2025 NJ DMV PERMIT TEST FINAL EXAM QUESTION WITH
ANSWERS 2025/2026
What does a red eight-sided sign mean? - Stop
What does a red and white triangular sign mean? - Yield
If you drive through a deep puddle, what should you do? - Test your brakes
When is the road surface most slippery? - During the first few minutes of rain
When should you use your high beams? - Open country driving situations
If the lights of oncoming cars are in your eyes, what should you do? - Look to the lower
right side of your traffic lane
A driver's left hand extended upward means what? - He's making a right turn
A driver's left hand extended straight out means what? - He's making a left turn
A driver's left hand extended downward means what? - He's making a stop or slowing
down
The safest way to exit an expressway is to? - Slow your car to the posted speed limit
What should you do if your brakes fail? - Shift to a lower gear and pump your brakes
What should you do if your electric signal fails to operate? - Use hand signal(s)
What should you do if you have a blowout? - Slow down gradually
One method of using the 2 second rule is by using a: - Fixed object on the side of the
road
What should you do if you miss an exit on an expressway? - Go to the next exit. Don't
back up
When you are driving on a curve, your vehicle will go in what direction? - Straight
What is good practice at an intersection that has no signs or signal? - Be ready to stop if
necessary (cover the brake)
It is good practice to keep a space cushion in order to? - Give you time to react
One of the best defenses against drunk drivers is: - Proper wearing of seat belt
, When a school bus has stopped at a school to pick up or let off children, you may pass
in either direction at a speed no more than: - 10 miles per hour
How should you turn your wheels when parking downhill next to a curb? - To the right
towards the curb
Special permits may be issued for a 16 year old when: - The 16 year old is enrolled in a
Behind the Wheel Driver Education Course or enrolled in a Commercial Driving
Education course and when the permit is purchased by a state approved Driving
Instructor
In city driving, a good habit is to: - Look ahead 12 seconds
When approaching a railroad crossing with flashing lights: - Stop no closer than 15 feet
of the nearest rail
You are required by new Jersey law to keep to the right except: - When on a one-way
street, when passing, or if it is impractical to travel on that side of the roadway
Studies show that the greatest number of people arrested for drunk driving had been
drinking what kind of alcoholic beverage? - Beer
The speed limit in a school zone is: - 25 mph
The speed limit in a business area is: - 25 mph
The speed limit on a highway is: - 50 mph
You should always yield to: - Other vehicles already in the intersection, pedestrians and
emergency vehicles
If you want to return to the road from a dirt shoulder: - Slow down, then turn your wheels
to climb the pavement edge
An agricultural license allows the operation of a farm registered vehicle: - For
agricultural use only
To make a right turn you should: - Get in the right lane
A 12 oz. Can of beer has as much alcohol in it as: - 1 ½ oz. Of 86 proof whiskey or one
5 oz. Glass of wine
Whether your blood alcohol content raises above legal limits depends on: - How fast
you drank, your weight, how much you drank
ANSWERS 2025/2026
What does a red eight-sided sign mean? - Stop
What does a red and white triangular sign mean? - Yield
If you drive through a deep puddle, what should you do? - Test your brakes
When is the road surface most slippery? - During the first few minutes of rain
When should you use your high beams? - Open country driving situations
If the lights of oncoming cars are in your eyes, what should you do? - Look to the lower
right side of your traffic lane
A driver's left hand extended upward means what? - He's making a right turn
A driver's left hand extended straight out means what? - He's making a left turn
A driver's left hand extended downward means what? - He's making a stop or slowing
down
The safest way to exit an expressway is to? - Slow your car to the posted speed limit
What should you do if your brakes fail? - Shift to a lower gear and pump your brakes
What should you do if your electric signal fails to operate? - Use hand signal(s)
What should you do if you have a blowout? - Slow down gradually
One method of using the 2 second rule is by using a: - Fixed object on the side of the
road
What should you do if you miss an exit on an expressway? - Go to the next exit. Don't
back up
When you are driving on a curve, your vehicle will go in what direction? - Straight
What is good practice at an intersection that has no signs or signal? - Be ready to stop if
necessary (cover the brake)
It is good practice to keep a space cushion in order to? - Give you time to react
One of the best defenses against drunk drivers is: - Proper wearing of seat belt
, When a school bus has stopped at a school to pick up or let off children, you may pass
in either direction at a speed no more than: - 10 miles per hour
How should you turn your wheels when parking downhill next to a curb? - To the right
towards the curb
Special permits may be issued for a 16 year old when: - The 16 year old is enrolled in a
Behind the Wheel Driver Education Course or enrolled in a Commercial Driving
Education course and when the permit is purchased by a state approved Driving
Instructor
In city driving, a good habit is to: - Look ahead 12 seconds
When approaching a railroad crossing with flashing lights: - Stop no closer than 15 feet
of the nearest rail
You are required by new Jersey law to keep to the right except: - When on a one-way
street, when passing, or if it is impractical to travel on that side of the roadway
Studies show that the greatest number of people arrested for drunk driving had been
drinking what kind of alcoholic beverage? - Beer
The speed limit in a school zone is: - 25 mph
The speed limit in a business area is: - 25 mph
The speed limit on a highway is: - 50 mph
You should always yield to: - Other vehicles already in the intersection, pedestrians and
emergency vehicles
If you want to return to the road from a dirt shoulder: - Slow down, then turn your wheels
to climb the pavement edge
An agricultural license allows the operation of a farm registered vehicle: - For
agricultural use only
To make a right turn you should: - Get in the right lane
A 12 oz. Can of beer has as much alcohol in it as: - 1 ½ oz. Of 86 proof whiskey or one
5 oz. Glass of wine
Whether your blood alcohol content raises above legal limits depends on: - How fast
you drank, your weight, how much you drank
