Pennsylvania Motorcycle Test 01

Are you preparing for your Pennsylvania motorcycle permit test? You’re in the right place! Our free practice test is designed to help you get ready by familiarizing you with the types of questions you can expect on the actual exam.

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Pennsylvania Motorcycle Practice Test 01

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Which of these is the only suitable glove for motorcycling?

Full fingered leather gloves

Cycling gloves

Gardening gloves

Ski gloves

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To be effective, your eye protection must be...?

Tinted

Mirrored

All of these

Free of scratches

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You borrow a friend's motorcycle. Your first ride on it should be...?

In an off-road area

On a quiet street

On a 3 lane highway

On the freeway

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You shouldn't buy a motorcycle if...?

Any of these apply

You can't push it with the engine off

You have to stretch for the controls

You can't get both feet on the ground

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When checking your motorcycle's wheels, you should check...?

Rim damage

All of these

Pressure

Tread

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In a study of motorcycle crashes involving 360 riders who wore helmets, how many had crashed because their helmet had obscured their view?

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If you make the right choice of motorcycle clothing, it will provide you with...?

All of these

Visibility

Protection

Comfort

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The best protection for your eyes and face is...?

A peak on your helmet

A windshield

Goggles

A full face shield

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The chances of sustaining a head or neck injury if you are in a motorcycle crash are...?

15%

10%

20%

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On a borrowed motorcycle, your acceleration should be...?

Any of these

The same as usual

Harder than usual

More gentle than usual

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You can leave off your motorcycle jacket...?

On short trips

On hot days

Never

When riding slowly

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The choke on a motorcycle is used to help with...?

Gear shifting

Acceleration

Starting

Braking

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The throttle on a normal motorcycle is operated with...?

The right foot

The left foot

The left hand

The right hand

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On a normal motorcycle you will operate the horn button with...?

Your left thumb

Your right pinky

Your left forefinger

Your right thumb

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You are offered a helmet which has frayed straps. It's acceptable to use...?

If you replace the straps with rope

If they are only frayed on one side

If the helmet is a snug fit

Under no circumstances

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Why are eyeglasses and sunglasses not suitable for protection?

They don't protect the rest of your face

All of these reasons

They can't stop your eyes watering

They can blow off

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Which of these can you afford not to have as part of your motorcycle equipment?

None of them

Protective clothing

Face or eye protection

An approved helmet

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Your tachometer will show you...?

Engine revolutions

Total distance covered

All of these

Current speed

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The best protection available is a motorcycle jacket made of...?

Synthetic

Denim

Canvas

Leather

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On which of these trips are you most likely to have a crash?

To a beauty spot 50 miles away

To the supermarket

To the ocean 100 miles away

To a town 10 miles away

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If a motorcycle has a fuel supply valve, where will you find it?

By the ignition

Below the gas tank

By the engine cutoff switch

On the right handlebar

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Motorcycle boots should cover at least...?

Your knees

Your ankles

Your hamstrings

Your calves

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The key to a safe motorcycle trip is...?

Preparation

Aggression

Investment

Speed

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If you crash below 30 mph and are not wearing a helmet, your chances of receiving a head injury are...?

Trebled

Exactly the same

Doubled

Increased by half

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If you're riding your motorcycle in cold weather without proper protection, you are risking...?

A fine

Ridicule

Losing control

Being late

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What percentage of motorcycle fatalities result from head or neck injuries?

20% plus

50% plus

30% plus

40% plus

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Your motorcycle should be subjected to a thorough check...?

When preparing for the summer riding season

At every service interval

Before every ride

Once a week

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The majority of crashes occur at speeds of less than...?

30 mph

50 mph

20 mph

40 mph

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An odometer measures...?

Engine temperature

Engine revolutions

Speed

Distance

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Manual starters on motorcycles, if they have them, will be found...?

Behind the rear brake pedal

In front of the rear brake pedal

Behind the gearchange lever

In front of the gearchange lever

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