Delaware Permit Practice Test 2
A second full-length Delaware practice test: 30 fresh multiple-choice questions with zero repeats from Test 1. You need 80% correct to pass the real DMV Class D Knowledge Test (given with a highway sign and signal test and a rules of the road test).
Question 1 of 30
1. 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.
2. Before Delaware DMV will issue your Level 1 Learner's Permit, which document must you hand over?
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Correct answer: A. Delaware ties the Level 1 permit to driver education, so you must give DMV the Blue/White Certificate proving you finished a certified course. Think of it as your ticket in: no certificate, no permit, whatever your age.
3. A 30-year-old driver in Delaware takes a chemical test after a crash. Prosecutors can prove DUI from the test result alone once the BAC is at least which value?
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Correct answer: D. A test showing 0.08% or higher proves per-se DUI in Delaware without any other evidence of impairment. Lawmakers chose that threshold because crash risk climbs sharply near it, though alcohol degrades driving skills at lower levels too.
4. Delaware's Implied Consent law applies once you are arrested for DUI. What can happen if you refuse the chemical test the officer requests?
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Correct answer: A. By driving in Delaware you consent to breath, blood, or urine testing, so refusing lets DMV revoke your license for one to two years. Refusal does not erase the case, it stacks a penalty on top.
5. Where does modern guidance tell you to place your hands on the steering wheel?
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Correct answer: D. Hold the wheel near the 9 and 3 o'clock positions, level on each side. This grip gives balanced control and keeps your arms out of the path of a deploying airbag. Think low and wide, clear of the bag.
6. Why is it illegal to park on a sidewalk or in a crosswalk?
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Correct answer: B. Sidewalks and crosswalks are reserved walking space; a parked car there pushes pedestrians, strollers, and wheelchairs out into traffic lanes. The law keeps walking paths continuous and safe. If people walk there, your car never belongs there.
7. Under Delaware's zero-tolerance law, what BAC level counts as a violation for a driver under 21?
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Correct answer: B. Delaware's zero-tolerance law sets the under-21 threshold at 0.02%, far stricter than the adult standard. Underage drinking is illegal to begin with, so the safest and simplest rule is zero alcohol before driving, always.
8. A power outage has left the traffic signals at an intersection completely dark. What should you do?
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Correct answer: A. When a signal is completely dark, treat the intersection as an all-way stop: stop fully, yield to vehicles that arrived first, and proceed in turn. This shared rule keeps order when the usual electronic referee is offline.
9. You are passing a slower vehicle on a two-lane road. May you go over the speed limit to finish the pass quickly?
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Correct answer: D. The speed limit applies at all times, including while passing another vehicle. If you cannot complete a pass legally and safely, do not start it. Passing is a choice; speeding is never the tool that makes it legal.
10. A 19-year-old is pulled over in Delaware after a party. Under the zero-tolerance law, what BAC is enough for an underage drinking-and-driving violation?
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Correct answer: D. For drivers under 21 in Delaware, a violation begins at 0.02%. Zero-tolerance laws exist because young, inexperienced drivers face high crash risk with any alcohol. If you are underage, the only legal amount is none.
11. Your rear wheels begin sliding sideways on a slippery road. How do you regain control?
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Correct answer: A. In a skid, ease off both pedals and look and steer where you want the front of the car to go, correcting gently as it straightens. Sudden braking or gas makes sliding worse. Eyes up, feet off, steer.
12. You are approaching an intersection and the traffic light turns steady red. What must you do?
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Correct answer: C. A steady red light requires a full stop before the stop line or crosswalk, or before entering the intersection if there is no line. Stopping at the line protects people crossing. Remember: red means stop, every time.
13. Can prescription pills or over-the-counter cold medicine lead to an impaired-driving charge?
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Correct answer: A. Impaired-driving laws care about your condition, not the label on the bottle, so prescription and over-the-counter medicines that cause drowsiness or slow reactions can bring a DUI charge. Read warning labels before you drive, not after.
14. You are on an entrance ramp about to merge onto a freeway. Who is responsible for yielding?
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Correct answer: A. Drivers merging onto a freeway must yield to traffic already on it, using the ramp to match speed and slide into a gap. Through traffic cannot stop safely at highway speeds, so the entering driver adapts.
15. After your first six months with a Delaware Level 1 Learner's Permit, during which hours do you still need a supervisor in the car?
