2025 Iowa Permit Test 14
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in Iowa. 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 Iowa please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/iowa/car.
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9. The amount of space you need to cross traffic depends on the:
Explanation
The amount of space you need to cross traffic depends on the road conditions, weather conditions, and oncoming traffic.
10. To see vehicles in your blind spots, you should check:
Explanation
By definition, blind spots are areas that cannot be seen using your mirrors. To check your blind spots, you should look over your shoulders.
11. When passing on a multilane highway:
Explanation
Before passing, you must make sure the passing lane is clear and give the proper turn signal to show you are going to change lanes.
12. Large vehicles have blind spots that can extend up to 200 feet directly behind the vehicle.
Explanation
Large vehicles have blind spots that can extend up to 200 feet directly behind the vehicle. Do not tailgate a large vehicle as they will have no way of knowing that you are there.
13. What is the purpose of rumble strips?
Explanation
Rumble strips create noise and vibrations to warn drowsy or inattentive drivers that they are straying off of the road or are approaching a stop sign or signal.
14. Fatigue increases the risk of:
Explanation
Fatigue causes errors related to speed and distance, increases your risk of being in a crash, and causes you to take more time to make decisions. When you are fatigued, you could fall asleep behind the wheel and crash, injuring or killing yourself or others.
15. This yellow warning sign means:

Explanation
This sign is placed on roads near schools to warn drivers to slow down, drive with caution, and watch for children.
16. Which of the following lights indicates that you should slow down and proceed with caution at an intersection?
Explanation