Wisconsin Permit Test: Teen & Provisional Drivers Practice Questions
Permit rules, passenger and nighttime limits, phone rules for minors.
Question 1
Who may take the Wisconsin knowledge test online for a fee instead of at a DMV service center?
Correct answer: Applicants ages 15 through 17
Applicants between 15 and 17 can take the knowledge test online for a $10 fee; testing at a DMV service center is free.
Source: Section 1: Driving Test Requirements β C. Knowledge Test
Question 2
An applicant under 18 needs an adult sponsor to sign the license application. What does the sponsor accept by signing?
Correct answer: Legal and financial responsibility for the minor's driving
The sponsor accepts liability, meaning they are legally and financially responsible for incidents caused by the minor's driving.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β A. Sponsorship
Question 3
When may a sponsor withdraw sponsorship of a teen driver?
Correct answer: At any time
A sponsor may remove their sponsorship at any time.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β A. Sponsorship
Question 4
Besides accepting liability, what does a teen's sponsor verify?
Correct answer: That the teen is enrolled in school and not habitually truant
The sponsor confirms the teen is enrolled in a school program and is not habitually truant, and later verifies the teen's practice driving hours.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β A. Sponsorship
Question 5
A 16-year-old does not live with a parent or legal guardian. Which of these people may sign as the sponsor?
Correct answer: A grandparent
If the teen does not live with a parent or guardian, a grandparent, aunt or uncle, sibling or spouse 18 or older, or foster parent may sponsor.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β A. Sponsorship
Question 6
Until what age must a Wisconsin driver keep a sponsor?
Correct answer: 18
A sponsor is required while you are under 18, including through the probationary license phase.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β A. Sponsorship
Question 7
What is the minimum age to get a Wisconsin instruction permit?
Correct answer: 15
You must be at least 15, pass the knowledge, signs and vision tests, and be enrolled in driver education to get a permit before 18.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β B. Instruction Permit
Question 8
Besides passing the tests, what must a 15-year-old have to get an instruction permit?
Correct answer: Enrollment in driver education, including behind-the-wheel
Applicants under 18 must be enrolled in driver education, including the behind-the-wheel portion; the school provides a signed application (MV3001).
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β B. Instruction Permit
Question 9
A 15-year-old permit holder wants to practice with a licensed 24-year-old family friend who is not a parent, guardian or instructor. What is required?
Correct answer: Written permission from the teen's parent or guardian
Any licensed person 21 or older can supervise, but for a permit holder under 18 they need written authorization from the minor's parent or guardian first.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β B. Instruction Permit
Question 10
What is the minimum age for a parent, guardian or spouse to supervise a permit holder?
Correct answer: 19
A parent, guardian or spouse must be 19 or older (with a valid regular license and two years of experience); other adults must be 21 or older.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β B. Instruction Permit
Question 11
A permit holder wants to practice driving after dark. Who must sit beside them?
Correct answer: A qualified instructor, or a licensed person 25+ with two years' experience
During hours of darkness the permit holder must be accompanied by a qualified instructor or a licensed person 25 or older with at least two years of licensed experience in the seat beside them.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β B. Instruction Permit
Question 12
A permit holder 16 or older has a qualified supervisor in the front seat. Who else may ride in a seat other than the front?
Correct answer: One other licensed person 25 or older with two years' experience
From age 16, in addition to the supervisor, one other licensed person 25 or older with two years of experience may sit somewhere other than the front seat (immediate family may also ride in back).
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β B. Instruction Permit
Question 13
A driver under 18 must hold the instruction permit for at least how long before getting a probationary license?
Correct answer: Six months
Under 18, you need your permit for at least six months, must be 16, and must show you completed driver education.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β C. Probationary License
Question 14
How many total hours of supervised practice driving must a teen complete before the probationary license?
Correct answer: 50 hours
Teens must log at least 50 hours of supervised driving, and the sponsor verifies the total.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β C. Probationary License
Question 15
Of a teen's required supervised practice hours, how many must be done during darkness?
Correct answer: 10
At least 10 of the 50 required hours must be driven during darkness; the other 40 are daylight hours.
Source: Section 2: Progression of Licenses β C. Probationary License