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Correct answer: D. Delaware opens unsupervised driving from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. once you clear six months. From 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. you need your supervisor, unless you are heading straight to or from work, school, or church activities.
16. You see a red-and-white triangular sign reading YIELD as you approach a traffic circle. What should you do?
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Correct answer: B. A yield sign tells you to slow down, check for traffic with the right-of-way, and stop only when necessary to let it pass. It keeps merges smooth without forcing pointless stops. Think of yield as give way, not always stop.
17. You are driving in a lane with a large white arrow painted on the pavement curving to the right. What does this marking require?
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Correct answer: B. A curved lane-use arrow makes that lane turn-only: follow the arrow or change lanes before the intersection. The arrows sort traffic early so no one swerves at the last second. The pavement is telling you your path.
18. A pedestrian is crossing your half of the street in a crosswalk at an intersection without signals. What must you do?
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Correct answer: A. Drivers must yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk, and crosswalks legally exist at intersections even when no lines are painted. People on foot have no protection in a collision, so treat every corner as a possible crosswalk.
19. Your headlights suddenly go dark while you are driving at night. What should you do first?
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Correct answer: C. First flick the headlight switch and dimmer, since the problem may be a loose connection; then use parking, hazard, or turn lights to stay visible while you leave the road. Never keep driving blind hoping the lights return.
20. Orange signs, cones, and barrels suddenly appear along the highway. What does the color orange always tell you?
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Correct answer: B. Orange is reserved for temporary traffic control, meaning construction and maintenance zones. Workers, machines, and lane shifts may appear with little warning, so slow down and stay alert. When you see orange, think people at work.
21. A classmate insists everyone must wait until 18 to start driving in Delaware. The real minimum age for a learner's permit is which of these?
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Correct answer: D. Your classmate is wrong: Delaware grants learner's permits at 16. Starting earlier gives you months of supervised practice while risk is lowest. When rules feel fuzzy, confirm them in the official state driver handbook.
22. In Delaware, state law sets a default limit for residential districts that applies wherever no speed limit sign is posted. That default is which of the following?
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Correct answer: B. Delaware law fixes the unposted residential default at 25 mph. Lawmakers keep it low because residential streets are full of crossings, parked cars, and pedestrians. Remember: no sign means the default applies, and posted signs override it.
23. Children are playing near the curb on an unposted neighborhood street in Delaware. Unless a sign says otherwise, the fastest you may legally drive here is which speed?
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Correct answer: A. The default residential limit in Delaware is 25 mph unless otherwise posted. With children nearby, you should often go slower still, because stopping distance grows quickly with speed and kids can dart into the street without warning.
24. Signs on Delaware 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 Delaware 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 always governs.
25. What is a reliable way to judge whether you are following the vehicle ahead too closely?
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Correct answer: A. Pick a fixed marker like a pole or shadow; when the vehicle ahead passes it, count seconds until you arrive. Counting seconds works at any speed, unlike guessing car lengths. The road itself becomes your measuring tape.
26. A driver under 18 is convicted of DUI in Delaware. How long does Family Court order that license revoked?
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Correct answer: D. Delaware Family Court orders DMV to revoke a juvenile DUI offender's license until they may legally drink at 21. For a 16-year-old that means years off the road, a cost far outlasting one night.
27. Under zero-tolerance laws, what happens to a driver under 21 caught with any measurable alcohol in their system?
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Correct answer: A. Every state enforces zero tolerance: drivers under 21 face penalties, typically license loss, for any measurable amount of alcohol. Because underage drinking is illegal, no level is acceptable. For young drivers, the only safe number is zero.
28. Which shape is used only for yield signs, so you can recognize the sign even when you cannot read its face?
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Correct answer: D. Only yield signs use the downward-pointing triangle, just as only stop signs use the octagon. Unique shapes let drivers react from the outline alone in fog or darkness. Picture the point aiming down, telling you to back off and give way.
29. Your younger sibling asks when they can get a learner's permit in Delaware. What age do you tell them?
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Correct answer: A. Tell them 16; that is when Delaware allows a learner's permit application. Until then, driving on public roads is off the table. Graduated licensing phases in privileges so new drivers gain experience under lower-risk conditions.
30. A truck ahead signals a right turn but first swings out toward the left. What should you do?
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Correct answer: C. Long vehicles swing wide to make right turns, and the tempting gap on their right closes like a trap once the trailer comes around. Hold back and wait. Never slide into the right side of a turning truck.
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