About the rules test
- 20 questionsIn each rules practice test
- 16 to pass80% pass mark
- 383 questionsIn the practice bank, no repeats until you've seen them all
- 7 topicsCovered below, with an example of each
Sample questions
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If your licence is suspended or revoked while you're in the GDL program:
- Nothing changes; your time in the program still counts
- You go straight to a full licence once the suspension ends
- You must start the two-year GDL period over after the suspension
- You skip ahead to the restricted individual stage
You must start the two-year GDL period over after the suspension
Suspensions reset your progress.
Parking facing uphill without a curb, turn your front wheels:
- Either way
- Straight ahead
- To the left
- To the right
To the right
It will roll off the road rather than into traffic.
Pressing too hard on the accelerator can:
- Charge the battery faster on cold days
- Improve your steering on slippery roads
- Make the drive wheels spin and the vehicle skid
- Save fuel by getting you up to cruising speed sooner
Make the drive wheels spin and the vehicle skid
Especially on slippery surfaces.
Experienced cyclists can travel at 25–35 km/h on flat ground and up to:
- 100 km/h downhill
- 20 km/h downhill
- 35 km/h downhill
- 50 km/h downhill
50 km/h downhill
Drivers often misjudge how fast bicycles are going.
In the restricted individual stage (Class 5R), you must:
- Display an R sign on the rear window of any vehicle you drive
- Drive only in daylight, between sunrise and sunset, for two full years
- Have no passengers at all unless one of them is a supervising driver
- Have zero alcohol or drugs in your body and not be a supervising driver
Have zero alcohol or drugs in your body and not be a supervising driver
You stay in this stage for two full years.
To fight a small vehicle fire, use:
- A fire extinguisher, not water
- Nothing at all; just let it burn
- Water from a bottle or a puddle
- Wet towels thrown on the engine
A fire extinguisher, not water
Water spreads gasoline and oil fires. Earth, sand or heavy clothing can smother flames.
A vehicle may not be parked on a street or highway for longer than:
- 12 hours
- 24 hours
- 48 hours
- One week
24 hours
Obey all parking signs and bylaws.
The driver of a vehicle involved in a collision must:
- Leave and report it later
- Move on if the damage is small
- Stop immediately
- Stop only if someone is hurt
Stop immediately
It's an offence to leave the scene.
Topics on the rules test
- Right of Way (44 questions). Example: When a school bus shows red flashing lights and a stop arm, you must: Answer: Stop, whether you're behind it or coming toward it.
- Rules of the Road (109 questions). Example: Parking facing uphill without a curb, turn your front wheels: Answer: To the right.
- Safe Driving (72 questions). Example: Pressing too hard on the accelerator can: Answer: Make the drive wheels spin and the vehicle skid.
- Sharing the Road (30 questions). Example: Experienced cyclists can travel at 25–35 km/h on flat ground and up to: Answer: 50 km/h downhill.
- Emergencies & Conditions (46 questions). Example: To fight a small vehicle fire, use: Answer: A fire extinguisher, not water.
- Impairment & Distraction (28 questions). Example: If your licence is suspended or revoked while you're in the GDL program: Answer: You must start the two-year GDL period over after the suspension.
- Licensing & the Law (54 questions). Example: In the restricted individual stage (Class 5R), you must: Answer: Have zero alcohol or drugs in your body and not be a supervising driver.
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