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West Virginia DMV Permit Practice Test

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Car learner knowledge exam

Knowledge examination

Questions
25+

Minimum stated by the agency

Correct to pass
19
Passing score
Not published by West Virginia DMV
Mistakes allowed
6
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  • The current linked handbook, printed page 24, says 'at least 25' questions, then specifies 19 of 25 correct. Preserve the minimum qualifier rather than claiming an unconditional exact total.
  • Six mistakes is derived for the stated 25-question format. The arithmetic 76% is not an independently published passing-percent statement.
  • A time limit exists, and unanswered questions at timeout count as incorrect; the handbook does not state the number of minutes.
  • An audio version is available for reading-impaired applicants. No verified list of test languages was found.
  • The same knowledge section serves teen GDL and adult instruction permits; no differing age-based count was published.

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West Virginia Class E car practice

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  1. 1. Which license class ordinarily covers a private passenger car when no commercial or chauffeur class is required?
  2. 2. What is the minimum age for a West Virginia Level 1 instruction permit when the other requirements are met?
  3. 3. A Level 1 driver is practicing with a family member who is not a driving instructor. Which arrangement meets the supervision rule?
  4. 4. During which hours may an ordinary Level 1 permit holder practice with the required supervisor?
  5. 5. Besides the required front-seat supervisor, how many nonfamily passengers may a Level 1 driver carry?
  6. 6. A 16-year-old seeks Level 2. Which learner-period requirement does the current code impose?
  7. 7. If a Level 2 applicant does not complete approved driver education, what certified experience is required instead?
  8. 8. A new Level 2 driver wants to carry a 17-year-old friend who is not family during the first six months. What is the rule?
  9. 9. During the second six months of Level 2, how many nonfamily passengers under 20 may the driver carry?
  10. 10. A Level 2 driver is returning from lawful employment at 11 p.m. Does the nighttime rule invariably require a 21+ supervisor for that trip?
  11. 11. Which age and driving-record combination is required for ordinary early Level 3 eligibility?
  12. 12. A 17-year-old has reached Level 3. May the driver make an ordinary social call through a hands-free phone while operating the car?
  13. 13. An adult has never held Level 2 or an equivalent license in another state. What minimum instruction-permit hold applies before the road-skills test?
  14. 14. An adult's regular non-GDL permit expires before the driver passes the skills test. What does current DMV guidance require?
  15. 15. While practicing with a qualified supervisor, may you leave your instruction permit at home because the supervisor has a license?
  16. 16. After becoming a West Virginia resident, within what period must a driver ordinarily apply for a West Virginia license?
  17. 17. You are having difficulty staying alert during a long trip. What is the safer response?
  18. 18. You intend to turn right at a circular red light. No sign or officer prohibits it. What must you do first?
  19. 19. You approach a flashing red traffic light. What should you do?
  20. 20. Your approach has a flashing yellow traffic light. What is the appropriate response?
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  1. Which license class ordinarily covers a private passenger car when no commercial or chauffeur class is required?

    Correct answer: Class E.

    West Virginia's Class E is the ordinary driver license for people not required to hold Classes A, B, C or D. Motorcycle authority requires the appropriate endorsement.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-1(c)(1)–(4). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  2. What is the minimum age for a West Virginia Level 1 instruction permit when the other requirements are met?

    Correct answer: 15.

    Level 1 begins at age 15; permission to practice is subject to supervision, hours and passenger restrictions.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(c). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  3. A Level 1 driver is practicing with a family member who is not a driving instructor. Which arrangement meets the supervision rule?

    Correct answer: An alert, unimpaired licensed driver age 21 or older beside the learner, with no other front-seat occupant.

    The ordinary supervisor must be licensed, at least 21, alert and unimpaired, and the only other front-seat occupant. The statute separately recognizes an instructor acting officially.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(c)(2)(A). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  4. During which hours may an ordinary Level 1 permit holder practice with the required supervisor?

    Correct answer: 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.

    The Level 1 time window is 5 a.m.–10 p.m.; adult supervision does not remove it.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(c)(2)(B). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  5. Besides the required front-seat supervisor, how many nonfamily passengers may a Level 1 driver carry?

    Correct answer: No more than two.

    Level 1 allows at most two additional passengers unless they are family members; this is separate from the tighter Level 2 under 20 passenger phases.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(c)(2)(A). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  6. A 16-year-old seeks Level 2. Which learner-period requirement does the current code impose?

    Correct answer: Holding Level 1 conviction-free for the 180 days immediately before applying.

    Level 2 requires age 16 or older and the immediately preceding 180 days of conviction-free Level 1 possession, plus the other application, experience and testing requirements.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(d), (d)(1)(B). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  7. If a Level 2 applicant does not complete approved driver education, what certified experience is required instead?

    Correct answer: 50 hours behind the wheel, including at least 10 at night.

