Virginia: Minor & Provisional Licensing Questions
10 real, verified Virginia driving-test questions on minor & provisional licensing, each with the correct answer and a full explanation below. Want to practice these interactively instead? Start a Minor & Provisional Licensing practice round.
1. In Virginia, how many of the part-one traffic sign questions must you answer correctly before moving on to part two of the knowledge exam?
Why: Virginia requires a perfect score on all ten traffic sign questions in part one of the knowledge exam before an applicant can proceed to part two, the general-knowledge section.
2. In Virginia, how many days must an applicant under 18 wait before retaking a failed knowledge exam?
Why: Virginia requires an applicant under 18 to wait a full 15 days before retaking a failed knowledge exam.
3. In Virginia, what must an applicant do after failing the knowledge exam three times, before a fourth attempt is allowed?
Why: Virginia requires an applicant who fails the knowledge exam three times to complete and pass the classroom component of driver education, or a DMV-approved 8-hour course based on the manual, before a fourth attempt.
4. In Virginia, how old must the licensed driver accompanying a learner's permit holder normally be?
Why: Virginia requires the licensed driver accompanying a learner's permit holder to be at least 21, with a narrow exception allowing an 18-, 19-, or 20-year-old if they are the permit holder's legal guardian or sibling.
5. In Virginia, how many days must an applicant 19 or older hold a learner's permit before their first road skills test, unless they've completed driver's education?
Why: Virginia requires an applicant 19 or older to hold a learner's permit for 60 days prior to the first road skills test, unless they instead present a driver's education certificate of completion.
6. In Virginia, how many days must you wait to retake a failed road skills test?
Why: Virginia requires a two-day wait before retaking a failed road skills test -- and after a third failure, the in-vehicle part of driver education must be completed before a fourth attempt.
7. In Virginia, what is the minimum vision standard for an unrestricted driver's license?
Why: Virginia requires 20/40 or better vision and at least 110 degrees of horizontal vision for an unrestricted driver's license.
8. In Virginia, what vision standard applies to a license restricted to daylight-hours-only driving?
Why: Virginia allows a daylight-hours-only restricted license with a lower vision standard: 20/70 vision and 70 degrees of horizontal vision, compared to 20/40 and 110 degrees for an unrestricted license.
9. In Virginia, how many days does a new resident have to obtain a Virginia driver's license?
Why: Virginia gives a new resident 60 days from moving to the state to obtain a Virginia driver's license.
10. In Virginia, does a driver need a full commercial driver's license (CDL) to operate a school bus carrying 15 or fewer occupants?
Why: Virginia allows a driver to operate a school bus carrying 15 or fewer occupants without a full CDL, but the commercial driver and school bus tests must still be passed to earn the school bus endorsement.
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