Printable MN Permit Practice Test

1. What is the recommended response to Minnesota warning signs?

1. Ignore them until a traffic signal changes
2. Recognize and react to the possible hazards they identify
3. Use them only to locate motorist services
4. Assume they prohibit every movement ahead

2. When approaching an oncoming vehicle within 1,000 feet, what beam setting is required?

1. No lights until the vehicles meet
2. High beams plus hazard flashers
3. Parking lights only
4. Low beam headlights

3. When must Minnesota drivers use their headlights according to the vehicle-equipment section?

1. Only between midnight and dawn on rural roads
2. From sunset until sunrise and whenever the road ahead cannot be seen for at least 500 feet
3. Only during rain, never during snow or fog
4. Whenever another driver flashes headlights

4. What happens to a Minnesota driver who drives over 100 mph?

1. A $25 surcharge only
2. Driving privileges are revoked for at least six months
3. A warning on a first offense
4. A 30 day suspension

5. When a vehicle is used to violate Minnesota’s school-bus stopping law, who may be penalized as the owner?

1. The owner automatically receives five license points
2. The owner or leaseholder may be guilty of a petty misdemeanor
3. The owner is never involved if another person was driving
4. The owner must surrender the vehicle permanently

6. When is driving below a posted minimum speed limit illegal under normal conditions?

1. Whenever the driver is traveling below that posted minimum
2. Only when a police officer is directing traffic
3. Only on roads with a 55 mph maximum
4. Never, because minimum limits are advisory

7. A Minnesota driver commits a second DWI within 10 years of the first. What is the minimum revocation?

1. 90 days
2. Three years
3. One year
4. Six months

8. What right-of-way consequence follows when a driver approaches a Minnesota intersection at an unlawful speed?

1. The driver loses the privilege associated with lawful speed
2. The driver gains priority over vehicles traveling legally
3. The driver may disregard all yielding rules
4. The driver keeps every right-of-way privilege unchanged

9. At what alcohol concentration does a Minnesota ignition interlock device prevent the vehicle from starting?

1. 0.08 percent or above
2. 0.04 percent or above
3. 0.02 percent or above
4. Any amount above zero

10. What must you do before entering a roundabout?

1. Stop inside the circle before selecting an exit
2. Yield to vehicles already circulating from the left
3. Enter first because circulating traffic must yield
4. Change lanes after entering to reach any exit

11. What is the alcohol content of 80-proof whiskey?

1. 40 percent
2. 80 percent
3. 8 percent
4. 20 percent

12. If you cannot move one lane away from a stopped emergency vehicle, how should you pass it?

1. Maintain speed because the shoulder is separate
2. Slow down and pass with caution
3. Stop in the travel lane until the vehicle leaves
4. Pass on the shoulder without reducing speed

13. Two drivers reach an intersection without traffic lights at the same time. Which driver must yield in Minnesota?

1. The larger vehicle always proceeds first
2. The driver on the right yields to the driver on the left
3. The driver traveling faster proceeds first
4. The driver on the left yields to the driver on the right

14. What does a green arrow allow a driver to do?

1. Turn in any direction without checking the roadway
2. Turn safely in the direction of the arrow, subject to people already in the intersection
3. Treat the arrow exactly like a flashing yellow signal
4. Wait until the arrow changes to red before moving

15. How close may an ordinary vehicle follow a firefighting vehicle on an emergency run?

1. It may follow within 100 feet during daylight
2. It may follow within 50 feet if its lights are on
3. It may not follow within 500 feet
4. It may follow at any distance if traffic is light

16. What do Minnesota sign shapes and colors help a driver do before reading a sign up close?

1. Know that the sign applies only during construction
2. Identify the exact fine for violating the sign
3. Determine the distance to the nearest service station
4. Get a general idea of what the sign means

17. Which of these can get a Minnesota license suspended?

1. Renewing your license early
2. Driving 5 mph under the limit in rain
3. Letting someone use your license to buy alcohol for a person under 21
4. Carrying a passenger in the back seat

18. After two consecutive failures of the Minnesota written test, what applies to the third and later attempts?

1. A $10 fee is charged
2. A six-month testing ban begins
3. The applicant must take a road test instead
4. The applicant permanently loses testing eligibility

19. About how fast does the body eliminate alcohol, according to the Minnesota manual?

1. About three drinks per hour
2. About one drink per hour
3. Faster after coffee or a cold shower
4. About one drink every 15 minutes

20. When must headlights be turned on for the normal daily cycle?

1. At sunset and continuously until sunrise
2. Only at midnight and during the morning commute
3. Only when driving on an unlit freeway
4. From sunrise until sunset

21. What must a driver do at a flashing red traffic light before proceeding?

1. Come to a complete stop, yield, and proceed when the intersection is clear
2. Slow down but continue without stopping if no car is close
3. Treat it as a green light for the major roadway
4. Stop only when a pedestrian is already crossing

