2025 Minnesota Permit Test 19
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Minnesota. 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 Minnesota please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/minnesota/car.
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1. The effect that alcohol has on your reflexes and judgment:
Explanation
Consuming any type of alcohol can have negative effects on your reflexes and judgment. It does not matter which type of alcohol is consumed, only how much alcohol has entered a person's bloodstream.
2. When driving at night, using only your parking lights is unlawful.
Explanation
It is unlawful to drive at night using only your parking lights. Drivers are required to use their headlights when driving in the dark.
3. A driver can legally pass on the right side of another vehicle:
Explanation
If there is an available passing lane, you may pass on the right of a vehicle or bicycle that is turning left or waiting to turn left. It is also legal to pass on the right when driving on a multilane road with two or more lanes traveling in the same direction. You may never drive off the pavement or main-traveled portion of the road to pass another vehicle.
4. When you hear the siren or see the flashing lights of an approaching emergency vehicle, you must:
Explanation
Yield the right-of-way to any approaching emergency vehicle that is using its flashing lights or siren, regardless of its direction of travel. You must immediately drive to the right side of the road and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed. If you are within an intersection, pass through the intersection before coming to a stop on the right side of the road.
5. The “No zone” is:
Explanation
A truck or bus has blind spots on each side, in the rear, and in the front. An automobile cannot be seen in these blind spots. These blind spots are referred to as the “No zone.”
6. You are stopped in a line of vehicles waiting at a stop sign. If there is no cross traffic after the vehicles ahead have passed through the intersection, you:
Explanation
You must always bring your vehicle to a complete stop and yield to approaching traffic before proceeding past a stop sign. Don't feel pressured by surrounding traffic to avoid making a complete stop.
7. An arrow painted on the pavement means:
Explanation
An arrow painted on the pavement within a traffic lane indicates that drivers in the lane must make the movement indicated by the arrow. Drivers should follow directions given by any traffic signs or signals before proceeding in the direction indicated by the arrow.
8. A broken yellow line alongside a solid yellow line means:
Explanation