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Driving Test Questions

These driving test sample questions allow you to test your understanding of the source
material; the Highway Code, Know Your Traffic Signs and the Essential Skills series of books.
Test questions cover a variety of topics relating to road safety.

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS – 45 minutes

1. Where should you position your hands on the steering wheel?

A. Left hand at 11 o'clock and right hand at 1 o'clock.
B. Left hand at 9 o'clock and right hand at 3 o'clock.
C. Left hand at 10 o'clock and right hand at 2 o'clock.
D. B. and C. are both correct.
2. As you are driving, you should:
A. Keep to the right-hand side of the lane.
B. Keep to the left-hand side of the lane.
C. Keep to the center of the lane.
D. It depends on which lane you are in and the hazards that are around you.
3. When can you make a left turn at a red light?
A. Never.
B. When turning from a one-way street onto another one-way street.
C. When turning from a two-way street onto a one-way street.
D. B. and C. are correct.
4. When changing lanes you should:
A. Signal and then proceed.
B. Check your mirrors and your blind spot and then proceed.
C. Check your mirrors, signal, check your blind spot and then proceed.
D. Check your mirrors, signal and then proceed.
5. A two-way left turn lane in the center of the road means:
A. You can turn left or right from this lane.
B. You can pass other cars in this lane.
C. Cars traveling in both directions can turn left from this lane.
D. You can park in this lane.
6. A flashing red light means:
A. Stop, and wait for the light to turn green.
 B. Stop, and proceed when it is safe to do so
C. Slow down to check for oncoming traffic and proceed when it is safe.
D. The flashing red light simply indicates an uncontrolled intersection.

7. When driving behind a slow-moving truck going up a hill you should:

A. Check for approaching cars and pass in the oncoming lane when it is safe.
B. Pass on the shoulder of the road.
C. Honk so that the driver knows you are there and can pull over for you.
D. Be patient and try to let your road rage subside
8. When approaching a stop sign where there is no stop line, sidewalk or
crosswalk you should:
A. Stop 3 metres back from the intersection and inch up slowly.
B. Slow down and proceed with caution.
C. Stop just before you enter the intersection.
D. Stop only if pedestrians are waiting to cross.
9. It is illegal to park:
A. On a sidewalk.
B. On a bridge or in a tunnel.
C. In a bicycle lane.
D. All of the above.
E. Stop only if pedestrians are waiting to cross.
10. When is it a good idea to use hand signals in addition to a turn signal?
A. When changing lanes.
B. When turning a corner.
C. When pulling out from a line of parked vehicles.
D. When stopping.
11. When should you use your car’s signals?
A. When changing lanes.
B. When turning a corner.
C. When pulling out from a line of parked vehicles.
D. All of the above.
E. When stopping.
12. If you must stop suddenly in an emergency, you should:
A. Slam on the brakes and steer in the direction you want to go.
B. Pump the brakes and steer in the direction you want to go.
C. Hit the brakes hard, but not hard enough to lock the wheels, and steer in the
direction you want to go.
D. Hit the brakes hard enough to lock the wheels and hope for the best.
13. When faced with low visibility conditions while driving, you should:
A. Slow down and maintain extra space margins.
B. Use your defroster to keep your windows clear.
 C. Search and scan more carefully.
D. All of the above.
14. If you must drive through a deep puddle, you should:
A. Drive through it as quickly as possible.
B. Drive through it as slowly as possible.
C. Apply the brakes after you get through the puddle to dry them out.
D. B. and C. are correct.
15. Overdriving your headlights at night is dangerous because:
A. You cannot stop within the distance that you can see.
B. Your headlights may become overworked and thus stop working at all.
C. You may blind oncoming drivers.
D. You won't be able to see if it becomes foggy.
16. If your headlights ever fail, you should:
A. Try turning the light switch on and off rapidly.
B. Trust your parking lights to make you visible to other vehicles.
C. Use your hazard lights.
D. A. and C. are correct.
17. In order to keep focused while driving you should:
A. Keep your eyes moving; scan the entire driving scene.
B. Pull over and stop if you need to talk on a cell phone.
C. Keep predicting what will happen next, and plan your moves.
D. All of the above.
E. A. and C. are correct.
18. Consuming one glass of beer before driving is:
A. Never a problem; there is not that much alcohol in one glass of beer.
B. OK if you have a cup of coffee as well.
C. Problematic for some people and can cause impairment.
D. OK if you have eaten a large meal.
19. It is OK to consume a drug before driving if:
A. You know your limit.
B. It is a medication that does not cause drowsiness.
C. It is a prescription drug.
D. It is necessary to treat your medical condition.
20. If you have a close call and almost get into an accident, you should:
A. Think about how you can drive more safely so it doesn't happen again.
B. Avoid that situation in the future.
C. Not bother worrying about it; remember that other drivers are usually to
blame.
D. Pat yourself on the back for not getting into the accident.
21. Taking more than one parking spot is:
A. Expected if you have a nice car.
B. Something that may encourage aggression in other drivers.
C. Acceptable if there aren't many other cars in the parking lot.
 D. One way of protecting your car.
22. If one of your passengers does not want to wear a seatbelt, you should:
A. Refuse to move until he or she puts it on.
B. There's nothing you can do; just hope that next time he or she will wear it.
C. Tell the passenger you won't drive him or her anywhere ever again.
D. Make a joke and ignore it.
E.
23. If you are a passenger, and you find that your driver is behaving in an
unsafe manner, you should:
A. Use humour to let the driver know that you are uncomfortable.
B. Offer to take the wheel.
C. Ask to be let out of the car if the behaviour doesn't stop.
D. All of the above.
24. The best way to help prevent aggression in other drivers is:
A. Give the right-of-way and move over for merging traffic.
B. Don't block passing lanes and pull over to let others pass if there is a long line
of cars behind you.
C. Don't yell at other drivers.
D. All of the above.
25. When using your turn signal, you should:
A. Make sure you don't use it too soon, or other drivers may become confused as
to where you are turning.
B. Make sure it is turned off after your turn or lane change is complete.
C. Make sure you use it in time to give other drivers a warning that you are going
to turn.
D. All of the above.
26. Making eye contact with pedestrians and other drivers is important
because:
A. You get to meet new people that way.
B. It can help communicate your intentions.
C. It usually gets people to back off and let you go ahead first.
D. It's polite
27. It is important to leave space margins between yourself and other vehicles
because:
A. You will have room to stop or steer around if others start moving into your
space.
B. You can drive more erratically without worrying about disturbing other drivers.
C. It's much safer to speed when you have a large margin of space around you.
D. All of the above.
E. It's polite.
28. It may be dangerous to stop for a pedestrian where there is no intersection
because:
 A. The driver behind you may not be expecting you to stop and may crash into
you.
B. Drivers in other lanes may not see the pedestrian and may hit them.
C. Jaywalking is illegal.
D. A. and B. are correct.
29. Some things to watch for on the sides of the road are:
A. People in wheelchairs traveling toward an intersection.
B. Children playing with a ball.
C. People who are visually impaired who may have a cane or a guide dog.
D. All of the above.
30. Motorcyclists often ride in the left part of the lane because:
A. They are trying to make room for another vehicle in that lane.
B. They can make themselves more visible that way.
C. They are planning to turn left.
D. They don't know the rules of the road.
31. When passing a very large vehicle, you should:
A. Take your time -- the vehicle may be long and you don't want to speed.
B. Go as fast as you can.
C. Make sure you have enough space; you don't want to get stuck in that
vehicle's blind spot.
D. B. and C. are correct.

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