West Virginia Permit Practice Test 2026

Practice question bank

Sample questions

1. A policeman is at a traffic light and motions you through a red light, do you?

   • Wait for a green light
   • Obey the police officer and go through the red light ✓
   • Run over the police officer
   • Sound your horn after the light turns green to alert the officer

   Traffic Signs & Signals · Answer: B · Source: dmv.wv.gov, retrieved 2026-10-17

2. Which of the following is not true?

   • Dim your headlights within 200 feet of oncoming vehicles ✓
   • Use your parking lights only while parked
   • Dim your headlights within 200 feet of vehicle you are following
   • To avoid being blinded by oncoming lights, look toward the right edge of the roadway

   General Driving Knowledge · Answer: A · Source: dmv.wv.gov, retrieved 2026-10-17

3. When approaching a school bus, on an undivided highway, with its lights flashing, you must stop within:

   • 50 feet
   • 40 feet
   • 30 feet
   • 20 feet ✓

   Sharing the Road · Answer: D · Source: dmv.wv.gov, retrieved 2026-10-17

4. When entering an interstate highway, you should?

   • Stop on the entrance ramp and wait for an opening in traffic
   • Drive on the shoulder until you can enter traffic safely
   • Adjust your speed to meet a traffic gap, then merge at a safe speed ✓
   • Follow the entrance ramp until merged as you have the right of way

   Highway & Freeway Driving · Answer: C · Source: dmv.wv.gov, retrieved 2026-10-17

Car knowledge test: compare with nearby states