Pennsylvania Motorcycle Test 02

The test includes 30 multiple-choice questions, each with four possible answers. Simply select the answer you think is correct, and check your progress as you go. At the end of the test, you’ll receive a detailed breakdown of your results, allowing you to identify any areas where you might need further study.

/30

Pennsylvania Motorcycle Practice Test 02

1 / 30

You're following a garbage truck which passes a lamppost ahead of you. When its rear bumper has passed the lamppost, you should not arrive there with your front wheel until...?

5 seconds have elapsed

3 seconds have elapsed

4 seconds have elapsed

2 seconds have elapsed

2 / 30

For the purposes of choosing a lane position, you should divide your lane into...?

4 sections

5 sections

2 sections

3 sections

3 / 30

Which of these can assist you in being most visible to drivers?

Choosing the best lane position

Using your headlight

All of them

Bright clothing

4 / 30

Nearly all motorcycle/car accidents are the responsibility of...?

Neither party

Both parties

The motorcyclist

The car driver

5 / 30

If you don't start off with your right wrist flat, you are risking...?

Accidentally being in the wrong gear

Accidentally using too much front brake

Accidentally using too much throttle

Accidentally operating the engine cut-off switch

6 / 30

You can ride on the oily strip in the center of a lane, provided...?

It's not hot

It's not windy

It's not wet

It's not cold

7 / 30

If your view of the traffic ahead is obscured by the vehicle immediately in front of you, you should...?

Increase your following distance

Decrease your following distance

Maintain your following distance

Make a pass

8 / 30

As you pull away, you should get your feet onto the foot pegs...?

Before you reach 15 mph

As soon as possible

Within 10 yards

Within 25 yards

9 / 30

Your clutch lever should feel...?

Stiff and smooth

Tight and jerky

Loose and jerky

Tight and smooth

10 / 30

As you approach a turn, you should...?

Any of these depending on circumstances

Decelerate

Accelerate

Maintain constant speed

11 / 30

As you ride, your feet should be...?

Level

Pointing down at 45°

Pointing up at 45°

Any of these

12 / 30

Your mirrors should be adjusted to allow you to see...?

The lane next to you and as much as possible of the lane behind

The lane behind and as much as possible of the lane next to you

The lane next to you and the next lane over

Only the lane behind

13 / 30

A car ahead of you pulls up at a red light. Where should you pull up?

Well back of it

Almost touching the rear bumper

Alongside the driver's door

Alongside the front passenger door

14 / 30

The brake light on your motorcycle should come on...?

When applying the front brake

When applying both brakes together

When applying either brake on its own

When applying the rear brake

15 / 30

If you want to lean your motorcycle to the right for a turn, you have to...?

Press on the right handgrip

Pull on the left handgrip

Pull on the right handgrip

Press on the left handgrip

16 / 30

When holding the handlegrips, your arms should be...?

Slightly bent

Bent at 90°

Fully stretched

Bent at 45°

17 / 30

You're stopped at a railroad crossing waiting for a train to pass. What gear should you be in?

1st

3rd

2nd

Neutral

18 / 30

Your front brake provides what fraction of your braking power?

3/4

5/8

1/2

7/12

19 / 30

When sitting on a motorcycle correctly, the majority of your weight will be supported by...?

Your back

All of these

Your legs

Your arms

20 / 30

You should check that your engine has enough oil to run smoothly...?

Every week

Once a fortnight

Every time you ride

Once a month

21 / 30

If you have to use your brakes in a turn, you must remember that you will have...?

Higher engine revolutions

Stiffer braking

More fraction

Less traction

22 / 30

Accelerating away from a tailgater means that you will...?

Teach them a lesson

Risk a ticket

Be tailgated a higher speed

Lose the tailgater

23 / 30

Your clutch release when gear shifting should be...?

Instant

Smooth

Snappy

Slow

24 / 30

With either brake lever applied, you should not be able to push your motorcycle forward...?

More than 18 inches

More than 6 inches

More than a foot

At all

25 / 30

A driver is most likely to see you if you position yourself so that you are visible in...?

His rearview mirror

His left side view mirror

His right side view mirror

Any of his mirrors

26 / 30

If you're making a slow, tight turn, your body should be...?

Upright

Leaning opposite to your motorcycle

Leaning further than your motorcycle

Leaning backwards

27 / 30

If your motorcycle has an integrated braking system, both brakes will be applied by...?

Either the front lever or rear pedal

A special switch

The front brake lever

The rear brake pedal

28 / 30

You can help keep your motorcycle stable through a turn by...?

Feathering the rear brake

Pulling in the clutch

Shifting up a gear

Rolling on the throttle

29 / 30

Your motorcycle is acceptable to ride if...?

Only the left turn signals are working

Only the front turn signals are working

None of these

Only the rear turn signals are working

30 / 30

Which of these best describes the way you should use your front and rear brakes respectively?

Grab and stamp

Grab and press

Squeeze and stamp

Squeeze and press

Your score is