Wisconsin Driver's License

Free Practice Test

Free Practice Test

You are about to take the Wisconsin DVMV Online Practice Test. This sample test consists of multiple choice questions and answers.

Please select the best answer for each question below and then click "Grade It!"

1. If your car breaks down on a highway, you should:
a. Sit in your car and wait for help.
b. Sound your horn at passing motorists.
c. Use your four-way flashers to warn other drivers.
2. A red arrow pointing to the right on a traffic light means you may: A red arrow pointing to the right on a traffic light means you may:
a. Turn right after you have come to a complete stop
b. Not turn right until the light turns green
c. Turn right after slowing and checking traffic
d. Turn right only if there are no pedestrians crossing the street at the m
3. If you are a minor and your cell phone rings while you are driving, you should:
a. Answer it if you have a hands-free device
b. Let the call go to voice mail
c. Answer if the call is from your parents
d. Text the caller that you are driving and that you will return the call later
4. When you enter traffic from a stop (ex: pulling away from the curb), you:
a. Should drive slower than other traffic for 200 feet
b. Need a large enough gap to get up to the speed of traffic
c. Should wait for the first vehicle to pass, then pull into the lane
d. Should expect other drivers to make room for you to enter traffic
5. Generally speaking, you are in a large truck's blind spot if you:
a. Drive close to the large truck's left front wheel
b. Cannot see the truck driver in the truck's side mirrors
c. Follow no closer than ten feet behind the large truck
d. All of the above
6. At night, if an oncoming vehicle fails to dim its high-beams, look:
a. Toward the center of the roadway
b. Toward the right edge of your lane
c. Toward the left edge of your lane
d. Straight ahead in your lane
7. Preparing to smoke and smoking while driving:
a. Do not affect driving abilities
b. Help maintain driver alertness
c. Are distracting activities
d. Are not distracting activities
8. When merging, how many seconds of space should you have as a gap?
a. Three second gap.
b. Five second gap.
c. Four second gap.
d. Two second gap.
e. One second gap.
9. Which of the following are examples of things that limit how well you can see?
a. Darkness, hills, curves.
b. Rain, fog, snow.
c. Being unable to adhere to the sight-distance rule.
d. All of the answers listed.
e. Parked vehicles and animals.
10. Which is NOT the correct speed limit for the road type?
a. 15 mph for a school zone.
b. 25 mph for a residential street.
c. 35 mph in outlying parts of cities or villages.
d. 25 mph in an alley.
e. 55 mph on any highway or freeway, although some can be posted at 65 mph.
11. You are not allowed to park within _____ feet of a fire hydrant.
a. 10
b. 20
c. 50
d. 15
12. When should one be most alert for deer to avoid hitting them?
a. Deer are most active during the months of June and July and during the daylight hours.
b. Deer are most active during the months of June and July and during the hours from dusk to dawn.
c. Deer are most active during the months of October and November and during the daylight hours.
d. Deer are most active during the months of October and November and during the hours from dusk to dawn.
e. Deer are most active during the months of February and March and during the late afternoon hours
13. You should use your horn when:
a. You see an old friend from high school.
b. You want to tell someone their driving stinks.
c. You want to let someone know you think they are cute.
d. You need to quickly alert someone of possible danger.
14. Traffic goes in a ______ direction in a roundabout.
a. Clockwise.
b. Either way.
c. Counterclockwise.
d. None of the listed answers.
15. This rectangular, half black and half white, indicates that ________. This rectangular, half black and half white, indicates that ________.
a. Question picture
b. Motorcycles can use the bike lane.
c. It's okay to utilize an empty bike lane.
d. Motor vehicles have the right of way.
e. You're sharing the side of the road with a bike lane.
16. Who is responsible for littering from a motor vehicle?
a. The occupants of the vehicle.
b. The driver of the vehicle.
c. The property owner.
17. On a road that has no sidewalks, a pedestrian should walk on the:
a. Side of the road which has the lightest traffic.
b. Same side of the road in which traffic is moving.
c. Side of the road facing oncoming traffic.
d. Side of the road which has the heaviest traffic.
18. What does this sign mean? What does this sign mean?
a. Attention, oncoming traffic may U-turn here.
b. Wrong-way, turn around and go back.
c. U-turn permitted.
d. Sharp turn ahead.
19. One of the rules of defensive driving is:
a. Look straight ahead as you drive.
b. Stay alert and keep your eyes moving.
c. Expect that other drivers will make up for your errors.
d. Be confident that you can avoid danger at the last minute.
20. When driving through a work zone, it is a good safety practice to:
a. Drive close to the vehicle in front of you to keep traffic flowing freely.
b. Turn on your cruise control.
c. Lengthen your usual following distance — by double.
21. A safe speed to drive your car:
a. Is the posted speed limit.
b. Is less than the posted speed limit.
c. Depends on the weather and road conditions.
d. Depends on the mechanical skill of the driver.
22. If there are no signals at a railroad crossing, you should:
a. Proceed slowly over the tracks.
b. Proceed through the crossing at a regular rate.
c. Slow down and prepare to stop if you see or hear a train approaching.
23. You may never park:
a. On a one-way street.
b. At the entrance of a building.
c. In a crosswalk.
d. Within 50 feet of a fire hydrant.
24. Which of the signals/marks are used on some highways to direct drivers into the proper lanes for turning?
a. Flashing red lights.
b. Flashing yellow lights.
c. White lines on the side of the road.
d. White arrows in the middle of the lanes.
25. When approaching an intersection where a 'Yield' sign has been placed facing you, you must:
a. Give right of way to all vehicles.
b. Stop, regardless of time or place.
c. Come to a full stop, look in both directions, and then proceed.