WA Learner's Theory Test Practice 2026: Practice test 5

Practice test 5 of 8 for the WA Learner's Theory Test Practice: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Driving
Western Australia
205 questions
Checked October 11, 2026

Question 1 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- You should drive at exactly 60 km/h
- Trucks only must keep to 60 km/h
- You must not drive faster than 60 km/h
- Recommended speed in wet weather
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Answer: C. You must not drive faster than 60 km/h
This is a regulatory speed limit sign. It shows the highest legal speed for the road.
Question 2 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 3 of 25
You are joining a motorway from an on-ramp. What should you do?
- Drive slowly onto the motorway
- Expect motorway traffic to stop for you
- Stop at the end of the ramp and wait
- Build up speed on the ramp and merge into a safe gap
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Answer: D. Build up speed on the ramp and merge into a safe gap
Use the on-ramp to match the speed of motorway traffic, then merge into a safe gap in the nearest lane.
Question 4 of 25
The speed limit sign shows 80 km/h, but it is raining heavily and visibility is poor. What should you do?
- Drive faster to get out of the rain
- Drive slower than 80 km/h to suit the conditions
- Turn on your hazard lights and keep to 80 km/h
- Drive at 80 km/h because that is the limit
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Answer: B. Drive slower than 80 km/h to suit the conditions
A speed limit is the maximum in good conditions. In poor weather or hazards, drive below it.
Question 5 of 25
You have moved into the intersection to turn right on green. The light changes to yellow, then red. What should you do?
- Complete the turn as soon as it is safe
- Reverse back behind the stop line
- Stay in the intersection until the next green
- Turn left instead
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Answer: A. Complete the turn as soon as it is safe
If you are already in the intersection when the light changes, you must leave it as soon as you can do so safely.
Question 6 of 25
Being awake for more than 17 hours affects driving about as much as which BAC?
- 0.01
- 0.05
- 0.15
- 0.00
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Answer: B. 0.05
Not sleeping for more than 17 hours affects driving like a BAC of 0.05, and 24 hours like 0.10.
Question 7 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Lane change ahead
- A series of curves is ahead
- Slippery road
- Road narrows
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Answer: B. A series of curves is ahead
A winding arrow warns of several bends in a row. Keep your speed down through all of them.
Question 8 of 25
A painted island is surrounded by a single continuous line. How far may you drive on it to enter a turning lane that starts right after it?
- Up to 50 m
- Up to 200 m
- As far as you like
- You may never drive on it
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Answer: A. Up to 50 m
You may drive on a painted island with a single continuous line for up to 50 m to enter or leave a road or a turning lane that starts right after the island.
Question 9 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 10 of 25
Is it legal to go over the speed limit while overtaking?
- Yes, by up to 10 km/h
- No, never
- Yes, if you are quick
- Yes, on country roads
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Answer: B. No, never
You must not exceed the speed limit, even when overtaking.
Question 11 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 12 of 25
When may you drive on the road shoulder outside a continuous edge line for up to 100 m?
- To overtake on the left on a single-lane road at any time
- When entering or leaving the road, turning, or stopping at the roadside
- Whenever traffic is slow
- Never
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Answer: B. When entering or leaving the road, turning, or stopping at the roadside
You may cross an edge line and travel up to 100 m to enter or leave a single-lane road, turn at an intersection or stop at the roadside, unless signs say otherwise.
Question 13 of 25
What should you do before opening your car door next to traffic?
- Open it quickly so it is visible
- Sound your horn first
- Nothing, traffic must avoid you
- Check mirrors and look behind for bicycle riders and vehicles
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Answer: D. Check mirrors and look behind for bicycle riders and vehicles
You must not open a door in a way that causes a hazard. Check your mirrors so you do not open it into a rider's path.
Question 14 of 25
How close to a railway level crossing may you stop?
- Not within 5 m
- Not within 20 m on either side of the nearest rail
- You may stop on the tracks if no train is coming
- Not within 100 m
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Answer: B. Not within 20 m on either side of the nearest rail
You must not stop within 20 m before or after the nearest rail of a level crossing.
Question 15 of 25
What is the only thing that lowers your BAC?
- Time
- Black coffee
- A cold shower
- Exercise
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Answer: A. Time
Only time reduces your BAC. Coffee, cold showers, exercise, fresh air and food do not.
Question 16 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 17 of 25
At a two-lane roundabout with no lane arrows, which lane may you use to go straight ahead?
- Neither; you must turn
- The left lane only
- Either lane
- The right lane only
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Answer: C. Either lane
To go straight ahead, you may use either lane unless arrows or signs show otherwise.
Question 18 of 25
In this picture, car 1 takes the first exit on the left. Which lane and signal should it use?
- Left lane, signalling left on approach
- Left lane, with no signal
- Right lane, signalling right
- Right lane, signalling left
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Answer: A. Left lane, signalling left on approach
To turn left at a roundabout, use the left lane and signal left as you approach and enter, keeping the signal on until you exit.
Question 19 of 25
Above a motorway lane you see an illuminated red cross (X). What does it mean?
- Do not drive in that lane
- Speed cameras are in use
- The lane is open
- The lane is for buses only
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Answer: A. Do not drive in that lane
A red diagonal cross above a lane means you must not travel in that lane. A flashing red cross means leave the lane as soon as it is safe.
Question 20 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 21 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 22 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 23 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 24 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 25 of 25
You are waiting in a break in a median strip to turn onto the far side of a divided road. Who must you give way to?
- Nobody, because you are already in the median
- Only vehicles coming from your left on the near side
- Vehicles on the roadway you are entering
- Only trucks
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Answer: C. Vehicles on the roadway you are entering
When turning through a break in a median strip, you give way to vehicles on the part of the divided road you are entering.

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