Illinois SOS Permit Practice Test 9
Test 9 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 28 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Illinois test.
- Questions35
- Correct to pass28
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. May you stop briefly across the sloped ramp that joins the sidewalk to the street at a corner?
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Answer B: No, that ramp must stay clear for people using wheelchairs
A curb ramp is the only way many people can get from the sidewalk to the crosswalk, so blocking it even briefly is prohibited.
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2. On a two-lane road with a broken yellow center line, may you cross it to turn into a driveway on the left?
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Answer C: Yes, when it is safe and the oncoming lane is clear
A broken center line may be crossed for a pass or for a left turn into a road or a driveway, once the oncoming lane is clear.
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3. Your vehicle leaves the road and enters deep water. What gives you the best chance of escape?
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Answer B: Release your seat belt and get out through a window as quickly as possible
Water pressure holds the doors shut, so a window is the reliable exit and the first seconds after entry are the best time to use it.
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4. Small green signs with white numerals posted at regular intervals along a highway are used to
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Answer B: show distance along the route and give a reference point for reporting a location
Reference location signs, commonly called mileposts, carry white numerals on green and let a driver describe exactly where a breakdown or crash has occurred.
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5. Under Illinois' modified comparative negligence rule for auto accident claims, when can an injured driver still recover damages?
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Answer A: Only if they were less than 50% at fault for the crash
Illinois follows a modified comparative negligence rule under which an injured party may recover damages only if they were less than 50% at fault, with the award reduced by their share of fault.
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6. Loose gravel has been swept into the middle of your lane on a downhill bend. Which controls are affected most?
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Answer D: Steering and braking, since the loose stones roll under the tires
Gravel rolls between rubber and pavement, so the tires can neither turn the vehicle nor slow it as they would on a clean surface.
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7. You reach a four-way stop after another driver has already stopped there. What should you do?
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Answer D: Let the driver who stopped first proceed before you go
At a four-way stop the vehicles proceed in the order they arrived, so a driver who stopped before you goes first.
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8. A center lane is bordered by a solid yellow line on the outside and a broken yellow line on the inside, with left-turn arrows painted in it. How may you use that lane?
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Answer A: Only to make a left turn or to prepare for one from either direction
That marking identifies a two-way left turn lane, which may only be used for left turns or to prepare for a left turn and never for travel or passing.
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9. Besides losing driving privileges, what happens to a convicted drunk driver's vehicle registration in Illinois after a first or second DUI conviction?
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Answer D: It is also suspended
An Illinois DUI conviction results in suspension of the offender's vehicle registration in addition to the loss of driving privileges.
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10. The added lane warning sign tells a driver that
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Answer A: an extra lane begins ahead, so entering traffic does not have to merge into an existing lane
Where a lane is added, traffic entering the roadway gets a lane of its own, so merging is not required, although drivers should still watch the vehicles beside them.
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11. Which of these would appear as a symbol on a blue general service sign?
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Answer A: A hospital
General service signs cover facilities such as hospitals, fuel, food, lodging, camping, telephones and rest areas, all shown in white on blue.
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12. How should you handle a prescription or over the counter medicine before driving?
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Answer D: Read the label and ask a pharmacist or doctor whether it affects driving
Many common medicines, including allergy and cold remedies, cause drowsiness or slowed reactions, and the label or a pharmacist can tell you whether driving is safe.
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13. Unless otherwise posted, what is the Illinois speed limit in a city or town area?
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Answer B: 30 miles per hour
Illinois sets a default of 30 miles per hour in city and town areas and 15 miles per hour in alleys, though municipalities may post different limits.
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14. What are the Illinois minimum liability insurance limits?
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Answer C: $25,000 for one person, $50,000 for more than one person, and $20,000 for property damage
Illinois requires liability coverage of $25,000 for injury or death of one person, $50,000 for more than one person in a crash and $20,000 for damage to another person's property.
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15. A lane along the right edge is set off by a solid white line and marked with a bicycle symbol. How should a driver treat it?
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Answer B: Stay out of it except for the short distance needed to turn or cross where that is allowed
A marked bicycle lane is set aside for bicycle traffic, and motor vehicles may enter it only briefly where turning or crossing is permitted.
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16. A left-turn bay opens ahead of the intersection with a solid white line beside it. Where should you enter the bay?
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Answer C: At the opening before the solid line begins
The solid line marks where lane changes are no longer intended, so you move into the turn bay at its opening rather than cutting across the line later.
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17. Your light is green but the traffic beyond the intersection is stopped and there is no room on the far side. What should you do?
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Answer A: Wait behind the line until you can clear the far side
Entering an intersection you cannot clear blocks the cross traffic when their signal turns green, so you wait behind the line.
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18. What is the fine structure for a violation of Illinois' Child Passenger Protection Act, and can a first offense be waived?
