MARYLAND MVA PERMIT TEST PAPER 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When emerging from an alley, driveway, private road, or building across a sidewalk
or onto a street or highway, you must... - ✔✔stop and yield to vehicles already on the
main road
✔✔If a tire blows out you should not... - ✔✔brake immediately
✔✔The stopping distance of a car is equal to... - ✔✔the sum of its reaction distance and
braking distance
✔✔You must not park your vehicle within __________ of the nearest rail of a railroad
crossing - ✔✔50 feet
✔✔Traffic merges from the right ahead - ✔✔
✔✔When you see a double solid yellow line on a two-lane road, you must... - ✔✔not
pass
✔✔Which of the following will NOT help prevent road rage and aggressive driving? -
✔✔Tailgating
✔✔Vertical rectangular signs with black letters on a white background are used as... -
✔✔regulatory signs
✔✔A school zone ahead - ✔✔
✔✔A no passing zone for all vehicles - ✔✔
✔✔When following a truck at night, you should always... - ✔✔dim your headlights
✔✔Which of the following statements is true? - ✔✔Ramps and bridges freeze first
before highways and roads
✔✔A slow-moving vehicle - ✔✔
✔✔A safe following distance between your vehicle and the one ahead of you is at
least... - ✔✔3 to 4 seconds
✔✔To avoid drowsiness and highway hypnosis and stay alert while driving, you
should... - ✔✔exercise your eyes
, ✔✔Interstates and other limited-access highways are usually reached by an entrance
ramp and... - ✔✔an acceleration lane
✔✔The only octagonal (eight-sided) traffic sign is the... - ✔✔stop sign
✔✔There is a traffic island or divider ahead - ✔✔
✔✔Left turns are allowed when the circular green signal is lit and there are no
approaching vehicles - ✔✔
✔✔Another road crosses your road ahead; be alert for cross traffic - ✔✔
✔✔You are prohibited from making a right turn - ✔✔
✔✔If your vehicle's wheels drift onto the shoulder of the road, you should... - ✔✔not try
to turn back onto the pavement right away
✔✔Flashing arrow panels may be used in work zones to... - ✔✔guide drivers into
certain lanes
✔✔If it feels like your tires have lost traction with the surface of the road, you should... -
✔✔ease your foot off the gas pedal, keep the steering wheel straight
do not stop until your tires are gripping the road again
✔✔If another vehicle is passing you, you should... - ✔✔stay in your lane and not
increase your speed
✔✔There is a railroad crossing ahead - ✔✔
✔✔As you approach a roundabout, always enter to the _______ of the central island. -
✔✔right
✔✔If you see a pedestrian with a white cane or guide dog at an intersection, you must...
- ✔✔yield the right of way to them
✔✔Warning signs in a work zone are usually... - ✔✔orange
✔✔If you are involved in a crash where someone has been injured, you must... - ✔✔call
911, get information about the people involved and the location of the crash, and do not
move the vehicles
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When emerging from an alley, driveway, private road, or building across a sidewalk
or onto a street or highway, you must... - ✔✔stop and yield to vehicles already on the
main road
✔✔If a tire blows out you should not... - ✔✔brake immediately
✔✔The stopping distance of a car is equal to... - ✔✔the sum of its reaction distance and
braking distance
✔✔You must not park your vehicle within __________ of the nearest rail of a railroad
crossing - ✔✔50 feet
✔✔Traffic merges from the right ahead - ✔✔
✔✔When you see a double solid yellow line on a two-lane road, you must... - ✔✔not
pass
✔✔Which of the following will NOT help prevent road rage and aggressive driving? -
✔✔Tailgating
✔✔Vertical rectangular signs with black letters on a white background are used as... -
✔✔regulatory signs
✔✔A school zone ahead - ✔✔
✔✔A no passing zone for all vehicles - ✔✔
✔✔When following a truck at night, you should always... - ✔✔dim your headlights
✔✔Which of the following statements is true? - ✔✔Ramps and bridges freeze first
before highways and roads
✔✔A slow-moving vehicle - ✔✔
✔✔A safe following distance between your vehicle and the one ahead of you is at
least... - ✔✔3 to 4 seconds
✔✔To avoid drowsiness and highway hypnosis and stay alert while driving, you
should... - ✔✔exercise your eyes
, ✔✔Interstates and other limited-access highways are usually reached by an entrance
ramp and... - ✔✔an acceleration lane
✔✔The only octagonal (eight-sided) traffic sign is the... - ✔✔stop sign
✔✔There is a traffic island or divider ahead - ✔✔
✔✔Left turns are allowed when the circular green signal is lit and there are no
approaching vehicles - ✔✔
✔✔Another road crosses your road ahead; be alert for cross traffic - ✔✔
✔✔You are prohibited from making a right turn - ✔✔
✔✔If your vehicle's wheels drift onto the shoulder of the road, you should... - ✔✔not try
to turn back onto the pavement right away
✔✔Flashing arrow panels may be used in work zones to... - ✔✔guide drivers into
certain lanes
✔✔If it feels like your tires have lost traction with the surface of the road, you should... -
✔✔ease your foot off the gas pedal, keep the steering wheel straight
do not stop until your tires are gripping the road again
✔✔If another vehicle is passing you, you should... - ✔✔stay in your lane and not
increase your speed
✔✔There is a railroad crossing ahead - ✔✔
✔✔As you approach a roundabout, always enter to the _______ of the central island. -
✔✔right
✔✔If you see a pedestrian with a white cane or guide dog at an intersection, you must...
- ✔✔yield the right of way to them
✔✔Warning signs in a work zone are usually... - ✔✔orange
✔✔If you are involved in a crash where someone has been injured, you must... - ✔✔call
911, get information about the people involved and the location of the crash, and do not
move the vehicles
