Virginia permit test: permits & licensing
Learner permit rules, graduated licensing, supervision, curfews and passenger limits. 7 questions.
Part one of Virginia's knowledge exam has 10 road-sign questions. How many must you answer correctly before you can move on to part two?
Keyboard: press 1–4 or A–D to answer, Enter for the next question, S to save, R to read aloud, P to pause reading, L to listen and answer.
Sample permits & licensing questions
Part one of Virginia's knowledge exam has 10 road-sign questions. How many must you answer correctly before you can move on to part two?
- A At least 9 of them
- B At least 8 of them
- C At least 7 of them
- D All 10 of them
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D. All 10 of them
Virginia's sign section is all-or-nothing: you must get every one of the 10 sign questions right before the computer lets you start part two. Signs are tested this strictly because you have to recognise them instantly on the road.
What score do you need on part two (general knowledge) of the Virginia knowledge exam?
- A At least 90 percent correct
- B At least 70 percent correct
- C Every question correct
- D At least 80 percent correct
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D. At least 80 percent correct
Part two is multiple choice on laws and safe driving, and you must answer at least 80 percent correctly (24 of 30). Only part one, the sign section, requires a perfect score.
You are 16 and fail the knowledge exam on March 1. What is the earliest you can retake it under Virginia law?
- A After waiting 7 days
- B The next business day
- C After waiting at least 30 days
- D After waiting a full 15 days
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D. After waiting a full 15 days
If you are under 18 and fail the knowledge exam, Virginia law makes you wait a full 15 days before retesting. The manual's example: fail on January 1 and the earliest retake is January 17. The wait gives you time to study instead of guessing again.
You have a Virginia learner's permit and have not completed driver education. Unless a family exception applies, who must be with you when you drive?
- A A licensed driver at least 21 in the front passenger seat
- B Any adult passenger at least 25 in the back seat
- C A licensed driver at least 18 anywhere in the car
- D A licensed driver at least 21, seated anywhere in the vehicle
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A. A licensed driver at least 21 in the front passenger seat
A learner's permit lets you drive only when a licensed driver at least 21 sits in the front passenger seat. That driver must be alert and able to help you, which is why the back seat does not count.