Sample License Rules questions
A 16-year-old wants an instruction permit. How much classroom driver education must be done first?
None at all 60 hours, plus a road test 10 hours, with no behind-the-wheel 30 hours, plus enrollment in behind-the-wheel Show the answer
30 hours, plus enrollment in behind-the-wheel
A student in a concurrent course may instead test after its first 15 classroom hours.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 1, Your instruction permit, p. 13
You are 22 and just got your first permit. How long must you hold it before the road test?
Six months One month One year Three months Show the answer
Three months
Applicants aged 19 or older need three months on the permit.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 1, Graduated Driver's Licensing (GDL) system, p. 13; If you are 18 and older, p. 14
You have failed the road test four times. What must you do before you can test again?
Pay a $100 retest fee Get six or more hours of in-car instruction Wait one full year before retesting Retake the written test Show the answer
Get six or more hours of in-car instruction
The training must be with a licensed instructor.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 1, Vehicle control skills and driving performance, p. 12
What is the minimum peripheral vision for a Minnesota license?
105 degrees 140 degrees 85 degrees 180 degrees Show the answer
105 degrees
Below 105 degrees, you are sent to an eye doctor, whose report decides whether you may drive.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 1, The vision screening, p. 10
What kinds of questions are on the Minnesota Class D written test?
Matching signs to their names only Multiple choice and true-or-false Short written essays on traffic law Fill-in-the-blank questions only Show the answer
Multiple choice and true-or-false
It covers Minnesota traffic laws and road signs.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 1, The written test, p. 10
You have failed the written test twice in a row. What happens when you take it a third time?
You pay a $100 fee You wait six months You pay a $10 fee You retake driver education Show the answer
You pay a $10 fee
The third attempt and every later one cost $10.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 1, The written test, p. 10
How many times may you take the Class D written test in one day?
Once Three times As often as you like Twice Show the answer
Once
Only one written attempt is allowed per day.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 1, The written test, p. 10
A 17-year-old wants the under-21 license. How long must the provisional license have been held without disqualifying convictions?
12 straight months 6 straight months 24 straight months 18 straight months Show the answer
12 straight months
The record must be free of alcohol, drug and crash-related convictions, with at most one other moving violation.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 1, Getting your under 21 Class D driver's license, p. 16
In your first six months with a provisional license and no parent along, how many passengers under 20 may you carry, not counting family?
Show the answer
One
Only one passenger under 20 is allowed in that period unless a parent or guardian rides along.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 1, Passenger limitations, p. 15
Under Vanessa's Law, an unlicensed 16-year-old is convicted of an alcohol-related driving offense. When can the teen next get a permit?
After 30 days Not until age 18 After six months On the next birthday Show the answer
Not until age 18
Unlicensed teens with such a conviction must wait until they turn 18.
Source: Minnesota Driver's Manual, Chapter 1, Vanessa's Law, p. 15
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We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Minnesota Driver's Manual (June 2026 (cover), English PDF, read 2026-11-09. Page numbers cited are the manual's printed ones (PDF page = printed page + 3). Where the manual is silent, Minnesota Statutes and Rules on revisor.mn.gov are the source. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.
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