2025 Illinois Permit Test 6
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Illinois. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for Illinois please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/illinois/car.
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13. If the driver of an oncoming vehicle fails to dim their headlights:
Explanation
If an oncoming driver fails to dim their headlights, look toward the right side of the road. This will keep you from being blinded by the other vehicle’s headlights and allow you to see enough of the road to stay on course. Do not try to retaliate by keeping your bright lights on.
14. This sign means:
Explanation
Signs with a red circle and diagonal line over a black symbol indicate that the action represented by the symbol is prohibited. In this case, the sign indicates that left turns are prohibited.
15. When approaching a disabled pedestrian using a guide dog, white cane, or other assistive device, a driver should yield the right-of-way.
Explanation
A pedestrian with a disability who is utilizing a guide dog, a white cane, a wheelchair, or another assistive device, whether on a sidewalk or roadway, has the right-of-way and is granted the same rights as any other pedestrian.
16. This sign means:
Explanation
Warning signs are usually yellow with black markings. They alert you to conditions that are immediately ahead. This sign tells drivers to prepare to allow traffic to safely merge from the right.
17. This sign means:
Explanation
This sign alerts you to the possibility of traffic merging into the main stream of travel. After checking to your side and rear, you should move into another lane, if possible, to allow merging motorists a clear path.
18. Which of the following is most likely to be slippery in cold weather after snow or rain?
Explanation
On cold, wet days, shaded spots on a roadway can become icy. Shaded areas often freeze before, and thaw out after, the rest of a road.
19. Slowing down just to look at collisions or anything else out-of-the-ordinary:
Explanation
Avoid "rubbernecking," or slowing down to look at collisions or anything else out-of-the-ordinary. This helps to relieve traffic congestion.
20. When waiting at an intersection and the traffic signal light turns green, a driver should look to the left and then right before proceeding into the intersection.
Explanation
Even after your light turns green, you must yield the right-of-way to other vehicles or pedestrians that may be in the intersection.
21. It is permissible to pass on a two-lane two-way roadway within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad crossing.
Explanation
There are number of situations in which it is prohibited to pass on a two-lane two-way road. One of these is when you are within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad crossing.
22. This sign means:
Explanation
This sign indicates that you may not make a U-turn. You cannot turn around to go in the opposite direction at an intersection where this sign is posted.
23. A diamond-shaped sign means:
Explanation
Diamond-shaped signs are used to warn drivers of special conditions or hazards ahead. They are typically yellow or orange in color.
24. This road sign means:
Explanation
