Alberta Class 7 Learner's Knowledge Test — All Questions
22 questions
What must you do at a red, eight-sided STOP sign?
- a.Yield only if traffic is coming
- b.Slow down and roll through
- c.Come to a complete stop, then proceed when it is safe✓
- d.Stop only after dark
A STOP sign requires a full stop at the line, then proceed when safe. (Alberta Driver's Guide, signs and signals)
A yellow, diamond-shaped sign usually gives you:
- a.A warning of a hazard or road condition ahead✓
- b.A firm regulation you must obey
- c.A services or food location
- d.A highway route number
Diamond-shaped yellow signs warn of hazards or changes in the road ahead. (Alberta Driver's Guide)
In Alberta, a flashing green traffic light means:
- a.The intersection is controlled by pedestrians
- b.You may proceed, turn left or right first because oncoming traffic is stopped (advance green)✓
- c.You must stop before entering
- d.You have only two seconds of green left
In Alberta a flashing green ('advance green') means oncoming traffic is held at a red, so you may turn left safely. (Alberta Driver's Guide, traffic lights)
A white sign showing a number such as '50' is:
- a.A warning sign
- b.A guide or information sign
- c.Advisory only
- d.A regulatory speed-limit sign you must obey✓
White rectangular signs are regulatory; a posted speed limit is the maximum you may legally drive. (Alberta Driver's Guide)
A broken (dashed) yellow line beside your lane means:
- a.You must never cross it
- b.It marks a bike lane
- c.You may cross to pass when it is safe and clear✓
- d.Parking is allowed there
A broken yellow centre line means passing is permitted when the way ahead is clear and safe. (Alberta Driver's Guide, road markings)
At an intersection with no signs or signals where two vehicles arrive together, you must yield to:
- a.The vehicle on your left
- b.Larger vehicles
- c.The faster vehicle
- d.The vehicle on your right✓
At an uncontrolled intersection, yield to the vehicle approaching from your right. (Alberta Driver's Guide, right of way)
At a T-intersection, who must yield?
- a.Traffic on the road that ends yields to traffic on the through road✓
- b.Traffic on the through road yields
- c.No one has to yield
- d.The vehicle behind you yields
A driver on the road that ends must yield to traffic on the continuing (through) road. (Alberta Driver's Guide)
When turning left at an intersection, you must:
- a.Expect oncoming traffic to yield to you
- b.Assume you have priority
- c.Yield to oncoming vehicles going straight or turning right, and to pedestrians✓
- d.Turn without checking oncoming traffic
A left-turning driver yields to oncoming traffic and pedestrians before completing the turn. (Alberta Driver's Guide)
A pedestrian is waiting at a marked crosswalk. You should:
- a.Proceed, because they must wait for cars
- b.Yield and stop if necessary to let them cross safely✓
- c.Sound your horn to move them along
- d.Speed up to pass before they step off
Drivers must yield to pedestrians at crosswalks and stop when needed. (Alberta Driver's Guide, pedestrians)
When entering a highway from an on-ramp, you should:
- a.Adjust your speed on the ramp and merge smoothly, yielding to traffic already on the highway✓
- b.Stop at the end of the ramp and wait for a long gap
- c.Force your way into the lane
- d.Drive along the shoulder until a gap appears
Use the acceleration lane to match traffic speed and merge into a safe gap, yielding to vehicles already on the road. (Alberta Driver's Guide, merging)
When passing a stopped emergency or tow vehicle with its lights flashing, Alberta law requires you to:
- a.Slow to 60 km/h, or the posted limit if it is lower✓
- b.Keep your normal speed
- c.Speed up to pass quickly
- d.Stop completely on the highway
You must slow to 60 km/h (or the posted limit if lower) when passing stopped emergency or tow vehicles with lights flashing. (Alberta Driver's Guide, slow down/move over)
A school bus ahead has its red lights flashing on an undivided road. You must:
- a.Pass carefully on the left
- b.Stop only if you can see children
- c.Stop in both directions until the lights stop flashing and the bus moves✓
- d.Slow to 30 km/h and continue
On an undivided road, traffic in both directions must stop for a school bus with flashing red lights. (Alberta Driver's Guide)
If your vehicle begins to skid on an icy road, you should:
- a.Brake hard
- b.Accelerate through it
- c.Turn the wheel sharply away
- d.Ease off the accelerator and steer smoothly in the direction you want to go✓
To recover from a skid, ease off the gas, avoid hard braking, and steer gently where you want the car to go. (Alberta Driver's Guide, winter driving)
Before changing lanes, the safest habit is to:
- a.Rely only on your mirrors
- b.Sound your horn
- c.Close the gap and merge quickly
- d.Signal, check mirrors, and do a shoulder check for your blind spot✓
Mirrors miss the blind spot, so signal and physically shoulder-check before changing lanes. (Alberta Driver's Guide, safe driving)
Unless a sign says otherwise, the speed limit in an urban area (city or town) is:
- a.30 km/h
- b.40 km/h
- c.50 km/h✓
- d.70 km/h
The default urban speed limit in Alberta is 50 km/h unless posted otherwise. (Alberta Driver's Guide)
In a playground zone, the speed limit is:
- a.50 km/h at all times
- b.30 km/h from 8:30 a.m. until one hour after sunset✓
- c.20 km/h all day
- d.There is no limit
Playground-zone limits are 30 km/h from 8:30 a.m. until one hour after sunset, every day. (Alberta Driver's Guide, speed)
A good following-distance rule is to keep:
- a.At least a two-second gap, and more on wet or icy roads✓
- b.A half-second gap
- c.One car length at any speed
- d.A fixed five metres
Use the two-second rule and increase the gap in poor weather or on slippery roads. (Alberta Driver's Guide, following distance)
Unless otherwise posted, the speed limit on a rural (primary) highway in Alberta is generally:
- a.100 km/h
- b.110 km/h
- c.60 km/h
- d.80 km/h✓
The default limit outside urban areas is 80 km/h unless a higher or lower limit is posted. (Alberta Driver's Guide)
For Alberta GDL (learner and probationary) drivers, the allowed blood-alcohol level is:
- a.0.05, the same as other drivers
- b.Zero — no alcohol in their blood✓
- c.0.08
- d.0.04
GDL drivers must have a zero blood-alcohol level whenever they drive. (Alberta GDL program)
How do demerit-point suspensions differ for GDL and fully licensed drivers?
- a.Both are suspended at 15 points
- b.GDL drivers are suspended at 8 demerit points; fully licensed drivers at 15✓
- c.Both are suspended at 8 points
- d.Points never cause suspension
GDL drivers face suspension at 8 demerit points, while fully licensed drivers are suspended at 15. (Alberta demerit-point system)
In the Class 7 learner stage, when you drive you must:
- a.Have a fully licensed driver 18 or older (with a Class 5 or higher) beside you, and not drive between midnight and 5 a.m.✓
- b.Be allowed to drive alone right away
- c.Only need a 16-year-old passenger
- d.Have no restrictions at all
A Class 7 learner must have a qualified supervisor 18+ beside them and cannot drive from midnight to 5 a.m. (Alberta GDL program)
Which statement about Alberta's blood-alcohol limits is correct?
- a.The limit is 0.02 for everyone
- b.The limit is 0.04
- c.There is no legal limit
- d.0.08 is the Criminal Code limit, and 0.05 brings provincial roadside sanctions✓
Driving at or over 0.08 is a criminal offence, and Alberta imposes provincial sanctions from 0.05. (Alberta Driver's Guide, impaired driving)