Free Minnesota DVS Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 2 2026
This Practice Test 2 is modeled on the Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) written knowledge exam, whose length the agency does not publish; to pass you need 80% correct. These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the DVS tests most heavily. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.
A sign reading 'SPEED LIMIT 55' is what type of sign?
What's on the Minnesota Practice Test 2
The DVS does not publish how many questions are on the real Minnesota knowledge test, and to pass you need 80% correct. Practice Test 2 is a 25-question set drawn from 47 questions, scored against a practice target of 80%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 17
- Traffic laws 11
- Right of way 6
- Safe driving 5
- Emergencies 2
- Vehicle equipment 2
- Parking 2
- Speed limits 1
- Alcohol & drugs 1
47 questions in the pool, 10 of them written specifically for Minnesota. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
Want to test yourself first? Take the test above before reading these. Every answer below is checked against the source shown.
1. If an emergency forces you to stop on a Minnesota freeway, where should you place flares or reflectors?
- A. Right next to your rear bumper
- B. In the lane beside your vehicle
- C. 100 to 500 feet behind your vehicle (correct)
- D. 1,000 feet in front of your vehicle
Why: Park on the shoulder as far from traffic as you can, turn on hazard lights, and set flares or reflectors 100 to 500 feet behind the vehicle on the right edge of the road.
Source: official Minnesota driver handbook, p.77 (PDF p.80), Stopping, parking and backing up
2. You are driving in the right lane and a transit bus signals to pull out from a bus stop. What must you do?
- A. Pass the bus before it moves
- B. Yield and let the bus merge (correct)
- C. Keep going; the bus must wait
- D. Stop only if it has red lights
Why: In Minnesota, drivers in the right lane must yield to transit and metro mobility buses merging back into traffic from a bus stop or shoulder.
Source: official Minnesota driver handbook, p.43 (PDF p.46), Right of way and yielding
3. Double solid yellow center lines mean:
- A. Passing is allowed from both directions
- B. No passing from either direction (correct)
- C. Passing is allowed if the road ahead is clear
- D. A center lane for left turns only
Why: Double solid yellow lines separate traffic moving in opposite directions. Crossing them to pass is prohibited from both directions.
4. What does the Move Over Law require?
- A. Move over a lane, or slow down if you cannot (correct)
- B. Move over only if a police car is stopped
- C. Stop your vehicle when you see emergency lights
- D. Keep your lane and speed, but use flashers
Why: All 50 states have Move Over laws requiring drivers to move over at least one lane away from stopped emergency, police, and maintenance vehicles. If changing lanes is unsafe, slow to well below the speed limit.
5. Your gas pedal is stuck and you switch off the engine to slow the car. What should you expect?
- A. The brakes will stop working completely
- B. Steering and braking will take more effort (correct)
- C. The car will speed up for a few seconds
- D. The car will come to a stop almost at once
Why: With the engine off you lose power steering and power brake assist, so the wheel and pedal feel much heavier. They still work - push harder and steer to a safe stop.
6. In most states, you may not park within how many feet of a crosswalk at an intersection?
- A. 5 feet
- B. 10 feet
- C. 20 feet (correct)
- D. 50 feet
Why: Most states prohibit parking within 20 feet of a crosswalk at an intersection (and, separately, within 30 feet of a stop sign or traffic signal in many states). A few use other distances, such as 25 feet in New Jersey, so check your handbook.
More Minnesota facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Minnesota permit practice test page.
Minnesota DVS Test Info
- Questions on real test
- Not published by the DVS
- Passing score
- 80%
- Correct needed
- 80% correct
- Minimum age
- 15 years old
- Testing agency
- Driver and Vehicle Services
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this Minnesota Practice Test 2 once - keep taking it until you score 80% or higher two or three times in a row. Read the explanation after every question, even the ones you get right, to lock in the rule before your DVS exam.