Western Australia Learner's Permit Computerised Theory Test (CTT) practice test 1

Question 1

Which of these is a warning sign that you are getting too tired to drive?

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Your speed goes up or down without you meaning it to

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You feel more alert than usual after a long stretch

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You find it easy to keep inside your lane markings

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You notice every road sign well before you reach it

Question 2

In Western Australia, you are driving and a text message arrives. Your phone sits in a cradle fixed to the car. What may you do?

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Leave it, as reading it is illegal

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Read it, as the phone is in a cradle

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Read it, as long as it is short

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Reply using one hand on the wheel

Question 3

You see this sign on a traffic island in the middle of the road ahead. What must you do?

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Pass the island on its left side

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Pass the island on its right side

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Turn left at the next corner

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Move into the left lane and stay there

Question 4

There are no parking signs near a railway crossing. How close to the nearest rail may you stop or park, on either side of the crossing?

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No closer than 20 metres

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No closer than 5 metres

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No closer than 10 metres

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No closer than 50 metres

Question 5

You are on a road with two lanes each way, a 100 km/h limit and this sign. You are in the right lane, not overtaking, and the left lane is clear. What should you do?

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Move back into the left lane when it is safe

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Stay in the right lane at the speed limit

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Stay right, as long as no one is behind you

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Slow down so faster cars can pass on your left

Question 6

Orange cones line the edge of a highway you use every day, and this sign stands beside them. How should you treat it?

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Slow down and obey any lower speed limit

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Keep to the usual limit unless you see workers

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Speed up to get through the work zone quickly

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Treat any lower speed signs as advice only

Question 7

At traffic lights, you see this sign and want to turn back the way you came. What does the sign allow?

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A U-turn, giving way to all vehicles and people

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A U-turn, with right of way over other traffic

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A U-turn, but only while the lights are red

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A right turn only, not a full turn around

Question 8

In Western Australia, you are on red P plates. Two school friends ask for a lift. Neither is family. How many of them may you take?

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Only one of them

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Both of them

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Both, if it is daytime

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None of them

Question 9

In Western Australia, you are on red P plates. Which trip between midnight and 5 am is allowed?

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Driving home from your late shift at work

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Driving friends home from a late party

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Driving to buy takeaway food for dinner

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Driving to watch the sunrise at the beach

Question 10

At night, a car coming towards you has its high beam on and you are dazzled. What should you do?

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Slow down and look to the left side of the road

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Switch to high beam so the other driver will dip

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Speed up so you pass the glare more quickly

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Look straight into the lights to judge the gap

Question 11

You turn left at an intersection. A person is crossing the road you are turning into. What must you do?

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Give way to the person crossing

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Sound your horn so they hurry up

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Drive around them on the left side

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Go first, as you have a green light

Question 12

You see this sign and water is flowing over the road ahead. What should you do?

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Do not drive in; find another route

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Drive through fast so you do not stall

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Drive through slowly in a low gear

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Follow a bigger vehicle straight through

Question 13

Your phone's map app tells you to turn right at a corner where this sign is shown. What should you do?

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Obey the sign and take a different route

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Follow the app, as it knows the roads

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Turn right if the road looks quiet enough

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Turn right, but signal for longer first

Question 14

At a T-intersection with no signs or signals, you are on the road that ends. A car is coming along the through road from your left. What must you do?

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Give way, as it is on the road that goes on

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Go first, as the car is coming from your left

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Go first if you are turning left

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Give way only to cars on your right

Question 15

In Western Australia, a highway has a 90 km/h limit and a bike rider is ahead on the shoulder. What is the smallest side gap the law requires at this speed limit?

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At least 1.5 metres

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At least 1 metre

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At least 0.5 metres

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At least 3 metres

Question 16

You turn left using a slip lane with a traffic island. A person is walking across the slip lane. Who must give way?

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You must give way to the person

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The person must wait for you

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Whoever reached the lane first

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Neither, as there is no crossing

Question 17

You stop at a roadside parking bay on a country highway. Where in the bay should you park?

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At the front end, so others can get in and out

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Across the middle, so no one parks too close

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At the back end, so you can see who drives in behind

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Half on the road, so you can pull out quickly

Question 18

In Western Australia, you are applying for your first learner's permit. What kind of identity papers must you bring?

