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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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

Turn and shout a warning

Point to where you are planning to go

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

Inside

Outside

Inside

Outside

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

2.5 seconds

2 seconds

4 seconds

3 seconds

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

When stopped at an intersection

Before you slow down

In all of these situations

Before you change lanes

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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...?

In hollows

In all of these areas

On bridges

In shady spots

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

Increase rear braking pressure

Release the front brake completely and leave off

Release the front brake halfway and reapply

Release the front brake completely and reapply

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Keeping your headlight on during the day...?

Can distract other drivers

Makes you twice as likely to be noticed

Is a traffic violation

Is a waste of battery power

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

Timid

Smooth

Fast

Aggressive

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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 highside crash

A further skid

A low side crash

All of these

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

25% of what a driver can see

30% of what a driver can see

50% of what a driver can see

40% of what a driver can see

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

Pass one, stop, then pass the other

Speed up to make them into a single hazard

Slow down to separate them into two separate issues

Do any of these depending on circumstances

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

It is a neutral color

It has reflective strips

It is a bright color

It is white

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

As soon as you are 25 yards past the turn

As soon as you pass the apex

As soon as the turn is completed

As soon as the turn is commenced

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In rainy conditions, when will pavement be particularly slippery?

Just after the rain starts

As the rain starts to ease off

As the pavement starts to dry

After half an hour of rain

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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

Stay in the center of the lane

Move towards the gutter

Flash your headlight repeatedly

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

On freeways

On unfamiliar roads

In suburban districts

Everywhere

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

They've definitely seen you

They'll definitely stop for you

You can assume nothing

You can discount them as a hazard

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Most riders involved in crashes...?

Used too little rear brake

Used too much front brake

Used too little front brake

Didn't change gear quickly enough

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

All of these things

Sudden changes of course

Sudden deceleration

Sudden acceleration

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

At your handlebars

At the pavement 10 feet ahead

At your front wheel

Into the distance

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

Cover the rear brake and the headlight flasher

Cover the clutch and the horn

Cover both brakes and the horn

Cover the clutch and both brakes

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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?

It may be disguising another hazard

It may change like conditions as you approach

Someone may step out from behind it

For all of these reasons

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

Red

Green

Blue

Yellow

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

To throw your weight backward

To accelerate hard at the object

To throw your weight forward

To stand up on the foot pegs

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'Making a head check' means...?

Examining your helmet for flaws

Assessing your level of fatigue

Nodding to another driver to stop

Turning to look into your blind spot

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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...?

Throw rubbish from the window

Open the driver's door

Pull a U-turn across you

Join your lane ahead of you

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

The left tire track left by cars

The center of the lane

The right tire track left by cars

The gutter

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

50%+

30%

20%

40%

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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

Grab and stamp

Feather and tap

Squeeze and press

Your score is