Right of Way & Intersections — Minnesota

Minnesota permit practice test: 641 free practice questions (25 official sample questions · Official driver handbook). Official test format: Class D: 40 Q, pass 32. Right of Way & Intersections: 37 questions. Updated

Who goes first at intersections, roundabouts, merges and uncontrolled crossings.

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TopicRight of Way & Intersections
License testMinnesota Car learner's permit test (Class D)
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Questions (37)

1. When approaching a reduced conflict intersection, you may not turn left.
  1. True ✓
  2. False

Answer: A. True

2. Yield also means stop if you cannot merge safely into the flow of traffic.
  1. True ✓
  2. False

Answer: A. True

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3. You are waiting in the intersection to complete a left turn. You should:
  1. Signal and keep your wheels turned to the left.
  2. Signal and keep your wheels straight. ✓
  3. Flash your headlights so drivers will let you through.
  4. Drive around the rear of a car if it blocks you.

Answer: B. Signal and keep your wheels straight.

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4. What should you do when you are going to enter a roadway from a private road?
  1. Blow your horn to warn cars you are entering the roadway.
  2. Stop with part of your car on the roadway to alert other drivers.
  3. Drive out fast to merge smoothly with the traffic.
  4. Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and roadway traffic. ✓

Answer: D. Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and roadway traffic.

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5. At an intersection with a yield sign, you should:
  1. Always stop before entering the intersection.
  2. Yield just to the traffic on the right.
  3. Yield just to the traffic on the left.
  4. Slow down and yield the right-of-way to other traffic. ✓

Answer: D. Slow down and yield the right-of-way to other traffic.

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6. If two vehicles arrive to a four-way stop at the same time:
  1. The vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right. ✓
  2. The vehicle on the right must yield to the vehicle on the left.
  3. Drivers must make hand motions to communicate with each other.
  4. One driver should proceed without stopping.

Answer: A. The vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the right.

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7. At a four-way stop:
  1. The driver to arrive first has the right-of-way. ✓
  2. The driver to arrive last has the right-of-way.
  3. One driver should continue driving without stopping.
  4. One driver should wave the other drivers ahead.

Answer: A. The driver to arrive first has the right-of-way.

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8. You must yield to children playing in the streets.
  1. True ✓
  2. False

Answer: A. True

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9. When turning left, drivers must yield the right-of-way to:
  1. Other drivers who are already in the intersection.
  2. Oncoming traffic.
  3. Pedestrians who are already in the intersection.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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10. When using a roundabout, drivers should:
  1. Stop within the roundabout.
  2. Yield to entering traffic.
  3. Drive in a clockwise direction.
  4. Yield to traffic already in the roundabout. ✓

Answer: D. Yield to traffic already in the roundabout.

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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source

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