QLD Learner Licence Test Practice 2026: Practice test 3

Practice test 3 of 8 for the QLD Learner Licence Test Practice: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Driving
Queensland
205 questions
Checked October 11, 2026

Question 1 of 25
Do child restraints have to be used when the car is stopped at traffic lights?
- Only at night
- Only on highways
- No, only when moving
- Yes, the rules apply when the vehicle is moving or stationary in traffic
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Answer: D. Yes, the rules apply when the vehicle is moving or stationary in traffic
Child restraint rules apply while the vehicle is moving or stopped in traffic, but not when it is parked.
Question 2 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Turn right only
- Right lane closed
- A side road joins from the right ahead
- Road ends ahead
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Answer: C. A side road joins from the right ahead
This sign warns that a side road joins from the right. Watch for vehicles entering or turning.
Question 3 of 25
Someone is overtaking you. What must you do?
- Brake hard
- Move to the centre of the road
- Keep left and do not speed up until they have passed
- Speed up so they cannot pass
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Answer: C. Keep left and do not speed up until they have passed
When being overtaken, keep to the left if it is safe and do not increase your speed until the other vehicle has passed and returned to its lane.
Question 4 of 25
Can you make a U-turn at an intersection with traffic lights?
- Only at night
- Only if a U-turn permitted sign is displayed
- Only on a red light
- Yes, at any time
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Answer: B. Only if a U-turn permitted sign is displayed
At traffic lights, U-turns are allowed only where a U-turn permitted sign is shown.
Question 5 of 25
A bicycle rider is ahead of you on the left and you want to turn left. What should you do?
- Slow down and turn behind the rider
- Turn from the right lane
- Sound your horn so they stop
- Overtake the rider and turn in front of them
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Answer: A. Slow down and turn behind the rider
Turn behind a rider going the same way. Overtaking and then cutting across a rider is very dangerous.
Question 6 of 25
Under the Australian Road Rules, what is the default speed limit in a built-up area where no sign shows a limit?
- 40 km/h
- 60 km/h
- 70 km/h
- 50 km/h
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Answer: D. 50 km/h
The Australian Road Rules set a default of 50 km/h in built-up areas, and most states use it. The Northern Territory is different: its default is 60 km/h, unless a town sets a lower limit.
Question 7 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- A lane for bicycle riders
- Bicycle parking only
- Bicycle shop ahead
- Bicycles are not allowed
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Answer: A. A lane for bicycle riders
A bicycle lane is shown by this sign or by a bike symbol and the word LANE. Drivers may only enter it for a short distance and must give way to riders.
Question 8 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Right turn only
- Right lane closed
- No U-turn
- You must not turn right
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Answer: D. You must not turn right
A red circle with a slash across a right-turn arrow means right turns are not allowed here.
Question 9 of 25
How does alcohol affect your driving?
- It improves your judgement of distance
- It makes you more alert
- It slows reactions and gives false confidence
- It has no effect below 0.05
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Answer: C. It slows reactions and gives false confidence
Alcohol slows your brain, affects judgement of speed and distance, and creates false confidence.
Question 10 of 25
In which direction does traffic travel around a roundabout in Australia?
- Either way
- It depends on the time of day
- Clockwise, keeping the centre island on your right
- Anticlockwise, keeping the centre island on your left
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Answer: C. Clockwise, keeping the centre island on your right
Australians drive on the left, so traffic goes clockwise around a roundabout with the centre island on the right.
Question 11 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- There is a dip in the road ahead
- Speed hump for cyclists only
- Drive-in theatre ahead
- Road ends ahead
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Answer: A. There is a dip in the road ahead
A dip can hide oncoming vehicles and may hold water. Slow down before you reach it.
Question 12 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Do not drive in the right lane unless overtaking or another exception applies
- Only trucks must keep left
- Overtaking is not allowed
- The left lane is closed
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Answer: A. Do not drive in the right lane unless overtaking or another exception applies
Where this sign is shown on a multi-lane road, you must not use the right lane except to overtake, turn right, make a U-turn, avoid an obstruction, in congested traffic or in a special lane you may use.
Question 13 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- A roundabout is ahead
- U-turns are allowed ahead
- Traffic merges from both sides
