Ontario G1 Mock Exam 1

All 40 questions in this test

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1. What do most information and direction signs look like?

   1. Diamond-shaped, yellow with black letters
   2. Diamond-shaped, orange with black letters
   3. Rectangular, white with black letters
   4. Rectangular, green with white letters

2. How does keeping your tires properly inflated help?

   1. It increases your top speed
   2. It cuts fuel use, emissions and tire wear
   3. It lets you skip wheel alignments
   4. It shortens your following distance

3. How long is an Ontario permanent Accessible Parking Permit valid?

   1. Two years
   2. One year
   3. Five years
   4. Ten years

4. What happens to speeding fines in a construction zone when workers are present?

   1. They are reduced by half
   2. They stay the same
   3. They are doubled
   4. They are tripled

5. You see this sign. What is ahead?

   
   1. A slight bend in the road
   2. A right lane ending
   3. A winding road with several curves
   4. A sharp right turn

6. Your friend borrows your car and is caught driving while suspended for a Criminal Code offence. What happens to your car?

   1. Released to you the same day
   2. Impounded for exactly 7 days
   3. Impounded only if you were inside
   4. Impounded for at least 45 days

7. You are approaching an intersection when the light changes from green to yellow. You have plenty of room to stop safely. What should you do?

   1. Keep going at the same speed
   2. Sound your horn and go through
   3. Speed up to clear it before red
   4. Stop before the intersection

8. How long does a new G1 driver have to finish the graduated licensing process before the licence expires?

   1. Three years
   2. Ten years
   3. Two years
   4. Five years

9. For an ordinary car without an exemption, how many people, including the driver, are normally required in an Ontario provincial-highway HOV lane?

   1. Four or more
   2. Two or more
   3. One or more
   4. Three or more

10. A 6-year-old weighs 25 kg, is 120 cm tall and has outgrown her forward-facing seat. What must she use?

    1. A rear-facing car seat
    2. A booster seat
    3. The adult seatbelt alone
    4. A lap belt only

11. You believe an angry driver is following you. Where should you go?

    1. Straight to your home
    2. To a quiet side street to let them pass
    3. To an empty parking lot to talk it out
    4. To a police station or busy public place

12. You are in the middle lane under this overhead sign. What may you do?

    
    1. Turn right or go straight
    2. Turn left only
    3. Go straight only
    4. Turn left or go straight

13. Who does the 'share the road' sign warn to take extra care on the section ahead?

    1. Only cyclists
    2. Only motorists
    3. Both motorists and cyclists
    4. Only drivers of trucks and buses

14. Which signal combination works the same way as a flashing green advance light?

    1. A left-pointing green arrow with a green light
    2. A left-pointing green arrow with a red light
    3. A yellow arrow together with a green light
    4. A flashing yellow light with a red light

15. What does it mean to 'overdrive' your headlights?

    1. Your high beams are aimed too high above the road
    2. You can't stop within the range you can see
    3. You use high beams near other cars
    4. Your headlights are left on in daylight

16. How long does Level One (G1) normally last if you do not take an approved driver-education course?

    1. 12 months
    2. 20 months
    3. 8 months
    4. 6 months

17. What do regulatory signs usually look like?

    1. Diamond-shaped with a yellow background
    2. Rectangular with a green background
    3. Rectangular or square, white or black background
    4. Diamond-shaped with an orange background

18. You want to drop off a friend between two of these signs. What are you allowed to do?

    
    1. Stop briefly to unload groceries
    2. Stop briefly to let a passenger out
    3. Nothing; you may not stop here at all
    4. Stop for up to five minutes

19. A school-area sign shows a lower speed limit and has yellow lights. When must you obey that lower limit?

    1. Only from September to June
    2. When the yellow lights are flashing
    3. At all hours of the day
    4. Only when children are visible

20. After installation, what is the maximum movement allowed at a child seat’s belt or UAS path?

    1. No more than 2.5 cm
    2. No more than 1 cm
    3. No more than 10 cm
    4. No more than 5 cm

21. You must stop at an intersection with no stop line and no crosswalk, but there is a sidewalk. Where do you stop?

    1. At the edge of the intersection
    2. In the middle of the sidewalk
    3. Three metres past the sidewalk
    4. At the edge of the sidewalk

