What does a blue traffic sign indicate?

Motorist services like gas and food

Rules you must obey, such as limits

Recreation areas such as state parks

You pass a yellow warning sign showing a horse-drawn buggy. Which of these should you NOT do in that area?

Sound your horn as you approach

When should you use your windshield wipers?

Whenever rain, snow or spray blurs your view

Only in rain, not for snow or road spray

Only once rain is heavy, to save the blades

Only when the car's rain sensor turns them on

Free Virginia DMV Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 2 2026

25 questions80% to passExplanations includedFree

40Real test questions

10/10 + 24/30Pass score

This Practice Test 2 is modeled on the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) written knowledge exam, which has 40 questions; to pass you need at least 10 of 10 on Road Signs and at least 24 of 30 on General Knowledge. 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.

Question 1 of 25

A Virginia driver under age 21 can be convicted of illegal alcohol consumption with a BAC of at least:

Tip: Press 1-4 to select, Enter to submit, F to flag

Inside this test

What's on the Virginia Practice Test 2

The real Virginia knowledge test has 40 questions, and to pass you need 10 of 10 on Road Signs and 24 of 30 on General Knowledge. Practice Test 2 is a 25-question set drawn from 46 questions, scored against a practice target of 80%.

Topics in this test's question pool

Road signs 19
Traffic laws 8
Safe driving 5
Right of way 4
Parking 3
Alcohol & drugs 3
Emergencies 2
Speed limits 1
Vehicle equipment 1

46 questions in the pool, 9 of them written specifically for Virginia. 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. At night in Virginia, you should switch to low beams when you are following another vehicle within:
- A. 500 feet
- B. 100 feet
- C. 200 feet (correct)
- D. 1,000 feet
Why: Use low beams when you are within 200 feet of a vehicle you are following. Dim your high beams when an oncoming vehicle is within 500 feet.
Source: official Virginia driver handbook, p.23 (PDF p.25), Night Driving
2. A Virginia center lane has a solid and a broken yellow line on each side. How far may you travel in it before making your left turn?
- A. No more than 150 feet (correct)
- B. No more than 300 feet
- C. No more than 100 feet
- D. No more than 500 feet
Why: This is a shared left-turn lane. Drivers from either direction may use it to turn left, but Virginia limits travel in the lane to 150 feet.
Source: official Virginia driver handbook, p.12 (PDF p.14), Pavement Markings - Three-lane roads
3. When turning left at a green light (not a green arrow), you must:
- A. Turn immediately - green means go
- B. Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians (correct)
- C. Turn first - oncoming traffic must yield to you
- D. Wait for oncoming traffic to stop
Why: A green ball (not arrow) allows a left turn only after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. A green arrow means you have a protected turn and oncoming traffic is stopped.
Source: official Virginia driver handbook
4. A driver ahead bends their left arm upward like this. What does it mean?
- A. They will turn left
- B. They will turn right (correct)
- C. They will slow down or stop
- D. They want you to go first
Why: The left arm bent upward at the elbow, fingers pointing to the sky, is the hand signal for a right turn.
Source: official Virginia driver handbook
5. A five-sided (pentagon) sign that points upward indicates:
- A. A no-passing zone
- B. A school zone or crossing (correct)
- C. A hospital zone ahead
- D. A railroad crossing ahead
Why: An upward-pointing pentagon sign marks a school zone or school crossing. It is typically yellow-green and warns that children may be present.
Source: Federal MUTCD 11th ed. (Dec 2023) 2A.05, Table 2A-1 Use of Sign Shapes
6. What does a railroad advance warning sign look like?
- A. A white X-shaped sign reading RAILROAD CROSSING
- B. A round yellow sign with an X and RR (correct)
- C. A yellow pentagon showing a train
- D. A red and white triangle reading RR
Why: The round yellow sign with an X and "RR" is the railroad advance warning sign, usually the first sign you see before a highway-rail crossing. At the tracks you will see the white X-shaped crossbuck, which means yield to trains.
Source: official Virginia driver handbook

More Virginia facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Virginia permit practice test page.

Virginia DMV Test Info

Questions on real test: 40
Passing score: 10/10 + 24/30
Correct needed: at least 10 of 10 on Road Signs and at least 24 of 30 on General Knowledge
Minimum age: 15½ years old
Testing agency: Department of Motor Vehicles

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Study Tip

Don't just aim to pass this Virginia 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 DMV exam.