Illinois Permit Test: Licensing Practice Questions

Correct answer: Class D

A driver seeking a basic license to operate a car in Illinois is issued a Class D license.

Source: Chapter 1: Illinois Driver's License

Correct answer: 90 days, or before your license expires

New residents must obtain an Illinois license within 90 days or before their current license expires, whichever comes first.

Source: Chapter 1: Illinois Driver's License

Correct answer: 10 days

Report an address change within 10 days of moving; a legal name change requires a corrected license within 30 days.

Source: Chapter 1: Illinois Driver's License

Correct answer: Within 30 days

You must apply for a corrected driver's license or ID within 30 days of a legal name change.

Source: Chapter 1: Illinois Driver's License

Correct answer: Three months after the driver's 21st birthday

Licenses are generally valid four years, but for drivers under 21 they expire three months after the 21st birthday.

Source: Chapter 1: Illinois Driver's License

Correct answer: Every year

Drivers 81–86 renew every two years, and drivers 87 and older renew annually.

Source: Chapter 1: Illinois Driver's License

Correct answer: Within 10 days of becoming aware of it

You must report such a condition within 10 days, or your license may be canceled.

Source: Chapter 1: Illinois Driver's License

Correct answer: 20/40, with or without corrective lenses

You need 20/40 acuity; drivers between 20/41 and 20/70 are limited to daylight driving, and 140° peripheral vision is required.

Source: Chapter 2: Driver's License Exams

Correct answer: Daylight driving only

Drivers with acuity between 20/41 and 20/70 are limited to daylight driving only.

Source: Chapter 2: Driver's License Exams

Correct answer: At least 140 degrees

Applicants need at least 140 degrees of peripheral vision, with or without corrective lenses.

Source: Chapter 2: Driver's License Exams

Correct answer: Three attempts within one year

You are allowed three attempts to pass each exam within one year of paying the application fee.

Source: Chapter 2: Driver's License Exams

Correct answer: They fail and may not retake it for 30 days

Anyone found cheating fails the exam and is barred from retaking it for 30 days.

Source: Chapter 2: Driver's License Exams

Correct answer: About 50 feet

You back the vehicle about 50 feet slowly, straight and smoothly, turning your head to watch the rear.

Source: Chapter 2: Driver's License Exams

Correct answer: Only the examiner

Only the examiner may be in the vehicle; children and pets are not allowed.

Source: Chapter 2: Driver's License Exams

Correct answer: Revocation is indefinite withdrawal; suspension is temporary

A revocation is the indefinite withdrawal of driving privileges (reapply after at least a year); a suspension is a temporary loss.

Source: Chapter 8: Driver's License Revocation, Suspension, Denial and Cancellation