2025 CA DMV Written Test #5 Practice Test
(46 Questions) and Answers
InAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAscenariosAshouldAyourAwheelsANOTAbeApointedAstraightAahead?
A.AWhenAwaitingAtoAmakeAaAleftAturnAatAaAtrafficAlight
B.AWhenAparkedAonAaAhillAorAslopingAdirveway
C.AWhenAparkedAonAtheAsideAofAaAlevelAroadwayAwhereAthereAisAnoAcurbA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-B.AWhenAparkedAonAaAhillAorAslopingAdirveway
WhenAdrivingAinAfog,ArainAorAsnow,Ause:
A.ALowAbeams
B.AHighAbeams
C.AFogAlightsAonlyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.ALowAbeams
IfAaAtruckAorAbusAisAmakingAaArightAturnAwhereAyouAalsoAneedAtoAmakeAaArightAturn,AyouAsho
uld:A
A.AQuicklyAturnAbeforeAtheAtruckAorAbusAisAableAto
B.AWaitAuntilAtheAtruckAorAbusAturnsAbeforeAyouAturn
C.ASqueezeAbetweenAtheAtruckAorAbusAandAtheAcurbA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AWaitAuntilAtheAtruckAorAbusAturnsAbeforeAyouAturn
YouAshouldAincreaseAtheAdistanceAbetweenAyourAvehicleAandAtheAvehicleAaheadAwhenAyo
u:
A.AAreAfollowingAaAsmallApassengerAvehicle
B.AAreAbeingAtailgatedAbyAanotherAdriver
C.AAreAdrivingAmoreAslowlyAthanAtheApostedAspeedAlimitA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AAreAbeingAtailgatedAbyAanotherAdriver
WhenAdrivingAunderAsnowyAorAicyAconditions:
A.AItAisAsafeAtoAuseAyourAcruiseAcontrol
B.AMakeAspeedAandAdirectionalAchangesAmoreAgraduallyAthanAyouAwouldAotherwise
C.ADriveAasAyouAwouldAunderAnormalAconditionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AMakeAspeedAandAdirectionalAchangesAmoreAgraduallyAthanAyouAwouldAotherwise
IfAyouAapproachAaAtrafficAlightAwithAaAredAsignalAandAaApoliceAofficerAdirectsAyouAtoAgoAthrou
ghAtheAintersectionAwithoutAstopping,AyouAshould:
A.AStopAuntilAtheAlightAturnsAgreen
B.AGoAthroughAtheAintersectionAwithoutAstopping
C.AComeAtoAaAcompleteAstopAbeforeAproceedingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AGoAthroughAtheAintersectionAwithoutAstopping
WhenAbeingAfollowedAbyAaAtailgater,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAwillAhelpAyouAavoidAbeingAhitAfr
omAbehind?
A.AMergingAintoAanotherAlane
B.ADecreasingAyourAfollowingAdistance
C.AChangingAlanesAfrequentlyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.AMergingAintoAanotherAlane
AAbrokenAyellowAcenterlineAmeansAthat:
A.APassingAisAnotApermitted
B.APassingAonAtheArightAisApermittedAwhenAtheAwayAaheadAisAclear
, C.APassingAonAtheAleftAisApermittedAwhenAtheAwayAaheadAisAclearA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
C.APassingAonAtheAleftAisApermittedAwhenAtheAwayAaheadAisAclear
WhichAofAtheseAstatementsAisAtrueAaboutAchangingAlanes?
