New York Permit Test: Teen & Provisional Drivers Practice Questions

Correct answer: A parent, guardian, driver-ed teacher or driving instructor age 21+

Upstate, 5 AM–9 PM any licensed driver 21+ may supervise; 9 PM–5 AM it must be a parent, guardian, person in loco parentis, driver-ed teacher or instructor age 21+.

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – The Learner Permit and Road Test

Correct answer: No

In NYC and Long Island, junior permit holders must not drive from 9 PM to 5 AM.

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – The Learner Permit and Road Test

Correct answer: It must have dual controls (dual brakes)

In the five boroughs, a junior permit holder must drive with a parent, guardian, driver-ed teacher or instructor in a vehicle with dual controls.

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – The Learner Permit and Road Test

Correct answer: The supervising driver

If you hold a junior permit, the only front-seat passenger allowed is your supervising driver.

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – The Learner Permit and Road Test

Correct answer: No more than one

You cannot drive with more than one passenger under 21 unless they are immediate family (or, with a permit, your supervisor is a parent, guardian or instructor).

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – The Learner Permit and Road Test

Correct answer: At least 50, including 15 after sunset

Form MV-262 certifies at least 50 hours of practice, including at least 15 hours after sunset.

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – The Learner Permit and Road Test

Correct answer: At least six months

A junior permit must be held in valid status for at least six months, excluding any suspended or revoked time.

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – The Learner Permit and Road Test

Correct answer: 15 years and 11 months

Students at least 15 years and 11 months old can take the written test online at participating high schools.

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – The Learner Permit and Road Test

Correct answer: Only directly between home and work or a school course

Upstate, from 9 PM to 5 AM a junior licensee may drive alone only directly between home and employment or a school course; otherwise a parent or guardian must ride along.

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – Junior Operator Restrictions

Correct answer: No

Junior licensees must not drive in New York City at any time.

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – Regional Restrictions for a Junior License chart (NYS Driver's Manual MV-21, PDF p. 16; NYC column reads 'You must NOT drive' in both time rows, checked by text position)

Correct answer: A Certificate of Employment (MV-58A) or a signed, dated employer letter

Carry proof of employment: form MV-58A or, upstate only, a dated and signed letter from the employer.

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – Junior Operator Restrictions

Correct answer: 60-day suspension

Junior permits or licenses are suspended for 60 days for one serious violation (3+ points) or two other violations.

Source: Chapter 2: How to Keep Your License – Special Rules for Drivers with Junior Permits and Licenses

Correct answer: 120-day suspension

Junior and probationary drivers receive a 120-day suspension for a first texting or cell phone conviction.

Source: Chapter 2: How to Keep Your License – Special Rules for Drivers with Junior Permits and Licenses

Correct answer: The license is revoked for 60 days

A serious violation or two others within six months after restoration results in a 60-day revocation.

Source: Chapter 2: How to Keep Your License – Special Rules for Drivers with Junior Permits and Licenses

Correct answer: Have an MV-285 on file and exchange the junior license at a DMV office

With a Student Certificate of Completion (MV-285) on file, bring the junior license to a motor vehicle office to exchange it; otherwise junior restrictions apply until 18.

Source: Chapter 1: Driver Licenses – The Learner Permit and Road Test