Florida Permit Practice Test 1
25 questions written from the The Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Florida Class E Driver License Handbook), with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
What is the minimum age to apply for a Florida learner's license?
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About this test
These questions were written from the The Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Florida Class E Driver License Handbook) (rev. 08/2023). 14 of the 20 Florida questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Florida or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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Sample questions from this test
What is the minimum age to apply for a Florida learner's license?
- A 15 years old
- B 14 years old
- C 16 years old
- D 15 and a half years old
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A. 15 years old
You must be at least 15 to get a Florida learner's license, and you also need an FLHSMV-approved driver education course (required since July 1, 2025) and passing vision and knowledge exams. The full Class E license comes at 16 at the earliest.
Source: The Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Florida Class E Driver License Handbook), page 16
How close to a fire hydrant may you park in Florida?
- A No closer than 10 feet
- B No closer than 20 feet
- C No closer than 15 feet
- D No closer than 30 feet
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C. No closer than 15 feet
You may not park within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. Firefighters need room to reach and connect to it quickly.
Source: The Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Florida Class E Driver License Handbook), page 74
What does a fluorescent yellow-green sign warn you about?
- A Construction and maintenance work
- B School, pedestrian or bicycle activity
- C Parks and historic or cultural areas
- D Services such as gas, food and lodging
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B. School, pedestrian or bicycle activity
Fluorescent yellow-green is a high-emphasis warning color for school, pedestrian and bicycle activity. When you see it, slow down and watch for people on foot and on bikes.
Source: The Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Florida Class E Driver License Handbook), page 54
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You are merging onto a limited access highway from an acceleration lane. Who has the right-of-way?
- A Traffic already on the highway
- B You do, because you are in the acceleration lane
- C Whoever is going faster
- D The driver on the right
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A. Traffic already on the highway
Speed up in the acceleration lane, signal, and merge when there is a safe gap. You must yield to traffic on the highway, and should not stop in the acceleration lane unless there is no space.
Source: The Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Florida Class E Driver License Handbook), page 71
An officer with reasonable cause asks you to take a breath test, and you refuse for the first time. What happens under Florida's Implied Consent Law?
- A Your license is suspended for six months
- B Your license is automatically suspended for one year
- C Your license is suspended for 18 months
- D Nothing, as long as you are later found not guilty
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B. Your license is automatically suspended for one year
By signing your license you agreed to take breath, blood or urine tests when lawfully asked. A first refusal brings an automatic one-year suspension, and since 2025 it is also a second-degree misdemeanor; a second refusal brings 18 months and a first-degree misdemeanor.
Source: The Official Florida Driver License Handbook (Florida Class E Driver License Handbook), page 34