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Class 5 knowledge test questions with answers (Quebec, SAAQ): 15 examples

Fifteen example questions (Code, road signs, driving techniques) with the answer and explanation under each one.

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Question 1 · Highway Safety Code

What is the minimum age to obtain a Class 5 (passenger vehicle) learner’s licence in Quebec?

  1. A 14 years old
  2. B 16 years old
  3. C 17 years old
  4. D 18 years old
Answer

Answer: B — 16 years old

You must be at least 16. The age of 14 applies only to a moped-only licence. Under 18, the SAAQ also requires written consent from a parent or guardian.

Source: Code de la sécurité routière (RLRQ c. C-24.2), art. 67 · Guide de la route (SAAQ, 4e éd.), ch. 1, « Pour obtenir un premier permis de conduire »

Question 2 · Highway Safety Code

What is the minimum time you must hold a Class 5 learner’s licence before you can obtain a probationary licence?

  1. A 6 months
  2. B 8 months
  3. C 12 months
  4. D 24 months
Answer

Answer: C — 12 months

The minimum learning period is 12 months. You must also have completed the mandatory driving course (theory and practical parts) and passed the SAAQ tests.

Source: Règlement sur les permis (RLRQ c. C-24.2, r. 34), art. 22 · Guide de la route, ch. 1, « Étapes à franchir pour obtenir un permis de conduire de la classe 5 »

Question 3 · Highway Safety Code

Outside the driving course, the person accompanying a learner driver must have held a valid driver’s licence of the appropriate class for at least:

  1. A 6 months
  2. B 1 year
  3. C 2 years
  4. D 5 years
Answer

Answer: C — 2 years

The accompanying person must have held a valid licence of the right class for at least two years. They sit beside the learner and must be able to help and advise.

Source: Code de la sécurité routière, art. 99 · Guide de la route, ch. 1, « La pratique de la conduite »

Question 4 · Highway Safety Code

During what time of day is a Class 5 learner’s licence holder not allowed to drive?

  1. A Between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
  2. B Between midnight and 5 a.m.
  3. C Between midnight and 6 a.m.
  4. D No hours are restricted if accompanied
Answer

Answer: B — Between midnight and 5 a.m.

A Class 5 learner may not drive between midnight and 5 a.m., even when accompanied.

Source: Code de la sécurité routière, art. 99 (3e alinéa) · Guide de la route, ch. 1, « L’obtention du permis d’apprenti conducteur »

Question 5 · Highway Safety Code

Your cousin has held her probationary licence for 18 months. Can she accompany you while you practise with your learner’s licence?

  1. A Yes, if she sits beside you
  2. B Yes, but only during the day
  3. C No, a probationary licence holder cannot act as an accompanying driver
  4. D Yes, if she is 18 or older
Answer

Answer: C — No, a probationary licence holder cannot act as an accompanying driver

The accompanying person must hold a driver’s licence (not a probationary licence) for at least two years. A probationary licence holder is not allowed to accompany a learner.

Source: Code de la sécurité routière, art. 99 · Guide de la route, ch. 1, « La pratique de la conduite » et « L’obtention du permis probatoire »

Question 6 · Road signs and signals

According to the Driver’s Handbook (Guide de la route), which sign is the octagon (8 sides) reserved for?

  1. A Yield
  2. B Stop
  3. C School zone
  4. D One way
Answer

Answer: B — Stop

The Guide de la route reserves the red octagon for the Stop sign, which requires a complete stop before yielding as needed.

Source: Guide de la route, ch. 3, « Formes et couleurs des principaux panneaux » · Code de la sécurité routière, art. 368

Question 7 · Road signs and signals

What does a downward-pointing red and white triangle sign mean?

  1. A Mandatory stop
  2. B Yield
  3. C Danger: curve
  4. D End of speed limit
Answer

Answer: B — Yield

This inverted red and white triangle is reserved for the Yield sign: you must let vehicles on the road you are entering go first.

Source: Guide de la route, ch. 3, « Formes et couleurs des principaux panneaux » et « Cédez le passage » · Code de la sécurité routière, art. 371

Question 8 · Road signs and signals

You reach a Yield sign and the main road is completely clear. What do you do?

