PEI Class 7 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. 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

2. 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

3. A Stage 1 driver is convicted of an offence that carries demerit points. What happens?

   1. The road test wait is extended 30 days
   2. A warning letter is sent
   3. The Instruction Permit is suspended
   4. Points are recorded but no action follows

4. 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

5. 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

6. You pass your road test through a driving school. Within how many days must you get your Class 5 photo licence?

   1. 30 days
   2. 10 days
   3. 90 days
   4. 60 days

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

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

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

11. 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

12. What does the PEI knowledge test include besides traffic laws and safe driving?

    1. Basic engine repair questions
    2. A parallel parking demonstration
    3. Recognition of standard road signs
    4. A first aid quiz

13. You have trouble reading English well. What option does the handbook give for the knowledge test?

    1. Skip the sign section
    2. Ask for an oral test
    3. Take the road test instead
    4. Bring a friend to read it

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. How long must a driver education student wait before taking the first road test?

    1. 120 days
    2. 365 days
    3. 275 days
    4. 180 days

18. 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

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

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

20. You move to a new address in PEI. Within how long must you report it to the registrar?

    1. 30 days
    2. 60 days
    3. 7 days
    4. 10 days

21. When does a PEI driver's licence expire?

    1. At the end of the birth month
    2. On December 31
    3. At midnight on the driver's birthday
    4. On the anniversary of issue

22. 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

23. 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

24. 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

25. If you are not enrolled in driver education, how long must you hold your permit before the road test?

    1. 365 days
    2. 275 days
    3. 180 days
    4. 90 days

26. 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

27. 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

28. 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

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

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

30. 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