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) Does not protect your face as well as goggles.

B) Is not necessary if you have a windshield

C) Only protects your eyes.

D) Helps protect your whole face

2 / 30

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

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

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

C) Allow your friend to ride their motorcycle.

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

3 / 30

When stopping, it is best to:

A) Apply increasing pressure to the rear brake.

B) Grab at the front brake lever.

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

D) Only use the front brake.

4 / 30

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

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

B) Maintain a large space between themselves and you.

C) Sit as far forward as possible.

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

5 / 30

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

A) Speed up.

B) Shorten your following distance.

C) Leave the road.

D) Lengthen your following distance.

6 / 30

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

A) Wearing bright clothing.

B) Riding with your headlight off.

C) Not using turn signals.

D) Following other vehicles closely.

7 / 30

If you are chased by a dog

A) Swerve around the animal.

B) Kick it away

C) Stop until the animal loses interest

D) Approach the animal slowly, then speed up.

8 / 30

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

A) Plans to turn left

B) Plans to turn right.

C) Is about to slow down.

D) Is about to stop.

9 / 30

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

A) Suspension.

B) Brakes

C) Brake light.

D) Seat

10 / 30

Motorcycle headlights are:

A) Usually larger than a car’s headlights.

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

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

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

11 / 30

Usually, a good way to handle tailgaters is to:

A) Use your horn and make obscene gestures

B) Ignore them.

C) Change lanes and let them pass

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

12 / 30

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

A) Reduce your speed.

B) Use your high beam light, if possible.

C) Decrease your following distance.

D) Increase your following distance.

13 / 30

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

A) Stay on the outside of the lane.

B) Use the shoulder.

C) Change your path as needed.

D) Stay in the center of the lane.

14 / 30

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

A) Farther away, faster

B) Closer, more slowly

C) Farther away, more slowly

D) Closer, faster

15 / 30

Making eye contact with other drivers:

A) Is not worth the effort it takes

B) Is a good sign they see you.

C) Doesn’t mean that the driver will yield

D) Guarantees that the other driver will yield to you

16 / 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.

17 / 30

If your motorcycle starts to wobble:

A) Downshift

B) Accelerate out of the wobble.

C) Use the brakes gradually.

D) Grip the handlebars firmly and close the throttle gradually

18 / 30

When riding, you should:

A) Keep your knees away from the gas tank.

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

C) Keep your arms straight

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

19 / 30

When it starts to rain it is usually best to:

A) Pull off to the side until the rain stops

B) Increase your speed.

C) Ride in the tire tracks left by cars

D) Ride in the center of the lane

20 / 30

It is MOST important to flash your brake light when:

A) Your signals are not working

B) You will be slowing suddenly

C) There is a stop sign ahead.

D) Someone is following too closely

21 / 30

If your front tire locks while braking, you should:

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

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

C) Release both brakes and coast to a stop.

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

22 / 30

Which fabric provides the best protection for motorcycle riders?

A) Leather

B) Denim

C) Wool

D) Polyester

23 / 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.

24 / 30

Reflective clothing should:

A) Be worn during the day

B) Not be worn

C) Be worn at night.

D) Be worn day and night

25 / 30

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

A) 100 percent

B) About 25 percent

C) About 70 percent

D) About 50 percent

26 / 30

To reduce your reaction time, you should:

A) Pull in the clutch when turning

B) Shift into neutral when slowing.

C) Ride slower than the speed limit.

D) Cover the clutch and the brakes

27 / 30

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

A) Side effects from the drinking may still remain

B) Your riding skills will not be affected.

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

D) You cannot be arrested for drinking and riding.

28 / 30

Most crashes happen:

A) Several hours into the ride.

B) Far from home.

C) On long rides.

D) On short trips.

29 / 30

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

A) Reduce your speed.

B) Use only the rear brake.

C) Ride faster than usual.

D) Use only the front brake.

30 / 30

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

A) Keep your intentions unknown from other drivers.

B) Ride on the shoulder.

C) Be visible to other drivers.

D) Always stay within a foot of another vehicle.

Your score is

The average score is 85%

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