Texas Permit Practice Test 10 (2026)

Question 1 of 20

On a work-zone barricade, the diagonal stripes slope down to the right. Which way should you go?

1. Bear to the left
2. Bear to the right
3. Stop

Question 2 of 20

Where should you slow down when leaving a highway?

1. On the exit ramp
2. In the main lanes before the exit
3. After you reach the street

Question 3 of 20

At a T-intersection, you are on the street that ends. What must you do?

1. Stop and yield to vehicles on the through street
2. Go first, since you are turning
3. Yield only to vehicles on your right

Question 4 of 20

About how long does the average driver take to think, react and start braking?

1. 1½ seconds
2. Half a second
3. 5 seconds

Question 5 of 20

A 15-year-old passenger rides without a safety belt. Who can be fined?

1. The driver
2. Only the passenger's parents
3. No one

Question 6 of 20

What does this sign require?

1. Slow down and continue if clear
2. Come to a complete stop, yield, then proceed carefully
3. Stop only if other cars are present

Question 7 of 20

How may you use a center left-turn lane?

1. To pass slow vehicles
2. Only to turn left, entering it where you have time to slow down
3. As a travel lane in heavy traffic

Question 8 of 20

You are leaving a driveway or alley to enter a street. What must you do?

1. Honk and enter slowly
2. Stop only if a car is coming
3. Stop before the sidewalk and yield to all vehicles and pedestrians

Question 9 of 20

On dry pavement with good brakes, about how many feet does a car need to stop from 60 mph, including reaction distance?

1. About 100 feet
2. About 303 feet
3. About 600 feet

Question 10 of 20

How much greater is your chance of being killed if you are thrown from your car?

1. Twice as great
2. It is the same
3. Five times greater

Question 11 of 20

What does a red X on a lane-use control signal over your lane mean?

1. Do not drive in that lane
2. Drive in that lane
3. Slow down to 45 mph

Question 12 of 20

On a road with more than one lane in your direction, what is the farthest left lane for?

1. Slow traffic
2. Trucks only
3. Passing

Question 13 of 20

You are turning left at an intersection. To whom must you yield?

1. No one, once your signal is on
2. Vehicles coming straight through from the other direction
3. Only to buses

Question 14 of 20

In a multi-lane roundabout, what should you avoid?

1. Changing lanes inside the circle
2. Yielding at the entrance
3. Signaling at your exit

Question 15 of 20

How close to a stop sign, yield sign or flashing signal at the side of the road may you park on the approach?

1. No closer than 10 feet
2. No closer than 100 feet
3. No closer than 30 feet

Question 16 of 20

When must you use your headlights in Texas?

1. Only after midnight
2. From 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise, and when you cannot see 1,000 feet ahead
3. Only on highways

Question 17 of 20

How close to the driveway entrance of a fire station may you park on the same side of the street?

1. No closer than 20 feet
2. No closer than 5 feet
3. No closer than 200 feet

Question 18 of 20

Why should you make sure your signal lights work properly?

1. Hand signals are hard to see when it is not daylight
2. Hand signals are illegal
3. Signal lights are only needed on highways

Question 19 of 20

You are following another vehicle at night. Within what distance must you use low beams?

1. 300 feet
2. 100 feet
3. 1,000 feet

Question 20 of 20

When must you switch to low beams for an oncoming vehicle?

1. Within 100 feet of it
2. Only if the other driver flashes you
3. Within 500 feet of it