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Arizona Permit Practice Test

A free Arizona permit practice test: 10 questions written from the Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (99-0117), each with the right answer and the reason. The real test has 30 questions and you need 24 right to pass.

10 questions. Pick an answer to see if you are right.

  1. 1. How old must you be to get a graduated instruction permit in Arizona?

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    Answer: B. 15 years and 6 months

    Arizona issues a graduated instruction permit once you are at least 15 and a half and have passed the written test.

    Source: Classes of Licenses: Instruction Permit, p. 12

  2. 2. Who must ride with you when you drive on an Arizona graduated instruction permit?

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    Answer: C. A licensed driver aged 21 or older in the seat beside you

    A permit holder must have a Class A, B, C or D licensed driver who is at least 21 sitting next to them.

    Source: Classes of Licenses: Instruction Permit, p. 12

  3. 3. How long must you have held an Arizona instruction permit before you can apply for a graduated license?

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    Answer: D. 6 months

    An applicant for a Class G graduated license must have held an Arizona instruction permit for at least six months, and it must still be valid.

    Source: Graduated License (Class G), p. 13

  4. 4. If a teen does not take an approved driver education program, how much supervised practice must a parent certify before the graduated license?

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    Answer: A. 30 hours, including at least 10 at night

    Arizona asks for 30 hours of supervised driving, 10 of them at night, unless the teen completes an MVD-approved driver education program.

    Source: Graduated License (Class G), p. 13

  5. 5. During the first 6 months with a graduated license, between which hours may a teen not drive unless an exception applies?

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    Answer: B. Midnight and 5 a.m.

    For the first six months, graduated drivers stay off the road from midnight to 5 a.m. unless a licensed parent is in the front seat or they are going straight to or from school events, work, religious activities or a family emergency.

    Source: Graduated License (Class G): Restrictions, p. 12

  6. 6. In the first 6 months of a graduated license, how many passengers under 18 may a teen carry if they are not siblings and no parent is aboard?

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    Answer: C. One

    A new graduated driver may have no more than one passenger under 18, unless the extra passengers are siblings or a licensed parent or guardian sits in front.

    Source: Graduated License (Class G): Restrictions, p. 12

  7. 7. A driver under 18 with a graduated license is convicted of a second traffic violation. What is the penalty?

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    Answer: A. A 3-month suspension of the driving privilege

    The first conviction means Traffic Survival School; the second brings a 3-month suspension, and the third a 6-month suspension.

    Source: Graduated License (Class G): Penalties, p. 13

  8. 8. You have pulled completely off an Arizona highway because a severe dust storm has hit. What does the manual tell you to do with your lights and brake pedal?

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    Answer: C. Switch off your lights and lift your foot off the brake pedal

    Arizona's dust storm advice is to get fully off the road, then switch your lights off, lift your foot off the brake, and wait buckled in until the storm passes.

    Source: Section 5: Weather Conditions, Dust Storms, p. 55

  9. 9. What is the highest posted speed limit at which Arizona allows a motorcyclist to pass between vehicles stopped in the same lane (lane filtering)?

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    Answer: B. 45 mph

    Lane filtering is legal only on a road with at least two lanes going the same way, a posted limit of 45 mph or less, and the motorcycle going no faster than 15 mph. Expect it and check your mirrors in stopped traffic.

    Source: Section 4: Sharing the Road with a Motorcycle, Lane Position, p. 51

  10. 10. In Arizona you may not pass another vehicle when you are within how many feet of a railroad crossing?

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    Answer: B. 100 feet

    Passing is not allowed within 100 feet of a railroad crossing, a street crossing, or a bridge, tunnel or underpass that blocks your view.

    Source: Section 2: Do Not Pass, p. 28

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How the Arizona knowledge test works

Questions
30
To pass
24 (80%)
Learner permit from
age 15 1/2

The permit (written) test has 30 multiple-choice questions, and you need a score of 80 percent or higher, which is 24 correct, to pass; anyone who has never held a U.S. driver license must pass it, whatever their age. Source.

You can get a graduated instruction permit at 15 years and 6 months. You must hold it for at least 6 months before a graduated license, and either finish an approved driver education course or have a parent certify 30 hours of supervised practice, 10 of them at night. Source.

The questions come from the Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (99-0117) (Revised March 2026, read 2026-10-12), which is what the real test is written from. Read it alongside these questions: every answer above names the section it comes from.

Arizona rules worth knowing before the test

  • Graduated and operator instruction permits each last 12 months. Source
  • You must be at least 18 to apply for a Class D operator license; drivers aged 16 and 17 get a Class G graduated license. Source
  • An applicant under 18 needs an adult, usually a parent, to sign the application in front of an MVD agent or notary, and that adult takes on responsibility for the teen's driving. Source
  • Teens under 18 can take the permit test at home through AZ MVD Now, with a parent or legal guardian supervising. Source
  • Arizona law bars holding or supporting a phone or other wireless device while driving; hands-free and voice-to-text use is allowed. Source
  • Traffic fines double in highway work zones. Source

Signs, markings and signals

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Questions about the Arizona permit test

How many questions are on the Arizona permit test?

The permit (written) test has 30 multiple-choice questions, and you need a score of 80 percent or higher, which is 24 correct, to pass; anyone who has never held a U.S. driver license must pass it, whatever their age. Source: Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD).

What score do I need to pass?

24 right out of 30, which is 80%. This practice test marks you against the same share the real test asks for.

How old do I have to be for a learner’s permit in Arizona?

You can get a graduated instruction permit at 15 years and 6 months. You must hold it for at least 6 months before a graduated license, and either finish an approved driver education course or have a parent certify 30 hours of supervised practice, 10 of them at night. Source: Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD).

Is this the official Arizona test?

No. This is an independent practice test, not part of the Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD). Every question is written in our own words from the Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide (99-0117) or the state’s other official pages, and each answer names the section it comes from. The real test is taken with the Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (ADOT MVD).

What does the Pass Pack add?

All 71 questions for Arizona (the 30 written from the handbook and 41 road signs, markings and signals), full 30-question practice exams marked against the pass mark, and your missed questions kept on this device. It costs US$9.99 once and covers every state we cover. See the Pass Pack.