Delaware DMV Permit Practice Test 5
Test 5 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. How does eating a large meal before drinking affect impairment?
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Answer D: It slows absorption but the alcohol still reaches the blood and impairs you
Food delays how quickly alcohol enters the bloodstream, which can make the peak arrive later, but all of the alcohol is eventually absorbed.
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2. What happens to a Delaware suspension when the driver is convicted of driving during that suspension?
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Answer D: It is extended by a like period, not to exceed 12 months
A conviction for driving during suspension or revocation extends the period by a like period capped at twelve months, and no driving authority is allowed meanwhile.
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3. After the first six months, for which reason may a Delaware Level 1 permit holder drive unsupervised outside the permitted hours?
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Answer D: To travel to or from work, school or church
Delaware allows unsupervised driving outside the ordinary window only for travel connected with work, school or church.
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4. You are driving through a residential area where parked cars hide the side streets. What is the safest approach?
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Answer C: Slow down and cover the brake as you pass each opening
Where parked vehicles hide side streets and driveways, lower speed and a covered brake buy the time you lose in sight distance.
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5. A driver passes this sign and the signal beyond it is already showing green. What is the safest response?
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Answer C: Ease off the accelerator and be ready to stop, because an indication that has been showing for a while is about to change
A signal that has been displaying the same indication for some time is close to changing, so arriving at a controlled speed with the brake covered is safer than accelerating to beat it.
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6. At a four-way stop you and an opposing driver arrive together. You are going straight and the other driver is turning left across your path. Who goes first?
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Answer B: You do, because the left turn crosses your path
When two opposing drivers arrive together, the one going straight goes first and the left-turning driver yields.
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7. At a freeway exit ramp, this sign normally backs up which other regulatory sign posted nearer to the ramp terminal?
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Answer D: The sign that forbids entering that roadway at all
The two work as a pair at ramp terminals: one keeps drivers from turning in, and this one sits farther along to catch a driver who has already entered.
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8. Smoke and flames appear from the engine compartment after you stop. What should you do?
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Answer A: Get everyone well away from the vehicle first, and then call the fire service
A vehicle fire can spread within seconds, so people come out first and firefighting is left to the fire service.
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9. What is the sensible way to handle a meal on a long drive?
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Answer D: Eat before you leave or stop to eat
Eating takes hands, eyes and attention, and the only version with no cost to your driving is the one that happens while the car is parked.
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10. What fine applies to a later Delaware offense of driving without the required insurance?
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Answer D: 3,000 to 4,000 dollars
A subsequent uninsured driving offense carries a fine of not less than 3,000 dollars and not more than 4,000 dollars.
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11. Until when may a Delaware sponsor withdraw the endorsement given on a minor's driving application?
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Answer C: Until the minor reaches 18 years of age
The sponsor may withdraw the endorsement at any time until the minor turns 18, which cancels the minor's driving authority.
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12. How does marijuana affect a driver?
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Answer C: It slows reaction time and impairs judgment of time and distance
Marijuana impairs coordination, attention and the ability to judge speed and distance. Driving while impaired by it is illegal everywhere, even where its use is legal.
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13. How many questions must be answered correctly to pass the Delaware Class D knowledge test?
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Answer C: 26
Delaware requires 26 correct answers out of 32, roughly 81 percent.
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14. What is a good rule for any task you want to do inside the vehicle?
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Answer D: If it needs more than a moment, do it stopped
A glance of a second or two is manageable, but any task that runs longer belongs to a stopped vehicle, because the road does not pause while you do it.
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15. When should headlights be switched on besides during the hours of darkness?
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Answer C: Whenever rain, fog, snow or dust makes it harder to see or to be seen
Headlights are as much about being seen as about seeing, so they go on whenever visibility drops.
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16. How does Delaware treat points once a violation is more than twelve months old?
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Answer C: They count at half value for the following year
Calculated points count at full value for twelve months from the date of the violation and then at half value for the next twelve months.
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17. You wait in the aisle with your signal on for a space that is about to be vacated. What is the risk?
