Pennsylvania Permit Test: Teen & Provisional Drivers Practice Questions

Correct answer: 65, including 10 at night and 5 in bad weather

Drivers under 18 need at least 65 hours of skill-building, with at least 10 hours at night and 5 hours in bad weather.

Source: Chapter 1 – Applying for a Learner's Permit

Correct answer: Six months

Drivers under 18 must wait the mandatory six months from the permit issue date before the road test.

Source: Chapter 1 – Applying for a Learner's Permit

Correct answer: A licensed driver 21+, or a licensed parent, guardian or spouse 18+

Supervision must be by a licensed driver at least 21, or a licensed parent, guardian, person in loco parentis or spouse who is 18 or older, seated in front.

Source: Chapter 1 – Junior Learner's Permit / Junior Driver's License Information

Correct answer: In the front seat

The supervising driver must sit in the front seat.

Source: Chapter 1 – Junior Learner's Permit / Junior Driver's License Information

Correct answer: 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Junior licensees may not drive from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. unless with a parent, guardian, person in loco parentis or spouse 18+, or for work, charitable service or volunteer fire duty with a notarized affidavit.

Source: Chapter 1 – Junior Learner's Permit / Junior Driver's License Information

Correct answer: A notarized affidavit or employer authorization

Employment during restricted hours is allowed with a notarized affidavit or certificate of authorization from the employer kept with the license.

Source: Chapter 1 – Junior Learner's Permit / Junior Driver's License Information

Correct answer: One

For the first six months, a junior driver may carry no more than one non-family passenger under 18 unless a parent, guardian or spouse 18+ is along.

Source: Chapter 1 – Junior Learner's Permit / Junior Driver's License Information

Correct answer: Three

After six months the limit rises to three such passengers, but not for a junior driver with an at-fault crash or any driving conviction.

Source: Chapter 1 – Junior Learner's Permit / Junior Driver's License Information

Correct answer: No more than the number of seat belts

Drivers under 18 cannot carry more passengers than there are seat belts in the vehicle.

Source: Chapter 1 – Junior Learner's Permit / Junior Driver's License Information

Correct answer: A mandatory 90-day suspension

Junior drivers receive a mandatory 90-day suspension for six or more points or for driving 26 mph or more over the limit.

Source: Chapter 1 – Junior Learner's Permit / Junior Driver's License Information

Correct answer: 120 days

The first such suspension of a driver under 18 is 90 days; any additional occurrence brings a 120-day suspension.

Source: Chapter 4 – The Pennsylvania Point System

Correct answer: Hold it a year with no at-fault crash or conviction

After a year on a junior license you may apply (form DL-59) if you passed approved driver training, had no at-fault crash or conviction for a year and have parental consent.

Source: Chapter 1 – Junior Learner's Permit / Junior Driver's License Information

Correct answer: At age 18

A junior license automatically becomes a regular driver's license when you turn 18.

Source: Chapter 1 – Junior Learner's Permit / Junior Driver's License Information

Correct answer: Seven days

Pennsylvania law requires drivers under 18 who fail the road test to wait seven days before retesting.

Source: Chapter 1 – Tests