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Original documents, not copies

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Certified copies are enough

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Photos of them on your phone

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A copy signed by a parent

Question 19

You have parked on a busy street and are about to open your door. What should you check first?

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That no bike is coming up from behind

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That your hazard lights are flashing

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That the kerb next to you is not too high

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That the parking meter has time left

Question 20

This sign stands in front of an obstruction on the road ahead. Which way must you go around it?

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To the right, the way the arrows point

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To the left, away from the sign

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Either way, as long as you slow down

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Straight on, past the sign with care

Question 21

The sign on a road says 80 km/h. What does that number tell you?

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The most you may drive there, and only in ideal conditions

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The speed you should keep to at all times on that road

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The lowest speed you are allowed to drive on that road

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A suggested speed that you may go a little over when it is clear

Question 22

In Western Australia, a first-time learner's permit holder gets 4 demerit points. What happens?

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They are disqualified from driving for at least 3 months

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They get a warning letter and no further penalty

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Nothing happens until they reach 8 points

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They must log another 50 hours of driving

Question 23

In Western Australia, under anti-hoon laws, how far over the speed limit can lead to a reckless driving charge?

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45 km/h or more

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15 km/h or more

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25 km/h or more

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60 km/h or more

Question 24

A car ahead has stopped at a pedestrian crossing. You are in the next lane going the same way. What must you do?

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Do not overtake it while it is stopped there

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Overtake it with care if you can see no one crossing

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Overtake it, as you are in another lane

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Sound your horn and pass it slowly

Question 25

Your car has two rows of seats. When may a 5-year-old ride in the front seat?

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Only if every back seat is taken by a child under 7

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Only if the front passenger airbag is switched on

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At any time, as long as they wear an adult seat belt

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Only if an adult in the back seat agrees to it

Question 26

In Western Australia, a P plate driver goes over the novice demerit point limit. What is the result?

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Licence cancelled, banned for at least 3 months, then reapply

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Licence kept, but red P plates for another 6 months

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Licence kept, with one more demerit point allowed

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Licence suspended for 28 days, then it goes back

Question 27

On a road with one lane each way, when may you overtake a car on its left?

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When it is signalling to turn right

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When it is going under the speed limit

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When it is driving close to the centre line

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When the driver waves you past on the left

Question 28

You are driving into thick fog. Which headlights should you use?

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Low beam, as high beam lights up the fog

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High beam, so you can see as far as you can

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No headlights, so you do not dazzle anyone

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Parking lights only, so the glare stays low

Question 29

The car ahead is going 5 km/h under the speed limit. You want to overtake it. How fast may you go?

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No faster than the speed limit

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Up to 10 km/h over the limit

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As fast as you need to pass it quickly

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Up to 20 km/h over the limit

Question 30

You see this sign on a pole at the corner of a street. What does it tell you about that street?

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Traffic may only travel in the arrow's direction

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You must turn the way the arrow points

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The street ends ahead and you must turn back

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Traffic must keep left of a divider ahead

Practice test 1 of 10 — Western Australia theory test

Practice test 1 questions

Which of these is a warning sign that you are getting too tired to drive?

In Western Australia, you are driving and a text message arrives. Your phone sits in a cradle fixed to the car. What may you do?

You see this sign on a traffic island in the middle of the road ahead. What must you do?

There are no parking signs near a railway crossing. How close to the nearest rail may you stop or park, on either side of the crossing?

You are on a road with two lanes each way, a 100 km/h limit and this sign. You are in the right lane, not overtaking, and the left lane is clear. What should you do?

Orange cones line the edge of a highway you use every day, and this sign stands beside them. How should you treat it?

At traffic lights, you see this sign and want to turn back the way you came. What does the sign allow?

In Western Australia, you are on red P plates. Two school friends ask for a lift. Neither is family. How many of them may you take?

In Western Australia, you are on red P plates. Which trip between midnight and 5 am is allowed?

At night, a car coming towards you has its high beam on and you are dazzled. What should you do?

You turn left at an intersection. A person is crossing the road you are turning into. What must you do?

