Minnesota Permit Practice Test
Free practice for the Minnesota learner's permit knowledge test. Every question can be read aloud, with each word highlighted as it is spoken. A wrong answer is never a penalty: you get a hint and try again.
Start practicingThe Minnesota knowledge test
- You need 80% correct to pass.
- The state also gives the test in Spanish.
Practice questions
155 practice questions for Minnesota: 26 about Minnesota rules and 129 about signs, signals and markings that are the same in every state. Free: every question, hints and read-aloud. No sign-up.
Languages
- Every question: English, Español.
- The 129 national questions (signs, signals, road markings) also in 中文, Tiếng Việt, Tagalog, العربية. In these languages the Minnesota questions show in English for now.
5 sample questions
1. In Minnesota, what is the youngest age to get an instruction permit?
- 14 years old
- 15 years old (correct answer)
- 16 years old
- 17 years old
Answer: B. You can get a Minnesota instruction permit at 15 after starting driver education, so you can practice before the provisional license at 16.
Minnesota handbook, page 13.
2. In Minnesota, may a 16-year-old with a provisional license use a hands-free phone while driving?
- Yes, hands-free is always allowed
- Yes, but only on freeways
- No, not even hands-free (correct answer)
- Yes, for calls under one minute
Answer: C. A Minnesota driver under 18 with a permit or provisional license may not use a phone while the car is moving, hand-held or hands-free.
Minnesota handbook, page 14.
3. In Minnesota, on a road with two lanes your way, you approach a stopped ambulance with flashing lights on the shoulder. What does the law require?
- Stay in your lane and keep your speed
- Move one full lane away, if safe (correct answer)
- Stop on the shoulder behind it
- Speed up to pass it quickly
Answer: B. Minnesota's Ted Foss Move Over law requires you to move one full lane away from a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights; if that is not safe, slow down.
Minnesota handbook, page 44.
4. In Minnesota, unless a sign says otherwise, what is the speed limit in an urban district?
- 30 mph (correct answer)
- 25 mph
- 35 mph
- 40 mph
Answer: A. Minnesota law sets 30 mph in an urban district when no other limit is posted, because homes, businesses and people are close to the road.
Minnesota handbook, page 26.
5. In Minnesota, how old must the licensed driver be who supervises a permit holder under 18?
- At least 16
- At least 18
- At least 21 (correct answer)
- At least 25
Answer: C. A Minnesota permit holder under 18 must drive with a licensed driver who is at least 21, so an experienced adult is guiding them.
Minnesota handbook, page 13.
Official handbook
The questions are based on the official Minnesota driver handbook. Read it too:
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