Manitoba Class 5: Backing up and parking

All 22 questions in this test

Every question and its answer choices. The correct answers and explanations appear when you take the test above.

1. By law, when may you leave your vehicle unattended with the engine running?

   1. To warm it up or defrost the windshield
   2. When you run into a store briefly
   3. Never, under any circumstances
   4. Only at night with the doors locked

2. You are reversing straight back or to the right. Which way should you look?

   1. Only in the rearview mirror
   2. Over your right shoulder
   3. Over your left shoulder
   4. Only in the side mirror

3. When you stop parallel to the curb, at most how far from it should your vehicle be?

   1. 15 centimetres
   2. 1 metre
   3. 75 centimetres
   4. 45 centimetres

4. You park facing uphill next to a curb. Which way do you turn your front wheels?

   1. Left, then right again
   2. Away from the curb
   3. Straight ahead
   4. Toward the curb

5. While reversing into a parallel parking space, at what angle to the curb should your car be before you straighten the wheels?

   1. About 90 degrees
   2. About 30 degrees
   3. About 45 degrees
   4. About 15 degrees

6. Besides turning the wheels, what should you always do when parking on a hill?

   1. Set the parking brake firmly
   2. Leave the engine running
   3. Leave the car in neutral
   4. Turn on the hazard lights

7. Is it legal to park on the roadway beside another vehicle that is already parked?

   1. No, double parking is illegal
   2. Yes, for deliveries only
   3. Yes, for up to five minutes
   4. Yes, with hazard lights on

8. Unless posted otherwise, how close to a fire station's driveway entrance may you park?

   1. No closer than 9 metres
   2. No closer than 15 metres
   3. No closer than 3 metres
   4. No closer than 6 metres

9. You park on a hill with no curb. Which way do you turn the wheels?

   1. Straight ahead
   2. Slightly to the left
   3. Sharply to the left
   4. Slightly to the right

10. Unless a sign says otherwise, how close to the nearest rail of a railway crossing may you park?

    1. No closer than 15 metres
    2. No closer than 60 metres
    3. No closer than 30 metres
    4. No closer than 5 metres

11. On a highway outside a city, town or village, when is it illegal to park at a curve?

    1. Only after dark
    2. If it can't be seen from 60 m each way
    3. At any time of day or night
    4. When the curve has a speed tab

12. When turning around on a dead-end street, how many times should you reverse?

    1. As many times as needed
    2. Three times
    3. Only once
    4. Twice

13. Which of these is an automatic fail during the backing skill test?

    1. Checking your mirrors
    2. Touching one of the poles
    3. Using all three movements
    4. Letting your tires touch the curb

14. You are backing out of an angle-parking stall. What should you do?

    1. Sound your horn the whole time
    2. Shoulder check the sides and rear
    3. Rely on the rearview mirror
    4. Back out quickly to clear traffic

15. How close to a stop sign at an intersection may you park?

    1. No closer than 3 metres
    2. No closer than 6 metres
    3. No closer than 15 metres
    4. No closer than 9 metres

16. Your car is parked facing down a slope beside the curb. How should the front wheels be turned?

    1. It does not matter
    2. Toward the curb
    3. Away from the curb
    4. Straight ahead

17. How close to a fire hydrant may you park?

    1. No closer than 9 metres
    2. No closer than 3 metres
    3. No closer than 1 metre
    4. No closer than 6 metres

18. When starting to parallel park, about how far beside the parked vehicle should you stop?

    1. About 1 metre
    2. About 30 centimetres
    3. About 2 metres
    4. About 3 metres

19. Before backing up, what does the handbook tell you to check for especially carefully?

    1. The radio volume
    2. The fuel gauge and the dashboard warning lights
    3. Small children who may be out of sight
    4. The tire pressure on all four wheels

20. How do you signal drivers behind you that you are stopping to parallel park?

    1. Wave your arm out the window
    2. Turn on your hazard lights and stop beside the space
    3. Tap the brakes about three times, then signal right
    4. Sound your horn twice

21. Why is back-in (reverse angle) parking considered helpful?

    1. It protects your car from door dings and scratches
    2. You can see traffic better when leaving
    3. It uses less fuel when parking
    4. It is much faster to park this way

22. During the road test's backing exercise, how many tries are you given?

    1. Five tries or ten minutes
    2. Two tries or two minutes
    3. One try only
    4. Three tries or four minutes