- One-way loop road ahead
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Answer: A. A roundabout is ahead
The three arrows in a circle warn that a roundabout is ahead. Slow down and be ready to give way.
Question 14 of 25
At a level crossing with no lights or boom gates and no STOP sign, what should you do?
- Use your horn and keep going
- Slow down, look both ways and listen for trains
- Speed up to cross quickly
- Stop on the tracks to look
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Answer: B. Slow down, look both ways and listen for trains
At a crossing without lights or booms, slow down, look and listen, and give way to any train.
Question 15 of 25
A yellow sign under a curve warning shows "45 km/h". What does it mean?
- The minimum speed
- A recommended safe speed for the curve in good conditions
- The legal speed limit
- The speed for trucks only
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Answer: B. A recommended safe speed for the curve in good conditions
A yellow advisory speed sign recommends a speed for the hazard in good conditions. It is not a legal limit, but going faster increases risk.
Question 16 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Yield to trains ahead
- You have priority at the next intersection
- A GIVE WAY sign is ahead
- Road narrows ahead
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Answer: C. A GIVE WAY sign is ahead
This warning sign tells you a GIVE WAY sign is coming up, so be ready to slow down and give way.
Question 17 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Pedestrian bridge ahead
- Road closed ahead
- The bridge ahead is narrower than the road
- Divided road begins
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Answer: C. The bridge ahead is narrower than the road
This sign warns that the road narrows at a bridge. Slow down and be ready to give way to oncoming traffic.
Question 18 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Bus stop
- Taxi rank
- Free parking for all cars
- Space set aside for vehicles that are loading or unloading goods
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Answer: D. Space set aside for vehicles that are loading or unloading goods
A loading zone is kept for vehicles that are loading or unloading goods. Other drivers must not park there.
Question 19 of 25
You are going straight ahead at a roundabout. What signal is required?
- No signal on approach, but signal left before you exit
- Signal left on approach and keep it on all the way
- Use hazard lights
- Signal right on approach
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Answer: A. No signal on approach, but signal left before you exit
Going straight ahead, you do not need to signal on approach, but you signal left just before you exit, if practical.
Question 20 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Lanes merge ahead
- The road ends at a T-intersection ahead
- Dead end with turning area
- Crossroad ahead
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Answer: B. The road ends at a T-intersection ahead
The T shape warns that your road ends ahead and you must turn left or right.
Question 21 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Stop completely at the stop line, then give way
- Slow down and go if the road looks clear
- Stop only if another vehicle is coming
- Give way to vehicles on your left only
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Answer: A. Stop completely at the stop line, then give way
At a STOP sign you must stop completely before the line, then give way to other traffic and go only when it is safe.
Question 22 of 25
Is a passenger allowed to ride in the open back tray of a ute?
- No, passengers must sit in a proper seat and be restrained
- Yes, on country roads
- Yes, if they are over 16
- Yes, under 60 km/h
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Answer: A. No, passengers must sit in a proper seat and be restrained
Riding in the back of a ute is an offence. Passengers must sit in the enclosed passenger area and be restrained.
Question 23 of 25
You pass a sign marking an area speed zone of 40 km/h. Where does the limit apply?
- Only during school hours
- On all the roads in that zone until you pass an end of zone sign
- Only for the next 100 m
- Only on the first street
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Answer: B. On all the roads in that zone until you pass an end of zone sign
An area speed zone limit applies throughout the network of local roads in the zone until you leave it.
Question 24 of 25
In Queensland and South Australia, what is the minimum gap when passing a bicycle rider where the speed limit is 60 km/h or less?
- 1.5 metres
- 30 cm
- 2 metres
- 1 metre
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Answer: D. 1 metre
You must leave at least 1 m when the limit is 60 km/h or less, and at least 1.5 m when it is higher. Other states have similar rules; check yours.
Question 25 of 25
Outside built-up areas, a long vehicle of 7.5 m or more follows another long vehicle on a two-lane road. What minimum gap must it keep?
- 20 metres
- 10 metres
- 200 metres
- 60 metres
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Answer: D. 60 metres
Outside built-up areas, long vehicles must keep at least 60 m behind another long vehicle (200 m for road trains), unless overtaking or on a multi-lane road.

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