2025 Iowa Permit Test 20
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Iowa. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Iowa please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/iowa/car.
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1. After being pulled over by law enforcement, a driver should immediately exit the vehicle and quickly approach the officer’s squad car.
Explanation
If stopped by law enforcement, you should stay in your vehicle with both hands clearly in sight on the steering wheel.
2. You have stopped for a train at a railroad crossing. After the train passes, you should:
Explanation
Even after a train passes, watch out for a second train approaching on any track. Do not proceed until all gates have been lifted and all warning signals have stopped flashing.
3. This sign is a warning that you are approaching:
Explanation
A round sign means you are approaching a railroad crossing. This sign is posted a few hundred feet in front of the tracks and tells drivers to slow down, look, listen, and prepare to stop.
4. You are driving on a busy street and your vehicle’s accelerator sticks open. You should:
Explanation
If your vehicle’s accelerator sticks open, your vehicle will continue to maintain its speed or accelerate, even if you remove your foot from the gas pedal. Turn off the ignition, using care to move the ignition switch only far enough to stop the engine and not engage the steering wheel locking mechanism. Apply your brakes and move off the road to a safe area.
5. Talking or texting on a cell phone while driving will not significantly increase your chances being involved in a crash.
Explanation
Using a phone while driving is a distraction that increases your risk of being involved in a crash.
6. Collisions are more likely to happen when:
Explanation
Collisions are more likely to happen when one driver moves faster or slower than the other vehicles on the road. Driving faster than other traffic increases your chance of being involved in a collision. Driving more slowly than other traffic is also dangerous because it can increase the risk of a rear-end collision with your vehicle or cause other drivers to swerve to avoid hitting you.
7. Roads freeze quickly when they are:
Explanation
In cold or wet weather, you should take special care on sections of road that are shaded by trees or buildings. These areas freeze more quickly than the rest of the road and are the last parts of the road to dry.
8. This road sign means:
Explanation
