Delaware DMV Permit Practice Test 1
Test 1 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 26 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Delaware test.
- Questions32
- Correct to pass26
- Passing score81%
- Minimum age16 years
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1. You are passing a tractor-trailer on a wet freeway and its wheels throw heavy spray. What is the best technique?
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Answer B: Increase your wipers and pass steadily without hesitating
Spray blinds you for as long as you stay beside the truck, so prepare the wipers first and then spend as little time in the spray as possible.
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2. A ball rolls into the street from between parked cars ahead of you. What should you expect and do?
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Answer A: Expect a child to follow it and be ready to stop
A ball is usually followed by a child who is watching the ball and not the traffic. Slow down and be prepared to stop immediately.
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3. An exit ramp is separated from the highway by a triangle of pavement painted with white stripes. What may you do there?
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Answer C: Nothing; keep off it and choose either the lane or the ramp
The striped area between a ramp and the through lanes is not for driving, stopping or last-second changes of direction.
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4. Your left-turn lane faces a steady green ball and oncoming traffic is heavy. What are you allowed to do?
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Answer C: Move into the intersection and turn when a safe gap appears
A green ball permits the turn but gives no priority, so you may move into the intersection and wait there for a gap in the oncoming traffic.
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5. As a center two-way left-turn lane reaches an intersection, the markings change into a single left-turn lane. What does that mean for you?
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Answer D: From that point it serves one direction only, so use it just to turn left
Where the shared lane becomes a marked turn bay it belongs to one direction of travel, and only vehicles making that left turn may occupy it.
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6. How long is the mandatory suspension when a Delaware driver reaches 14 calculated points?
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Answer A: 4 months
Fourteen calculated points bring a mandatory four month suspension, and each further two points adds two months to the period.
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7. You have stopped at a stop sign, but a parked truck blocks your view along the cross street. What should you do?
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Answer A: Creep forward slowly and stop again where you can see
When something blocks the view, a second stop closer to the intersection is the only safe way to see, and it must come before your vehicle enters the traffic lane.
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8. You are approaching a highway-rail grade crossing marked only with a crossbuck sign. What does that sign require?
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Answer A: Yield to any approaching train and cross only when the tracks are clear
The crossbuck is a regulatory yield sign, and a train can never stop or steer around a vehicle, so the driver must always give way.
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9. On a two-lane road with a broken yellow center line, may you cross it to turn into a driveway on the left?
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Answer C: Yes, when it is safe and the oncoming lane is clear
A broken center line may be crossed for a pass or for a left turn into a road or a driveway, once the oncoming lane is clear.
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10. What is the safest way to leave a perpendicular parking space in a busy lot?
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Answer B: Back out slowly, checking both ways and yielding
Backing out gives you the poorest view of any maneuver, so it must be done slowly, with checks in both directions and with yielding to whoever is already there.
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11. How should your following distance change in heavy rain?
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Answer D: It should be increased well beyond what you use on dry pavement
Wet pavement lengthens stopping distance and rain cuts visibility at the same time, so a larger gap gives you the extra seconds needed to see a problem and stop for it.
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12. You feel dizzy and get a headache while driving with the windows closed. What could be the cause and what should you do?
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Answer D: An exhaust leak letting carbon monoxide into the cabin, so open the windows and stop to get fresh air
Carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless, and headache, dizziness and drowsiness are early signs. Get fresh air at once and have the exhaust system inspected.
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13. What speed limit applies in a Delaware business or residential district unless signs say otherwise?
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Answer B: 25 mph
Delaware sets 25 mph as the limit in business and residential districts.
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14. How long is a Delaware driver barred from driving after three qualifying convictions within five years bring a habitual offender judgment?
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Answer C: 5 years
The court prohibits operation for five years from the date of judgment, while the ten convictions in three years route brings a three year prohibition.
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15. A police officer is directing traffic at an intersection and waves you through a red light. What should you do?
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Answer C: Follow the officer, whose directions come before signs and signals
Directions given by a police officer or an authorized flagger override signs, signals and pavement markings.
