VicRoads Learner Permit Test Practice 2026: Practice test 5

Practice test 5 of 8 for the VicRoads Learner Permit Test Practice: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Driving
Victoria
205 questions
Checked October 11, 2026

Question 1 of 25
Before overtaking on a two-way road, what must you be sure of?
- You have a clear view and enough distance to pass and return safely
- The driver in front waves you past
- You can exceed the speed limit for a short time
- Your horn works
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Answer: A. You have a clear view and enough distance to pass and return safely
Only overtake when it is safe: the road ahead must be clear for long enough and you must be able to return without endangering anyone.
Question 2 of 25
Your car has two rows of seats. May a 3-year-old sit in the front seat?
- No
- Yes, on short trips
- Yes, if the airbag is off
- Yes, in a booster seat
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Answer: A. No
Children under 4 must not sit in the front row of a vehicle that has two or more rows of seats.
Question 3 of 25
When may you use your horn?
- To tell a slow driver to hurry up
- To greet a friend
- At any time
- To warn other road users of your approach or position
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Answer: D. To warn other road users of your approach or position
The horn may be used only to warn other road users or animals of your vehicle's approach or position.
Question 4 of 25
At the T-intersection this sign warns of, you are on the road that ends. There are no signs or lines. Who gives way?
- Whoever arrives first goes first
- You give way to vehicles on the road that continues
- Vehicles turning right always go first
- Vehicles on the continuing road give way to you
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Answer: B. You give way to vehicles on the road that continues
At a T-intersection, a driver on the road that ends must give way to vehicles on the continuing road (except those doing a U-turn).
Question 5 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Ramp to a ferry
- Steep climb ahead
- There is a steep downhill slope ahead
- Truck stop ahead
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Answer: C. There is a steep downhill slope ahead
This sign warns of a steep descent. Use a lower gear so you do not have to ride the brakes.
Question 6 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- A 40 km/h limit applies during the times shown on school days
- Parking for school buses only
- Children must cross here
- A 40 km/h limit applies at all times
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Answer: A. A 40 km/h limit applies during the times shown on school days
School zone signs show a lower speed limit and the times it applies. Outside those times the normal limit applies.
Question 7 of 25
You approach a GIVE WAY sign and there is no traffic or pedestrian in sight. What must you do?
- Stop completely at the line
- Sound your horn and drive through
- Speed up to clear the intersection
- Slow down and be ready to stop, but you may continue without stopping
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Answer: D. Slow down and be ready to stop, but you may continue without stopping
At a GIVE WAY sign you do not have to stop if there is no danger, but you must slow down and be ready to stop.
Question 8 of 25
A school crossing supervisor holds up a STOP sign. When may you drive on?
- When you hear a whistle
- As soon as the children pass your lane
- When everyone has crossed and the supervisor is back on the footpath
- After 30 seconds
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Answer: C. When everyone has crossed and the supervisor is back on the footpath
Wait until all pedestrians have crossed and the supervisor has returned to the footpath.
Question 9 of 25
Two lines of traffic merge into one where there are no lane markings. Who gives way?
- The vehicle on the left always goes first
- The vehicle on the right always goes first
- You give way to any vehicle that is ahead of you
- The larger vehicle goes first
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Answer: C. You give way to any vehicle that is ahead of you
Where lines of traffic merge and there are no lane lines, a driver gives way to any vehicle that is ahead (zip merging).
Question 10 of 25
What does a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.05 mean?
- 0.05 grams of alcohol in every 100 mL of blood
- 5 standard drinks
- 5% of your blood is alcohol
- 0.05 litres of alcohol in your body
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Answer: A. 0.05 grams of alcohol in every 100 mL of blood
BAC is measured in grams of alcohol per 100 mL of blood. A BAC of 0.05 means 0.05 g per 100 mL.
Question 11 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Two-way traffic ahead
- Road narrows
- A divided road begins ahead
- Divided road ends ahead
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Answer: C. A divided road begins ahead
This sign warns that a divided road, with a median between the two directions of traffic, is about to begin.
Question 12 of 25
There is a continuous line to the left of a broken centre line and you are on the broken-line side. What may you do?