    The statutory alternatives are an approved driver-education course or 50 certified hours including at least 10 nighttime hours.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(d)(1)(C). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  8. A new Level 2 driver wants to carry a 17-year-old friend who is not family during the first six months. What is the rule?

    Correct answer: That nonfamily passenger under 20 is not permitted.

    For the first six months of Level 2, no passengers under 20 may be carried unless they are family members.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(d)(2)(D), first-six-month clause. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  9. During the second six months of Level 2, how many nonfamily passengers under 20 may the driver carry?

    Correct answer: One.

    The second six-month phase permits at most one passenger under 20 who is not a family member.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(d)(2)(D), second-six-month clause. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  10. A Level 2 driver is returning from lawful employment at 11 p.m. Does the nighttime rule invariably require a 21+ supervisor for that trip?

    Correct answer: No; going to or returning from lawful employment is a stated exception.

    Unsupervised Level 2 driving is ordinarily 5 a.m.–10 p.m. The code provides specific late-hour exceptions, including travel to or from lawful employment; it does not authorize unrelated nighttime trips.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(d)(2)(A)–(B)(i). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  11. Which age and driving-record combination is required for ordinary early Level 3 eligibility?

    Correct answer: At least 17 and Level 2 held conviction-free for the immediately preceding 12 months.

    Level 3 requires age 17 or older, the qualifying 12-month Level 2 record and the other statutory requirements. It is not automatic merely on turning 17.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(e)(1)–(4). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  12. A 17-year-old has reached Level 3. May the driver make an ordinary social call through a hands-free phone while operating the car?

    Correct answer: No; the under 18 Level 3 wireless restriction still applies, apart from contacting 911.

    The GDL statute expressly retains the wireless-device prohibition for Level 3 holders under 18, with an exception for contacting a 911 system.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-3a(e), first paragraph. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  13. An adult has never held Level 2 or an equivalent license in another state. What minimum instruction-permit hold applies before the road-skills test?

    Correct answer: 30 days.

    The adult novice route has a 30-day minimum hold. The longer teen Level 1 requirement is a separate rule.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-6(b); regular non-GDL route. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  14. An adult's regular non-GDL permit expires before the driver passes the skills test. What does current DMV guidance require?

    Correct answer: Retake the vision and learner tests and hold the new permit at least 30 days before skills testing.

    DMV says the regular permit is not renewable. After expiration, vision and learner testing and an additional 30-day hold are required.

    Source: Current West Virginia DMV guidance — Regular (Non-GDL) Instruction Permit — expiration and retesting paragraph. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  15. While practicing with a qualified supervisor, may you leave your instruction permit at home because the supervisor has a license?

    Correct answer: No; the permit must be in your immediate possession.

    The statutory practice privilege requires having the permit in immediate possession as well as the required supervision.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-5(a), permit possession and accompaniment. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  16. After becoming a West Virginia resident, within what period must a driver ordinarily apply for a West Virginia license?

    Correct answer: 30 days.

    The current code requires application within 30 days after taking up residence. This question is about becoming a resident, not a temporary visitor.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17B-2-1a(b). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  17. You are having difficulty staying alert during a long trip. What is the safer response?

    Correct answer: Stop in a safe place and rest rather than continue driving tired.

    Fatigue can affect vision and decision time. Temporary stimulation does not replace adequate rest or remove the need to stop driving when too tired.

    Source: West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, Revised 07/2026 — printed p 65 (physical PDF p 75), Fatigue. Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  18. You intend to turn right at a circular red light. No sign or officer prohibits it. What must you do first?

    Correct answer: Stop completely, then yield to pedestrians and conflicting traffic before turning if safe.

    A circular red requires a complete stop. Unless prohibited, a driver may then turn right cautiously after yielding to lawful pedestrians and conflicting traffic.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17C-3-5(c)(1)–(2). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  19. You approach a flashing red traffic light. What should you do?

    Correct answer: Stop completely, then proceed cautiously after yielding as required.

    Flashing red requires a full stop. After stopping, use the applicable right-of-way rules and enter only when safe.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17C-3-7(1). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

  20. Your approach has a flashing yellow traffic light. What is the appropriate response?

    Correct answer: Slow down and proceed with caution while checking the intersection.

    Flashing yellow calls for caution, not a guarantee of a clear path. It differs from flashing red’s full-stop instruction.

    Source: Current West Virginia Code — §17C-3-7(2). Reviewed September 29, 2026. ↗

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When can I get a West Virginia learner permit?

West Virginia's Level 1 instruction permit is available to eligible applicants ages 15 through 17. Teen applicants normally need parent or legal-guardian consent. First-time applicants who are 18 or older use the regular Class E instruction-permit process instead of the teen graduated-licensing permit.

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A first-time applicant age 18 or older submits the regular instruction-permit application and required documents, then completes the vision and knowledge examinations. The regular permit is valid for 180 days. You must hold it for at least 30 days before taking the road test.

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