New Brunswick Knowledge Test (Class 7 Learner) — All Questions
22 questions
A red-and-white downward-pointing triangle (YIELD sign) tells you to:
- a.Come to a full stop every time
- b.Ignore it if the road looks clear
- c.Slow down and give the right of way to traffic and pedestrians✓
- d.Speed up to merge
A YIELD sign means slow down, be ready to stop, and give the right of way before proceeding. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, signs)
A yellow diamond-shaped sign is used to:
- a.Mark a hospital
- b.State a parking rule
- c.Warn of a hazard or change in the road ahead✓
- d.Give a route or destination
Yellow diamond signs are warning signs for curves, intersections, merges and other hazards ahead. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, signs)
A flashing yellow traffic light means:
- a.Slow down and proceed with caution✓
- b.The light is broken, so stop as at a stop sign
- c.Stop and wait
- d.Turn left only
A flashing yellow light means slow down and proceed carefully, watching for cross traffic. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, traffic signals)
A broken (dashed) yellow line on your side of the centre of the road means:
- a.You may pass when it is safe to do so✓
- b.The road is one-way
- c.Passing is prohibited
- d.You may never cross it
A broken yellow line means passing is permitted from your side when the way ahead is clear. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, pavement markings)
White rectangular regulatory signs (such as speed-limit signs) tell you:
- a.The distance to the next town
- b.General tourist information
- c.A warning only, which you may ignore
- d.A rule you must obey by law✓
Regulatory signs state laws you must follow, such as speed limits and turn restrictions. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, signs)
At an uncontrolled intersection with no signs or lights, you should yield to:
- a.The faster vehicle
- b.The vehicle approaching from your right✓
- c.The vehicle on your left
- d.No one, because you always have priority
Where no signs or signals control an intersection, yield to the vehicle on your right. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, right of way)
A pedestrian is crossing at a marked crosswalk. You must:
- a.Continue because you reached it first
- b.Drive around them
- c.Yield only if a signal is present
- d.Yield the right of way and let them finish crossing✓
Drivers must yield the right of way to pedestrians in a marked crosswalk. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, pedestrians)
You are turning left at an intersection with oncoming traffic. You must:
- a.Turn immediately
- b.Yield to oncoming vehicles and turn when there is a safe gap✓
- c.Turn without signalling
- d.Expect oncoming traffic to stop for you
A left-turning driver yields to oncoming traffic and pedestrians and turns only when it is safe. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, turning)
A school bus on a two-way, undivided road stops with its red lights flashing. You must:
- a.Stop only if children are crossing
- b.Stop in both directions until the lights stop flashing✓
- c.Slow to walking speed and continue
- d.Pass carefully on the left
On an undivided road, traffic in both directions must stop for a school bus displaying flashing red lights. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, school buses)
When entering a roundabout you should:
- a.Travel clockwise
- b.Yield to traffic already in the roundabout and travel counter-clockwise✓
- c.Stop fully even when it is clear
- d.Enter quickly ahead of circulating traffic
Yield to vehicles already circulating, then enter and drive counter-clockwise around the roundabout. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, roundabouts)
When merging onto a highway from an on-ramp, you should:
- a.Merge without signalling
- b.Match the speed of highway traffic and merge into a safe gap✓
- c.Stop at the end of the ramp and wait
- d.Force your way in and make others brake
Use the acceleration lane to reach highway speed, signal, and merge into a gap, yielding to through traffic. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, highway driving)
In good conditions, the minimum safe following distance is measured as:
- a.Five car lengths at any speed
- b.Half a second
- c.At least a two-second gap✓
- d.One car length
The two-second rule gives you time to react; leave more space in poor conditions. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, following distance)
When passing a cyclist, you should:
- a.Leave a safe space of about one metre and pass only when clear✓
- b.Sound your horn and pass immediately
- c.Pass as closely as possible
- d.Expect the cyclist to leave the road
Give cyclists room, about a metre where possible, and pass only when it is safe. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, sharing the road)
The safest way to check your blind spot before changing lanes is to:
- a.Change lanes and watch for horns
- b.Signal and turn your head to shoulder-check✓
- c.Use only your side mirror
- d.Speed up first
Signal early and shoulder-check, because mirrors do not show your blind spots. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, lane changes)
You approach an emergency or tow vehicle stopped on the shoulder with lights flashing. You should:
- a.Pass as close as possible
- b.Stop in the driving lane
- c.Keep your speed and lane
- d.Slow down and move over a lane if it is safe✓
Slow down and, where possible, move over to give stopped emergency and service vehicles a safe buffer. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook)
Unless posted otherwise, the speed limit in a city or town is:
- a.80 km/h
- b.60 km/h
- c.100 km/h
- d.50 km/h✓
In built-up areas the default limit is 50 km/h unless a sign shows a different limit. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, speed limits)
On a snowy or icy road, you should:
- a.Reduce speed, increase your following distance and avoid sudden braking✓
- b.Drive at the posted limit
- c.Brake hard often to test grip
- d.Follow closely to use the car ahead as a guide
Winter traction is reduced, so slow down, leave more space and make gentle steering and braking inputs. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, winter driving)
If your vehicle starts to skid on ice, you should:
- a.Accelerate to straighten out
- b.Ease off the accelerator and steer in the direction you want to go✓
- c.Brake hard and hold the wheel still
- d.Turn the wheel opposite to the skid quickly
To recover from a skid, take your foot off the gas and steer smoothly toward where you want the car to go. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, skids)
What blood-alcohol level is allowed for a New Brunswick graduated (Level 1 or Level 2) licence holder?
- a.Zero — no alcohol is permitted✓
- b.Up to 0.08
- c.The same as a fully licensed driver
- d.Up to 0.05
New drivers in the graduated licensing program must have zero blood alcohol whenever they drive. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, graduated licensing)
During Level 1 (learner) in New Brunswick, you must:
- a.Be accompanied by a fully licensed driver seated beside you✓
- b.Drive only with other learners
- c.Carry as many passengers as will fit
- d.Drive alone once you pass the knowledge test
A Level 1 learner must have an experienced, fully licensed driver in the front passenger seat at all times. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, graduated licensing)
New Brunswick's Level 1 learner stage includes a restriction on driving:
- a.During the afternoon
- b.Within city limits
- c.On weekends only
- d.Between midnight and 5 a.m.✓
Level 1 learners are restricted from driving between midnight and 5 a.m. except under specific supervised conditions. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, graduated licensing)
Using a hand-held cell phone while driving in New Brunswick is:
- a.Permitted on rural roads
- b.Permitted for texting only
- c.Permitted at stop signs
- d.Illegal — hand-held devices may not be used while driving✓
New Brunswick's distracted-driving law prohibits using hand-held phones and similar devices while driving. (New Brunswick Driver's Handbook, distracted driving)