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  1. 1. A red light faces you, with a painted stop line before the crosswalk. Where should your car stop?

    1. Beside the signal pole
    2. Before the stop line
    3. In the crosswalk
    4. At the far edge of the intersection

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

    1. As a through road
    2. As flashing yellow
    3. As uncontrolled, without a required stop
    4. As a four-way stop

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  3. 3. You have a circular green light and want to turn left. An oncoming car is close enough that your turn would cross its path. What should you do?

    1. Turn first on the green
    2. Turn and expect others to slow
    3. Wait and yield to the oncoming car
    4. Follow the car ahead through without checking again

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  4. 4. The right lane is open and available. You are not passing, preparing for a left turn, or following a different posted lane assignment. Where should you normally drive?

    1. In the far-left lane
    2. Wherever fewer cars follow
    3. In the center lane regardless of the available right lane
    4. In the lane nearest the right edge

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  5. 5. Another car is passing you on the left. Which response helps it finish safely?

    1. Accelerate to hold your place
    2. Hold your lane and ease off your speed
    3. Move toward the center line
    4. Match its speed until it returns behind you

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  6. 6. A train has passed and the crossing gate is rising, but the red warning lights still flash. What should you do?

    1. Proceed when the gate clears the car
    2. Remain stopped until all warnings end and it is safe
    3. Follow the first car across
    4. Cross if no train is visible

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  7. 7. A posted 20-mph road leaves no safe lane change or four-foot clearance past a cyclist in a bicycle lane. What should you do?

    1. Slow to 20 mph or less, ready to stop; pass only if safe
    2. Use 25 mph because that replaces any lower limit
    3. Pass at 20 mph even if the cyclist would be endangered
    4. Cross a prohibited line to guarantee four feet

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  8. 8. Your car needs coolant before cold weather. What should guide the type you use?

    1. Match the color of the coolant already in the tank
    2. The mixture recommended for a neighbor's different car
    3. The specifications in the vehicle owner's manual
    4. Use one universal mixture without checking compatibility

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  9. 9. A thick replacement mat reaches into the pedal area. What should you do before driving?

    1. Install a correctly fitting mat using its retention system
    2. Stack it on the old mat to hold it in place
    3. Secure the overlapping edge beneath the pedal
    4. Leave it loose so your feet can move it aside

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  10. 10. A car develops unusual tire-related vibration during driving. What is a sensible follow-up?

    1. Increase speed until the vibration becomes less noticeable
    2. Add extra pressure without checking the specifications
    3. Have a tire service professional investigate
    4. Assume it is harmless because the tread is visible

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  11. 11. A severely sleep-deprived driver feels briefly more awake after coffee. What is the safer interpretation?

    1. Feeling more awake does not prove the risk has passed
    2. Coffee reliably prevents brief sleep episodes for the rest of the trip
    3. An energy drink eliminates the need for a rest stop
    4. Caffeine makes long night driving equivalent to being well-rested

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  12. 12. A blind-spot warning appears while you are considering a lane change. What is its intended message?

    1. The system has started steering into the adjacent lane
    2. The system has confirmed the lane is empty
    3. A vehicle may be beside you where it is difficult to see
    4. Your vehicle is drifting across its own lane marking

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  13. 13. A barrier closes a flooded roadway, but there is space to drive around it. What should you do?

    1. Respect the closure and find a different route
    2. Go around if the water appears still
    3. Go around if the destination is close
    4. Drive along the edge where the water looks shallower

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  14. 14. A conversation with passengers is drawing the driver's attention away from traffic. What should the driver do?

    1. Turn toward the speaker to finish the discussion quickly
    2. Continue if both hands remain on the wheel
    3. Reduce the conversation and refocus on driving
    4. Ask passengers to watch the road instead of the driver

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  15. 15. At your approach to a crossroads, this sign has no time or vehicle-exception plaque. Which movement does it prohibit?

    1. Driving straight through the crossroads.
    2. Turning left onto the intersecting road.
    3. Turning right onto the intersecting road.
    4. Changing lanes before reaching the crossroads.

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  16. 16. You have been driving beside a median. What change does this sign warn you to expect?

    1. The median widens into a traffic island.
    2. The roadway becomes one-way in your direction.
    3. A new divider begins between the directions.
    4. The physical divider between directions ends.

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  17. 17. Before a curve, you pass a yellow sign bearing this symbol. What information does it provide?

    1. The next signal currently displays red.
    2. The next signal operates only after dark.
    3. A camera enforces the next red signal.
    4. A traffic control signal is ahead.

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  18. 18. A New Jersey special learner has finished the approved course but the permit has not been validated for practice driving. What must happen before family-supervised practice begins?

    1. Begin practice using the course receipt.
    2. Have the permit validated by MVC.
    3. Wait until the first road-test appointment.
    4. Ask the supervising adult to sign the permit instead.

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  19. 19. A New Jersey learner covered by the 50-hour practice requirement has completed 50 hours, but only six during darkness. What is still needed for the darkness requirement?

    1. Four more hours during darkness.
    2. Two more hours during darkness.
    3. No more hours because the total is 50.
    4. Ten additional hours during darkness.

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  20. 20. An eligible New Jersey driver has completed the probationary year and meets the age and other upgrade requirements. What upgrade method does the current MVC workflow offer?

    1. Wait for an automatic upgrade with no transaction.
    2. Retake the knowledge test instead of requesting an upgrade.
    3. Upgrade the probationary license online.
    4. Have the driving school exchange the license.

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