  1. A You must make a complete stop
  2. B You proceed without stopping, ready to yield
  3. C You honk before proceeding
  4. D You wait for another driver to wave you on
Answer

Answer: B — You proceed without stopping, ready to yield

The Yield sign requires you to give way to vehicles on the other road. If the way is clear, you proceed without stopping; stop only if needed to yield.

Source: Code de la sécurité routière, art. 371 · Guide de la route, ch. 3, « Cédez le passage »

Question 9 · Road signs and signals

A yellow diamond-shaped sign generally indicates:

  1. A an obligation
  2. B a danger or a situation that calls for extra caution
  3. C a tourist service
  4. D road work
Answer

Answer: B — a danger or a situation that calls for extra caution

Yellow is the colour of danger (warning) signs, and the diamond is the shape of danger and work-zone signs. Work zones use orange.

Source: Guide de la route, ch. 3, « Formes et couleurs des principaux panneaux »

Question 10 · Road signs and signals

Which colour is reserved for road work signs?

  1. A Yellow
  2. B Orange
  3. C Green
  4. D Blue
Answer

Answer: B — Orange

Work-zone signs have an orange background. Advance work-zone signs announce a work area ahead: slow down and stay alert.

Source: Guide de la route, ch. 3, « Formes et couleurs des principaux panneaux » et « Signalisation de travaux »

Question 11 · Driving techniques

What happens to your useful field of vision as your speed increases?

  1. A It widens
  2. B It narrows
  3. C It does not change
  4. D It widens only at night
Answer

Answer: B — It narrows

The faster you go, the narrower your useful field of vision: you notice less at the sides and have less time to spot hazards. Fatigue, alcohol and drugs have a similar effect.

Source: Guide de la route, ch. 1, « Le champ visuel » · Conduire un véhicule de promenade (SAAQ), ch. 2, « Élargir son champ de vision »

Question 12 · Driving techniques

Before changing lanes, how do you check your blind spot?

  1. A By looking only in the inside mirror
  2. B By quickly turning your head to look over your shoulder, on the side you are moving to
  3. C By slowing down sharply
  4. D By honking
Answer

Answer: B — By quickly turning your head to look over your shoulder, on the side you are moving to

Mirrors do not cover everything. A quick glance over your shoulder, without moving your body or changing speed, shows what is in the blind spot.

Source: Conduire un véhicule de promenade, ch. 2, « Les angles morts »

Question 13 · Driving techniques

Even when driving straight, how often is it recommended to check your mirrors?

  1. A Only before changing lanes
  2. B Regularly, for example every 10 to 12 seconds
  3. C Once a minute
  4. D Only at night
Answer

Answer: B — Regularly, for example every 10 to 12 seconds

Traffic changes quickly. Check your mirrors often (for example every 10 to 12 seconds), and especially before slowing, stopping, turning or changing lanes.

Source: Conduire un véhicule de promenade, ch. 2, « Les rétroviseurs »

Question 14 · Driving techniques

Why should you avoid relying on the right outside mirror to judge the distance of a vehicle behind you?

  1. A It makes vehicles look farther away than they really are
  2. B It makes vehicles look closer
  3. C It reverses left and right
  4. D Using it is illegal
Answer

Answer: A — It makes vehicles look farther away than they really are

The right mirror makes things behind look farther away than they are. Be careful when using it to judge distance, and also check your blind spot.

Source: Conduire un véhicule de promenade, ch. 2, « Les rétroviseurs »

Question 15 · Driving techniques

What is the right way to take a curve?

  1. A Brake hard in the middle of the curve
  2. B Slow down before the curve, keep a steady speed in it and accelerate gradually on the way out
  3. C Speed up when entering the curve
  4. D Stay close to the centre line
Answer

Answer: B — Slow down before the curve, keep a steady speed in it and accelerate gradually on the way out

Slow down on the straight, before the curve; look far ahead in the direction of the curve, hold your speed through it and accelerate gradually on the way out. Avoid driving too close to the centre line.

Source: Conduire un véhicule de promenade, ch. 3, « Négocier une courbe »

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