SAAQ Class 5 Mock Exam 4

All 30 questions in this test

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1. You are on a highway in the lane under this sign. What does it mean for you?

   
   1. Your lane must take the exit
   2. Your lane is for trucks only
   3. Your lane ends after the exit
   4. Your lane continues past the exit

2. After a mechanical inspection, your car is found to need minor repairs. How long do you have to get them done?

   1. 30 days
   2. 24 hours
   3. 48 hours
   4. 7 days

3. A school bus ahead has its red lights flashing and its stop sign out. How far from it must you stop?

   1. At least 20 metres
   2. At least 3 metres
   3. At least 5 metres
   4. At least 10 metres

4. When must a motorcyclist have the white headlight on?

   1. Only on highways
   2. Only at night
   3. At all times while riding
   4. Only in rain, fog or falling snow

5. Three friends on motorcycles are riding in the same traffic lane. How should they ride?

   1. Single file, in the lane centre
   2. Two side by side, one behind
   3. In a zigzag formation
   4. Side by side across the lane

6. You use a space reserved for people with a disability for a passenger car. Where must the SAAQ permit be?

   1. On the dashboard, face down
   2. Hung from the rear-view mirror
   3. In the glove box with your licence
   4. Taped to the rear window

7. On a long trip you keep yawning and your eyes are itchy. Once drowsiness has set in like this, what is the only real way to recover?

   1. Drink a strong coffee
   2. Turn up the radio
   3. Open the windows wide
   4. Get some sleep

8. On a 50 km/h street, oncoming traffic leaves you no room to give a cyclist the required space. What must you do?

   1. Pass slowly with whatever space you have
   2. Stay in your lane, slow down and wait behind
   3. Pass using the paved shoulder on the right
   4. Sound your horn so the cyclist moves over

9. You are adjusting your headrest. Which position gives the best protection in a rear-end collision?

   1. Top at shoulder level, touching your neck
   2. Middle at eye level, within 15 cm of your head
   3. Middle at neck level, within 7 cm of your head
   4. Middle at eye level, within 7 cm of your head

10. You and another car stop at an all-way stop. The other car stopped there before you did. Who goes first?

    1. You, because you are on the right
    2. The other car
    3. Whichever car is bigger
    4. You, if you are going straight

11. On a 70 km/h road with no sidewalk, a person is walking on the shoulder toward you. What minimum distance must you leave as you meet them?

    1. 1.5 metres
    2. 50 centimetres
    3. 1 metre
    4. 3 metres

12. You settle in Québec from a country with no licence exchange agreement and have held your licence for two years. What must you do?

    1. Exchange it with no tests required
    2. Pass the SAAQ knowledge and road tests
    3. Keep driving on it with no time limit
    4. Start over with a learner's licence

13. What does this sign require of you?

    
    1. Stop and yield to oncoming vehicles
    2. Merge left because a lane is ending
    3. Move onto the shoulder to make room
    4. No special move, just extra alertness

14. On a road posted at 80 km/h, you have slowed behind a group of cyclists and the way is clear. How much space must you keep from the group as you pass?

    1. At least 3 metres
    2. At least 1 metre
    3. At least 1.5 metres
    4. At least 50 centimetres

15. A city bus is stopped at a red traffic light with a priority signal showing a white horizontal bar. What does that bar tell the bus driver?

    1. Only a straight-through move is allowed
    2. No bus manoeuvre is allowed
    3. The bus may turn left only
    4. The bus may go in any direction

16. Your car breaks down on the roadway at night and you set out flares. From how far away must they be visible?

    1. At least 50 metres
    2. At least 150 metres
    3. At least 30 metres
    4. At least 300 metres

17. What does this green highway sign tell you?

    
    1. Populations of each place
    2. Exit numbers for each place
    3. Speed limits toward each place
    4. Distances to the places listed

18. In a 90 km/h zone, from how many km/h over the limit does speeding count as excessive speeding, with a doubled fine?

    1. 50 km/h or more
    2. 30 km/h or more
    3. 60 km/h or more
    4. 40 km/h or more

19. What is the minimum time you must hold a learner's licence before you are eligible for the road test?

    1. 18 months
    2. 8 months
    3. 6 months
    4. 12 months

20. At a work site, the traffic light facing you is green, but a flagperson signals you to stop. What must you do?

    1. Stop only if workers are on the road
    2. Sound your horn and go slowly
    3. Stop as the flagperson signals
    4. Proceed because the light is green

21. A person standing at the edge of a crosswalk looks you in the eye and waves a hand. What must you do?

    1. Honk so they wait for you
    2. Slow down but keep driving
    3. Yield and let them cross
    4. Continue, since they are not on the road yet

22. On the shoulder of a highway you notice yellow equilateral triangles painted at intervals. What do they indicate?

    1. An upcoming yield sign
    2. Traffic may be monitored from aircraft
    3. A no-stopping zone for trucks
    4. The start of a climbing or passing lane

23. You are waiting to turn left and your green light starts flashing. What does the flashing green tell you in Québec?

    1. Your left turn is protected; oncoming traffic is stopped
    2. The light is about to turn red
    3. Pedestrians have priority in all crosswalks
    4. The light is broken; treat it as a stop

24. A driver with no previous offence is caught with a BAC of 0.17. Besides the 90-day licence suspension, how long is the vehicle impounded?

    1. 90 days
    2. 30 days
    3. It is not impounded
    4. 7 days

25. You are driving through a school zone and no other speed limit is posted. What is the maximum speed?

    1. 50 km/h
    2. 30 km/h
    3. 60 km/h
    4. 40 km/h

26. You want to park on the side of the street directly across from a fire station. What is the minimum distance?

    1. 15 metres
    2. 8 metres
    3. 3 metres
    4. 5 metres

27. A driver is convicted of using a hand-held device for the third time within two years (a second repeat offence). How long is the licence suspended?

    1. 3 days
    2. 7 days
    3. 30 days
    4. 90 days

28. What does this sign warn you about?

    
    1. A pedestrian crosswalk ahead
    2. A level crossing with gates
    3. An all-way stop ahead
    4. Traffic lights ahead

29. You are 30 and have 14 demerit points. A new conviction adds 2 more and your licence is revoked. How many points remain on your record afterward?

    1. 16 points
    2. 2 points
    3. 0 points
    4. 1 point

30. You are driving on a rural road and see this sign. What should you expect?

    
    1. A traffic light just ahead
    2. A railway crossing ahead
    3. Road work with a flagperson
    4. A stop sign further ahead