Manitoba Class 5 Practice Test 10

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1. You drive while impaired by a prescribed sleeping pill. What can happen?

   1. You receive a warning only
   2. You get a parking ticket
   3. You can be charged with impaired driving
   4. Nothing, since it was prescribed

2. A signal shows a white vertical bar on a black background. What does it mean?

   1. Pedestrians may now cross
   2. All traffic may go straight
   3. Only transit buses may go
   4. The signal is out of order

3. You are passing a cyclist going your way. What is the minimum space you must leave?

   1. 1 metre
   2. 3 metres
   3. 0.5 metres
   4. 2 metres

4. Why should you avoid cutting suddenly in front of a transit bus?

   1. Buses cannot brake at all
   2. It voids your insurance
   3. Standing passengers could fall if it brakes
   4. The bus will fall behind its timed route schedule

5. 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

6. You are hosting a party. What does the handbook suggest to prevent impaired driving?

   1. Serve one for the road
   2. Close the bar an hour before the party ends
   3. Let guests drive home slowly on quiet side roads
   4. Offer only salty snacks

7. A pedestrian is in the crosswalk while the Orange Hand is showing. Who has the right-of-way?

   1. Vehicles going straight
   2. Whoever arrived first
   3. Vehicles turning right
   4. The pedestrian

8. What do white lane lines separate?

   1. Reserved bus lanes only
   2. Traffic moving in the same direction
   3. Road edges from ditches
   4. Traffic moving in opposite directions

9. Where must you never pass?

   1. Where the centre line is broken
   2. On a one-way street with marked lanes
   3. Past a vehicle turning left
   4. Where highway construction is taking place

10. What does this striped marker show?

    
    1. An obstruction near the road
    2. A designated snow route
    3. The edge of a railway crossing
    4. A school bus stop

11. How often should a vehicle be thoroughly checked, according to the handbook?

    1. Once every two years
    2. Only before a road test
    3. At least twice a year
    4. Only when a light comes on

12. When are deer most active and dangerous to drivers?

    1. In the spring, from noon to early afternoon
    2. In the summer, during the middle of the day
    3. In the fall, from sunset to midnight and after sunrise
    4. In the winter, only in the hours before dawn

13. When leaving an expressway, when should you start to slow down?

    1. As soon as you see the exit sign
    2. Once you are completely in the exit ramp
    3. While still in the travel lane
    4. In the lane next to the exit

14. A school bus has its red lights flashing and stop arm out. How close to the bus may you stop?

    1. No closer than 5 metres
    2. No closer than 10 metres
    3. No closer than 2 metres
    4. No closer than 20 metres

15. Is it legal to raise or lower the original suspension of a passenger car?

    1. Yes, by up to 5 cm
    2. Only for winter driving
    3. Yes, at any time
    4. No, it is illegal

16. What should you do when you see construction and maintenance signs?

    1. Change lanes right away
    2. Slow down to a safe speed
    3. Switch on your high beams
    4. Keep your speed to clear the area fast

17. You are about to pull away from the curb on a street. What must you do first?

    1. Signal away from the curb and shoulder check
    2. Flash your headlights
    3. Turn on your hazard lights
    4. Honk to warn passing traffic, then pull out quickly

18. You hit an unattended parked car and cannot find its owner. What must you do?

    1. Leave your name and address on it
    2. Wait one hour, then leave
    3. Drive away and call MPI later
    4. Report it only if the damage is serious

19. What does this sign warn you of?

    
    1. A winding road ahead
    2. Loose gravel ahead
    3. The road is slippery when wet
    4. No passing zone ahead

20. How are with-flow reserved lanes marked on the pavement?

    1. Green paint and bicycle symbols along the lane
    2. A single solid yellow line
    3. Double broken white lines and diamond symbols
    4. Red chevrons along the lane

21. As a 5L driver, who may sit in the front passenger seat?

    1. Only your supervising driver
    2. Nobody; it must stay empty
    3. Any licensed adult
    4. Anyone wearing a seatbelt

22. Where must you stop when a white stop line is painted across your lane?

    1. On top of the line
    2. Just past the line
    3. Before the line
    4. At the crosswalk beyond it

23. The headlights of an oncoming car are glaring. Where should you look?

    1. Toward the right edge of the road
    2. Directly at the headlights
    3. At the centre line
    4. Down at your speedometer

24. This sign is posted at a street corner. What does it mean?

    
    1. Turn right only at the next street corner ahead
    2. Traffic goes only the way the arrow points
    3. The road ahead is a dead end
    4. Two-way traffic begins here

25. Which of these actions is illegal at a railway crossing?

    1. Shifting gears while crossing the tracks
    2. Slowing down to look both ways
    3. Stopping before the tracks
    4. Crossing when no train is near and the lights are off

26. You come to this sign at an intersection. What must you do?

    
    1. Yield only to traffic on your left
    2. Stop only if other cars are coming
    3. Slow down and go if it looks clear
    4. Come to a complete stop

27. Two vehicles arrive at a roundabout entrance at the same time. Which one enters first?

    1. The faster vehicle
    2. The vehicle on the right
    3. The vehicle going straight
    4. The vehicle on the left

28. 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

29. At a collision scene, an injured person is in a car that is not on fire. What should you do?

    1. Pull them out right away
    2. Walk them to the roadside
    3. Sit them up so they can breathe
    4. Don't move them

30. How long is a temporary driver's licence certificate valid?

    1. Up to 15 days
    2. Up to 45 days
    3. Up to 30 days
    4. Up to 90 days