A.AYouAonlyAneedAtoAturnAandAlookAoverAyourArightAshoulderAforAlaneAchangesAtoAtheArightA
orAleft
B.ALookAoverAyourArightAshoulderAforAaArightAlaneAchangeAandAyourAleftAshoulderAforAaAleftAl
aneAchange
C.AVehiclesAwithAtwoAoutsideAmirrorsAdoAnotAhaveAblindAspotsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.ALookAoverAyourArightAshoulderAforAaArightAlaneAchangeAandAyourAleftAshoulderAforAaAleftAl
aneAchange
WhenAyouAseeAtheARailroadACrossingAsign,Ayou:
A.AAreAapproachingAaArailroadAcrossingAandAshouldAprepareAtoAstop
B.AWillAalwaysAstopAatAtheAupcomingArailroadAcrossing
C.AShouldAstopAandAwaitAforAaAsignalAbeforeAcrossingAtheArailroadAtracksA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.AAreAapproachingAaArailroadAcrossingAandAshouldAprepareAtoAstop
YouAareAapproachingAanAintersectionAatAtheApostedAspeedAlimitAwhenAtheAsignalAturnsAyell
ow.AYouAshould:
A.ASlowAdownAandAproceedAthroughAtheAintersectionAwithoutAcaution
B.ASpeedAupAtoAcrossAtheAintersectionAbeforeAtheAlightAturnsAred
C.AStopAbeforeAenteringAtheAintersection,AifAyouAcanAdoAsoAsafelyA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
C.AStopAbeforeAenteringAtheAintersection,AifAyouAcanAdoAsoAsafely
ReadAquestionAcarefully,AyouAareAapproachingAsoAitAmakesAmostAsenseAtoAstopAratherAtha
nAspeedAup
UNLESSAyouAareAalreadyAinAtheAintersectionAandAcan'tAstop
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAblocksAtheAsmoothAflowAofAtraffic?
A.ASlowingAdownAtoAlookAatAcollisionAscene
B.AAvoidingAunnecessaryAlaneAchanges
C.AUsingApublicAtransportationAinsteadAofAyourAvehicleA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.ASlowingAdownAtoAlookAatAcollisionAscene
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAfactorsAaffectAanAindividual'sAabsorptionAofAalcohol?
A.AWeight
B.AHeight
C.AIntelligenceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.AWeight
WhenAbackingAup:
A.ALookAthroughAtheArearAwindow
B.APressAhardAonAtheAgasApedal
C.ARelyAonlyAonAyourArearAviewAmirrorA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.ALookAthroughAtheArearAwindow
FatigueAincreasesAtheAriskAof:
A.AMissingAanAexit
B.ABeingAlateAforAanAappointment
(46 Questions) and Answers
InAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAscenariosAshouldAyourAwheelsANOTAbeApointedAstraightAahead?
A.AWhenAwaitingAtoAmakeAaAleftAturnAatAaAtrafficAlight
B.AWhenAparkedAonAaAhillAorAslopingAdirveway
C.AWhenAparkedAonAtheAsideAofAaAlevelAroadwayAwhereAthereAisAnoAcurbA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-B.AWhenAparkedAonAaAhillAorAslopingAdirveway
WhenAdrivingAinAfog,ArainAorAsnow,Ause:
A.ALowAbeams
B.AHighAbeams
C.AFogAlightsAonlyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.ALowAbeams
IfAaAtruckAorAbusAisAmakingAaArightAturnAwhereAyouAalsoAneedAtoAmakeAaArightAturn,AyouAsho
uld:A
A.AQuicklyAturnAbeforeAtheAtruckAorAbusAisAableAto
B.AWaitAuntilAtheAtruckAorAbusAturnsAbeforeAyouAturn
C.ASqueezeAbetweenAtheAtruckAorAbusAandAtheAcurbA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AWaitAuntilAtheAtruckAorAbusAturnsAbeforeAyouAturn
YouAshouldAincreaseAtheAdistanceAbetweenAyourAvehicleAandAtheAvehicleAaheadAwhenAyo
u:
A.AAreAfollowingAaAsmallApassengerAvehicle
B.AAreAbeingAtailgatedAbyAanotherAdriver
C.AAreAdrivingAmoreAslowlyAthanAtheApostedAspeedAlimitA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AAreAbeingAtailgatedAbyAanotherAdriver
WhenAdrivingAunderAsnowyAorAicyAconditions:
A.AItAisAsafeAtoAuseAyourAcruiseAcontrol
B.AMakeAspeedAandAdirectionalAchangesAmoreAgraduallyAthanAyouAwouldAotherwise
C.ADriveAasAyouAwouldAunderAnormalAconditionsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AMakeAspeedAandAdirectionalAchangesAmoreAgraduallyAthanAyouAwouldAotherwise
IfAyouAapproachAaAtrafficAlightAwithAaAredAsignalAandAaApoliceAofficerAdirectsAyouAtoAgoAthrou
ghAtheAintersectionAwithoutAstopping,AyouAshould:
A.AStopAuntilAtheAlightAturnsAgreen
B.AGoAthroughAtheAintersectionAwithoutAstopping
C.AComeAtoAaAcompleteAstopAbeforeAproceedingA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.AGoAthroughAtheAintersectionAwithoutAstopping
WhenAbeingAfollowedAbyAaAtailgater,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAwillAhelpAyouAavoidAbeingAhitAfr
omAbehind?
