2026 Illinois DMV Permit Test 1 (16 Questions And Complete Answers)
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If you encounter an aggressive driver, you should:
1. Challenge them.
2. Get out of their way.
3. Speed up.
1. Challenge them.
2. Get out of their way.
3. Speed up.
Get out of their way.
When turning left at an intersection:
1. You should always yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
2. Oncoming traffic and pedestrians should yield to you.
3. You should never yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
1. You should always yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
2. Oncoming traffic and pedestrians should yield to you.
3. You should never yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
You should always yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
Before you change lanes, you should check your mirrors and:
1. Never look over your right shoulder.
2. Always slow down in your traffic lane.
3. Glance over your shoulder.
1. Never look over your right shoulder.
2. Always slow down in your traffic lane.
3. Glance over your shoulder.
Glance over your shoulder.
When driving in work zones, you should:
1. Increase your speed to get through the zone as quickly as possible.
2. Reduce your speed and be prepared to stop suddenly.
3. Maintain your normal speed the whole way through the zone.
1. Increase your speed to get through the zone as quickly as possible.
2. Reduce your speed and be prepared to stop suddenly.
3. Maintain your normal speed the whole way through the zone.
Reduce your speed and be prepared to stop suddenly.
On a freeway, you should look farther ahead than you would on a city street:
1. In order to see potential hazards early.
2. Because it takes a quarter of a mile to stop your vehicle completely.
3. Because it helps you keep up with traffic.
1. In order to see potential hazards early.
2. Because it takes a quarter of a mile to stop your vehicle completely.
3. Because it helps you keep up with traffic.
In order to see potential hazards early.
A large truck is ahead of you and is turning right onto a street with two lanes in each direction. The truck:
1. May complete its turn in either of the two lanes.
2. May have to swing wide to complete the right turn.
3. Must stay in the right lane at all times while turning.
1. May complete its turn in either of the two lanes.
2. May have to swing wide to complete the right turn.
3. Must stay in the right lane at all times while turning.
May have to swing wide to complete the right turn.
When you are merging onto the freeway, you should be driving:
1. At or near the speed of traffic on the freeway.
2. Five to 10 mph slower than the speed of traffic on the freeway.
3. The posted speed limit for freeway traffic.
1. At or near the speed of traffic on the freeway.
2. Five to 10 mph slower than the speed of traffic on the freeway.
3. The posted speed limit for freeway traffic.
At or near the speed of traffic on the freeway.
How should a driver proceed if, while within an intersection waiting to make a left turn, the traffic signal light turns red?
1. Wait in the intersection until the light turns green.
2. Yield to oncoming traffic and complete the turn.
3. Make sure it is clear, then back up from the intersection.
1. Wait in the intersection until the light turns green.
2. Yield to oncoming traffic and complete the turn.
3. Make sure it is clear, then back up from the intersection.
Yield to oncoming traffic and complete the turn.
What should a driver do when approaching a traffic control signal that is not in operation?
1. Come to a full stop and yield the right-of-way before entering the intersection.
2. If the intersection is clear, the driver does not need to stop.
3. Drive quickly through the intersection to get out of the way of other vehicles.
1. Come to a full stop and yield the right-of-way before entering the intersection.
2. If the intersection is clear, the driver does not need to stop.
3. Drive quickly through the intersection to get out of the way of other vehicles.
Come to a full stop and yield the right-of-way before entering the intersection.
When entering the interstate, check for a gap in traffic in the nearest lane, adjust your speed to match traffic, signal, and:
1. Expect traffic to allow you to proceed into the lane, since you have the right-of-way.
2. Merge carefully into the gap.
3. Wait for the lane to clear before merging.
1. Expect traffic to allow you to proceed into the lane, since you have the right-of-way.
2. Merge carefully into the gap.
3. Wait for the lane to clear before merging.
Merge carefully into the gap.
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