Free Arizona Permit Practice Test 3 (2026)
Real questions from the official Arizona driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 5
- Sharing the Road — 3
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 3
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 2
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 2
- Vehicle Equipment — 2
- Adverse Conditions — 1
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 1
- Licensing & Permits — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (5 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
5 are Arizona-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. Arizona law requires you to carry:
- Proof of the required liability insurance
- Only registration
- Only a warranty
- Nothing
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Answer: Proof of the required liability insurance
You must carry the required liability insurance to operate a vehicle.
2. You must obey posted limits and never drive faster than is:
- The fastest car
- Reasonable and safe for conditions
- 10 over
- Fun
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Answer: Reasonable and safe for conditions
Never drive faster than is reasonable and safe for road, traffic, and weather.
3. For the first 6 months with a Class G license, you may NOT drive between:
- Midnight and 5:00 a.m. (with exceptions)
- 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.
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Answer: Midnight and 5:00 a.m. (with exceptions)
No driving midnight–5 a.m. for the first 6 months, unless a parent/guardian (licensed) is in the front seat or you're going to/from school activity or work.
4. Arizona's minimum property-damage liability coverage is:
- $10,000
- $15,000
- $25,000
- $5,000
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Answer: $15,000
Minimum property damage liability is $15,000.
5. When passing a bicyclist, you should:
- Give room and pass only when safe
- Speed up
- Honk and pass
- Pass close
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Answer: Give room and pass only when safe
Give bicyclists room and pass only when safe.
6. What does this sign mean?
- Trucks are not allowed on this road
- Truck route
- Truck parking
- Weigh station
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Answer: Trucks are not allowed on this road
A truck with a red slash means trucks are prohibited on that road.
7. A yield sign is shaped as a(n):
- Downward triangle
- Rectangle
- Octagon
- Circle
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Answer: Downward triangle
The yield sign is a downward-pointing triangle.
8. Children near the road are unpredictable, so you should:
- Honk to move them
- Slow down and be ready to stop
- Assume they'll stay put
- Speed past quickly
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Answer: Slow down and be ready to stop
Kids can dart into the road — slow down and be ready to stop near them.
9. The maximum time you should spend in a truck's blind spot while passing is:
- 10 minutes
- As long as you like
- As little as possible — pass through it steadily
- Until it honks
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Answer: As little as possible — pass through it steadily
Move through a truck's blind spots quickly and steadily when passing.
10. The proper way to take a curve is to:
- Coast in neutral
- Brake hard in the middle of the curve
- Speed up through it
- Slow down before entering the curve
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Answer: Slow down before entering the curve
Reduce speed before the curve, then accelerate gently through it.
11. A solid white line at the edge of the road marks:
- A bike lane always
- The right edge of the travel lane
- The center
- No parking
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Answer: The right edge of the travel lane
The solid white edge line marks the right edge of your lane.
12. A round sign always means:
- School
- Railroad crossing warning
- Stop
- Yield
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Answer: Railroad crossing warning
The only round sign is the railroad advance-warning sign.
13. 'Buzzed' driving after just a couple of drinks is:
- Still impaired driving — reactions and judgment are already affected
- Legal under .08 so it's fine
- Only risky for new drivers
- Perfectly safe
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Answer: Still impaired driving — reactions and judgment are already affected
Impairment begins with the first drink; 'buzzed' driving is impaired driving.
14. You come up behind a vehicle displaying an orange triangle emblem. You should:
- Tailgate it
- Pass immediately on any side
- Slow down — it is a slow-moving vehicle traveling under 25 MPH
- Honk to make it speed up
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Answer: Slow down — it is a slow-moving vehicle traveling under 25 MPH
The orange triangle marks a slow-moving vehicle (under 25 MPH). Slow down and pass only when safe.
15. From a one-way street onto another one-way street, a left turn should begin from:
- The left-most lane
- The right lane
- The shoulder
- The center
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Answer: The left-most lane
Turn left from the left-most lane and into the left lane of the one-way you enter.
16. After driving through deep water, your brakes may be wet. To dry them, you should:
- Do nothing
- Turn off the engine
- Drive slowly while lightly applying the brakes
- Pump hard once
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Answer: Drive slowly while lightly applying the brakes
Test and dry wet brakes by driving slowly and gently pressing the brake pedal.
17. When two lanes must merge in heavy traffic, drivers should:
- Take turns ('zipper' merge) — alternate one by one
- Block the other lane
- Stop and wait
- Race for the gap
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Answer: Take turns ('zipper' merge) — alternate one by one
Alternate like a zipper — one car from each lane at a time keeps traffic flowing safely.
18. A 'DEAD END' or 'NO OUTLET' sign means:
- A one-way
- A detour
- A through road
- The road does not go through
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Answer: The road does not go through
These signs mean the road ends or has no through route.
19. Before backing up, you should:
- Rely only on mirrors
- Look behind you over your shoulder and back slowly
- Honk and go
- Use the camera only
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Answer: Look behind you over your shoulder and back slowly
Turn and look behind you (not just mirrors/camera) and back slowly.
20. At a four-way stop with a car directly across turning left as you go straight:
- Both stop forever
- You (going straight) generally have the right-of-way
- They go first
- Largest goes
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Answer: You (going straight) generally have the right-of-way
Through traffic generally has priority over a car turning left across your path.