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Answer C: Up to $75 for a first offense, waivable with proof of an approved seat and a safety course; up to $200 for later offenses
Illinois sets a petty-offense fine of up to $75 for a first Child Passenger Protection Act violation, waivable with proof of an approved seat and course completion, rising to up to $200 for later violations.
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19. Under Illinois' Sign and Drive law, drivers no longer have to surrender their license as surety for most traffic tickets. For which offenses is license surrender still required?
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Answer C: DUI, reckless driving, and drag racing
Illinois' Sign and Drive law ended the practice of surrendering a license for most tickets, but DUI, reckless driving, and drag racing still require license surrender.
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20. What fine range applies to a first violation of Illinois' Scott's Law?
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Answer B: $250 to $10,000
The Illinois State Police publishes a fine of $250 to $10,000 for a first Scott's Law violation and $750 to $10,000 for a second or subsequent violation.
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21. You drive away and the car feels sluggish while a warning light glows on the dash. What is a likely cause?
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Answer B: The parking brake was left partly applied
Driving with the parking brake partly on overheats the rear brakes and can ruin them, so release it fully and check that the warning light goes out.
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22. How does Illinois classify a speeding conviction for 35 miles per hour or more over the posted limit?
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Answer D: A Class A misdemeanor requiring a mandatory court appearance
Illinois classifies speeding 35 mph or more over the limit as a Class A misdemeanor, requiring a mandatory court appearance.
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23. According to Illinois child passenger safety guidance, until what point should a child remain in a belt-positioning booster seat?
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Answer D: Until they are tall enough to properly fit an adult lap and shoulder belt
Illinois child passenger safety guidance recommends a belt-positioning booster seat until the child is tall enough to properly fit an adult lap and shoulder belt.
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24. You back into an unattended parked car in a lot and cause visible damage. What must you do?
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Answer A: Try to find the owner, or leave a note with your name and contact details, and report the crash
Hitting an unattended vehicle carries the same duties as any crash. Leaving without identifying yourself is a hit-and-run offense.
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25. What does Illinois law generally prohibit regarding open alcoholic beverages inside a vehicle's passenger compartment?
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Answer A: Having any open alcoholic beverage or cannabis in the passenger compartment, unless it is in its original sealed container
Illinois generally prohibits any open alcoholic beverage or cannabis in a vehicle's passenger compartment, except when it remains in its original container with the seal unbroken.
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26. The red lights on a stopped school bus go out and the bus begins to move away. What should you do?
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Answer B: Move off slowly and keep watching for children near the road
Children who have just left the bus may still be near the roadway or crossing behind it, so pull away gently and keep looking for them.
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27. You approach an intersection where the signal is flashing yellow. What should you do?
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Answer D: Slow down and cross the intersection with caution
A flashing yellow signal warns you to slow down and cross with care; it does not require a stop, but it does not give you priority either.
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28. The only person offering you a ride home has been drinking. What should you do?
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Answer B: Do not get in; find another way home
A passenger in an impaired driver's vehicle shares all of the risk and can do nothing about it from the seat, so the only safe answer is another ride.
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29. What does the traffic law actually say about the right of way?
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Answer B: It says who must yield; no driver is ever entitled to take the right of way
The law describes who must yield. Right of way is something you give; insisting on it when another driver does not yield causes crashes.
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30. Your navigation device tells you to turn where a road sign says the turn is closed. What should you do?
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Answer B: Follow the signs and what you can see
A device works from stored data that can be out of date, while signs and the road in front of you show the situation now, so the road wins every time.
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31. A white diamond symbol is painted in a highway lane. What does it identify?
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Answer C: A lane reserved for high-occupancy vehicles
The diamond symbol marks a preferential lane, most often one reserved for vehicles carrying a minimum number of occupants.
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32. On what roads may a titled and registered low-speed vehicle legally be driven in Illinois?
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Answer A: Roads with a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or less
Illinois law allows a low-speed vehicle to be driven on roads with a posted speed limit of 30 miles per hour or less.
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33. A driver leaves the vehicle at the curb where this sign is posted and walks away for two minutes. Is that allowed?
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Answer B: No, leaving the vehicle unattended there is prohibited whatever the length of the absence
Walking away leaves the vehicle parked, and the prohibition holds regardless of how long the driver is gone or whether the engine is left running.
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34. A friend who has been drinking insists on driving home. What is the right thing to do?
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Answer B: Take the keys and arrange a sober ride, even if the friend objects
An impaired driver is dangerous on any street at any speed, and coffee does not lower blood alcohol. Keeping the keys and finding another way home is the only safe choice.
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35. When must an Illinois driver file a crash report?
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Answer D: When the crash involves death, bodily injury, or property damage of more than $1,500
Regardless of fault, an Illinois driver must file a crash report if the crash involves death, bodily injury or more than $1,500 in property damage.