22. What do yellow lines painted on the road separate?

    1. Traffic moving in the same direction
    2. Traffic moving in opposite directions
    3. Parking spaces from travel lanes
    4. Bicycles from motor vehicles

23. A police officer pulls you over to inspect your vehicle and finds it unsafe. What can happen?

    1. You get only a warning
    2. Only commercial vehicles are affected
    3. It can be taken off the road
    4. You may drive it for 30 days

24. How should you set your head restraint?

    1. Centred behind your head
    2. Top of it level with your neck
    3. As low as it will go
    4. Removed for better view

25. What colour is the hand symbol that tells pedestrians not to begin crossing?

    1. Red
    2. Orange
    3. White
    4. Yellow

26. Your tires have plenty of tread but are 12 years old. Why is this a problem?

    1. Aged tires may fail unexpectedly
    2. Only tread depth matters
    3. They are fine if never used
    4. Old tires grip better in winter

27. You are facing a flashing green light. What may you do from the proper lane?

    1. Turn left, go straight or turn right
    2. Only go straight through
    3. Only turn right after stopping
    4. Only turn left, nothing else

28. A police officer signals you to pull over. What should you do?

    1. Pull far right, stop and stay inside
    2. Stop in your lane and get out
    3. Drive on to a parking lot nearby
    4. Pull over and walk to the cruiser

29. Which pavement pattern marks the traditional overhead-lit pedestrian crossover illustrated in the handbook?

    1. Two yellow lines with a diamond
    2. One white stop line with lane arrows
    3. Double white lines with an X in each lane
    4. Yellow zigzag lines along the curb

30. You plan a roadside stop, but a car is waiting to pull out of a driveway between you and your stopping spot. When should you signal?

    1. You need not signal for a roadside stop
    2. Well before reaching the driveway
    3. After you have passed that driveway
    4. Only once you have fully stopped

31. What does this sign tell you?

    
    1. The left lane ends ahead
    2. A divided highway begins ahead
    3. A one-way road begins ahead
    4. The divided highway ends ahead

32. A no-left-turn sign has times shown on it. What does it mean?

    1. Left turns are allowed after a full stop
    2. Left turns are banned all day
    3. Left turns are banned during those times
    4. Left turns are allowed only at those times

33. At an intersection with traffic lights but no pedestrian signals, when may a pedestrian cross?

    1. When facing a left-turn green arrow
    2. When facing a flashing green light
    3. When facing a steady green light
    4. When facing a yellow light

34. On a work zone board like this, what do the flashing lights show?

    
    1. How far away the work is
    2. The lane that is open to trucks
    3. The direction to follow
    4. The speed limit in the zone

35. Driving at night on a country road with high beams on, you approach a hilltop. What should you do?

    1. Keep high beams on to see over
    2. Switch to low beams
    3. Turn off your headlights briefly
    4. Flash your high beams twice

36. Pumping the brakes did not work. How should you use the parking brake?

    1. Yank it on as hard as possible
    2. Gently but firmly, button held in
    3. In quick on-and-off pulls to avoid a skid
    4. Only after turning off the engine

37. Your full G car licence expired eight months ago. With no suspension or other testing requirement, what does the expiry alone require you to do?

    1. Retake the G1 and G2 road tests
    2. Retake the written knowledge test
    3. Start graduated licensing again
    4. Renew it without taking any tests

38. What can happen if you are caught driving with a radar detector in Ontario?

    1. You get a warning with no penalty
    2. You are fined but get no demerits
    3. You are fined and get demerit points
    4. Nothing, since they are legal

39. Between two of these signs, when may you stop your vehicle?

    
    1. Only while loading or unloading goods
    2. Only while loading or unloading passengers
    3. Never, not even for a moment
    4. Only for up to fifteen minutes

40. You are about to enter a roundabout. Which traffic has the right-of-way?

    1. Vehicles entering from your right
    2. Vehicles already in the roundabout
    3. The vehicle that is going fastest
    4. You, because you are entering