Free Montana Permit Practice Test 3 (2026)
Real questions from the official Montana 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:
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 5
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 5
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 3
- Emergencies & Crashes — 2
- Sharing the Road — 2
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 2
- Safe Driving — 1
Heaviest on Right-of-Way & Intersections (5 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
Every question here applies nationwide.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. Approaching a crash or stopped vehicles ahead, you should:
- Honk
- Speed past
- Change lanes without looking
- Slow down, move over if you can, and watch for people
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Answer: Slow down, move over if you can, and watch for people
Slow down and move over for crash scenes and stopped vehicles, watching for people on foot.
2. At a T-intersection, who has the right-of-way?
- The vehicle turning right
- The vehicle on the road that ends (the stem)
- The vehicle going faster
- Vehicles on the through road (the top of the T)
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Answer: Vehicles on the through road (the top of the T)
Traffic on the through road has the right-of-way; the driver on the ending road must yield.
3. When merging onto an interstate from an on-ramp, you should:
- Yield to traffic on the highway, match its speed, and merge into a gap
- Stop at the end of the ramp and wait
- Merge slowly well below highway speed
- Force your way in — you have the right-of-way
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Answer: Yield to traffic on the highway, match its speed, and merge into a gap
Traffic on the highway has the right-of-way. Use the ramp to reach highway speed and merge into a gap.
4. The 'basic speed law' means you must:
- Keep up with the fastest car
- Drive at a speed reasonable and safe for conditions, even if below the limit
- Always drive the exact limit
- Never slow down
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Answer: Drive at a speed reasonable and safe for conditions, even if below the limit
Drive at a safe speed for conditions — in rain, fog, or heavy traffic that may be well under the posted limit.
5. Turning left, you should give way to:
- No one
- Oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk
- Only bikes
- Only trucks
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Answer: Oncoming traffic and pedestrians in the crosswalk
Yield to oncoming traffic and crossing pedestrians before turning left.
6. The only real cure for drowsy driving is:
- Coffee
- Sleep — pull over and rest
- Opening a window
- Loud music
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Answer: Sleep — pull over and rest
Only rest fixes fatigue. If you're drowsy, pull over somewhere safe and sleep.
7. What does this sign tell you to do?
- Keep to the right of a divider or obstruction
- Merge right
- Turn right only
- No right turn
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Answer: Keep to the right of a divider or obstruction
A keep-right sign directs you to pass to the right of a median or obstacle.
8. Two lanes merge into one. Who is responsible for merging safely?
- The driver in the lane that is ending must yield and merge when there's a gap
- The driver in the continuing lane must brake
- Whoever is ahead must speed up
- Both stop and wait
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Answer: The driver in the lane that is ending must yield and merge when there's a gap
The driver whose lane is ending yields and merges into a safe gap in the continuing lane.
9. A shared-lane marking (a bicycle with two chevrons above it) means:
- Bicycles and cars share that lane — watch for cyclists
- No bikes
- A bike lane ends
- Bikes only
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Answer: Bicycles and cars share that lane — watch for cyclists
A 'sharrow' shows that bikes and cars share the lane; watch for and share with cyclists.
10. A green light turns to a steady green arrow for your turn. This means:
- Turn is now prohibited
- Stop
- You now have a protected turn — oncoming traffic is stopped
- Yield to oncoming still
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Answer: You now have a protected turn — oncoming traffic is stopped
A green arrow gives a protected turn; opposing traffic is held.
11. 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.
12. Two solid yellow lines between lanes of opposing traffic mean:
- Bike lane
- A turn lane
- Passing allowed both ways
- No passing in either direction
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Answer: No passing in either direction
Double solid yellow = no passing for traffic in either direction.
13. If a front tire blows out, you should:
- Accelerate
- Grip the wheel firmly, ease off the gas, and steer straight, then slow gradually
- Turn sharply to the shoulder
- Brake hard immediately
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Answer: Grip the wheel firmly, ease off the gas, and steer straight, then slow gradually
Hold the wheel firmly, keep straight, ease off the accelerator, and brake gently once under control.
14. 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.
15. A flagger in a work zone signals you to stop. You should:
- Honk
- Obey the flagger like a traffic signal
- Ignore them
- Slow but keep going
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Answer: Obey the flagger like a traffic signal
A flagger's directions have the force of a traffic signal — obey them.
16. When backing out of a parking space, you should:
- Reverse fast
- Honk and go
- Rely on the mirror
- Look over your shoulder and back slowly, watching for people and cars
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Answer: Look over your shoulder and back slowly, watching for people and cars
Look behind you and back slowly, watching for pedestrians and vehicles.
17. On a two-lane road, you should not attempt to pass when:
- A truck is ahead
- You're in a hurry
- The road is clear
- You cannot see far enough ahead to complete it safely
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Answer: You cannot see far enough ahead to complete it safely
Only pass when you can clearly see the pass will be completed safely.
18. You are already in an intersection when an emergency vehicle approaches with its siren on. You should:
- Stop right where you are
- Clear the intersection, then pull to the right and stop
- Reverse out of the intersection
- Speed up and keep going
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Answer: Clear the intersection, then pull to the right and stop
Never stop in an intersection — clear it first, then pull to the right edge and stop.
19. 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.
20. At night you should not 'overdrive' your headlights, meaning:
- Never use high beams
- Use only low beams
- Drive slowly enough to stop within the distance you can see ahead
- Follow closely to see better
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Answer: Drive slowly enough to stop within the distance you can see ahead
Don't drive so fast that you can't stop within the range your headlights illuminate.