California Driver License
Practice Exam
Questions and correct Answers (Verified
Answers) with Rationales 2026
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS:
➢ CALIFORNIA DRIVER LICENSE PRACTICE EXAM
➢ 100% PASS GUARANTEED
➢ ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
➢ VERIFIED RATIONALES
➢ 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE
,1. When driving in fog, you should use your:
A. High-beam headlights
B. Low-beam headlights
C. Parking lights only
D. Emergency flashers
Rationale: Low-beam headlights reduce glare and help you see better in fog. High
beams reflect off fog and impair visibility.
2. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you:
A. Sell or transfer your vehicle
B. Fail a smog check
C. Change your insurance
D. Get a traffic ticket
Rationale: The DMV requires notification within 5 days when you sell or transfer
ownership of your vehicle.
3. A red arrow on a traffic light means you:
A. Can proceed after stopping
B. Can turn after yielding
,C. Must stop and cannot go in that direction until it turns green
D. Can turn right after checking traffic
Rationale: A red arrow means no movement in that direction until the light turns
green.
4. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb, your front wheels
should be:
A. Turned to the right (away from the street)
B. Turned to the left
C. Parallel with the road
D. Facing straight ahead
Rationale: If there's no curb, turn your wheels toward the shoulder to prevent
rolling into traffic.
5. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means vehicles:
A. Can pass from either direction
B. On the side with the broken line may pass
C. On the side with the solid line may pass
D. May not pass in either direction
Rationale: Vehicles next to the broken line may pass if it's safe; vehicles next to
the solid line may not.
6. It is illegal to park your vehicle:
A. In a school zone
B. In a crosswalk
C. Along a curb painted white
D. More than 18 inches from the curb
Rationale: Parking in a crosswalk is illegal and can block pedestrians.
, 7. When approaching a roundabout, you must:
A. Yield to traffic already in the roundabout
B. Enter quickly to match traffic
C. Stop before entering
D. Signal left as you enter
Rationale: Vehicles in the roundabout have the right-of-way.
8. Which of the following increases your chances of having a collision?
A. Looking 10–15 seconds ahead
B. Continuously changing lanes to pass other vehicles
C. Staying in one lane
D. Checking your mirrors regularly
Rationale: Constant lane changing increases risk and reduces predictability.
9. If two vehicles meet on a steep road where neither can pass, the vehicle
facing downhill must:
A. Continue downhill
B. Yield and back up
C. Turn around
D. Honk and proceed
Rationale: The downhill vehicle must yield because it's harder to reverse uphill.
10. When can you legally use a cell phone without a hands-free device while
driving?
A. To send a text
B. To make a call
C. To call emergency services
D. Never
Rationale: Calling emergency services is the only legal exception.
Practice Exam
Questions and correct Answers (Verified
Answers) with Rationales 2026
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS:
➢ CALIFORNIA DRIVER LICENSE PRACTICE EXAM
➢ 100% PASS GUARANTEED
➢ ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
➢ VERIFIED RATIONALES
➢ 2025/2026 LATEST UPDATE
,1. When driving in fog, you should use your:
A. High-beam headlights
B. Low-beam headlights
C. Parking lights only
D. Emergency flashers
Rationale: Low-beam headlights reduce glare and help you see better in fog. High
beams reflect off fog and impair visibility.
2. You must notify the DMV within 5 days if you:
A. Sell or transfer your vehicle
B. Fail a smog check
C. Change your insurance
D. Get a traffic ticket
Rationale: The DMV requires notification within 5 days when you sell or transfer
ownership of your vehicle.
3. A red arrow on a traffic light means you:
A. Can proceed after stopping
B. Can turn after yielding
,C. Must stop and cannot go in that direction until it turns green
D. Can turn right after checking traffic
Rationale: A red arrow means no movement in that direction until the light turns
green.
4. When parking uphill on a two-way street with no curb, your front wheels
should be:
A. Turned to the right (away from the street)
B. Turned to the left
C. Parallel with the road
D. Facing straight ahead
Rationale: If there's no curb, turn your wheels toward the shoulder to prevent
rolling into traffic.
5. A solid yellow line next to a broken yellow line means vehicles:
A. Can pass from either direction
B. On the side with the broken line may pass
C. On the side with the solid line may pass
D. May not pass in either direction
Rationale: Vehicles next to the broken line may pass if it's safe; vehicles next to
the solid line may not.
6. It is illegal to park your vehicle:
A. In a school zone
B. In a crosswalk
C. Along a curb painted white
D. More than 18 inches from the curb
Rationale: Parking in a crosswalk is illegal and can block pedestrians.
, 7. When approaching a roundabout, you must:
A. Yield to traffic already in the roundabout
B. Enter quickly to match traffic
C. Stop before entering
D. Signal left as you enter
Rationale: Vehicles in the roundabout have the right-of-way.
8. Which of the following increases your chances of having a collision?
A. Looking 10–15 seconds ahead
B. Continuously changing lanes to pass other vehicles
C. Staying in one lane
D. Checking your mirrors regularly
Rationale: Constant lane changing increases risk and reduces predictability.
9. If two vehicles meet on a steep road where neither can pass, the vehicle
facing downhill must:
A. Continue downhill
B. Yield and back up
C. Turn around
D. Honk and proceed
Rationale: The downhill vehicle must yield because it's harder to reverse uphill.
10. When can you legally use a cell phone without a hands-free device while
driving?
A. To send a text
B. To make a call
C. To call emergency services
D. Never
Rationale: Calling emergency services is the only legal exception.
