CALIFORNIA DMV PERMIT TEST GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
When driving in fog, it is best to drive with
-High beam headlights
-Low beam headlights
-Four-way flashers - Answer-Low beam headlights
You are preparing to exit the interstate. When should you start reducing your speed?
-About halfway through the deceleration lane.
-As you approach the deceleration lane.
-Immediately upon entering the deceleration lane. - Answer-Immediately upon entering
the deceleration lane
Blue traffic signs offer information on:
- Motorist services
-Construction and maintenance
-Mileage information, such as distances to specific locations - Answer-Motorist services
It is illegal for a person 21 years of age or older to drive with a blood alcohol
concentration (BAC) that is __ or higher
- 0.08%-- Eight-hundredths of one percent
-0.10% --One-tenth of one percent
-0.05%-- Five-hundredths of one percent - Answer-0.08%-- Eight-hundredths of one
percent
Having a driver license is a :
-Requirement
-Privilege
-Right - Answer-Privilege
When changing lanes, you can check your blind spots by:
-Using the inside rearview mirror
-Turing your head and looking over your shoulder
-Using your side mirror - Answer-Turing your head and looking over your shoulder
You must yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle that is using its siren and
flashing lights by:
-Driving as closely to the right edge of the road as possible and stopping
-Moving into the right lane and driving slowly until it has passed
,-Stopping immediately, even if your are within and intersection - Answer-Driving as
closely to the right edge of the road as possible and stopping.
You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't
find the owner. You must:
-Leave a note on the vehicle.
-Report the collision without delay to the city police or, in unincorporated areas, to the
California highway patrol.
-Both of the above. - Answer-Both of above
If weather or light conditions require you to have your lights on while driving:
-Use your parking lights
-Use your high beams
-Use your low beams - Answer-Use your low beams
If it starts to rain on a hot day, the road is slippery:
-for the first few minutes
-after it has stopped raining
-after it has been raining for a few hours - Answer--for the first few minutes
You are entering a roundabout with multiple lanes, and you need to turn left at the
intersection. You must:
-choose either lane, and exit in the lane you entered
-Choose the left-land lane and exit
-choose the right-hand lane and exit in the left-hand lane - Answer-choose the left-land
lane and exit
To avoid tailgating, drivers should:
-Look into their rear view mirror
-use the "three-second rule"
-leave at least 25 feet between their vehicle and the vehicle ahead - Answer--use the
"three-second rule"
When you prepare to make a left turn from a one-way road into a one-way road, you
must:
-approach the turn in the right lane or from the right side of a single lane
-enter the two-way road to the left of its center line
, -approach the turn in the left lane of from the left side of a single lane - Answer-
approach the turn in the left lane of from the left side of a single lane
Two vehicles approach an uncontrolled "T" intersection. One vehicle is on the through
road and and the other is on the road that ends. Who has the right-of-way at the
intersection?
-The vehicle on the right
-The vehicle that arrives first
-The vehicle on the through road - Answer--The vehicle on the through road
Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is :
-30 MPH
-25 MPH
-20 MPH - Answer-25 MPH
what type of pavement marking is used to show you which lane you must use for a
turn?
- Diamond
-Arrows
- Edge Line - Answer-Arrows
Based on the DMV handbook, you should never park your vehicle __ feet
-25
-15
-10 - Answer--15
When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb, your front wheels should be
turned to the left (toward the street)
-turned to the left (toward the street)
-parallel with the pavement
-turned to the right (away from the street) - Answer--turned to the right (away from the
street)
On rainy, snowy, or foggy days, you should turn on your windshield wipers and:
- pump your breaks when driving on wet pavement
-come to a complete stop
-use your headlights so other drivers can see you - Answer-use your headlights so other
drivers can see you
When a school bus flashes yellow lights:
-you must follow the directions of the school crossing guard
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
When driving in fog, it is best to drive with
-High beam headlights
-Low beam headlights
-Four-way flashers - Answer-Low beam headlights
You are preparing to exit the interstate. When should you start reducing your speed?
-About halfway through the deceleration lane.
-As you approach the deceleration lane.
-Immediately upon entering the deceleration lane. - Answer-Immediately upon entering
the deceleration lane
Blue traffic signs offer information on:
- Motorist services
-Construction and maintenance
-Mileage information, such as distances to specific locations - Answer-Motorist services
It is illegal for a person 21 years of age or older to drive with a blood alcohol
concentration (BAC) that is __ or higher
- 0.08%-- Eight-hundredths of one percent
-0.10% --One-tenth of one percent
-0.05%-- Five-hundredths of one percent - Answer-0.08%-- Eight-hundredths of one
percent
Having a driver license is a :
-Requirement
-Privilege
-Right - Answer-Privilege
When changing lanes, you can check your blind spots by:
-Using the inside rearview mirror
-Turing your head and looking over your shoulder
-Using your side mirror - Answer-Turing your head and looking over your shoulder
You must yield the right-of-way to an emergency vehicle that is using its siren and
flashing lights by:
-Driving as closely to the right edge of the road as possible and stopping
-Moving into the right lane and driving slowly until it has passed
,-Stopping immediately, even if your are within and intersection - Answer-Driving as
closely to the right edge of the road as possible and stopping.
You have been involved in a minor traffic collision with a parked vehicle and you can't
find the owner. You must:
-Leave a note on the vehicle.
-Report the collision without delay to the city police or, in unincorporated areas, to the
California highway patrol.
-Both of the above. - Answer-Both of above
If weather or light conditions require you to have your lights on while driving:
-Use your parking lights
-Use your high beams
-Use your low beams - Answer-Use your low beams
If it starts to rain on a hot day, the road is slippery:
-for the first few minutes
-after it has stopped raining
-after it has been raining for a few hours - Answer--for the first few minutes
You are entering a roundabout with multiple lanes, and you need to turn left at the
intersection. You must:
-choose either lane, and exit in the lane you entered
-Choose the left-land lane and exit
-choose the right-hand lane and exit in the left-hand lane - Answer-choose the left-land
lane and exit
To avoid tailgating, drivers should:
-Look into their rear view mirror
-use the "three-second rule"
-leave at least 25 feet between their vehicle and the vehicle ahead - Answer--use the
"three-second rule"
When you prepare to make a left turn from a one-way road into a one-way road, you
must:
-approach the turn in the right lane or from the right side of a single lane
-enter the two-way road to the left of its center line
, -approach the turn in the left lane of from the left side of a single lane - Answer-
approach the turn in the left lane of from the left side of a single lane
Two vehicles approach an uncontrolled "T" intersection. One vehicle is on the through
road and and the other is on the road that ends. Who has the right-of-way at the
intersection?
-The vehicle on the right
-The vehicle that arrives first
-The vehicle on the through road - Answer--The vehicle on the through road
Unless otherwise posted the speed limit in a residential area is :
-30 MPH
-25 MPH
-20 MPH - Answer-25 MPH
what type of pavement marking is used to show you which lane you must use for a
turn?
- Diamond
-Arrows
- Edge Line - Answer-Arrows
Based on the DMV handbook, you should never park your vehicle __ feet
-25
-15
-10 - Answer--15
When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb, your front wheels should be
turned to the left (toward the street)
-turned to the left (toward the street)
-parallel with the pavement
-turned to the right (away from the street) - Answer--turned to the right (away from the
street)
On rainy, snowy, or foggy days, you should turn on your windshield wipers and:
- pump your breaks when driving on wet pavement
-come to a complete stop
-use your headlights so other drivers can see you - Answer-use your headlights so other
drivers can see you
When a school bus flashes yellow lights:
-you must follow the directions of the school crossing guard