You see this sign and water is flowing over the road ahead. What should you do?

Your phone's map app tells you to turn right at a corner where this sign is shown. What should you do?

At a T-intersection with no signs or signals, you are on the road that ends. A car is coming along the through road from your left. What must you do?

In Western Australia, a highway has a 90 km/h limit and a bike rider is ahead on the shoulder. What is the smallest side gap the law requires at this speed limit?

You turn left using a slip lane with a traffic island. A person is walking across the slip lane. Who must give way?

You stop at a roadside parking bay on a country highway. Where in the bay should you park?

In Western Australia, you are applying for your first learner's permit. What kind of identity papers must you bring?

You have parked on a busy street and are about to open your door. What should you check first?

This sign stands in front of an obstruction on the road ahead. Which way must you go around it?

The sign on a road says 80 km/h. What does that number tell you?

In Western Australia, a first-time learner's permit holder gets 4 demerit points. What happens?

In Western Australia, under anti-hoon laws, how far over the speed limit can lead to a reckless driving charge?

A car ahead has stopped at a pedestrian crossing. You are in the next lane going the same way. What must you do?

Your car has two rows of seats. When may a 5-year-old ride in the front seat?

In Western Australia, a P plate driver goes over the novice demerit point limit. What is the result?

On a road with one lane each way, when may you overtake a car on its left?

You are driving into thick fog. Which headlights should you use?

The car ahead is going 5 km/h under the speed limit. You want to overtake it. How fast may you go?

You see this sign on a pole at the corner of a street. What does it tell you about that street?

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Practice test 1 of 10 — Western Australia theory test

Practice test 1 questions

Which of these is a warning sign that you are getting too tired to drive?

In Western Australia, you are driving and a text message arrives. Your phone sits in a cradle fixed to the car. What may you do?

You see this sign on a traffic island in the middle of the road ahead. What must you do?

There are no parking signs near a railway crossing. How close to the nearest rail may you stop or park, on either side of the crossing?

You are on a road with two lanes each way, a 100 km/h limit and this sign. You are in the right lane, not overtaking, and the left lane is clear. What should you do?

Orange cones line the edge of a highway you use every day, and this sign stands beside them. How should you treat it?

At traffic lights, you see this sign and want to turn back the way you came. What does the sign allow?

In Western Australia, you are on red P plates. Two school friends ask for a lift. Neither is family. How many of them may you take?

In Western Australia, you are on red P plates. Which trip between midnight and 5 am is allowed?

At night, a car coming towards you has its high beam on and you are dazzled. What should you do?

You turn left at an intersection. A person is crossing the road you are turning into. What must you do?

You see this sign and water is flowing over the road ahead. What should you do?

Your phone's map app tells you to turn right at a corner where this sign is shown. What should you do?

At a T-intersection with no signs or signals, you are on the road that ends. A car is coming along the through road from your left. What must you do?

In Western Australia, a highway has a 90 km/h limit and a bike rider is ahead on the shoulder. What is the smallest side gap the law requires at this speed limit?

You turn left using a slip lane with a traffic island. A person is walking across the slip lane. Who must give way?

You stop at a roadside parking bay on a country highway. Where in the bay should you park?

In Western Australia, you are applying for your first learner's permit. What kind of identity papers must you bring?

You have parked on a busy street and are about to open your door. What should you check first?

This sign stands in front of an obstruction on the road ahead. Which way must you go around it?

The sign on a road says 80 km/h. What does that number tell you?

In Western Australia, a first-time learner's permit holder gets 4 demerit points. What happens?

In Western Australia, under anti-hoon laws, how far over the speed limit can lead to a reckless driving charge?

A car ahead has stopped at a pedestrian crossing. You are in the next lane going the same way. What must you do?

Your car has two rows of seats. When may a 5-year-old ride in the front seat?

In Western Australia, a P plate driver goes over the novice demerit point limit. What is the result?

On a road with one lane each way, when may you overtake a car on its left?

You are driving into thick fog. Which headlights should you use?

The car ahead is going 5 km/h under the speed limit. You want to overtake it. How fast may you go?

You see this sign on a pole at the corner of a street. What does it tell you about that street?

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