Virginia Permit Practice Test 6 (2026)

Question 1 of 20

A new Virginia resident who drives must get a Virginia license within how long?

1. 30 days
2. 60 days
3. One year

Question 2 of 20

May you turn right on a red light in Virginia?

1. Never
2. Yes, after a complete stop and yielding, unless a sign or red arrow prohibits it
3. Yes, without stopping

Question 3 of 20

When can you be charged with drinking while driving based on an open container?

1. Any closed bottle in the trunk
2. Never
3. Open container in the passenger area, partly consumed, and signs you have been drinking

Question 4 of 20

You move to a new address in Virginia. How soon must you tell DMV?

1. Within 30 days
2. Within 10 days
3. Within one year

Question 5 of 20

What can happen if you provide alcohol to someone under 21?

1. A fine up to $2,500, license suspension up to a year and 12 months in jail
2. Nothing
3. A $25 fine

Question 6 of 20

Can you drive in Virginia with only an international driver's license?

1. No; it is only a translation, not a license
2. Yes, for one year
3. Yes, if bought online

Question 7 of 20

What does Virginia's implied consent law mean?

1. By driving on public roads you agree to take a breath test on request
2. You may always refuse tests
3. Only commercial drivers are tested

Question 8 of 20

How do you receive your new Virginia driver's license?

1. At the counter the same day
2. By email
3. By mail

Question 9 of 20

What extra penalty applies to a DUI with a passenger 17 or younger?

1. Nothing extra
2. An additional mandatory five-day jail term and an extra fine
3. A warning

Question 10 of 20

What does this sign mean?

1. The divided highway ends
2. A divided highway begins; keep right
3. Road closed

Question 11 of 20

What does this sign warn of?

1. A divided highway begins
2. A narrow bridge
3. The divided highway ends; traffic goes both ways

Question 12 of 20

What does this sign warn of?

1. A pedestrian crossing
2. A school bus stop
3. A playground only

Question 13 of 20

When are roads most slippery in rain?

1. During the first half-hour
2. After several hours
3. When it stops

Question 14 of 20

What does this sign mean?

1. Crossroad
2. The road ends ahead; turn right or left after yielding
3. Road narrows

Question 15 of 20

What does this sign mean?

1. Traffic flows only in the direction of the arrow
2. Turn here
3. Detour

Question 16 of 20

Before driving after a snowfall, what must you clear?

1. Only the windshield
2. Snow and ice from the whole car, including the roof
3. Nothing

Question 17 of 20

What does this sign with a cross warn of?

1. A hospital
2. A church
3. An intersection ahead

Question 18 of 20

You pass this sign. What should you do?

1. Keep going
2. Speed up
3. Slow down, pull over and turn around carefully

Question 19 of 20

When visibility or road conditions are bad, how much following distance should you keep?

1. Half
2. Double your normal following distance
3. The same

Question 20 of 20

What does this sign warn of?

1. A winding road with a series of curves
2. A slippery road
3. A steep hill