NL Class 5 Practice Test 10

All 30 questions in this test

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

1. An animal is standing on the road ahead at a distance. What should you do?

   1. Speed up so it runs away
   2. Swerve around it quickly
   3. Brake slowly, sound the horn and flash your lights
   4. Turn off your lights so it isn't dazzled

2. A yellow sign with a moose on it is posted on a highway. What does it tell you?

   1. Moose are fenced away from the road
   2. Moose cross here often; slow down
   3. A wildlife park is ahead
   4. Hunting is allowed near the road

3. What does this sign warn you about?

   
   1. A bridge is out
   2. Merging traffic from the left
   3. The road ahead is narrower
   4. A lane is closed for work

4. In which direction does traffic travel in a roundabout?

   1. Whichever way is shortest
   2. Counterclockwise
   3. Either direction
   4. Clockwise

5. What is the closest you may park to a railway crossing?

   1. 15 metres
   2. 10 metres
   3. 30 metres
   4. 5 metres

6. What does this sign tell you about the highway ahead?

   
   1. It has a passing lane
   2. It becomes divided by a median
   3. It narrows to one lane
   4. It ends in a dead end

7. You see children playing near the road ahead. What should you do with your right foot?

   1. Rest it on the floor
   2. Pump the brakes hard
   3. Press the accelerator
   4. Cover the brake pedal

8. What does 'overdriving your headlights' mean?

   1. Driving too fast to stop within the lit distance
   2. Driving with one headlight out
   3. Leaving your lights on after parking for the night
   4. Using high beams in the city

9. An oncoming car suddenly crosses into your lane. After braking hard, where should you steer?

   1. Straight ahead in your own lane
   2. The right shoulder, sounding your horn
   3. The centre line, to split the gap
   4. The left lane, away from the car

10. What happens if you refuse to give a breath sample to a police officer?

    1. Federal and provincial penalties can apply
    2. You get a warning only
    3. Nothing, it is voluntary
    4. You must take the written test and road test again

11. What is the most driving the handbook suggests in one day?

    1. As long as you feel fine
    2. 5 to 6 hours
    3. 8 to 10 hours
    4. 12 to 14 hours

12. Is driving after using cannabis treated as impaired driving?

    1. Only if you also drank alcohol
    2. Only above 0.08
    3. No, it is safer than alcohol
    4. Yes, it is impaired driving

13. Your vehicle's turn signals stop working. What should you use instead?

    1. Your hazard lights
    2. Your horn
    3. Hand and arm signals
    4. Your high beams

14. How many passengers may a Class 5II novice driver carry?

    1. One passenger only
    2. Two passengers
    3. Three passengers, if all are under age 19
    4. No more than the number of seatbelts

15. Before making a right turn, which lane should you be in?

    1. The centre lane
    2. Any lane, if you signal
    3. The lane closest to the centre line
    4. The lane closest to the right side

16. What mark do you need to pass the Newfoundland and Labrador Class 5 written test?

    1. 75 per cent
    2. 80 per cent
    3. 90 per cent
    4. 85 per cent

17. A Class 5II novice driver wants to drive at 1:00 a.m. What is required, unless a work exemption applies?

    1. A passenger aged 19 or older
    2. A letter from a parent
    3. Nothing, novices have no time limits after 6 months
    4. An accompanying driver with 4 years' full Class 5

18. Using the three-second rule, you reach the checkpoint two seconds after the car ahead. What does that mean?

    1. You are following too closely
    2. You are too far back
    3. You can safely speed up
    4. Your distance is ideal

19. Mechanical trouble forces you to drive well below the speed of traffic. What should you do?

    1. Drive in the left lane
    2. Keep right, use flashers, let traffic pass
    3. Stop in your lane
    4. Keep going at your speed without signals

20. Why is driver fatigue especially dangerous?

    1. It only affects new drivers
    2. The more tired you are, the less you notice it
    3. It always makes you speed up without realizing it
    4. It only happens at night

21. What does a horizontal rectangular sign usually give you?

    1. Hazard warnings
    2. Railway warnings
    3. Speed regulations for the area
    4. Directions and distances

22. A parent with a full licence borrows the family car, which has a 'novice driver' sign. What should they do with the sign?

    1. Leave it on at all times
    2. Remove it while they drive
    3. Cover only the word novice
    4. Move it to the front window

23. What does an eight-sided sign always mean?

    1. Yield
    2. Stop
    3. Railway crossing
    4. School zone

24. Why are moose attracted to highways in Newfoundland and Labrador?

    1. Warm pavement on cold nights
    2. Road salt, roadside growth and fewer flies
    3. Garbage that drivers leave behind at pull-offs
    4. Bright headlights from traffic

25. Flashing signals at a railway crossing warn that a train is coming. How close to the nearest rail may you stop?

    1. No closer than 5 metres
    2. No closer than 2 metres
    3. No closer than 15 metres
    4. No closer than 10 metres

26. It is illegal for a fully licensed Class 5 driver to drive with a BAC at or above what level?

    1. 0.08
    2. 0.05
    3. 0.10
    4. 0.02

27. When are roads especially slippery in rain?

    1. A few minutes after rain starts
    2. Only when the temperature is below zero
    3. Only after hours of heavy rain
    4. Only on gravel roads

28. The rear of your rear-wheel-drive car starts to skid on snow. What should you do?

    1. Accelerate hard
    2. Steer away from the skid
    3. Brake hard and hold the wheel straight
    4. Ease off the pedals and steer into the skid

29. Where should you avoid stopping if your vehicle develops a mechanical problem?

    1. At a rest area
    2. On a wide shoulder off the road
    3. On a bridge or in a tunnel
    4. In a parking lot

30. After passing a vehicle, when is it safe to move back into the right lane?

    1. When you see both its headlights in your mirror
    2. As soon as your front bumper is ahead of its bumper
    3. After counting to two
    4. When you are one car length ahead