PEI Class 7 Practice Test 1

All 30 questions in this test

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1. What does this lane sign mean?

   
   1. Traffic in this lane may turn either left or right
   2. Traffic in this lane must go straight through
   3. Passing permitted in this lane
   4. One-way street ahead

2. How far in front of and behind a disabled truck or bus must flares or warning lamps be placed?

   1. At least 60 metres
   2. At least 150 metres
   3. At least 30 metres
   4. At least 15 metres

3. How many demerit points are given for failing to wear a seat belt?

   1. 2
   2. 12
   3. 6
   4. 3

4. After driving onto a ramp, you see a white-on-red WRONG WAY sign. What does it mean?

   1. You are travelling against the permitted direction
   2. The ramp is closed for construction ahead
   3. You must yield to traffic merging from the left
   4. The ramp becomes two-way traffic ahead

5. You are towing a trailer. What following interval should you use?

   1. Six seconds
   2. Three seconds
   3. Two seconds
   4. Four seconds

6. A roadside screening device shows WARN for a driver. What happens right away?

   1. The licence is suspended for 24 hours
   2. The driver gets a parking ticket
   3. Nothing unless it shows FAIL
   4. The licence is cancelled for one year

7. Which vehicles must have daytime running lights?

   1. Only vehicles with tinted windows
   2. Only commercial trucks
   3. All vehicles from 1990 and newer
   4. All vehicles from 2010 and newer

8. How far from the curb are cyclists entitled to ride?

   1. At least one metre
   2. Against the curb at all times
   3. No more than half a metre
   4. Exactly two metres

9. Near an intersection the white lane lines become wider and shorter with smaller gaps. Why?

   1. Traffic will be merging and changing lanes
   2. The lanes are closed to trucks
   3. Parking is allowed beside them
   4. The speed limit increases just past that point

10. When does a PEI vehicle registration expire?

    1. At the end of March
    2. On the registered owner's birthday
    3. On the date the vehicle was bought
    4. On December 31 each year

11. When will your inside rear-view mirror no longer show a car in the next lane?

    1. When it is more than 10 metres behind your car
    2. When its front bumper nears your rear bumper
    3. When it has its headlights off
    4. Only at night

12. You are in an acceleration lane joining a highway. What should you do?

    1. Speed up to match highway traffic and merge
    2. Drive slowly until a driver waves you in
    3. Merge at 50 km/h, then speed up
    4. Stop at the end and wait for a gap

13. What does the handbook say about where a stop sign shows you to stop?

    1. Stop one car length past the sign
    2. Stop where the sign's shadow falls
    3. Stop signs do not show where to stop
    4. Stop exactly beside the sign

14. What should you do when facing a flashing amber light?

    1. Stop completely, then go when clear
    2. Speed up to clear the area
    3. Treat it like a red light
    4. Slow down and be prepared to stop

15. The school bus stop ahead sign is flashing red. What is required?

    1. Only traffic behind the bus must stop
    2. Yield to children, then continue
    3. Slow to half the posted speed
    4. All traffic must stop

16. At 50 km/h, about how far does a car travel during an average driver's reaction time?

    1. About 10 metres
    2. About 3 metres
    3. About 50 metres
    4. About 25 metres

17. How much farther can it take to stop on snow and ice than on dry pavement?

    1. About 2 times
    2. 10 to 20 times
    3. About 50% farther
    4. 3 to 12 times

18. In which type of crash do air bags deploy?

    1. Frontal impacts
    2. Side impacts
    3. Rear-end collisions
    4. Rollovers

19. Your right wheels drop onto a soft, low shoulder. What should you do first?

    1. Brake hard and steer back at once
    2. Speed up to climb back onto the pavement right away
    3. Steer sharply left to get back on
    4. Grip the wheel and ease off the gas; don't brake

20. Where is a U-turn not permitted in a municipality?

    1. In a parking lot
    2. On a quiet residential street
    3. At an intersection controlled by traffic lights
    4. Between intersections where a bylaw allows

21. At how many demerit points is a Stage 3 driver suspended for one month?

    1. 5
    2. 6
    3. 9
    4. 12

22. What must you do at a flashing red light?

    1. Wait for it to turn green
    2. Slow down and go with caution
    3. Stop completely and go when safe
    4. Stop only if traffic is coming

23. What does this sign tell you?

    
    1. Traffic signal lights ahead
    2. A school crossing ahead
    3. A police check ahead
    4. A railway crossing ahead

24. You drive through a construction zone on a Sunday when no one is working. What speed rule applies?

    1. The normal highway limit applies
    2. You may go up to 10 km/h over the construction sign
    3. The posted construction zone limit still applies
    4. Any safe speed you choose

25. Why will most traffic signs in PEI look familiar to a driver from another province?

    1. PEI copies only Nova Scotia's signs
    2. Only highway signs are standard across Canada
    3. Signs are set by each municipality
    4. All provinces and territories use uniform signs

26. What does the handbook advise just before you start backing?

    1. Open the driver's door to look
    2. Sound the horn to alert pedestrians
    3. Turn on your high beams
    4. Rev the engine

27. A GDL driver is convicted a second time of not wearing a seat belt. How long is the suspension?

    1. 30 days
    2. 90 days
    3. One year
    4. 60 days

28. Your car begins to hydroplane. What should you do?

    1. Take your foot off the accelerator
    2. Brake firmly
    3. Steer sharply to the shoulder
    4. Speed up to push through the water

29. You are on a one-way street when a fire truck with its siren approaches. Which way may you pull over?

    1. Only to the left
    2. To the right or the left
    3. Only to the right
    4. Do not pull over; stop in place

30. Where should children under age 12 ride?

    1. In the back seat
    2. In the front seat with an air bag
    3. On a booster in the front
    4. Anywhere if belted