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Answer D: You block the aisle and drivers behind may try to squeeze past
A stopped vehicle turns a two-way aisle into a bottleneck, and drivers who try to get around it pass close to pedestrians and reversing cars.
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18. The gates at a railroad crossing are down, and you can see that the road beyond them is clear. What is the correct action?
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Answer A: Wait until the gates rise completely and the lights go out
Lowered gates mean rail traffic is expected, and driving around them removes the only protection the crossing provides.
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19. Delaware's left lane travel restriction in section 4114A applies to which roadways?
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Answer A: State Route 1 and Interstate 495
The restriction applies to the parts of State Route 1 and Interstate 495 classified as an express highway or controlled-access facility.
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20. Some toll facilities use signs and markings with a purple background or a purple stripe. What do they identify?
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Answer D: Lanes reserved for vehicles with an electronic toll account
Purple is assigned to lanes and ramps restricted to vehicles with a registered electronic toll collection account, so drivers without one must stay out.
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21. What is the Delaware statutory speed limit on four-lane and divided roadways where no other limit is posted?
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Answer B: 55 mph
Delaware law sets 55 mph on four-lane roadways and on divided roadways.
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22. The route marker used for an Interstate highway is a shield with
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Answer A: white numerals on a blue field under a red band carrying the word INTERSTATE
The Interstate route marker is a cutout shield with a white border, the word INTERSTATE in white on red across the top and the route number in white on blue.
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23. You are about to change lanes to the left when you notice a vehicle already overtaking you in that lane. What should you do?
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Answer A: Hold your lane and your speed, and change only after that vehicle has gone by
A signal asks for space but does not create it, and the overtaking driver has nowhere to go if you move across.
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24. You are towing a loaded trailer for the first time. How should you drive?
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Answer A: Slow earlier and keep a longer following gap
A trailer adds weight and length, so stopping takes longer and every maneuver needs more room and more warning.
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25. The vehicle you have borrowed is larger and heavier than your own. How should you drive it?
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Answer B: Allow more room for stopping and for turns until you are used to it
Extra weight and length mean longer stopping distances and wider turns, so give yourself more room until you are used to it.
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26. A high-occupancy vehicle lane is separated from the general lanes by a pair of solid white lines with a gap every so often. Where may you enter or leave it?
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Answer D: Only at the openings where the solid lines are broken
The solid lines forbid crossing, so entry and exit are limited to the designated openings where the marking is broken.
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27. If a Delaware driver cannot safely change lanes near a stopped emergency vehicle on a road posted at 50 mph or higher, what speed is required?
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Answer D: At least 20 mph below the posted speed limit
When a lane change is not possible, the driver must slow to at least 20 mph below the posted limit on roads posted at 50 mph or more.
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28. Is it acceptable to drive with your vehicle straddling the line between two lanes?
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Answer D: No, you must drive as nearly as practical entirely within a single lane
A vehicle astride the line takes up two lanes and leaves the drivers around it unable to predict where it will go.
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29. By how much must a vehicle exceed the posted limit before a Delaware electronic speed monitoring system records a violation?
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Answer B: 11 miles per hour
A camera violation is recorded only when the vehicle exceeds the posted limit by that margin or more.
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30. What is the minimum property damage liability coverage required for a Delaware vehicle?
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Answer B: 10,000 dollars
Delaware requires at least 10,000 dollars for injury to or destruction of the property of others in one accident.
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31. You are waiting to turn left and a motorcycle is approaching from the opposite direction. Why should you take extra care judging its speed and distance?
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Answer A: Its small size makes it look farther away and slower than it really is
A motorcycle's narrow profile fools the eye, so drivers often misjudge how soon it will arrive. Left turns across an oncoming motorcycle are a leading cause of rider deaths.
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32. Which clue tells you that a parked vehicle is about to pull into traffic?
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Answer D: Exhaust smoke, brake lights, front wheels turned out or a driver in the seat
A running engine, lit brake lights, turned wheels or a person behind the wheel all mean the vehicle may move. Slow down and give it room.