New Jersey Permit Practice Test 2 (2026)

Question 1 of 20

What does a yellow pennant-shaped sign warn you about?

1. A school zone
2. A no-passing zone
3. A railroad crossing

Question 2 of 20

After alcohol, which drug is most often found in drivers involved in crashes?

1. Caffeine
2. Marijuana
3. Aspirin

Question 3 of 20

An oncoming car has its high beams on. What should you do?

1. Look toward the right side of the road until it passes
2. Flash your high beams at it
3. Look straight at its lights

Question 4 of 20

Another car is passing you. What should you do?

1. Speed up
2. Stay in your lane and slow down slightly to make the pass easier
3. Move to the left

Question 5 of 20

Must you obey a flagger in a work zone?

1. Only if police are present
2. No, only signs count
3. Yes, flaggers have the same authority as a regulatory sign

Question 6 of 20

Which signs are eight-sided (octagons)?

1. Only STOP signs
2. STOP and YIELD signs
3. All regulatory signs

Question 7 of 20

You are stopped while carrying prescription pills that you have no prescription for. How does the law treat them?

1. As an illegal drug
2. As legal, because they are medicine
3. Only as a parking violation

Question 8 of 20

When must headlights be on?

1. From half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise
2. Only after midnight
3. Only on highways

Question 9 of 20

How long must you remain stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk?

1. Until they reach the center line
2. Until they have cleared your lane and the next lane in your direction
3. Three seconds

Question 10 of 20

A police officer directs you to go through a red light. What should you do?

1. Obey the officer
2. Wait for green
3. Honk and wait

Question 11 of 20

You are turning and pedestrians are crossing on a WALK signal. What must you do?

1. Go first: you have a green light
2. Honk and turn
3. Yield to them

Question 12 of 20

What happens if you exceed the 65 mph limit by 10 mph or more?

1. You get a warning
2. You pay double fines
3. Nothing extra

Question 13 of 20

Besides night driving, when else must you use your headlights?

1. Only in tunnels
2. When visibility is 500 feet or less, or when using windshield wipers
3. Never during the day

Question 14 of 20

A pedestrian is in a marked crosswalk. What must you do?

1. Come to a complete stop, not just slow down
2. Slow down and go around them
3. Honk so they hurry

Question 15 of 20

What should you do before getting into your car?

1. Start the engine from outside
2. Look behind and in front of it for children or objects
3. Adjust the radio

Question 16 of 20

What does an orange diamond-shaped sign mean?

1. School crossing
2. Motorist services ahead
3. Construction and maintenance warning

Question 17 of 20

What does a yellow arrow mean?

1. You may turn with priority
2. The signal is changing from green to red: be ready to stop
3. Yield to pedestrians only

Question 18 of 20

What is the highest speed limit on New Jersey roads?

1. 65 mph, on certain posted interstates
2. 70 mph
3. 75 mph

Question 19 of 20

Where should your hands be on the steering wheel for normal driving?

1. At 12 o'clock
2. At 9 and 3 o'clock, on the outside rim
3. At 10 and 2, gripping from the inside

Question 20 of 20

Is there a crosswalk at an intersection corner with no painted lines?

1. Yes, every corner has an unmarked crosswalk unless signs prohibit crossing
2. No, only painted crosswalks count
3. Only near schools