- Overtake, turn or U-turn across it when safe
- Cross only in an emergency
- Never cross it
- Cross only to park
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Answer: A. Overtake, turn or U-turn across it when safe
If the broken line is on your side, you may cross to overtake, turn or U-turn when it is safe.
Question 13 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Two-way traffic ahead
- You must not overtake or pass other vehicles here
- Slow vehicles must pull over
- Overtaking is allowed on the left only
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Answer: B. You must not overtake or pass other vehicles here
This regulatory sign tells you not to overtake or pass vehicles where it applies, for example on a narrow bridge.
Question 14 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 15 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Playground ahead, no stopping
- School bus stop
- Children may be crossing the road ahead
- Pedestrian mall
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Answer: C. Children may be crossing the road ahead
This sign warns that children often cross here. Slow down and watch for them.
Question 16 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Pedestrian mall
- School crossing supervisor
- A traffic controller is ahead, so be prepared to stop
- Police checkpoint
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Answer: C. A traffic controller is ahead, so be prepared to stop
This sign warns of a person with a stop/slow bat directing traffic ahead. You must follow their directions.
Question 17 of 25
You pass this sign. What is the legal maximum speed in good conditions?
- 100 km/h
- 110 km/h
- 90 km/h
- There is no limit
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Answer: A. 100 km/h
The sign sets a 100 km/h limit. In poor conditions you should drive slower than the limit.
Question 18 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 19 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- First aid station
- Railway crossing
- A crossroad is ahead
- Hospital ahead
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Answer: C. A crossroad is ahead
The cross shape warns that a road crosses the one you are on. Be ready to give way.
Question 20 of 25
Outside a built-up area, you need to stop near a crest. When is this allowed?
- Whenever you turn on hazard lights
- Only at night
- Only if drivers coming the same way can see your vehicle from at least 100 m
- Never
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Answer: C. Only if drivers coming the same way can see your vehicle from at least 100 m
Outside built-up areas you must not stop on a crest or curve unless your vehicle can be seen for at least 100 m by drivers coming the same way.
Question 21 of 25
Warning lights are flashing at the level crossing marked by this sign, but you cannot see a train. What must you do?
- Drive around the boom gates
- Sound your horn and go
- Cross quickly if no train is visible
- Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing
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Answer: D. Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing
You must not enter a level crossing while warning lights or bells are operating or a boom is closed or moving.
Question 22 of 25
At a Y-intersection with no signs or road markings, who do you give way to?
- The vehicle going faster
- Vehicles on your right
- Nobody
- Vehicles on your left
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Answer: B. Vehicles on your right
At a Y-intersection, give way to the right unless signs or markings say otherwise.
Question 23 of 25
Your phone is in a commercially made mount fixed to the car. Which of these may a fully licensed driver do while driving?
- Read a text message
- Make or answer a call by touching the phone
- Send an email
- Make a video call
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Answer: B. Make or answer a call by touching the phone
With the phone in a proper mount, calls are allowed. Reading or sending texts, emails or video calls is an offence even if the phone is mounted.
Question 24 of 25
You are turning right on a green light (no arrow). What must you do?
- Give way to oncoming traffic and turn through a safe gap
- Wait until the light turns red, then turn
- Turn immediately because the light is green
- Turn only if a pedestrian is crossing
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Answer: A. Give way to oncoming traffic and turn through a safe gap
On a plain green light you may turn right only through a safe gap in oncoming traffic, and you must give way to pedestrians crossing the road you enter.
Question 25 of 25
At a crossroads with no signs, lines or traffic lights, who must you give way to?
- Vehicles approaching from your right
- Nobody, if you are going straight ahead
- Vehicles approaching from your left
- The vehicle that is larger
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Answer: A. Vehicles approaching from your right
At an intersection with no signs, signals or markings (not a T-intersection), you give way to any vehicle approaching from your right.

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