Virginia DMV Permit Practice Test 4
Test 4 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 34 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Virginia test.
- Questions40
- Correct to pass34
- Passing score85%
- Minimum age15 years 6 months
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1. You are entering an angle parking space on your right. What should you do?
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Answer C: Stay a little left of the space, then turn in between the lines
Keeping a little left of the space gives the front wheels the room to turn in cleanly and leaves your car centered between the lines.
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2. Which shape is used for the school advance warning sign and the school crossing sign?
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Answer B: An upward-pointing pentagon
The five-sided pentagon with its point up identifies school signing, so the outline alone tells a driver that children may be present.
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3. What is the fine for a second or subsequent offense of holding a handheld personal communications device while driving in Virginia?
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Answer C: 250 dollars
A second or subsequent offense of Virginia's handheld device law is punishable by a fine of 250 dollars.
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4. Why is passing another vehicle a bad idea in dense fog?
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Answer C: You cannot see far enough ahead to know the passing lane is clear
A pass needs a clear view of the road well beyond the vehicle you are overtaking, and fog takes exactly that away.
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5. You notice that the driver ahead of you is holding a phone to the ear. What should you do?
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Answer C: Assume slower reactions and leave extra space, or else hold back
A driver on the phone reacts late and misses things, so the safe response is distance rather than a lesson.
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6. How many demerit points does Virginia assign to a conviction for speeding between one and nine miles per hour above the posted limit?
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Answer D: Three points
Virginia assigns three demerit points, its lowest tier, to a conviction for speeding between one and nine miles per hour above the posted limit.
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7. What are painted curb markings mainly used for?
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Answer D: Conveying parking and stopping regulations
Colored curbs tell drivers where waiting or parking is restricted, and because the exact color meanings are set locally a driver should also read the posted signs.
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8. While you wait for the ambulance at a crash, what is the most useful help you can give?
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Answer C: Keep the person still and warm, and press down firmly on any heavy bleeding
Keeping an injured person still and warm and controlling bleeding are among the few things a bystander can safely do.
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9. A pedestrian steps off the curb without looking your way. What should you assume?
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Answer B: That the person has not seen you at all, and be ready to stop for them
Defensive driving means assuming you have not been seen until there is clear evidence that you have.
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10. The red brake warning light stays on after you release the parking brake. What should you do?
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Answer D: Stop safely and have the brakes checked before driving on
With the parking brake released, that light points to low fluid or a fault in one half of the braking system, which can leave you with very little braking.
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11. A power line has fallen across your vehicle after a crash. What should you do?
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Answer C: Stay inside and wait for utility workers unless fire forces you out
The vehicle body may be energized, and touching it and the ground at the same time can be fatal. If you must leave because of fire, jump clear with both feet together and shuffle away.
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12. In Virginia, when are you excused from stopping for a school bus that is loading or unloading with red lights flashing?
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Answer A: When you are traveling in the opposite direction on a roadway with a median or barrier dividing the road
Virginia requires a stop from any direction on a highway, private road or school driveway, and excuses only drivers traveling in the opposite direction on a roadway with a median or barrier dividing the road.
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13. How does Virginia classify the offense of using studded tires outside the permitted season?
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Answer D: It is a Class 1 misdemeanor
Virginia classifies a violation of its studded tire season restriction as a Class 1 misdemeanor.
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14. A Virginia driver is convicted of several traffic offenses that all arose from the same single occasion. How are demerit points assessed?
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Answer B: Points are assessed for only one offense, the one carrying the highest point value
When a Virginia driver is convicted of multiple offenses arising from a single occasion, points are assessed for only one offense, using the highest applicable point value.
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15. A white regulatory sign near a state line reads BUCKLE UP IT IS THE LAW. What is it doing?
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Answer A: Reminding occupants that belt use is required
The safety belt sign restates a law that already applies, and it is usually placed where drivers enter a state or a long rural stretch.
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16. How may a Virginia driver lawfully use a mobile phone for navigation?
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Answer A: By using it for navigation as long as the driver is not entering information or holding it while driving
Virginia allows a mobile phone or telecommunications device to be used for navigation as long as the driver is not entering information into it or holding it while driving.
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17. You are on a one-way street with two marked lanes. May you pass a slower vehicle on the right?
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Answer A: Yes, using the right lane, provided that the move is safe and signaled
On a roadway with two or more marked lanes in your direction, moving into the free lane and going by is a normal lane change rather than an unlawful pass.
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18. Your light turns green, but a vehicle is still in the middle of the intersection. What should you do?
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Answer D: Wait until the intersection is clear before you move ahead
A green light means go only when the way is clear. Drivers already inside the intersection must be allowed to finish crossing.
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19. A pedestrian near the curb is staring at a phone and not looking at traffic. What should you do?
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Answer A: Slow down and be ready to stop, because the pedestrian may step out without looking
Distracted pedestrians step into the street without checking. Assume they have not seen you and give yourself time and space to stop.
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20. Which sequence describes a well-made turn?
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Answer A: Signal, move into the correct lane, slow down, check, then turn
Tell others first, take your position, lose the speed before the corner, take a final look, and only then steer through the turn.
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21. Is it acceptable to drive far below the flow of traffic on an open highway?
