Ontario Knowledge Test Practice: 8 Sample Questions

Preparing for your Ontario knowledge test? These eight multiple-choice practice questions cover important topics such as recovering from a skid, changing lanes, yielding to traffic, passing, U-turns, night driving and safe stopping distances.

Use the questions below to test your understanding. The answer key is provided at the bottom of the page.

Sample Knowledge Test Questions

1. To get your vehicle out of a skid, you should first:

   1. Steer straight ahead.
   2. Steer in the opposite direction of the skid.
   3. Steer in the direction you want to go.
   4. Apply the brakes hard.

2. When may you lend your driver’s licence?

   1. In emergencies.
   2. To a person learning to drive.
   3. It is not permitted.
   4. For identification purposes.

3. What must a driver do before entering a highway from a private road or driveway?

   1. Enter or cross the highway as quickly as possible.
   2. Yield the right-of-way to all vehicles approaching on the highway.
   3. Sound the horn and proceed with caution.
   4. Give a hand signal, then take the right-of-way.

4. Never change lanes in traffic without:

   1. Looking in the rear-view mirror only.
   2. Giving the proper signal and looking to make sure the move can be made safely.
   3. Blowing the horn and looking to the rear.
   4. Decreasing speed and giving the correct signal.

5. When the driver of another vehicle is about to overtake and pass your vehicle, you must:

   1. Speed up so that passing is not necessary.
   2. Move to the left to prevent passing.
   3. Signal to the other driver not to pass.
   4. Move to the right and allow the vehicle to pass.

6. When you are deciding whether or not to make a U-turn, your first consideration should be to check:

   1. Traffic regulations.
   2. The presence of trees, fire hydrants or poles near the curb.
   3. The turning radius of your car.
   4. The height of the curb.

7. It is more dangerous to drive at the maximum speed limit at night than during the daytime because:

   1. Your reaction time is slower at night.
   2. You cannot see as far ahead at night.
   3. Some drivers unlawfully drive with parking lights only.
   4. The roadways are more likely to be slippery at night.

8. Under all conditions, you should drive at a speed that will allow you to:

   1. Stop within 150 metres (500 feet).
   2. Stop within 90 metres (300 feet).
   3. Stop within 60 metres (200 feet).
   4. Stop within a safe distance.

Answer Key

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