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New Jersey Full-Length Permit Practice Test

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Car learner knowledge exam

Basic automobile knowledge test

Questions
50
Correct to pass
40
Passing score
80%
Mistakes allowed
10

80%

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  • Ten allowed mistakes is derived from the published 40-of-50 requirement.
  • The current page separately offers oral English/Spanish and interpretation assistance, including ASL.
  • A two-part 80%-per-part rule appears in secondary legal text for N.J.A.C. 13:21-8.6, but the official regulation was not retrievable; no sectional quota is asserted pending primary verification.

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Question 1 of 12
  1. 1. A red light faces you, with a painted stop line before the crosswalk. Where should your car stop?
  2. 2. No sign prohibits a right turn on red. Before turning at the red light, which sequence is correct?
  3. 3. Your signal turns green while a vehicle is still clearing the intersection across your path. What should you do?
  4. 4. The light changes from green to steady yellow before you enter the intersection. You have enough distance to stop safely. What should you do?
  5. 5. At an ordinary intersection, a flashing red signal faces you. How should you proceed?
  6. 6. You approach an intersection displaying a flashing yellow signal. What is the appropriate response?
  7. 7. All signal lights at an intersection are dark after a power failure, and no officer is directing traffic. How should you treat the intersection?
  8. 8. A police officer directs your lane to stop even though your traffic light is green. Which instruction controls?
  9. 9. A green left arrow appears beside a red signal. Your intended path is clear. Which movement does the arrow permit?
  10. 10. At a yield sign, approaching cross traffic leaves no safe gap. What should you do?
  11. 11. Only your car and a car on your right arrive at an all-way stop at the same time. Both stop, and your paths conflict. Who should go first?
  12. 12. You are leaving a private driveway for a public road. A vehicle on the road is approaching your intended path. What should you do?
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  1. A red light faces you, with a painted stop line before the crosswalk. Where should your car stop?

    Correct answer: Before the stop line

    The marked stop line identifies the stopping position. Stop behind it and leave the crosswalk clear.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 67, 217 (physical 69, 219), Intersections; Road Markings / White stop lines. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  2. No sign prohibits a right turn on red. Before turning at the red light, which sequence is correct?

    Correct answer: Stop, check all directions, yield, then turn

    A permitted right turn on red requires a full stop, observation in all directions and yielding. Stop and remain stopped for pedestrians crossing the roadway into which you turn.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 72 (physical 74), Turning Regulations / Right Turn on Red. P.L.2009, c.319 §3, complete R.S.39:4-115(a)–(b); effective 2010-04-01; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  3. Your signal turns green while a vehicle is still clearing the intersection across your path. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Wait for the conflict to clear

    Green does not cancel the need to yield to vehicles still in the intersection. Proceed only when your path is clear.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 74, 212 (physical 76, 214), Stopping Regulations; Traffic Signals / Green Light. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  4. The light changes from green to steady yellow before you enter the intersection. You have enough distance to stop safely. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Stop before entering

    Stop before entering on yellow when you can do so safely. The manual's exception is for a vehicle already too close to stop safely.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 74, 212 (physical 76, 214), Stopping Regulations; Traffic Signals / Amber-Yellow Light. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  5. At an ordinary intersection, a flashing red signal faces you. How should you proceed?

    Correct answer: Stop, yield, and go when safe

    A flashing red intersection signal requires a stop, followed by yielding and proceeding only when safe. It is not treated like flashing yellow.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 212 (physical 214), Traffic Signals / Flashing Red Light. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  6. You approach an intersection displaying a flashing yellow signal. What is the appropriate response?

    Correct answer: Slow down and proceed with care

    Flashing yellow warns you to slow down and proceed carefully. It does not provide an unconditional right-of-way.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 212 (physical 214), Traffic Signals / Flashing Amber-Yellow Light. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  7. All signal lights at an intersection are dark after a power failure, and no officer is directing traffic. How should you treat the intersection?

    Correct answer: As a four-way stop

    The manual directs drivers to treat a completely unlit signal as a four-way stop. Stop, check traffic and proceed only when safe.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 68, 213 (physical 70, 215), Uncontrolled Intersections; Unlit Signal. Manual cites N.J.S.A.39:4-81; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  8. A police officer directs your lane to stop even though your traffic light is green. Which instruction controls?

    Correct answer: The officer's stop direction

    A police officer directing traffic can override traffic signals. Follow the officer's direction.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 211 (physical 213), Appendix Driver Safety / introductory traffic-control passage. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  9. A green left arrow appears beside a red signal. Your intended path is clear. Which movement does the arrow permit?

    Correct answer: A cautious left turn

    Proceed only in the direction shown by the green arrow, using caution and yielding to pedestrians. The arrow does not authorize every movement.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 212 (physical 214), Traffic Signals / Green Arrow. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  10. At a yield sign, approaching cross traffic leaves no safe gap. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Stop and wait for a safe opportunity

    Slow for a yield sign and stop when necessary. Yield to intersecting traffic close enough to be an immediate hazard.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 67 (physical 69), Intersections / Controlled. P.L.2009, c.319 §4, complete R.S.39:4-144(b); effective 2010-04-01; Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  11. Only your car and a car on your right arrive at an all-way stop at the same time. Both stop, and your paths conflict. Who should go first?

    Correct answer: The driver on your right

    When drivers arrive simultaneously at a multi-way stop, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 67 (physical 69), Intersections / Controlled. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

  12. You are leaving a private driveway for a public road. A vehicle on the road is approaching your intended path. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Yield to traffic on the public road

    Traffic entering from a private driveway yields to traffic already on the main road. Do not force an approaching driver to create your gap.

    Source: 2026 New Jersey Driver Manual, printed 68 (physical 70), Intersections / Uncontrolled. Reviewed 2026-09-12. ↗

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