Section 2
Getting an Instruction Permit and Driver’s License: practice questions
Applying for an Instruction Permit
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To get a Class C instruction permit, which tests must you pass?
- A behind-the-wheel drive test.
- The knowledge test, and no others.
- The knowledge and vision tests.
Answer
The knowledge and vision tests.
You must pass the knowledge test and a vision test to get a permit. The drive test comes later, for your license.
To apply for a Class C instruction permit: Pass your knowledge test(s).
2 · Applying for an Instruction Permit Pass a vision test.
2 · Applying for an Instruction Permit -
If you are under 18, what is the youngest age at which you may apply for an instruction permit?
- 15½.
- 15.
- 16.
Answer
15½.
Minors must be at least 15½ years old to apply for an instruction permit, and at least 16 to get a license.
If you are under 18 years old, you will also need to: Be at least 15½ years old.
2 · Applying for an Instruction Permit -
As a minor, what must you complete before you can get an instruction permit?
- 50 hours of supervised practice.
- A behind-the-wheel drive test.
- A driver education program.
Answer
A driver education program.
Minors must complete driver education to get a permit. The 50 hours of practice and the drive test come later, before the license.
If you are under 18 years old, you will also need to: Complete a driver education program.
2 · Applying for an Instruction Permit -
By signing a minor's permit application, what does the parent or guardian accept?
- A duty to ride along on every single drive.
- Financial responsibility for the minor.
- The cost of driver training lessons.
Answer
Financial responsibility for the minor.
A parent or guardian signing the application approves it and accepts financial responsibility for the minor.
If you are under 18 years old, you will also need to: Have a parent or guardian sign to approve the application and accept financial responsibility
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You are 15½ and just got your instruction permit. When may you start using it?
- Right away, with any licensed adult.
- Once instructor training begins.
- Once your driver education class ends.
Answer
Once instructor training begins.
Minors may not use a permit until they start behind-the-wheel training with an instructor, who validates it.
If you are under 18 years old, you will also need to: Wait to use your instruction permit until you start behind-the-wheel driver training with an instructor who will validate the permit.
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Your parents share joint custody of you. Who must sign your permit application?
- Either parent.
- Both parents.
- The parent you live with most.
Answer
Both parents.
If your parents or guardians share joint custody of you, both must sign.
2 · Applying for an Instruction Permit
Applying for a Driver’s License
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As a minor with an instruction permit, who may supervise your practice driving?
- A California-licensed driver 25 or older.
- Any California-licensed driver 18 or older.
- Any adult 21 or older, licensed or not.
Answer
A California-licensed driver 25 or older.
To get your driver’s license after you have your instruction permit, you need to: Practice driving with a California-licensed driver who is at least 18 years old (25 for minors).
2 · Applying for a Driver’s License If you are under 18 years old, you will also need to: Practice driving for at least 50 hours with a California-licensed driver who is at least 25 years old.
2 · Applying for a Driver’s License -
You are 20 and have an instruction permit. What is the youngest the licensed driver with you may be?
- 21 years old.
- 18 years old.
- 25 years old.
Answer
18 years old.
Adults with a permit must drive with a California-licensed driver at least 18. The 25-year minimum applies to minors.
To get your driver’s license after you have your instruction permit, you need to: Practice driving with a California-licensed driver who is at least 18 years old (25 for minors).
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Where must the licensed driver supervising a permit holder sit?
- Anywhere in the car, front or back.
- Close enough to take control.
- In the back seat, to watch the road.
Answer
Close enough to take control.
This person must sit close enough to take control of the vehicle if needed.
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If you are under 18, what is the youngest age at which you may get a driver's license?
- 15½.
- 16.
- 17.
Answer
16.
Minors must be at least 16 to get a driver's license.
If you are under 18 years old, you will also need to: Be at least 16 years old.
2 · Applying for a Driver’s License -
As a minor, what is the shortest time you must have held your instruction permit before scheduling the drive test?
- 3 months.
- 6 months.
- 12 months.
Answer
6 months.
If you are under 18 years old, you will also need to: Have an instruction permit from California or another state for at least 6 months (or turn 18 years old) before scheduling your behind-the-wheel drive test.
