Wisconsin Permit Practice Test 5
25 questions written from the Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
Besides the hours after sunset, when must you turn on your headlights?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook (2026). 11 of the 20 Wisconsin questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Wisconsin 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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Besides the hours after sunset, when must you turn on your headlights?
- A When you cannot see 200 feet ahead
- B When you cannot see a person or vehicle 500 feet away
- C When you cannot see 1,000 feet ahead
- D Only when it is fully dark
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B. When you cannot see a person or vehicle 500 feet away
Headlights are required when you cannot see a vehicle or person 500 feet away (about a block), and from a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.
How much room must you give a bicyclist when passing?
- A At least ten feet
- B At least one foot
- C At least three feet
- D At least two feet
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C. At least three feet
Give bicyclists at least three feet when you pass, and wait for oncoming traffic to clear first. Cyclists can move into your path quickly and without warning.
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You park facing uphill next to a curb. Which way should you turn your front wheels?
- A Slightly right, toward the curb
- B All the way to the left
- C Straight ahead
- D All the way to the right
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B. All the way to the left
Uphill with a curb, turn your wheels all the way left so the tire rests against the curb if the car rolls back. Then put the car in park and set the parking brake.
A probationary license holder is convicted of a second traffic violation. What happens to the points for that conviction?
- A They are waived with a safety class
- B They are cut in half
- C They are added normally
- D They are doubled
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D. They are doubled
If you hold a probationary license, an ID card or no license, demerit points are doubled on the second conviction and every one after. That lets new drivers reach the suspension threshold much faster.
When may you turn left on a steady red light in Wisconsin?
- A From a one-way street onto another one-way street
- B From a two-way street onto a one-way street, after stopping
- C Never; only right turns on red are allowed
- D From any street, after a complete stop
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A. From a one-way street onto another one-way street
Wisconsin allows a left turn on red only from a one-way street onto a one-way street. You must stop first, yield to all traffic and stay in your lane.