Vermont Permit Practice Test 4
A fourth full-length Vermont practice test: 30 more questions with zero repeats from Tests 1–3 — including extra Vermont-specific rules. The real DMV Learner Permit Knowledge Exam has 20 questions, and you need 16 correct (80%) to pass.
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Question 1 of 30
1. You see a five-sided sign shaped like a schoolhouse outline, in fluorescent yellow-green, showing two walking figures. What does the pentagon shape identify?
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Correct answer: D. The pentagon shape is reserved for school signs, warning of a school zone or crossing where children may be walking. The fluorescent yellow-green color grabs attention near schools. Think of the five-sided shape as a little schoolhouse to remember it.
2. What should you do when you approach an intersection with a flashing yellow light?
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Correct answer: C. A flashing yellow light does not require a stop; it tells you to slow down, scan the intersection, and proceed carefully. It marks spots with extra risk, so treat flashing yellow as a caution flag, not a green light.
3. Your 20-year-old cousin is the designated driver tonight in Vermont. To obey the zero-tolerance law, they must keep their BAC below what threshold?
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Correct answer: A. In Vermont, drivers under 21 violate the zero-tolerance law once their BAC reaches 0.02%. A true designated driver drinks nothing at all; that is the whole job, and it keeps every passenger legally and physically safe.
4. How far from a stop sign or traffic signal should you stay when you park, unless signs say otherwise?
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Correct answer: B. Thirty feet from a stop sign or signal keeps the sign visible and the corner open for turning vehicles. Parking closer creates a blind box. Testers bundle this with 15 / 20 / 50 as the parking-distance set.
5. If headlights fail, what first step does the official AZ driver manual (nationally taught headlight-failure technique) list?
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Correct answer: A. Official Arizona Driver License Manual wording — taught the same way in many state manuals — says Try the high beam/low beam switch. This may restore normal function. Turn the headlight switch on and off several times. If neither of these steps work, put on the parking lights, emergency flashers or turn signals; pull to the side of the road and stop.
6. At a BAC of .02, what typical effect does NHTSA list first?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA drunk-driving guidance says .02 Some loss of judgment; relaxation, slight body warmth, altered mood. Testers invent leftover first-skill folklore. Learn that official wording, then answer the knowledge test from those words.
7. What is the highest speed limit you will find on any Vermont Interstate highway?
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Correct answer: C. Interstates are Vermont's fastest roads, with a top limit of 65 mph or as posted lower. Their divided, limited-access design safely supports the higher speed. Hook: Vermont peaks at sixty-five, and only on the Interstate.
8. A pedestrian with a white cane or guide dog is crossing or waiting to cross ahead in Vermont. What must you do?
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Correct answer: A. Vermont requires you to stop and yield when a pedestrian who has a white cane or is led by a guide dog is crossing or waiting to cross the street ahead. Extra caution is the rule, not a courtesy option.
9. An 18-year-old in Vermont has one beer at a graduation party and then drives. At what BAC could this driver already be violating the zero-tolerance law?
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Correct answer: C. One beer can push a young driver to 0.02%, the level where Vermont's zero-tolerance law kicks in. The rule protects new drivers, whose crash risk rises quickly with alcohol. Skip every drink if you plan to drive.
10. You are counting down the days until you can start driving in Vermont. The earliest age you can hold a learner's permit is which of these?
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Correct answer: D. The countdown ends at 15, the minimum learner's permit age in Vermont. Starting at the minimum is smart: more months of supervised practice before licensure means more experience with traffic, weather, and night driving while coached.
11. When does Vermont law require headlights?
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Correct answer: A. Vermont requires headlights from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise. Daytime running lights can fool you into thinking the headlights are on; confirm the full lighting system is actually lit.
12. Headed downhill at a curb, which way does the official CA handbook (nationally taught hill technique) turn the front wheels?
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Correct answer: A. Official California Driver Handbook parking technique — taught the same way nationwide — says Headed downhill: Turn your front wheels into the curb or right toward the side of the road. Remember to set the parking brake and leave the vehicle in park, or in gear for manual transmission.
13. Traffic around you on a Vermont highway posted at the state maximum starts flowing faster than the signs allow. Your personal legal limit remains which speed?
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Correct answer: C. Other drivers speeding does not raise your limit; on Vermont's fastest highways it stays 65 mph. Move right and let them pass instead of matching them. Speed limits bind each driver individually, whatever the surrounding traffic does.
14. You are driving at night and can only make out the eight-sided outline of a sign ahead. Even before reading it, what does that shape tell you to do?
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Correct answer: C. The octagon is reserved for stop signs alone, so the shape itself orders a full stop. This lets you obey the sign even when snow, glare, or darkness hides the word. Eight sides always equals stop.
