West Virginia Permit Test: Licensing Practice Questions

Correct answer: Vertical and blue

Licenses for ages 18–20 are vertical and color-coded blue so police and retailers can quickly see the holder is under 21.

Source: Chapter I: Driver's License Information – Driver's License Color-Coding

Correct answer: A licensed driver who is 21 or older

A regular instruction permit allows driving only when a licensed driver 21 or older occupies the front seat.

Source: Chapter I: Driver's License Information – Regular Instruction Permit

Correct answer: Six months

The regular instruction permit is valid for six months; if it expires, you must retake both the vision and knowledge tests.

Source: Chapter I: Driver's License Information – Regular Instruction Permit

Correct answer: At least 30 days

Adults who were never licensed at Level 2 or a comparable level must keep the instruction permit at least 30 days before the road skills test.

Source: Chapter I: Driver's License Information – Regular Instruction Permit

Correct answer: Within 30 days

New residents who want to drive in WV must apply for a WV driver's license within 30 days.

Source: Chapter I: Driver's License Information – New Resident

Correct answer: 20 days

You must notify the DMV in writing within 20 days of an address change; telling the Post Office does not update your DMV record.

Source: Chapter I: Driver's License Information – In-State Change of Address

Correct answer: The full exam process as a first-time applicant

Anyone renewing a WV license expired three years or more must retest and go through the full examination process as a first-time applicant.

Source: Chapter I: Driver's License Information – Expired Driver's License

Correct answer: Two

First-time applicants must bring two proofs of WV residency showing their name and physical address; PO Box addresses are not accepted.

Source: Chapter I: Driver's License Information – Proof Documents Required

Correct answer: In a year when your age is divisible by five

Licenses expire in a year when your age is divisible by five (25, 30, 35, ...), on your birthday, and are normally valid for five years.

Source: Chapter I: Driver's License Information – Drive for Five

Correct answer: A misdemeanor, unless you later show a license that was valid

Drivers must show their license or permit on demand; failing to is a misdemeanor, but you will not be convicted if it was valid at the time and you produce it in court or at the officer's office.

Source: Chapter I: Driver's License Information – Carry Your License

Correct answer: 20/40 or better, with or without regular lenses

You pass with 20/40 or better (with or without glasses or contacts); bi-optic or telescopic lenses may not be used to meet the standard.

Source: Chapter IV: Examination Procedures – Vision Screening

Correct answer: 19 of 25

The automated knowledge test has 25 questions and you must answer 19 correctly; unanswered questions when time runs out count as wrong.

Source: Chapter IV: Examination Procedures – Knowledge Examination

Correct answer: Not within one week

Under WV Code §17B-2-6, an applicant who fails may not be tested twice within one week.

Source: Chapter IV: Examination Procedures – Retest Information

Correct answer: A short DUI awareness course

All first-time applicants and out-of-state transfers must complete a short DUI awareness course, given after the road skills test, and receive a card or stamp.

Source: Chapter IV: Examination Procedures – DUI Awareness Cards

Correct answer: Using your wireless communication device at any time

Any use of a wireless device, not wearing a seat belt, failing to yield, or driving over a curb are among the automatic failures on the road test.

Source: Chapter IV: Examination Procedures – Road Skills Test Automatic Failures