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MB Class 5 Learner study plan

MB Class 5 Learner · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Traffic signs, signals and road markings

  • Classify every regulatory sign in the Manitoba driver handbook by shape and colour, and state the required driver action for each

  • Recite the meanings of the eight common sign shapes (octagon, triangle, diamond, rectangle, pennant, pentagon, circle, crossbuck) without notes

  • Identify the standard colours used for warning, regulatory, construction, and school-zone signs and explain what each colour signals

  • Practise 40 sign-recognition questions and log every miss with the reason it was missed

Your checkpoint

A one-page handwritten sign cheat sheet covering shape, colour, and action, plus a scored 40-question sign quiz with errors annotated

Week 2

Traffic signs, signals and road markings

  • Interpret traffic signal phases including solid and flashing red, yellow, and green, and green, yellow, and red arrows

  • Explain the correct response to a flashing red versus a flashing yellow signal and to a dark or failed signal

  • Read road markings: solid versus broken lines, double solid lines, yellow versus white, edge lines, turn lanes, and crosswalks

  • Draw a four-way intersection and label every marking and signal a driver must obey when approaching it

Your checkpoint

A hand-drawn annotated intersection diagram with a written explanation of at least 12 markings and signal states, self-graded against the handbook

Week 3

Rules of the road and right-of-way

  • State the default right-of-way rules for uncontrolled intersections, four-way stops, and T-intersections

  • Sequence the correct order of movement at a four-way stop when two vehicles arrive at the same time and when one turns left

  • Explain right-of-way obligations for pedestrians at marked and unmarked crosswalks and at intersections with no signals

  • Describe when a left turn across oncoming traffic is legal and who must yield in each case

  • Walk through five written right-of-way scenarios and justify each answer with the specific rule

Your checkpoint

Five written scenario answers, each citing the governing rule, scored against the handbook with corrections noted

Week 4

Rules of the road and right-of-way

  • Apply speed-limit rules for residential, school, playground, construction, and highway zones, including reduced-when-posted conditions

  • Explain following-distance rules and how to judge a safe gap in seconds at highway and city speeds

  • Describe passing rules: when passing is permitted, when it is prohibited, and what to do when being passed

  • State the rules for stopping and parking near intersections, crosswalks, fire hydrants, and bus stops

  • Explain how to handle emergency vehicles, school buses with flashing lights, and railway crossings

Your checkpoint

A completed 50-question rules-of-the-road practice test with a written correction for every wrong answer

Week 5

Safe driving practices and hazard perception

  • Identify the top collision causes for new drivers and describe one countermeasure for each

  • Explain the effects of alcohol, cannabis, fatigue, and distraction on reaction time and judgment, and state the legal blood-alcohol limits for novice and full licence holders

  • Describe how weather and road surface conditions change braking distance and following distance

  • Practise hazard-perception scanning by narrating a described driving scene and naming hazards in order of risk

  • List the steps for recovering from a skid on ice and for handling a tire blowout at highway speed

Your checkpoint

A hazard-perception log of 10 described driving scenarios, each listing at least three hazards and the planned response

Week 6

Safe driving practices and hazard perception & Sharing the road with other users

  • Describe safe following and passing distances for cyclists, including when a cyclist may take the full lane

  • Explain the rules for sharing the road with pedestrians, including school zones and crosswalk enforcement

  • State the rules for passing stopped school buses and for driving near large trucks, including blind spots and no-zones

  • Explain how to share the road with motorcycles, including following distance and lane position

  • Describe railway crossing procedures and the meaning of crossbucks, gates, and flashing lights

Your checkpoint

A one-page sharing-the-road reference card covering cyclists, pedestrians, trucks, motorcycles, and railway crossings, checked against the handbook

Week 7

Licensing rules and the Graduated Driver Licensing program

  • Outline the Manitoba Graduated Driver Licensing stages, including the Learner stage, Intermediate stage, and Full licence, and the requirements to advance at each stage

  • State the restrictions that apply to Learner and Intermediate drivers, including supervising-driver rules, passenger limits, and time-of-day limits

  • Explain the consequences of traffic convictions and demerit points at each GDL stage

  • Describe the documents and conditions required to book and take the knowledge and road tests

  • Summarize the rules for licence suspension, reinstatement, and medical reporting

Your checkpoint

A GDL stage-by-stage comparison table listing entry requirements, restrictions, and consequences of convictions for each stage

Week 8

Traffic signs, signals and road markings & Rules of the road and right-of-way & Safe driving practices and hazard perception & Sharing the road with other users & Licensing rules and the Graduated Driver Licensing program

  • Complete three full-length timed practice exams and record the score for each

  • Review every missed question from all three exams and write the correct rule for each

  • Re-drill the sign and marking material from weeks 1 and 2 until accuracy is at least 90 percent

  • Re-drill right-of-way scenarios from weeks 3 and 4 until accuracy is at least 90 percent

  • Confirm test-day logistics: booking, identification, and what to bring to the knowledge test

Your checkpoint

Three timed practice exam scores plus a consolidated error review sheet with every missed item corrected and re-tested

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 85 percent on a 40-question sign, signal, and marking quiz, with no repeated error type from week 1

Week 4: Score at least 80 percent on a 50-question rules-of-the-road practice test and correctly explain the right-of-way order in five written scenarios

Week 6: Complete the hazard-perception log for 10 scenarios and the sharing-the-road reference card, with at least three hazards named per scenario

Week 8: Score at least 90 percent on each of the final three timed practice exams and show a corrected error sheet with no uncorrected items