To prevent skidding on slippery surfaces, avoid especially slippery areas, such as ice patches, wet leaves, oil, or deep puddles. The safest surface for driving is a dry, solid surface.

Maintain the posted speed to make it through the water.

Shift into neutral as you drive through the water.

When passing, you should not return to your original lane until you can see both headlights of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror. Always check your blind spots before moving back into your original lane.

When you can see the entire front of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror.

When you can no longer see the passed vehicle over your right shoulder.

When you can see the entire front of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror.

When entering and driving through a work zone, slow down and be prepared to stop. Obey posted speed limits and be alert to conditions around you. Workers could be present.

Reduce your speed and be prepared to stop suddenly.

Increase your speed to get through the zone as quickly as possible.

Reduce your speed and be prepared to stop suddenly.

Maintain your normal speed the whole way through the zone.

Drivers of trucks, buses, vans, or any vehicles pulling campers or trailers may not be able to see you if you are driving directly behind them. Increase your following distance when driving behind one of these vehicles. Additionally, large vehicles can block your view of the road, so increase your following distance to look around the sides of the vehicle and see the road ahead.

When following a driver who cannot see the rear of their vehicle.

When following a station wagon.

When following a driver who cannot see the rear of their vehicle.

When following a small passenger car.

Slow down before you enter a curve because you do not know what may be ahead. Braking on a curve may cause you to skid.

Slow down before entering curves and intersections.

Shift to a lower gear after starting down a steep hill.

Speed up to enter curves and slow down to exit them.

Slow down before entering curves and intersections.

Motorcycles can be easily hidden in a vehicle’s blind spot or missed in a quick look due to their small size. Drivers of cars must always be alert and looking for motorcycles, mopeds, and scooters.

Share a lane with a motorcycle.

A flashing yellow light means that you should slow down, check for cross traffic, and proceed with caution.

Slow down and proceed with caution.

Stop before crossing the intersection.

Slow down and proceed with caution.

Wait for a green light before proceeding.

It is necessary to follow farther behind a large truck than you would if following a passenger vehicle because trucks have larger blind spots.

Farther behind the truck than you would if following a passenger vehicle.

Closer behind the truck than you would if following a passenger vehicle.

Farther behind the truck than you would if following a passenger vehicle.

To the right side of the truck and wait to pass.

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2025 South Dakota Permit Test 5

The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in South Dakota. Each permit practice test question has three answer.. Read More

The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in South Dakota. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for South Dakota please visit https://staging.dmvwrittentest.cheat-sheets.com/en/south-dakota/car.

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Number of Question 25

Passing Score 20

2025 South Dakota Permit Test 5

Do you currently have car insurance? Insurance is mandatory to drive in South dakota

1. If there is a deep puddle on the road ahead, you should:

2. After you have passed a vehicle moving in the same direction, it is safe to move back into the right lane:

3. When driving in work zones, you should:

4. You should allow an extra cushion of space:

5. To help avoid skidding on slippery surfaces, you should:

6. Motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds are not easy to see; therefore, you should:

7. As you approach an intersection with a flashing yellow light:

8. You are driving on the freeway behind a large truck. You should drive:

Insurance is Mandatory in South Dakota

1. Are You Currently insured ?

2. Married ?

3. Do you own your Home?

4. Do you have more than 1 car ?

5. Have you or a Family Member Honorably Served in U.S. Military ?

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2025 South Dakota Permit Test 5

Do you currently have car insurance? Insurance is mandatory to drive in South dakota

1. If there is a deep puddle on the road ahead, you should:

2. After you have passed a vehicle moving in the same direction, it is safe to move back into the right lane:

3. When driving in work zones, you should:

4. You should allow an extra cushion of space:

5. To help avoid skidding on slippery surfaces, you should:

6. Motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds are not easy to see; therefore, you should:

7. As you approach an intersection with a flashing yellow light:

8. You are driving on the freeway behind a large truck. You should drive:

Insurance is Mandatory in South Dakota

1. Are You Currently insured ?

2. Married ?

3. Do you own your Home?

4. Do you have more than 1 car ?

5. Have you or a Family Member Honorably Served in U.S. Military ?