MINNESOTA PERMIT CORE EXAMS SET 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What does an exempt sign under a railroad crossing sign mean? - ✔✔Buses and
truck drivers may proceed without stopping.
✔✔What information does a brown sign have on it? - ✔✔Historic sites, parks, and other
points of interest.
✔✔What information does a blue sign have on it? (name 3) - ✔✔Services such as
telephones, gas, food, motels, hospitals, and rest areas.
✔✔What information does a green sign have on it? (name 3) - ✔✔Exits, distance to
cities, interstate interchanges, street or route names, and bicycle routes.
✔✔What is the SIPDE system? - ✔✔SCAN (search ahead)
IDENTIFY (locate hazards and potential conflicts)
PREDICT (anticipate speed, distance, direction)
DECIDE (Decide what you will do if the situation changed)
EXECUTE (carry out decision)
✔✔When do you turn on your low beam headlights? - ✔✔Within 1,000 feet of another
car.
✔✔How do you exit a cloverleaf freeway? - ✔✔All exits to the right.
✔✔What does a green arrow mean? - ✔✔Lane is open.
✔✔What does a yellow arrow mean? - ✔✔Lane is closing.
✔✔What does a red X mean? - ✔✔Lane is closed.
✔✔What does a flashing yellow arrow mean? - ✔✔Use with caution.
✔✔What do you do if there is an emergency vehicle on the freeway? - ✔✔Pull over to
the nearest side and stop.
✔✔How far away from emergency vehicles do you have to be? - ✔✔500 ft.
✔✔What is the Zero Tolerance Not a Drop law? - ✔✔No alcohol below the age of 21.
✔✔Automatic DWI at this BAC. - ✔✔.08
✔✔Gross misdemeanor at this BAC. - ✔✔.20
, ✔✔Court's definition of impairment. - ✔✔.04
✔✔True or false. If there is a bike lane, you may use it as a turn lane. - ✔✔True.
✔✔To prevent highway hypnosis, when do you stop? - ✔✔Every 100 miles or 2 hours.
✔✔To recover from a skid what do you do? - ✔✔Ease off the accelerator, keep off
brake, steer the way you want to go.
✔✔No passing within __________ ft. of a railroad. - ✔✔100
✔✔What are the first adjustments you make when you get into the driver's seat? -
✔✔1.) Seat
2.)Mirrors
3.) Steering wheel
4.)Head restraint
✔✔What do you do if the temperature of your engine is too high? - ✔✔Turn on the heat.
✔✔When are infant seats mandatory? - ✔✔12 months or 20 lbs.
✔✔When are child seats mandatory? - ✔✔ages 1-4.
✔✔When are booster seats mandatory? - ✔✔Ages 4-8.
✔✔When you are parking on hill, when is the only time your wheels go left? - ✔✔Up hill,
with a curb.
✔✔What is the mandatory insurance you must have? - ✔✔Liability and no-fault.
✔✔Signal at _____ ft. - ✔✔100
✔✔In alleys how fast are you supposed to go? - ✔✔10 mph
✔✔where can you go 30 mph? - ✔✔on urban or town roads
✔✔where can you go 55 mph? - ✔✔all other locations that are not listed in the book
✔✔what do you do when turning on a red light? - ✔✔yield to traffic and pedestrians or
wait until light is green on a "no turn on red"
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔What does an exempt sign under a railroad crossing sign mean? - ✔✔Buses and
truck drivers may proceed without stopping.
✔✔What information does a brown sign have on it? - ✔✔Historic sites, parks, and other
points of interest.
✔✔What information does a blue sign have on it? (name 3) - ✔✔Services such as
telephones, gas, food, motels, hospitals, and rest areas.
✔✔What information does a green sign have on it? (name 3) - ✔✔Exits, distance to
cities, interstate interchanges, street or route names, and bicycle routes.
✔✔What is the SIPDE system? - ✔✔SCAN (search ahead)
IDENTIFY (locate hazards and potential conflicts)
PREDICT (anticipate speed, distance, direction)
DECIDE (Decide what you will do if the situation changed)
EXECUTE (carry out decision)
✔✔When do you turn on your low beam headlights? - ✔✔Within 1,000 feet of another
car.
✔✔How do you exit a cloverleaf freeway? - ✔✔All exits to the right.
✔✔What does a green arrow mean? - ✔✔Lane is open.
✔✔What does a yellow arrow mean? - ✔✔Lane is closing.
✔✔What does a red X mean? - ✔✔Lane is closed.
✔✔What does a flashing yellow arrow mean? - ✔✔Use with caution.
✔✔What do you do if there is an emergency vehicle on the freeway? - ✔✔Pull over to
the nearest side and stop.
✔✔How far away from emergency vehicles do you have to be? - ✔✔500 ft.
✔✔What is the Zero Tolerance Not a Drop law? - ✔✔No alcohol below the age of 21.
✔✔Automatic DWI at this BAC. - ✔✔.08
✔✔Gross misdemeanor at this BAC. - ✔✔.20
, ✔✔Court's definition of impairment. - ✔✔.04
✔✔True or false. If there is a bike lane, you may use it as a turn lane. - ✔✔True.
✔✔To prevent highway hypnosis, when do you stop? - ✔✔Every 100 miles or 2 hours.
✔✔To recover from a skid what do you do? - ✔✔Ease off the accelerator, keep off
brake, steer the way you want to go.
✔✔No passing within __________ ft. of a railroad. - ✔✔100
✔✔What are the first adjustments you make when you get into the driver's seat? -
✔✔1.) Seat
2.)Mirrors
3.) Steering wheel
4.)Head restraint
✔✔What do you do if the temperature of your engine is too high? - ✔✔Turn on the heat.
✔✔When are infant seats mandatory? - ✔✔12 months or 20 lbs.
✔✔When are child seats mandatory? - ✔✔ages 1-4.
✔✔When are booster seats mandatory? - ✔✔Ages 4-8.
✔✔When you are parking on hill, when is the only time your wheels go left? - ✔✔Up hill,
with a curb.
✔✔What is the mandatory insurance you must have? - ✔✔Liability and no-fault.
✔✔Signal at _____ ft. - ✔✔100
✔✔In alleys how fast are you supposed to go? - ✔✔10 mph
✔✔where can you go 30 mph? - ✔✔on urban or town roads
✔✔where can you go 55 mph? - ✔✔all other locations that are not listed in the book
✔✔what do you do when turning on a red light? - ✔✔yield to traffic and pedestrians or
wait until light is green on a "no turn on red"