15. You are passing a bicyclist on a two-lane road. How much space should you leave when you can?
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Correct answer: B. A common safe-passing standard is at least three feet, and more when you are going fast or the bike is wobbling. If you cannot give the space, wait. Squeezing by is how mirrors hit handlebars.
16. Your Vermont Learner's Permit or Junior Driver's License can be recalled for 90 days over points. Which situation triggers that recall?
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Correct answer: A. Vermont recalls a Learner's Permit or Junior Driver's License for 90 days when you get one 3-point speeding conviction or accumulate 6 points. Young drivers face tighter point math than adults. Hook: three speeding or six total.
17. May you drive unsupervised on a learner’s permit, according to NHTSA?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA GDL guidance says A learner’s permit allows driving only while supervised by a fully licensed driver. GDL reduces the amount of unsupervised driving by 16-year-olds. The leftover empty-road exception is not on that page.
18. A white sign with a green arrow and the word ONLY is mounted beside a traffic signal. When may you move in that direction?
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Correct answer: B. A signal-mounted green arrow with ONLY ties that movement to the arrow indication. Go that way when the arrow is on and the path is clear; otherwise wait. Arrows assign time as well as direction.
19. Why does NHTSA tell you to slow down in snow or sleet?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA winter-driving guidance says Slow down. It’s harder to control or stop your vehicle on a slick or snow-covered surface. The leftover bridges-ice-first sentence is not on that page; this nearby official slick-surface rule is.
20. A wide white bar is painted across your lane just before an intersection with a stop sign. Where must you stop?
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Correct answer: D. A stop line marks the exact place to stop: bring your vehicle to a halt before the bar, not on or past it. It keeps you clear of crosswalks and cross traffic. The bar is the boundary.
21. BAC measures the percentage of alcohol in a person's blood. For drivers 21 and older in Vermont, what BAC puts them at or over the legal limit?
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Correct answer: C. BAC stands for blood alcohol concentration. In Vermont, adult drivers reach the illegal level at 0.08%. Remember the rule as a hard line: at 0.08% you are over, and skills like reaction time fade even sooner.
22. After two drinks at a barbecue in Vermont, you consider driving home. For a driver 21 or older, that becomes illegal starting at which BAC?
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Correct answer: A. Driving in Vermont becomes a per-se DUI at a BAC of 0.08%. Drinks affect people differently, so you cannot reliably guess your number. When you have been drinking, the smart decision is simply to skip driving.
23. Several vehicles reach a four-way stop at different times. Who has the right-of-way?
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Correct answer: B. At an all-way stop, the vehicle that arrives and stops first proceeds first, with others following in arrival order. This first-come, first-served system prevents confusion. Think of it as taking a number at a busy counter.
24. You come to an intersection where the signal is flashing red. How should you treat it?
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Correct answer: D. A flashing red light works exactly like a stop sign: stop fully, yield to traffic and pedestrians, then proceed when the way is clear. Flashing red still means red, so a complete stop is required.
25. A school bus is stopped with red lights on the opposite side of a divided highway that has a concrete median. Must you stop?
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Correct answer: B. The median exception is the item testers and Reddit threads say people miss. A painted line is not a median. A real barrier or unpaved median means the far side typically may proceed with care. When in doubt, stop.
26. A work zone is posted 45 mph with workers on foot beside the cones. Why should you treat that number as a hard ceiling?
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Correct answer: A. Work-zone limits protect people standing inches from traffic, and many states double the fine. Slow to the posted number before the first cone. Orange zone, orange alert: the speed is real and the penalty is steeper.
27. Which official NHTSA NDR code records hit-and-run failure to stop and render aid?
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Correct answer: A. Official 23 CFR 1327 Appendix A lists B01 Hit and run—failure to stop and render aid after accident and B05 Leaving accident scene before police arrive. Crash-scene duties are still state law; this leftover uses the official national NDR label instead of inventing a uniform duty list.
28. Signs on Vermont highways vary from road to road, but the law sets one absolute top limit for the fastest routes. That limit is which value?
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Correct answer: D. By statute, 65 mph is the fastest any Vermont road can be posted. Below that ceiling, engineers set each road's limit for its design and traffic, which is why the posted sign on your road governs.
29. In Vermont, what is the youngest age at which you can apply for a learner's permit?
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Correct answer: B. Vermont issues learner's permits starting at age 15. The permit opens the first stage of graduated licensing, where you build skills with a supervising adult before earning fuller privileges. Know your state's number; it varies nationwide.
30. On a highway, you look for the way to your destination city. What kind of information do signs with a green background give you?
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Correct answer: D. Green guide signs point the way, listing destinations, how many miles remain, and which exits to take. They inform rather than command, so no action is required. Think of green as the color that says go this way.
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