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Answer B: No, driving too slowly can obstruct traffic and create a hazard
Traffic that is much slower than the surrounding flow forces other drivers into sudden braking and unnecessary passing maneuvers, and impeding traffic is itself a violation.
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22. A center lane is marked with a broken yellow line on each side and is controlled by overhead lane signals. How is that lane used?
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Answer A: It carries traffic one way or the other according to the signals
A reversible lane is marked with broken yellow lines on both sides and its direction of travel is set by the lane control signals above it.
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23. You are stopped at a red light waiting to turn right where the turn is allowed. Besides traffic from the left, what must you check?
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Answer D: Both crosswalks, and anyone approaching along your right side
A right turn on red crosses the crosswalk in front of you and enters the one on the cross street, and cyclists often approach along your right.
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24. Before the January 1, 2025 increase, what were Virginia's minimum liability insurance limits for a single policy?
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Answer A: 30,000 dollars per person, 60,000 dollars per crash and 20,000 dollars in property damage
Before the increase that took effect January 1, 2025, Virginia's minimum liability limits were 30,000 dollars per person, 60,000 dollars per crash and 20,000 dollars in property damage.
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25. You want to pass on a two-lane road where several people are walking on the narrow shoulder ahead. What should you consider?
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Answer D: There is no escape room if the pass goes wrong, so wait for a better place
A pass depends on having somewhere to go if it goes wrong, and a shoulder occupied by pedestrians removes that option for both vehicles.
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26. How far should the driver chest be from the steering wheel?
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Answer B: At least about ten inches
The airbag deploys with great force in the first instants of a crash, so about ten inches between your chest and the wheel is the recommended minimum.
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27. Some drivers believe they can multitask while driving. What does research show?
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Answer C: The brain switches rapidly between tasks and driving performance suffers
The brain does not truly do two attention-demanding tasks at once; it alternates between them, and the driving task gets less attention each time.
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28. This sign comes into view ahead of a driver who has already started along a ramp. What should the driver do?
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Answer B: Pull clear where it is safe, then turn around and leave the ramp traveling properly
The driver is traveling against the legal flow, so the safest response is to stop clear of the lanes, turn the vehicle around and get off the ramp before meeting traffic head on.
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29. Within what period must a new Virginia resident obtain a Virginia driver's license?
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Answer C: 60 days of moving here
A new Virginia resident who drives must obtain a Virginia driver's license within 60 days of moving to the state.
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30. Which headlight setting should you use in dense fog?
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Answer B: Low beams
High beams reflect off the water droplets in fog and bounce glare back at you, while low beams aim downward and light the road without that mirror effect.
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31. Two solid white lines separate your lane from the lane beside it. What do they mean?
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Answer B: Crossing from one lane to the other is prohibited
A solid double white line marks a boundary that road users may not cross, such as the entrance to a preferential lane.
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32. A yellow diamond showing two vertical arrows, one pointing up and one pointing down, warns that
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Answer A: the road ahead carries traffic in both directions
The two-way traffic sign warns that the roadway ahead is not divided and that vehicles will be coming from the opposite direction.
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33. A shared-use path crosses the road ahead at a marked crossing and people are already crossing on it. What should you do?
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Answer C: Yield and let them finish crossing the road
People already crossing at a marked crossing have the right of way, and a path crossing is a crossing of the roadway like any other.
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34. When is a driver or rider most likely to need hand and arm signals instead of the vehicle turn signal lamps?
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Answer D: When the lamps have failed or cannot be seen because of glare or a load
Hand and arm signals replace or reinforce the lamps whenever the lamps do not work or cannot be seen clearly by other road users.
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35. At night you are waiting to turn left and can see only the headlights of an approaching vehicle. Why should you allow a bigger margin?
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Answer D: Because lights alone make speed and distance hard to judge
With no other visual cues, two points of light give you very little information about how fast the vehicle is closing, so leave extra margin.
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36. Over what period must a Virginia vehicle owner maintain the state's minimum liability insurance coverage?
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Answer B: Continuously, from the moment the vehicle is registered until the registration period expires
Virginia requires the vehicle owner to maintain the minimum liability insurance continuously, from the moment the vehicle is registered until the registration period expires.
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37. A crossing guard steps into the roadway ahead of this sign with one hand raised. What must the driver do?
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Answer B: Stop and stay stopped until the guard waves traffic on
An adult guard is controlling traffic at that crossing, so the instruction given by that person governs and the driver waits to be released.
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38. A Virginia driver arrested for DUI unreasonably refuses a breath or blood test for the first time. How is that refusal treated?
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Answer C: As a civil offense with a one year suspension of driving privileges
A first unreasonable refusal to submit to a breath or blood test in Virginia is a civil offense that carries a one year suspension of driving privileges, separate from any DUI penalty.
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39. How is the Virginia two-part knowledge exam structured?
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Answer B: 10 road sign questions that must all be correct, plus 30 general knowledge questions of which 24 must be correct
Part one of the Virginia exam is 10 road sign questions and all ten must be answered correctly, and part two is 30 general knowledge questions of which 24 must be correct.
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40. Besides supervised organizational activities, what other common reason lets a Virginia provisional license holder drive during the midnight to 4 a.m. curfew window?
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Answer B: Driving to or from employment
Virginia's curfew exceptions for provisional license holders include driving to or from employment, along with supervised activities, certain passengers and emergencies.