Delaware Permit Practice Test 5
25 questions written from the Delaware Driver Manual, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
On a two-lane road, an oncoming school bus stops with red lights flashing and its stop arm out. What must you do?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026). 13 of the 20 Delaware questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Delaware or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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On a two-lane road, an oncoming school bus stops with red lights flashing and its stop arm out. What must you do?
- A Slow down and pass carefully
- B Stop only if children are in your lane
- C Stop before reaching the bus
- D Keep going, because you are in the opposite lane
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C. Stop before reaching the bus
Delaware drivers must stop for a stopped school bus from either direction. The only exception is on the opposite side of a highway with four or more lanes, and even then you must proceed slowly.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 89
It starts to drizzle and you turn on your windshield wipers. What else does Delaware law require?
- A Turn on your headlights
- B Turn on your four-way flashers
- C Switch on only your parking lights
- D Nothing else if it is daytime
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A. Turn on your headlights
Delaware law requires headlights, not parking lights, whenever you use your windshield wipers. Headlights help other drivers see you in rain, mist and snow.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 62
A fully licensed adult driver in Delaware wants to talk on the phone while driving. What does the law require?
- A Holding the phone only at red lights
- B Keeping each call under two minutes
- C Using a hands-free device
- D Driving under 25 mph during the call
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C. Using a hands-free device
Delaware bans hand-held phones and texting while driving. Adult drivers who want to talk must use a hands-free device; they may dial or switch the device on or off and then must put it down.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 81
What is Delaware's minimum liability coverage for bodily injury or death of one person in one crash?
- A $25,000
- B $15,000
- C $10,000
- D $50,000
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A. $25,000
Delaware's liability minimums are $25,000 for one person, $50,000 for two or more people, and $10,000 for property damage, plus PIP of $15,000/$30,000. You must have this coverage before you can register a car.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 63
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At an intersection with no signs or signals, to whom should you yield?
- A Vehicles coming from your right
- B Vehicles coming from your left
- C No one, if you reach it first at speed
- D Only to trucks and buses
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A. Vehicles coming from your right
At an uncontrolled intersection, yield to vehicles approaching from the right. The handbook adds that the safest choice is to be ready to yield to everyone before entering.
Source: Delaware Driver Manual, page 88