation: A broken white line allows drivers to change lanes when it is safe to do so.
**Question 9.** The “Move Over Law” requires drivers to:
A) Speed up when passing a stopped emergency vehicle
B) Change lanes or slow down when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle with lights flashing
C) Stop immediately behind a stopped emergency vehicle
D) Ignore the law if traffic is heavy
Answer: B
Explanation: Maryland’s Move Over Law mandates moving over a lane or reducing speed when an
emergency vehicle is stopped with its lights activated.
**Question 10.** When approaching a school bus with flashing red lights and an extended stop arm on
a two-lane road, a driver must:
A) Continue at the same speed
B> Slow down and pass cautiously
C) Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing and the arm is withdrawn
D) Honk to alert the bus driver
Answer: C
Explanation: Maryland law requires drivers to stop for a school bus with red lights and a stop arm,
regardless of direction, on an undivided road.
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**Question 11.** On a divided highway, when is a driver allowed to pass a school bus with flashing red
lights?
A) Never
B) Only if the bus is on the opposite side of the divider
C) After sounding the horn
D) When the bus driver signals “go”
Answer: B
Explanation: On a divided highway, traffic traveling on the opposite side of the median is not required to
stop for a school bus.
**Question 12.** The “basic speed rule” in Maryland requires a driver to:
A) Never exceed the posted speed limit, even in perfect conditions
B) Drive at a speed that is reasonable and prudent for the prevailing conditions, regardless of the posted
limit
C) Drive at the speed of the vehicle ahead
D) Always travel at exactly the posted limit
Answer: B
Explanation: Maryland’s basic speed rule allows drivers to exceed the posted limit only if conditions are
safe; otherwise, they must travel at a speed that is reasonable for the conditions.
**Question 13.** The legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drivers 21 years and older in
Maryland is:
A) 0.02%
B) 0.05%
C) 0.08%
D) 0.10%
Answer: C
Explanation: Maryland enforces a 0.08% BAC limit for adult drivers; lower limits apply to drivers under
21.
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**Question 1.** What is the minimum age to obtain a Maryland learner’s permit?
A) 14 years
B) 15 years and 9 months
C) 16 years
D) 17 years
Answer: B
Explanation: Maryland law sets the minimum age for a learner’s permit at 15 years 9 months.
**Question 2.** Which of the following persons may act as a supervising driver for a learner-permit
holder?
A) Any licensed driver over 18
B) A driver 21 years or older who has held a license for at least 3 years
C) A family member of any age
D) A driving instructor with a commercial license
Answer: B
Explanation: Supervisors must be at least 21 years old and have a valid driver’s license for three years.
**Question 3.** If a traffic signal is completely out, how must a driver treat the intersection?
A) Proceed as if the light were green
B) Stop and proceed when safe, treating it as a four-way stop
C) Yield to traffic on the left only
D) Continue without stopping if no traffic is visible
Answer: B
Explanation: A non-functioning signal requires drivers to stop and treat the intersection as a four-way
stop.
**Question 4.** A flashing red traffic light at an intersection means the driver must:
A) Slow down and proceed with caution
B) Stop completely, then proceed when safe
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C) Yield to traffic on the right only
D) Treat the light as a green arrow
Answer: B
Explanation: Flashing red is equivalent to a stop sign; drivers must stop and proceed when the way is
clear.
**Question 5.** Which sign shape indicates a regulatory command to stop?
A) Triangle
B) Octagon
C) Diamond
D) Rectangle
Answer: B
Explanation: An octagonal sign with the word “STOP” is the universal stop sign.
**Question 6.** A rectangular white sign with black lettering that reads “SPEED LIMIT 35” is a:
A) Warning sign
B) Regulatory sign
C) Guide sign
D) Construction sign
Answer: B
Explanation: Speed limit signs are regulatory, informing drivers of the maximum lawful speed.
**Question 7.** The solid yellow line on the center of a two-lane road indicates:
A) Passing is allowed in either direction
B) No passing for traffic traveling in both directions
C) Passing is allowed for traffic on the left only
D) Parking is prohibited
Answer: B
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Explanation: A solid yellow center line prohibits passing for traffic moving in either direction.
**Question 8.** What does a broken white line separating lanes of traffic indicate?
A) Lane changes are prohibited
B) Lane changes are permitted when safe
C) Traffic must merge left
D) No parking zone
Answer: B
Explanation: A broken white line allows drivers to change lanes when it is safe to do so.
**Question 9.** The “Move Over Law” requires drivers to:
A) Speed up when passing a stopped emergency vehicle
B) Change lanes or slow down when approaching a stopped emergency vehicle with lights flashing
C) Stop immediately behind a stopped emergency vehicle
D) Ignore the law if traffic is heavy
Answer: B
Explanation: Maryland’s Move Over Law mandates moving over a lane or reducing speed when an
emergency vehicle is stopped with its lights activated.
**Question 10.** When approaching a school bus with flashing red lights and an extended stop arm on
a two-lane road, a driver must:
A) Continue at the same speed
B> Slow down and pass cautiously
C) Stop and remain stopped until the lights stop flashing and the arm is withdrawn
D) Honk to alert the bus driver
Answer: C
Explanation: Maryland law requires drivers to stop for a school bus with red lights and a stop arm,
regardless of direction, on an undivided road.
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**Question 11.** On a divided highway, when is a driver allowed to pass a school bus with flashing red
lights?
A) Never
B) Only if the bus is on the opposite side of the divider
C) After sounding the horn
D) When the bus driver signals “go”
Answer: B
Explanation: On a divided highway, traffic traveling on the opposite side of the median is not required to
stop for a school bus.
**Question 12.** The “basic speed rule” in Maryland requires a driver to:
A) Never exceed the posted speed limit, even in perfect conditions
B) Drive at a speed that is reasonable and prudent for the prevailing conditions, regardless of the posted
limit
C) Drive at the speed of the vehicle ahead
D) Always travel at exactly the posted limit
Answer: B
Explanation: Maryland’s basic speed rule allows drivers to exceed the posted limit only if conditions are
safe; otherwise, they must travel at a speed that is reasonable for the conditions.
**Question 13.** The legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drivers 21 years and older in
Maryland is:
A) 0.02%
B) 0.05%
C) 0.08%
D) 0.10%
Answer: C
Explanation: Maryland enforces a 0.08% BAC limit for adult drivers; lower limits apply to drivers under
21.
