Free Minnesota Permit Practice Test (2026)
Real questions from the official Minnesota 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:
- Licensing & Permits — 6
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 4
- Sharing the Road — 3
- Signaling & Communication — 3
- Safe Driving — 2
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 2
Heaviest on Licensing & Permits (6 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
20 are Minnesota-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. In Minnesota, refusing a lawful alcohol test:
- Has no penalty
- Is itself an offense with penalties
- Lowers the fine
- Is a reward
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Answer: Is itself an offense with penalties
Test refusal is an offense with its own penalties.
2. A Minnesota commercial driver with detectable alcohol under .04 is:
- Fine
- Put out of service for 24 hours
- Ignored
- Given a bonus
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Answer: Put out of service for 24 hours
Detectable but under .04 puts a CDL driver out of service for 24 hours.
3. Minnesota's Move Over Law requires that, for a stopped authorized vehicle with flashing lights on a multi-lane road, you:
- Move to the lane farthest away if safe
- Honk
- Stop in the lane
- Speed up
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Answer: Move to the lane farthest away if safe
Move to the lane farthest from the stopped vehicle when it is safe.
4. In Minnesota, a pentagon-shaped yellow or fluorescent yellow-green sign marks a:
- Railroad
- Hospital
- School zone
- No-passing zone
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Answer: School zone
The pentagon (5-sided) sign marks a school zone or crossing.
5. A Minnesota teen whose parent takes the parent-awareness class must log at least:
- 60 hours
- 20 hours
- 40 hours of supervised driving (15 at night)
- 30 hours (10 night)
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Answer: 40 hours of supervised driving (15 at night)
With the parent class, log at least 40 supervised hours, including 15 at night.
6. During the first six months of a Minnesota provisional license, you may carry only:
- Any passengers
- One passenger under 20 (unless a parent/guardian is present)
- No passengers
- Three passengers
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Answer: One passenger under 20 (unless a parent/guardian is present)
First six months: only one passenger under 20 unless accompanied by a parent/guardian.
7. In Minnesota, driving over 100 mph will result in:
- A small fine
- Revocation of your driving privileges
- Nothing
- A warning
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Answer: Revocation of your driving privileges
Driving over 100 mph means your license is revoked.
8. In Minnesota, you must be at least what age to ride a moped on the road?
- 15
- 13
- 16
- 18
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Answer: 15
You need to be at least 15 to ride certain mopeds.
9. Minnesota's provisional passenger limits do not count:
- Any friends
- Neighbors
- Immediate family members under 20
- Coworkers
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Answer: Immediate family members under 20
Immediate family members under 20 do not count toward the passenger limit.
10. Keeping a safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead helps you:
- Look important
- React safely to sudden stops
- Save fuel only
- Drive faster
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Answer: React safely to sudden stops
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
11. A Minnesota permit applicant under 18 must show a certificate of enrollment proving they:
- Paid a fee
- Passed a road test
- Completed classroom driver education
- Own a car
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Answer: Completed classroom driver education
The 'Blue Card' certificate of enrollment proves you completed classroom driver education.
12. When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren, you should:
- Speed up
- Pull to the right and stop
- Turn left
- Stop in your lane
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Answer: Pull to the right and stop
Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes.
13. The Minnesota provisional license is the second GDL phase and is valid for:
- 2 years
- 1 year
- 5 years
- 6 months
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Answer: 2 years
The provisional license is valid for two years.
14. An arm extended straight out the driver's window means:
- Left turn
- Slow
- Stop
- Right turn
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Answer: Left turn
Arm straight out = left turn.
15. In Minnesota you must use headlights:
- Only in rain
- At night and when visibility is reduced
- Only on highways
- Only in cities
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Answer: At night and when visibility is reduced
Use headlights at night and whenever visibility is low.
16. During the second six months of a Minnesota provisional license, you may carry no more than:
- Five passengers
- Three passengers under 20 (unless a parent/guardian is present)
- One passenger
- Two passengers
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Answer: Three passengers under 20 (unless a parent/guardian is present)
Second six months: no more than three passengers under 20 unless a parent/guardian is present.
17. In Minnesota, you can be arrested for DWI at an alcohol concentration of:
- .02 or higher
- .10 or higher
- .05 or higher
- .08 or higher
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Answer: .08 or higher
An alcohol concentration of 0.08% or higher is DWI.
18. If you become drowsy while driving in Minnesota, you should:
- Keep going
- Open a window only
- Pull over safely and rest
- Speed up
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Answer: Pull over safely and rest
Only rest cures drowsiness — pull over.
19. Unless otherwise posted, the Minnesota speed limit in an alley is:
- 15 mph
- 5 mph
- 10 mph
- 20 mph
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Answer: 10 mph
Under ideal conditions, the limit in alleys is 10 mph.
20. The only thing that lowers your alcohol concentration is:
- Time
- A shower
- Coffee
- Food
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Answer: Time
Only time removes alcohol from your body.