2 · Applying for a Driver’s License -
What is the least supervised practice a minor must complete before getting a license?
- 30 hours.
- 100 hours.
- 50 hours.
Answer
50 hours.
Minors must practice at least 50 hours with a California-licensed driver 25 or older, including 10 hours at night.
If you are under 18 years old, you will also need to: Practice driving for at least 50 hours with a California-licensed driver who is at least 25 years old.
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As a minor, what must you prove to get your driver's license?
- Driver education, but not driver training.
- Driver education and driver training.
- Driver training and your own insurance policy.
Answer
Driver education and driver training.
If you are under 18 years old, you will also need to: Prove that you completed both driver education and driver training.
2 · Applying for a Driver’s License -
Of a minor's 50 required practice hours, what is the least that must be at night?
- 5 hours.
- 20 hours.
- 10 hours.
Answer
10 hours.
At least 10 of the 50 practice hours must be driven at night.
Ten hours must be at night.
2 · Applying for a Driver’s License
Minor’s Restrictions and Exceptions
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You are under 18 years of age and have had your license for eight months. You may drive:
- At any time.
- Between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m.
- Between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
Answer
Between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m.
When you are under 18 years old, your driver’s license will have the word provisional.
2 · Minor’s Restrictions and Exceptions Between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. during the first 12 months you have your license.
2 · Minor’s Restrictions and Exceptions From the DMV's Class C Test #2
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As a provisional driver, how long are you barred from driving between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.?
- For the first 6 months.
- For the first 12 months.
- Until your 18th birthday.
Answer
For the first 12 months.
Provisional drivers can't drive between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. during their first 12 months with a license, unless an exception applies.
As a provisional driver, you cannot drive: Between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. during the first 12 months you have your license.
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You are 17 with a provisional license. May you drive your 19-year-old friend to the mall?
- Yes, since your friend is over 18.
- Yes, as long as it is during the day.
- Only with a parent or a driver 25+ along.
Answer
Only with a parent or a driver 25+ along.
Provisional drivers can't carry passengers under 20 unless a parent or guardian, or another licensed driver at least 25, is with them.
As a provisional driver, you cannot drive: With passengers under 20 years old, unless your parent or guardian or other California-licensed driver (at least 25 years old) rides with you.
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In your first year with a provisional license, you must drive home from work after 11 p.m. What must you carry?
- A note signed by your parent.
- Nothing; work trips are always allowed.
- A note signed by your employer.
Answer
A note signed by your employer.
To be excused for work, a provisional driver must carry a note signed by the employer confirming the job.
There are exceptions to these restrictions if you: Must drive for work reasons. You must carry a note signed by your employer. The note must confirm your employment.
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To drive for a school activity under the exception, a provisional driver needs a note signed by:
- The parent of each passenger.
- The principal, dean, or designee.
- A DMV examiner at your local office.
Answer
The principal, dean, or designee.
There are exceptions to these restrictions if you: Drive for schooling or a school activity. You must carry a note signed by your school principal, dean, or designee.
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A provisional driver must drive for a medical need with no other way to travel. What must they carry?
- A note signed by a parent.
- Nothing, if the need is truly urgent.
- A note signed by a physician.
Answer
A note signed by a physician.
There are exceptions to these restrictions if you: Have a medical need and cannot reasonably find another way to travel. You must carry a note signed by your physician. The note must have your medical condition and date you are expected to recover.
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To drive an immediate family member under the exception, a provisional driver needs a note signed by:
- A parent or legal guardian.
- The family member's doctor.
- The principal of your school.
Answer
A parent or legal guardian.
There are exceptions to these restrictions if you: Must drive an immediate family member. You must carry a note signed by your parent or legal guardian. The note must state the reason you need to drive, the family member, and date when the need will end.
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Can a parent or guardian cancel their teen's driver's license?
- Yes, by filing a cancellation form.
- No, only the DMV can cancel a license.
- Only after the teen gets a ticket.
Answer
Yes, by filing a cancellation form.
A parent or guardian may cancel their teen’s license by completing a Request for Cancellation or Surrender of a Driver License or ID Card form.
2 · Minor’s Restrictions and Exceptions