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  • Updated for January 2025
  • Based on 2025 RI commercial driver's license manual

Free Rhode Island CDL HazMat Practice Test 2025

From Rhode Island’s coastal areas, busy urban areas around Providence, and the often-congested highways like I-95, this state may be small but it’s packed with beautiful sites and financial opportunities. Landmarks like the Claiborne Pell Newport Bridge showcase some of the state’s charm while also providing valuable links for transportation of goods, including hazardous materials. If adding the Hazardous Materials (Hazmat) endorsement to your Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) is on your list, you’ve come to the right place. Adding the Hazmat endorsement can increase your marketability, recruitment potential, and income!

The transportation of hazardous cargo in the Ocean State is especially lucrative due to its port access. Hazmat materials transported include petroleum products, propane and other compressed gasses, industrial chemicals, medical waste and biohazard materials, and cleaning solvents and paints for manufacturing and construction. Multiple high-level organizations in Rhode Island that require the endorsement include Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation (Johnston), General Electric Company (Woonsocket), Toray Plastics (North Kingstown), FM Global (Johnston), and Electric Boat (Quonset Point, North Kingstown).

The Hazmat endorsement permits drivers to transport materials that the U.S. government has judged hazardous. The magnitude of this responsibility is exactly why there are several hurdles to ensure your safety and protect the people and environment. First, you’ll need to pass a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) fingerprinting and background check. Results from TSA can take weeks to arrive, so you should use that time to study and practice for the second hurdle, the DMV knowledge test. The knowledge test addresses federal regulations, substance handling, material packaging, quantity limits, and transport configurations for hazardous materials. You’ll need a score of 80% on Rhode Island’s knowledge test, which is made up of 30 questions (Rhode Island CDL Handbook 2025).

If this sounds daunting, let’s set your mind at ease. Our online Rhode Island DMV Hazmat Endorsement practice tests are strategically designed to mimic the official test you will face at DMV and avoid the abundance of unnecessary information found online (https://m.driving-tests.org/rhode-island/ri-cdl-hazmat-practice-test/). You also receive feedback in real time for each answer you provide, promoting easier learning. This differs from what other preparatory sites do when they withhold feedback until the end. Once you receive your TSA results and feel ready, you’ll visit the DMV with the necessary documents, pay the fees, and pass the test with flying colors.

  • Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements

What you need to know

7 min to complete
Available in EN and ES
Verified by Steven Litvintchouk, M.S., Chief Educational Researcher, Member of ACES. See our detailed commitment to accuracy and quality in our practice tests.

What to expect on the actual RI DMV exam

30

questions

24

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

List of questions (classic view)

  1. When shippers package the material, they are trying to
  2. Which of the following are necessary qualifications for non-bulk packaging?
  3. What action should you take if you discover your hazardous materials shipment leaking at a rest stop but there is no phone available?
  4. Where are the two main places that the hazardous material identification number appears?
  5. What are the major differences between cargo tanks and portable tanks?
  6. You must NEVER smoke or perform any activity involving fire within 25 feet of
  7. The Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
  8. Besides the shipping papers and the packages, the other two places where the hazardous material identification number must appear are
  9. What is a technical name?
  10. Your engine runs a pump when you are delivering compressed gas. After finishing the delivery, when should you turn off the engine?
  11. If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from the traveled portion of the roadway?
  12. A safe haven is
  13. Which of the following materials are acceptable floor liners for transporting Division 1.1 or 1.2 materials?
  14. Which of the following is NOT an acceptable type of marking for hazardous materials?
  15. In what location must you keep your shipping papers that describe any hazardous materials?
  16. Which of the following three hazard classes should NOT be placed into a temperature-controlled trailer (one with a heater/air conditioner unit)?
  17. Cargo tanks are
  18. Do you need to stop before a railroad crossing if you are hauling 100 pounds of Division 4.3 materials?
  19. Which of the following hazard classes uses a transport index to determine how much of it can be loaded on a single vehicle for transport?
  20. To determine if you need to use placards, you do NOT need to know
  21. How often should you check the tires on a placarded trailer that has dual tires?
  22. What is the purpose of a driver placarding his or her vehicle?
  23. If you are already carrying 100 pounds of silver cyanide, what precautions must you take if you are given papers at a dock to carry 100 cartons of battery acid?
  24. If you are carrying Division 1.2 or 1.3 materials, how far away must you park from a bridge, tunnel, or building?
  25. A placarded vehicle must carry a fire extinguisher with a minimum rating of
  26. NO ONE may smoke within 25 feet of any vehicle that contains explosives, oxidizers, or
  27. Placards must be at least _______ from all other markings.
  28. If there is an "RQ" before or after the item description on the shipping paper, it means that
  29. If your vehicle is placarded, you must stop _______ feet before the nearest rail at a railroad crossing.
  30. You may not park a vehicle carrying explosives within ____ feet of an open fire.
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