Washington Permit Test: Licensing Practice Questions

Correct answer: 30 days

New residents who are licensed in another state have 30 days to obtain a Washington driver license.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.5 New Residents

Correct answer: Within 10 days

If your address changes, update it in License Express within 10 days. Name changes must be made in a driver licensing office.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.16 Additional Services

Correct answer: 15½

Without a driver training course you can take the knowledge exam after turning 15½; with a course you can apply for a permit as early as 15.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.8 Getting a Personal Driver License

Correct answer: At 15

If you are enrolling in a driver training course, you can apply for your permit as early as 15, 1 to 10 days before the course starts.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.8 Getting a Personal Driver License

Correct answer: 1 year, renewable for a fee

Your permit is valid for 1 year and can be renewed for a fee.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.8 Getting a Personal Driver License

Correct answer: 2 years

After you pass the knowledge exam, you have two years to complete the skills exam; wait too long and you may have to retake the knowledge exam.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.12 Personal Driver License Exams

Correct answer: Only you and the examiner

Only you and the examiner are allowed in the vehicle, with exceptions for service animals and sign language interpreters.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.12 Personal Driver License Exams

Correct answer: Proof of current liability insurance

The vehicle must be legally licensed and registered, have proof of current liability insurance, and be safe, with working brake lights, signal lights and seat belts.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.12 Personal Driver License Exams

Correct answer: Up to one year before

You can renew your license up to one year before it expires, online through License Express or at a licensing office.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.15 Maintaining Your License

Correct answer: Retake the knowledge and skills exams

If your license is 8 or more years expired, you'll need to retake the skills and knowledge exams.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.15 Maintaining Your License

Correct answer: Driving without insurance

Reasons include violating intermediate license restrictions, accumulating moving violations or unresolved citations, DUI, reckless driving, endangering workers, and driving without insurance.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.15 Maintaining Your License

Correct answer: 5 or more years

Adults with a permit practice with a licensed driver who has 5 or more years of experience before passing the skills exam.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.8 Getting a Personal Driver License

Correct answer: It is noted on your license; always wear them

DOL checks your vision before issuing a license. If you use corrective lenses, it is recorded on your license, and you should always wear them when driving.

Source: Chapter 1: Licenses – 1.9 Health

Correct answer: 5 days

File a Vehicle Report of Sale within 5 days of selling, trading, gifting or disposing of a vehicle. The buyer has 15 days to transfer ownership.

Source: Chapter 2: Vehicles – 2.1 Report of Sale

Correct answer: 15 days

The purchaser must bring the signed title to a licensing office to transfer ownership within 15 days to avoid penalty fees.

Source: Chapter 2: Vehicles – 2.1 Report of Sale