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16. What is the purpose of the blue envelope that Delaware offers under its Traffic Stop Safety chapter?
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Answer A: It signals a disability and holds the driver's documents
The voluntary blue envelope holds the license, registration and insurance card and tells the officer the driver has a disability, with guidance for both sides of the stop.
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17. How many points in a year will cost a Delaware driver an ignition interlock license?
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Answer B: More than 5
The interlock license is revoked if the holder accumulates more than five points in a year or otherwise breaks the program rules.
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18. How long is the license suspension for a first Delaware offense of driving without the required insurance?
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Answer C: 6 months
In addition to the fine, a first uninsured driving offense suspends the driver's license and privileges for six months.
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19. What mandatory suspension follows a Delaware conviction for driving 25 miles per hour over the posted limit?
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Answer A: 1 month
The suspension starts at one month at 25 over and grows by one month for each additional five miles per hour above that threshold.
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20. You are waiting to turn left across two oncoming lanes when a driver in the near lane stops and waves you through. What should you do?
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Answer D: Turn only after checking the far lane yourself
The waving driver cannot give away the right of way of the traffic in the second lane, which may not be stopping at all.
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21. What most often starts a rear wheel skid?
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Answer A: Too much speed, braking or acceleration for the grip available
A skid begins when what you ask of the tires exceeds what the surface can give, which is usually a matter of speed and of how abruptly you use the controls.
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22. What fee does Delaware charge to reinstate driving privileges at the end of a revocation?
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Answer C: 200 dollars
Reinstatement after a revocation costs 200 dollars, four times the 50 dollar fee charged at the end of a suspension.
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23. How many questions are on the Delaware Class D knowledge test?
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Answer C: 32
The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles states that the Class D knowledge test has 32 questions drawn from the Delaware Driver Manual.
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24. A barricade carries a sign reading ROAD CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC. What does it permit?
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Answer B: Local access for people whose destination is on that road
This closure keeps out drivers who are only passing through while still allowing residents and deliveries to reach addresses within the closed section.
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25. In the code that governs pavement markings, what does a double line stand for?
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Answer B: A maximum restriction
The marking code is consistent: a double line means the strongest restriction, a solid line discourages or forbids crossing, and a broken line is permissive.
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26. Travelling at about 55 mph on dry pavement, roughly how much room does an average car need to perceive, react and stop?
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Answer D: About 300 feet, close to the length of a football field
Reaction distance plus braking distance at 55 mph comes to roughly 300 feet on good dry pavement, and considerably more on a wet or loose surface.
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27. Which sign tells you that the vehicles ahead are part of a funeral procession?
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Answer C: Headlights burning in daylight, with small flags or markers on the vehicles
Processions are normally identified by daytime headlights, hazard lights and flags or windshield markers, not by emergency lights or sirens.
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28. A pedestrian has stepped into a crosswalk at an intersection ahead of you. What is your obligation?
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Answer C: Yield and let the pedestrian finish crossing before you proceed
Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk, and an intersection has a legal crosswalk whether or not lines are painted on the pavement.
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29. What fine range does Delaware set for a first offense of drinking an alcoholic beverage while driving?
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Answer A: 25 to 200 dollars
Consuming an alcoholic beverage while driving carries a fine of not less than 25 dollars and not more than 200 dollars for a first offense.
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30. How does Delaware classify a third driving under the influence offense?
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Answer A: A class G felony
A third DUI offense is a class G felony carrying a fine of up to 5,000 dollars and one to two years of imprisonment.
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31. A vehicle is sitting in your blind spot and you need to change into that lane. What should you do?
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Answer B: Adjust your speed to open a clear gap, then check again and move over
Changing your speed either drops the other vehicle behind you or lets it move ahead, which turns the blind spot back into open space.
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32. What is the driver expected to do after passing this sign?
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Answer A: Begin slowing so that a complete stop can be made at the intersection ahead
It is used where the control at the intersection stays hidden until late, so braking should begin here rather than at the stop line.