Free Rhode Island DMV Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 4 2026
This Practice Test 4 is modeled on the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) written knowledge exam, whose length the agency does not publish; to pass you need a pass mark the DMV does not publish (our practice tests use 80%). These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the DMV tests most heavily. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.
If you see this sign facing you, what does it mean?
What's on the Rhode Island Practice Test 4
The DMV does not publish how many questions are on the real Rhode Island knowledge test. Practice Test 4 is a 25-question set drawn from 48 questions, scored against a practice target of 80%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 15
- Safe driving 11
- Traffic laws 9
- Right of way 4
- Emergencies 3
- Vehicle equipment 3
- Parking 2
- Alcohol & drugs 1
48 questions in the pool, 8 of them written specifically for Rhode Island. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
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1. According to the Rhode Island manual, how many vehicles should you pass at one time?
- A. Only one (correct)
- B. Up to two
- C. Up to three
- D. As many as the gap allows
Why: The manual says never to pass more than one vehicle at a time, and never to go over the posted speed limit to complete a pass.
Source: official Rhode Island driver handbook, p.33 (PDF p.33), Passing Another Vehicle
2. In Rhode Island, where does the rule to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights apply?
- A. Only on public streets and highways
- B. Only on streets within school zones
- C. On roads and in parking lots too (correct)
- D. Only on roads with two lanes
Why: Rhode Island's school bus law covers public highways, private roads, and parking lots. Drivers from either direction must stop until the red lights stop, unless the bus is across a divided highway.
Source: official Rhode Island driver handbook, p.51 (PDF p.51), School Buses
3. A yellow diamond sign showing a 'T' shape indicates:
- A. A side road enters from one side
- B. Your road ends at a T ahead (correct)
- C. A four-way crossroad ahead
- D. A truck route begins here
Why: A 'T' symbol warns that the road you are on ends ahead at a T-intersection. Be prepared to stop or yield and turn left or right.
4. When you reach an intersection with a flashing red light in your direction and a flashing yellow in the cross direction, you must:
- A. Slow down and go - the cross traffic has to stop
- B. Stop, then go when safe - cross traffic won't stop (correct)
- C. Stop and wait until your light turns solid green
- D. Stop, then go first - cross traffic must yield
Why: A flashing red light works like a stop sign: stop completely, then go when safe. The cross traffic with a flashing yellow only needs to slow and proceed with caution - they do not stop, so you must yield to them.
5. At a roundabout, in which direction does traffic flow and who has priority?
- A. Clockwise; traffic in the circle has priority
- B. Counterclockwise; circulating traffic has priority (correct)
- C. Counterclockwise; the larger vehicle has priority
- D. Counterclockwise; entering traffic has priority
Why: In the United States, traffic in a roundabout flows counterclockwise, and vehicles already circulating in the roundabout have the right of way. Entering drivers must yield and merge into a safe gap.
6. A yellow sign showing a bump or dip in the road warns you to:
- A. Move to the shoulder to avoid it
- B. Slow down for a rough spot ahead (correct)
- C. Stop and check the road ahead
- D. Keep speed - it only affects trucks
Why: Bump and dip signs warn of an abrupt change in the road surface. Slow down to maintain control and protect your vehicle's suspension.
More Rhode Island facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Rhode Island permit practice test page.
Rhode Island DMV Test Info
- Questions on real test
- Not published by the DMV
- Passing score
- Not published
- Correct needed
- a pass mark the DMV does not publish (our practice tests use 80%)
- Minimum age
- 16 years old
- Testing agency
- Division of Motor Vehicles
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this Rhode Island Practice Test 4 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 DMV exam.