22. Where may a person with a Minnesota Class D license drive a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle?

1. On streets with speed limits of 35 mph or less
2. On any street where the driver can reach 35 mph
3. Only on private property
4. Only on roads posted at 55 mph or higher

23. How many licensed drivers does Minnesota have, according to the manual?

1. About 10 million
2. About 500,000
3. About 1 million
4. More than 4.5 million

24. Which group may use strobe lamps under the Minnesota vehicle-equipment rules?

1. Any truck weighing more than 10,000 pounds
2. All delivery vans making a daytime stop
3. Passenger vehicles with a roof-mounted warning sticker
4. School buses, snow removal equipment, and rural mail carrier vehicles

25. How many supervised driving hours must a Minnesota teen log if a parent completes the parent class?

1. At least 40 hours including 15 nighttime hours; 50 hours without the parent class
2. 10 hours
3. 100 hours
4. 20 hours with no night driving

26. What does a steady downward green arrow over a reversible lane tell you?

1. You must leave that lane immediately
2. The lane is reserved for emergency vehicles
3. You may drive in the lane below it
4. Traffic may use the lane only to pass

27. Which of these is listed as grounds for revoking a Minnesota license?

1. One parking ticket
2. Failing to renew registration for one week
3. A single speeding ticket 10 mph over
4. Pleading guilty to three violations in one year of traffic laws that require a jail sentence

28. When may a Minnesota driver use hand and arm signals instead of the vehicle's turn signals?

1. At night whenever the road has streetlights
2. During daylight hours, when the hand signal can be seen
3. Only while driving on a freeway
4. Any time the vehicle's signal bulbs work

29. A Minnesota driver gave false information on a license application. How long is the license canceled?

1. Permanently
2. 30 days, whichever comes first
3. 60 days or until the correct information is provided, whichever is longer
4. Until age 21

30. If your headlights suddenly go out on a dark road, which action is recommended first?

1. Stop in the traffic lane and turn off every electrical system
2. Use the parking lights, hazard warning lights, or turn signals and guide the vehicle off the road
3. Accelerate until another vehicle illuminates the roadway
4. Open the hood immediately while the vehicle is moving

31. When driving in bad weather or poor road conditions, what speed choice is required?

1. Drive exactly at the posted limit regardless of visibility
2. Reduce speed as conditions require
3. Increase speed to spend less time on the wet pavement
4. Use the shoulder to avoid slowing in the travel lane

32. Which stopped vehicles are covered by Minnesota's move-over rule when their warning lights are activated?

1. Only private passenger vehicles with a flat tire
2. Only police cars displaying blue lights
3. Only ambulances on interstate shoulders
4. Stalled vehicles and listed service, maintenance, utility, construction, postal, and recycling vehicles

33. What does this DO NOT ENTER sign mean when it faces your vehicle?

1. Parking is prohibited only during business hours
2. Enter slowly because cross traffic must yield
3. Do not enter that lane or road
4. The road is open in the opposite direction only after dark

34. When a school bus displays flashing red lights on a divided highway, which traffic is excepted from stopping?

1. Traffic approaching behind the bus on the same roadway
2. Traffic following the bus in its lane
3. Traffic traveling in the opposite direction on the other side of the divider
4. Every vehicle because the roadway is divided

35. What does a green arrow at a Minnesota intersection mean?

1. You may travel in any direction from the lane
2. You must stop until a circular green light appears
3. You may turn only after yielding to every vehicle behind you
4. You may safely turn in the direction of the arrow

36. If the vehicle behind you is following too closely, what response does the manual recommend?

1. Speed up until you are beyond its headlights
2. Brake sharply to force it to increase space
3. Slow down slightly and allow that vehicle to pass
4. Move into the oncoming lane to block the driver

37. A Minnesota applicant under 18 has no living parents or guardian. Who may sign the license application?

1. A close family member, an employer, or a spouse who is at least 18
2. Only a court-appointed guardian named later
3. A 16 year old sibling
4. Nobody, so the teen must wait until 18

38. When must Minnesota drivers turn on their headlights?

1. Only after midnight on roads outside cities
2. At sunset until sunrise, and during listed weather or visibility conditions
3. Only while driving in snow
4. Only when another driver flashes headlights first

39. When may a driver exceed a 55 mph posted limit by up to 10 mph under Minnesota's speed rule?

1. While lawfully passing another vehicle on a two-lane highway
2. Whenever the road is empty
3. When merging onto any freeway
4. Whenever the driver is late

40. What action is prohibited inside a Minnesota roundabout?

1. Changing lanes
2. Yielding to vehicles already circulating
3. Following the lane selected before entry
4. Exiting when the driver's route is reached