Pennsylvania knowledge test practice test 2

Question 1

Why should you not use cruise control on wet or icy roads?

Accepted Answer

You may lose control if the tires slip

Answer

It uses too much fuel in the rain

Answer

It turns off your lights and wipers

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It makes the brakes lock up at once

Question 2

A crossing signal shows a number counting down. What does the number show?

Accepted Answer

The seconds left to finish crossing

Answer

The seconds until the light turns green for cars

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The number of people waiting to cross

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The speed limit near the crossing

Question 3

How does higher speed affect what you can see?

Accepted Answer

Your side vision narrows

Answer

Your side vision widens

Answer

You see more detail at the sides

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It has no effect

Question 4

In Pennsylvania, when may you turn left on a steady red light after stopping?

Accepted Answer

From a one-way street onto another one-way street

Answer

From a two-way street onto a one-way street

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From a one-way street onto a two-way street

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From any street when no cars are coming

Question 5

You are waiting to turn left with oncoming traffic. How should you hold your front wheels?

Accepted Answer

Straight ahead until you start to turn

Answer

Turned to the left, ready to go

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Turned a little to the right

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It does not matter how they point

Question 6

On a highway with several lanes, which lane should slower traffic use?

Accepted Answer

The right lane

Answer

The left lane

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The middle lane

Answer

The shoulder

Question 7

What is the earliest you may apply for a Pennsylvania learner's permit?

Accepted Answer

On or after your 16th birthday

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On or after your 15th birthday

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Six months before your 16th birthday

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On or after your 17th birthday

Question 8

Why is weaving from lane to lane dangerous?

Accepted Answer

It raises the chance of a crash

Answer

It wears out your tires and brakes

Answer

It is fine on empty roads

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It is safe if you signal

Question 9

Your light turns green, but people are still in the crosswalk. What should you do?

Accepted Answer

Wait until they have crossed

Answer

Drive slowly around them

Answer

Honk so they move faster

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Go, since your light is green

Question 10

A solid white line runs along the right edge of the road. What does it mark?

Accepted Answer

The edge of the road

Answer

A lane you may use to pass

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A place to stop for buses

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The center of the road

Question 11

Police did not investigate a Pennsylvania crash in which someone was hurt. Within how many days must you send a Driver's Accident Report?

Accepted Answer

5 days

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10 days

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15 days

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30 days

Question 12

Which sign is the only one with eight sides?

Accepted Answer

Stop

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Yield

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Railroad crossing ahead

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School zone

Question 13

In Pennsylvania, you may not pass another vehicle within how many feet of an intersection?

Accepted Answer

100 feet

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25 feet

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50 feet

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500 feet

Question 14

At a corner with no painted lines, is there a crosswalk?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is usually an unmarked crosswalk

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No, a crosswalk must always be painted

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Only if there is a traffic light there

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Only near a school or a park

Question 15

At night in Pennsylvania, you are following another vehicle. Within what distance must you use low beams?

Accepted Answer

300 feet

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100 feet

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500 feet

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1,000 feet

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Away from the curb

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Toward the curb

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Straight ahead

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It does not matter

Question 17

What does this white X-shaped sign mark?

Accepted Answer

A railroad crossing

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A four-way crossroad

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A hospital zone

Answer

A closed road ahead

Question 18

A sign shaped like a long sideways triangle (a pennant) warns of:

Accepted Answer

A no-passing zone

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A yield sign ahead

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A road that narrows

Answer

A sharp curve to the left

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Practice test 2 questions

Why should you not use cruise control on wet or icy roads?

A crossing signal shows a number counting down. What does the number show?

How does higher speed affect what you can see?

In Pennsylvania, when may you turn left on a steady red light after stopping?

You are waiting to turn left with oncoming traffic. How should you hold your front wheels?

On a highway with several lanes, which lane should slower traffic use?

What is the earliest you may apply for a Pennsylvania learner's permit?

Why is weaving from lane to lane dangerous?

Your light turns green, but people are still in the crosswalk. What should you do?

A solid white line runs along the right edge of the road. What does it mark?

Police did not investigate a Pennsylvania crash in which someone was hurt. Within how many days must you send a Driver's Accident Report?

Which sign is the only one with eight sides?

In Pennsylvania, you may not pass another vehicle within how many feet of an intersection?

At a corner with no painted lines, is there a crosswalk?

At night in Pennsylvania, you are following another vehicle. Within what distance must you use low beams?

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

What does this white X-shaped sign mark?

A sign shaped like a long sideways triangle (a pennant) warns of:

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Practice test 2 questions

Why should you not use cruise control on wet or icy roads?

A crossing signal shows a number counting down. What does the number show?

How does higher speed affect what you can see?

In Pennsylvania, when may you turn left on a steady red light after stopping?

You are waiting to turn left with oncoming traffic. How should you hold your front wheels?

On a highway with several lanes, which lane should slower traffic use?

What is the earliest you may apply for a Pennsylvania learner's permit?

Why is weaving from lane to lane dangerous?

Your light turns green, but people are still in the crosswalk. What should you do?

A solid white line runs along the right edge of the road. What does it mark?

Police did not investigate a Pennsylvania crash in which someone was hurt. Within how many days must you send a Driver's Accident Report?

Which sign is the only one with eight sides?

In Pennsylvania, you may not pass another vehicle within how many feet of an intersection?

At a corner with no painted lines, is there a crosswalk?

At night in Pennsylvania, you are following another vehicle. Within what distance must you use low beams?

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

What does this white X-shaped sign mark?

A sign shaped like a long sideways triangle (a pennant) warns of:

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