CALIFORNIA DMV PERMIT FINAL PAPER 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
● 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
FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED
● 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