A.AMergingAintoAanotherAlane
B.ADecreasingAyourAfollowingAdistance
C.AChangingAlanesAfrequentlyA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.AMergingAintoAanotherAlane
AAbrokenAyellowAcenterlineAmeansAthat:
A.APassingAisAnotApermitted
B.APassingAonAtheArightAisApermittedAwhenAtheAwayAaheadAisAclear
, C.APassingAonAtheAleftAisApermittedAwhenAtheAwayAaheadAisAclearA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
C.APassingAonAtheAleftAisApermittedAwhenAtheAwayAaheadAisAclear
WhichAofAtheseAstatementsAisAtrueAaboutAchangingAlanes?
A.AYouAonlyAneedAtoAturnAandAlookAoverAyourArightAshoulderAforAlaneAchangesAtoAtheArightA
orAleft
B.ALookAoverAyourArightAshoulderAforAaArightAlaneAchangeAandAyourAleftAshoulderAforAaAleftAl
aneAchange
C.AVehiclesAwithAtwoAoutsideAmirrorsAdoAnotAhaveAblindAspotsA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
B.ALookAoverAyourArightAshoulderAforAaArightAlaneAchangeAandAyourAleftAshoulderAforAaAleftAl
aneAchange
WhenAyouAseeAtheARailroadACrossingAsign,Ayou:
A.AAreAapproachingAaArailroadAcrossingAandAshouldAprepareAtoAstop
B.AWillAalwaysAstopAatAtheAupcomingArailroadAcrossing
C.AShouldAstopAandAwaitAforAaAsignalAbeforeAcrossingAtheArailroadAtracksA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.AAreAapproachingAaArailroadAcrossingAandAshouldAprepareAtoAstop
YouAareAapproachingAanAintersectionAatAtheApostedAspeedAlimitAwhenAtheAsignalAturnsAyell
ow.AYouAshould:
A.ASlowAdownAandAproceedAthroughAtheAintersectionAwithoutAcaution
B.ASpeedAupAtoAcrossAtheAintersectionAbeforeAtheAlightAturnsAred
C.AStopAbeforeAenteringAtheAintersection,AifAyouAcanAdoAsoAsafelyA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
C.AStopAbeforeAenteringAtheAintersection,AifAyouAcanAdoAsoAsafely
ReadAquestionAcarefully,AyouAareAapproachingAsoAitAmakesAmostAsenseAtoAstopAratherAtha
nAspeedAup
UNLESSAyouAareAalreadyAinAtheAintersectionAandAcan'tAstop
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAblocksAtheAsmoothAflowAofAtraffic?
A.ASlowingAdownAtoAlookAatAcollisionAscene
B.AAvoidingAunnecessaryAlaneAchanges
C.AUsingApublicAtransportationAinsteadAofAyourAvehicleA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.ASlowingAdownAtoAlookAatAcollisionAscene
WhichAofAtheAfollowingAfactorsAaffectAanAindividual'sAabsorptionAofAalcohol?
A.AWeight
B.AHeight
C.AIntelligenceA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-A.AWeight
WhenAbackingAup:
A.ALookAthroughAtheArearAwindow
B.APressAhardAonAtheAgasApedal
C.ARelyAonlyAonAyourArearAviewAmirrorA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
A.ALookAthroughAtheArearAwindow
FatigueAincreasesAtheAriskAof:
A.AMissingAanAexit
B.ABeingAlateAforAanAappointment