DMV Motorcycle Licence Permit Test 2025

DMV Motorcycle Licence Permit Test 2025: This Permit Test will help riders learn how to safely ride and handle a motorcycle along with how to pass the knowledge and skills tests. Experience makes for a better and safer motorcyclist.

Objectively assessing motorcycle riding skills and knowledge is difficult at best, and it is even harder for friends and relatives to be completely honest about their own skills.

Taking a knowledge test is the best way to determine if a potential rider has the minimum knowledge necessary to safely ride a motorcycle on the highway.

DMV Motorcycle Licence Permit Test

Permit Test for	Motorcycle Permit Test
Class	Endorsement (M)
Total Questions	30
Questions Type	Sample Multiple Choice
Time Duration	N/A
County	Any States-USA

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Motorcycle License Permit Practice Test

1 / 30

A plastic shatter-resistant face shield:

A) Only protects your eyes.

B) Does not protect your face as well as goggles.

C) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

D) Helps protect your whole face

2 / 30

If you wait one hour per drink for the alcohol to be eliminated from your body before riding:

A) You will be okay as long as you ride slowly.

B) Your riding skills will not be affected.

C) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

D) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

3 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble, it is best to:

A) Gradually apply your brakes.

B) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually.

C) Accelerate.

D) Downshift.

4 / 30

If your front tire locks while braking, you should:

A) Release the brake lever and use only the rear brake.

B) Keep the brake engaged until you come to a full stop.

C) Release both brakes and coast to a stop.

D) Release the brake lever until the tire regains traction.

5 / 30

When riding, you should:

A) Turn just your head and eyes to look where you are going

B) Keep your knees away from the gas tank.

C) Turn your head and shoulders to look through turns.

D) Keep your arms straight

6 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) Your signals are not working

B) Someone is following too closely

C) There is a stop sign ahead.

D) You will be slowing suddenly

7 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

B) Swerve around the animal.

C) Kick it away

D) Stop until the animal loses interest

8 / 30

To lessen your chances of being involved in a crash, you should:

A) Keep your intentions unknown from other drivers.

B) Be visible to other drivers.

C) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

D) Ride on the shoulder.

9 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

A) Speed up to put distance between you and the tailgater

B) Change lanes and let them pass

C) Ignore them.

D) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

10 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Be worn at night.

B) Be worn during the day

C) Not be worn

D) Be worn day and night

11 / 30

When operating a motorcycle on a slippery surface, you should:

A) Use only the front brake.

B) Use only the rear brake.

C) Reduce your speed.

D) Ride faster than usual.

12 / 30

When riding a three-wheeled motorcycle through a curve, it is best to:

A) Change your path as needed.

B) Use the shoulder.

C) Stay in the center of the lane.

D) Stay on the outside of the lane.

13 / 30

When it starts to rain it is usually best to:

A) Ride in the center of the lane

B) Increase your speed.

C) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

D) Pull off to the side until the rain stops

14 / 30

As a motorcycle operator, you can help others see you by:

A) Riding with your headlight off.

B) Not using turn signals.

C) Following other vehicles closely.

D) Wearing bright clothing.

15 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble:

A) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually

B) Accelerate out of the wobble.

C) Downshift

D) Use the brakes gradually.

16 / 30

If you think stopping your motorcycle will take longer than usual, you should:

A) Lengthen your following distance.

B) Speed up.

C) Shorten your following distance.

D) Leave the road.

17 / 30

Motorcycle headlights are:

A) Usually not as powerful as a car’s headlights.

B) Usually more powerful than a car’s headlights.

C) Usually larger than a car’s headlights.

D) Usually just as powerful as a car’s headlights.

18 / 30

Making eye contact with other drivers:

A) Is a good sign they see you.

B) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

C) Is not worth the effort it takes

D) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

19 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Denim

B) Polyester

C) Wool

D) Leather

20 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Shift into neutral when slowing.

B) Cover the clutch and the brakes

C) Pull in the clutch when turning

D) Ride slower than the speed limit.

21 / 30

Small vehicles can appear ______ and seem to be traveling ______ than they actually are.

A) Farther away, more slowly

B) Closer, faster

C) Closer, more slowly

D) Farther away, faster

22 / 30

If your friend has been drinking alcohol, it is a good idea to do any of the following, except:

A) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

B) Keep your friend from leaving until they are sober.

C) Arrange for a safe ride home for your friend.

D) Occupy your friend with activities to distract them from drinking.

23 / 30

When an operator's left arm is extended straight out to the left, it means the operator:

A) Plans to turn left

B) Is about to slow down.

C) Is about to stop.

D) Plans to turn right.

24 / 30

When stopping, it is best to:

A) Only use the front brake.

B) Keep your knees against the gas tank and keep your eyes up.

C) Grab at the front brake lever.

D) Apply increasing pressure to the rear brake.

25 / 30

The front brake supplies how much of a motorcycle's potential stopping power?

A) About 25 percent

B) 100 percent

C) About 50 percent

D) About 70 percent

26 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) On short trips.

B) Several hours into the ride.

C) Far from home.

D) On long rides.

27 / 30

When riding at night, you should do all of the following, except:

A) Increase your following distance.

B) Reduce your speed.

C) Decrease your following distance.

D) Use your high beam light, if possible.

28 / 30

If you are being chased by a dog, you should:

A) Stop until the animal loses interest.

B) Swerve around the animal.

C) Kick it away.

D) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

29 / 30

When riding with a heavy load, you will want to adjust the:

A) Brake light.

B) Suspension.

C) Seat

D) Brakes

30 / 30

As an operator, you should prepare a passenger to ride by instructing them to do each of the following, except:

A) Sit as far forward as possible.

B) Get on the motorcycle after the engine has been started.

C) Keep their legs away from the muffler and chains.

D) Maintain a large space between themselves and you.

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The average score is 85%

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