Maine Motorcycle Permit Practice Test 2026: Test d’entraînement 6

Test d’entraînement 6 sur 6 pour l’examen « Maine Motorcycle Permit Practice Test » : 20 questions supplémentaires avec réponses et explications.

Moto
Maine
130 questions
Vérifié le 10 octobre 2026

Question 1 sur 20
Where is the clutch lever?
- Under the seat
- At your right foot
- In front of the left handgrip
- In front of the right handgrip
Voir la réponse
Réponse: C. In front of the left handgrip
The clutch lever is on the left side of the handlebars.
Question 2 sur 20
Why are ordinary glasses or sunglasses poor eye protection on a motorcycle?
- They make your helmet too tight
- They don't stop wind from reaching your eyes and may blow off
- They are always too dark
- They fog up only at night
Voir la réponse
Réponse: B. They don't stop wind from reaching your eyes and may blow off
Glasses won't keep your eyes from watering in the wind, and they can blow off when you turn your head.
Question 3 sur 20
Which brake gives most of your stopping power?
- Both give exactly the same
- The engine
- The rear brake
- The front brake
Voir la réponse
Réponse: D. The front brake
The front brake provides about 70 percent or more of your stopping power.
Question 4 sur 20
What is countersteering, as shown in the diagram?
- Turning the handlebars sharply toward the turn
- Steering with the rear brake
- Pressing the handgrip on the side you want to turn toward to start a lean
- Leaning your body only
Voir la réponse
Réponse: C. Pressing the handgrip on the side you want to turn toward to start a lean
Pressing forward on the grip on the side of the turn makes the motorcycle lean and turn that way.
Question 5 sur 20
How should you ride across a metal bridge grating?
- Zigzag to keep traction
- Brake hard on the grating
- Stop and walk the motorcycle across
- Relax, keep a steady speed and ride straight across
Voir la réponse
Réponse: D. Relax, keep a steady speed and ride straight across
The grating may make the motorcycle feel unsteady, but riding straight at a steady speed is safe.
Question 6 sur 20
In the diagram, marker 3 shows the passenger's hands. What should a passenger hold on to?
- The rear fender
- The rider's shoulders
- Nothing; hands in the lap
- The rider's waist or hips, or the passenger handholds
Voir la réponse
Réponse: D. The rider's waist or hips, or the passenger handholds
Passengers should hold firmly to the rider's waist, hips or belt, or to the passenger handholds.
Question 7 sur 20
Item 1 in the diagram is a full-face helmet. Which type of helmet gives the most protection?
- A half helmet
- A full-face helmet
- A three-quarter (open-face) helmet
- A cap with a sun visor
Voir la réponse
Réponse: B. A full-face helmet
A full-face helmet covers your face and chin as well as your head, so it protects the most.
Question 8 sur 20
In traffic, you can't avoid a small animal without swerving into danger. What should you do?
- Stay in your lane
- Brake so hard you fall
- Ride onto the sidewalk
- Swerve into oncoming traffic
Voir la réponse
Réponse: A. Stay in your lane
Hitting something small is less dangerous than hitting a car or truck.
Question 9 sur 20
Where should you look as you go through a turn?
- At the center line
- Through the turn, toward where you want to go
- Down at your front wheel
- Straight ahead, not into the turn
Voir la réponse
Réponse: B. Through the turn, toward where you want to go
Turn your head and look through the turn to where you want to go. The motorcycle tends to go where you look.
Question 10 sur 20
How should you hold the handgrips when you start out?
- With your right wrist raised high
- Firmly, with your right wrist flat
- With one hand only
- Loosely, with your fingertips
Voir la réponse
Réponse: B. Firmly, with your right wrist flat
Starting with your right wrist flat helps keep you from using too much throttle by accident.
Question 11 sur 20
Usually, how should you cross railroad tracks that cross your lane?
- Ride straight across within your lane
- Stop on the tracks to look
- Swerve across lanes to hit them at exactly 90 degrees
- Brake hard while crossing
Voir la réponse
Réponse: A. Ride straight across within your lane
It is usually safer to ride straight across within your lane than to turn sharply to meet the tracks at 90 degrees.
Question 12 sur 20
Where is the front brake lever?
- In front of the left handgrip
- At your left foot
- In front of the right handgrip
- At your right foot
Voir la réponse
Réponse: C. In front of the right handgrip
The front brake lever is on the right side of the handlebars.
Question 13 sur 20
What does it mean to cover the clutch and brakes?
- Keep your fingers and foot on the controls, ready to use them
- Hold the brakes fully on
- Put the controls in neutral
- Take your hands off the controls
Voir la réponse
Réponse: A. Keep your fingers and foot on the controls, ready to use them
Covering the controls cuts the time you need to react in risky places such as intersections.
Question 14 sur 20
What path through a curve does the diagram show?
- Inside, then outside, then inside
- Close to the road edge the whole way
- Outside, then inside, then outside
- The center of the lane the whole way
Voir la réponse
Réponse: C. Outside, then inside, then outside
With no traffic, enter at the outside, move toward the inside at the middle of the curve, and exit at the outside.
Question 15 sur 20
Your front wheel locks during a quick stop. What should you do?
- Keep the front wheel locked
- Release both brakes and coast
- Turn the handlebars sharply
- Release the front brake, then reapply it firmly right away
Voir la réponse
Réponse: D. Release the front brake, then reapply it firmly right away
A locked front wheel can make you fall. Release and reapply the front brake at once.
Question 16 sur 20
In a staggered formation, how far is the third rider behind the leader?
- One second
- Half a second
- Four seconds
- Two seconds
Voir la réponse
Réponse: D. Two seconds
The third rider rides in the left position, two seconds behind the first rider.
Question 17 sur 20
Which tire problems should you check for before you ride?
- Low air pressure, worn tread, cuts and bulges
- The age of the rims' paint
- The brand name
- The color of the valve caps
Voir la réponse
Réponse: A. Low air pressure, worn tread, cuts and bulges
Tires are your only contact with the road. Check pressure and look for wear and damage.
Question 18 sur 20
Besides a knowledge test, what test do most riders pass to earn a motorcycle license?
- A written essay
- A yearly medical exam
- An on-cycle skills test
- A parking test in a car
Voir la réponse
Réponse: C. An on-cycle skills test
Most states require a knowledge test and an on-cycle skills test. An approved rider course can often replace the skills test.
Question 19 sur 20
A car is riding beside you in the next lane. What should you do?
- Speed up or drop back so you are not in its blind spot
- Honk and stay where you are
- Move closer to it
- Stay beside it
Voir la réponse
Réponse: A. Speed up or drop back so you are not in its blind spot
Riding next to a car can put you in its blind spot, and it may move into your lane.
Question 20 sur 20
When is a road most slippery in the rain?
- After hours of steady rain
- As soon as the rain stops
- Just after the rain starts, before oil washes away
- It is the same the whole time
Voir la réponse
Réponse: C. Just after the rain starts, before oil washes away
Oil on the road mixes with the first rain and makes the surface very slippery.

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