Free Minnesota Permit Practice Test 3 (2026)
Real questions from the official Minnesota driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Sharing the Road — 5
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 5
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 2
- Emergencies & Crashes — 2
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 2
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 2
- Adverse Conditions — 1
- Safe Driving — 1
Heaviest on Sharing the Road (5 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
1 are Minnesota-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. A motorcycle in Minnesota is entitled to:
- Half a lane
- The shoulder only
- A full lane of travel
- No lane
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Answer: A full lane of travel
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
2. Illegal drugs and marijuana affect driving by:
- Having no effect if you feel fine
- Only affecting vision
- Impairing coordination, reaction, and judgment
- Improving focus
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Answer: Impairing coordination, reaction, and judgment
Drugs impair the skills you need to drive safely — you can be charged with DUI for drug impairment.
3. The shape of a warning sign is usually a:
- Rectangle
- Diamond
- Circle
- Octagon
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Answer: Diamond
Most warning signs are yellow diamonds.
4. Driving into low sun glare, if you still can't see well you should:
- Speed through
- Use high beams
- Close one eye
- Slow down and increase following distance
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Answer: Slow down and increase following distance
When glare limits your view, slow down and leave extra space.
5. A pentagon-shaped sign means:
- Hospital
- No passing
- Dead end
- School zone or school crossing
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Answer: School zone or school crossing
The five-sided pentagon marks a school zone or crossing.
6. A bicyclist may legally use the full traffic lane when:
- The lane is too narrow to share safely
- Only on sidewalks
- Only at night
- Never
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Answer: The lane is too narrow to share safely
When a lane is too narrow to share, a cyclist may take the full lane for safety.
7. When entering a roundabout, you must:
- Speed up to merge
- Yield to traffic already in the circle
- Stop fully before entering
- Enter to the right, going clockwise
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Answer: Yield to traffic already in the circle
Yield to vehicles already circulating, then enter into a gap. Traffic flows counter-clockwise.
8. When pulling out from a driveway, alley, or parking lot onto a road, you must:
- Sound your horn and enter
- Stop only if a sign is posted
- Proceed — road traffic must yield to you
- Yield to traffic and pedestrians already on the road/sidewalk
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Answer: Yield to traffic and pedestrians already on the road/sidewalk
A driver entering from a private drive or alley must yield to vehicles and pedestrians already there.
9. In a highway work zone, you should:
- Speed up to get through
- Ignore the cones
- Change lanes rapidly
- Slow down, obey the posted work-zone limit, and watch for workers
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Answer: Slow down, obey the posted work-zone limit, and watch for workers
Slow down, follow the reduced limit, merge early, and watch for workers and equipment.
10. During a tire blowout you should avoid:
- Easing off the gas
- Steering straight
- Braking hard or turning sharply
- Holding the wheel
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Answer: Braking hard or turning sharply
Hard braking or sharp steering in a blowout can cause loss of control.
11. If your car goes into deep water, you should try to escape:
- Through the trunk
- By waiting for help inside
- Through a window before the car sinks
- After it fills with water
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Answer: Through a window before the car sinks
Get out through a window quickly, before water pressure makes doors impossible to open.
12. Before pulling back in after passing, make sure you can see the passed vehicle:
- In your side window
- In your blind spot
- In your rearview mirror
- Nowhere
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Answer: In your rearview mirror
Return only when the passed vehicle is visible in your rearview mirror.
13. A flashing yellow ARROW means:
- Stop
- You may turn, but must yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
- Do not turn
- Turn is protected
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Answer: You may turn, but must yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
A flashing yellow arrow allows the turn after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
14. What does this sign warn of?
- A weigh station
- No trucks
- A truck crossing or entering the road ahead
- A truck stop
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Answer: A truck crossing or entering the road ahead
A truck-crossing sign warns that trucks may be crossing or entering; watch for them.
15. A red circle with a red slash over a symbol means:
- The action shown is required
- Caution for that action
- Yield for that action
- The action shown is prohibited
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Answer: The action shown is prohibited
A red circle-and-slash means the pictured action (e.g., no U-turn, no right turn) is not allowed.
16. The best place to be around a large truck is:
- Where you can see the driver's mirrors
- Right beside the cab
- In front, braking
- Directly behind it
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Answer: Where you can see the driver's mirrors
If you can see the mirrors, the driver can see you. Avoid the No-Zones.
17. When entering an interstate from an on-ramp, you should:
- Use the acceleration lane to reach highway speed, then merge into a gap
- Merge slowly below traffic speed
- Stop and wait for a gap
- Enter from the shoulder
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Answer: Use the acceleration lane to reach highway speed, then merge into a gap
The acceleration lane lets you match highway speed so you can merge smoothly into a gap.
18. There is no amount of alcohol that is proven 'safe' before driving because:
- It's expensive
- It tastes bad
- Even small amounts impair skills you need
- Rules change
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Answer: Even small amounts impair skills you need
Impairment begins with the first drink — the safest amount before driving is none.
19. Drivers are at higher risk of falling asleep:
- In parking lots
- Midday
- Late at night and early morning
- During rush hour
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Answer: Late at night and early morning
Drowsy-driving crashes peak late at night and in the early morning hours.
20. Walking along a road with no sidewalk, a pedestrian should walk:
- In the center
- With traffic
- Facing oncoming traffic
- On either side
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Answer: Facing oncoming traffic
Pedestrians should walk facing traffic so they can see and react to oncoming vehicles.