Mississippi Motorcycle Test 03

The road to obtaining your MS Motorcycle License starts with the Mississippi Motorcycle Permit Test, and preparation is the key to success. With the help of our free practice test, you’ll not only pass the exam but also gain the knowledge and skills needed to ride confidently and safely.

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Mississippi Motorcycle Practice Test 03

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The best way to avoid being thrown off your motorcycle if you have to ride over an object is...?

To accelerate hard at the object

To throw your weight backward

To throw your weight forward

To stand up on the foot pegs

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If you are forced to tackle a wide slippery surface, all your actions should be...?

Fast

Smooth

Aggressive

Timid

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As you move across an intersection, you should avoid...?

All of these things

Sudden acceleration

Sudden changes of course

Sudden deceleration

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You plan to slow to enter the garage of an apartment block which has a concealed underground entrance on the right. What's the best way of letting drivers behind know this?

Veer sharply to your right

Flash your brake light

Point to where you are planning to go

Turn and shout a warning

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The road is icy, so you pulled over to take a break and let the ice melt. When you set off again, you should be aware that ice may be lingering...?

On bridges

In hollows

In all of these areas

In shady spots

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You see two hazards ahead. You should...?

Pass one, stop, then pass the other

Do any of these depending on circumstances

Slow down to separate them into two separate issues

Speed up to make them into a single hazard

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Which of these colors is not recommended for motorcycle clothing in terms of visibility?

Yellow

Blue

Red

Green

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Your minimum following distance at night should be...?

3 seconds

2.5 seconds

2 seconds

4 seconds

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You are approaching a wide sweeping curve and there is no traffic either behind or ahead. Your best line is...?

Outside

Inside

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In rainy conditions, when will pavement be particularly slippery?

After half an hour of rain

As the rain starts to ease off

Just after the rain starts

As the pavement starts to dry

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The best position in a lane when it's wet is often...?

The gutter

The left tire track left by cars

The right tire track left by cars

The center of the lane

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If you lock up your front wheel when braking, you should...?

Release the front brake halfway and reapply

Increase rear braking pressure

Release the front brake completely and leave off

Release the front brake completely and reapply

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The best way to describe the right way to use your front and rear brakes respectively is...?

Any of these depending on circumstances

Squeeze and press

Grab and stamp

Feather and tap

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There is a large oak tree on the verge ahead to your right. It can't jump out at you, why should it be a factor in your planning?

For all of these reasons

It may be disguising another hazard

Someone may step out from behind it

It may change like conditions as you approach

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You see a parked car ahead of you on the right with a person sitting in the driver's seat. The biggest danger they present is that they may...?

Open the driver's door

Throw rubbish from the window

Join your lane ahead of you

Pull a U-turn across you

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It's particularly important to monitor your mirrors...?

When stopped at an intersection

Before you change lanes

Before you slow down

In all of these situations

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At what point in a turn should you cancel your turn signal?

As soon as the turn is commenced

As soon as you pass the apex

As soon as you are 25 yards past the turn

As soon as the turn is completed

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When choosing motorcycle clothing and thinking about visibility, you should remember that your body makes up...?

40% of what a driver can see

25% of what a driver can see

30% of what a driver can see

50% of what a driver can see

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To cut down your reaction time in high-risk areas, you should...?

Cover both brakes and the horn

Cover the clutch and the horn

Cover the clutch and both brakes

Cover the rear brake and the headlight flasher

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The best way for your clothing to help you be visible at night is if...?

It is a neutral color

It is white

It has reflective strips

It is a bright color

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It's broad daylight and a driver coming from your left is looking straight at you. This means...?

You can assume nothing

They've definitely seen you

They'll definitely stop for you

You can discount them as a hazard

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If the rear wheel locks and skids, you should be aware that when you release it there is a danger of...?

A further skid

All of these

A low side crash

A highside crash

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When riding a night, you should reduce your speed...?

On unfamiliar roads

On freeways

Everywhere

In suburban districts

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'Making a head check' means...?

Turning to look into your blind spot

Nodding to another driver to stop

Assessing your level of fatigue

Examining your helmet for flaws

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If you are attempting to apply maximum straight line breaking, you should look...?

At the pavement 10 feet ahead

At your front wheel

At your handlebars

Into the distance

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Keeping your headlight on during the day...?

Makes you twice as likely to be noticed

Is a waste of battery power

Can distract other drivers

Is a traffic violation

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Most riders involved in crashes...?

Used too little front brake

Didn't change gear quickly enough

Used too little rear brake

Used too much front brake

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What percentage of motorcycle/car crashes are caused by car drivers entering a motorcyclist's right-of-way?

40%

50%+

20%

30%

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You're approaching a blind intersection on your right. To give drivers the best chance of seeing you, you should...?

Move towards the center line

Flash your headlight repeatedly

Move towards the gutter

Stay in the center of the lane

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You're riding on a 3 lane freeway and planning to move from the right to the middle lane. Why should you also check the far lane before moving?

To make sure no driver in that lane is planning to join the same one as you

To see if you can cross both lanes at once

For any of those reasons

To see if there is a better opportunity to accelerate there

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