Free Arkansas DMV Car / Permit Practice Test 2026
The Arkansas Car / Permit knowledge test has ~25 questions, and you need ~20 correct (~80%) to pass. Practice free with questions written from the official Arkansas driver handbook — every one has a clear explanation, and you can retake as often as you like with no sign-up.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
What's on the Arkansas written test
The Arkansas Car / Permit knowledge test has ~25 questions; you need ~20 correct (~80%) to pass.
Based on the official Arkansas exam format — always confirm current details with your state DMV.
Practice by topic
Focus on one area at a time — each topic has its own set of Arkansas practice questions.
Learn the shapes, colors, and meanings of regulatory, warning, and guide signs — from stop and yield to construction and school-zone signs.
Speed limits, turning and signaling rules, headlight and seat-belt requirements, and the everyday laws every driver must follow.
How to read traffic signals, lane lines, and pavement markings — including yellow and white lines, arrows, and flashing lights.
Who goes first at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, and crosswalks, and how to yield to pedestrians and emergency vehicles.
Following distance, scanning, blind spots, using your lights, and the habits that prevent crashes and keep you in control.
Driving safely around motorcycles, bicycles, large trucks, pedestrians, and school buses — and knowing who has the right of way.
Blood alcohol limits, zero-tolerance and implied-consent laws, and how alcohol and drugs — legal or not — affect your driving.
Legal and illegal parking, colored curbs, distances from hydrants and crossings, and how to park safely on hills.
Choosing a safe speed, keeping a space cushion, adjusting for weather and traffic, and understanding stopping distance.
What to do when things go wrong — brake failure, tire blowouts, skids, and stalling on railroad tracks.
The point system, license suspension, provisional-license rules, insurance requirements, and other licensing basics.
How to pass the first time
- Read the official Arkansas driver handbook at least once before test day.
- Practice by topic to find your weak spots, then fix them.
- Take full-length practice tests until you pass comfortably every time.
- Read every explanation — understanding beats memorizing.
Arkansas Car / Permit test — frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the Arkansas Car / Permit test?
The Arkansas Car / Permit knowledge test has ~25 questions, and you need ~20 correct (~80%) to pass. Our practice tests mirror that format.
How many questions can I miss on the Arkansas Car / Permit test?
You can miss up to ~5 of the ~25 questions and still pass — you need ~20 correct, which is ~80%.
Can I retake the practice test?
Yes — practice as often as you like, completely free. The questions and answer choices are shuffled each time.
Can I take the Arkansas practice test in Spanish?
Yes. Every question here is available in English and Spanish — switch languages anytime. Many states also offer the real knowledge test in languages other than English; confirm what Arkansas offers with your DMV.
Can I practice on my phone?
Yes. The practice tests work in any mobile or desktop browser — no app or sign-up needed — so you can study anywhere.
Are these the real DMV test questions?
No. Our questions are original, written from the current official Arkansas driver handbook to match the real test's topics and style. We are not affiliated with any DMV or government agency.
What's the best way to study?
Read the Arkansas driver handbook, practice by topic to target weak areas, and finish with full-length tests until you consistently pass.
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Arkansas Car / Permit questions with answers
20 sample questions from the Arkansas Car / Permit question bank — each with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the section of the official handbook it comes from.
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1. What is the minimum age for an Arkansas instruction permit?
Correct answer: Fourteen
An applicant of that age who passes the knowledge exam and the vision test may be issued the permit.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Types of Graduated Driver's Licenses
2. On the same side of the street as a fire station driveway, parking is barred within
Correct answer: twenty feet
The guide adds that the restriction also applies on the opposite side wherever the proper signs are posted.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, Do Not Park
3. The engine keeps revving higher and the pedal will not come back. The guide's steps are to
Correct answer: shift into neutral, keep watching the road, then pull off and shut the engine down
Neutral disconnects the racing engine from the wheels, which lets the driver steer to a safe spot before turning it off.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 9, Faulty Accelerator
4. The fine range the guide gives for a first alcohol-related conviction is
Correct answer: $150 to $1,000, on top of court costs
The guide adds that penalties climb steeply for a second conviction and any that follow, up to a prison sentence.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 8, Alcohol and the Law
5. The guide tells drivers to bring their speed down before a curve because braking inside one
Correct answer: can break the tires' grip and start a skid
A car can carry far more speed in a straight line than through a bend, so the slowing belongs before the curve rather than in it.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 5, Curves
6. What kind of message is carried on a white square or rectangular sign with black or red markings?
Correct answer: A rule you must obey, such as lane use, turning or parking instructions
The guide calls these regulation signs, and it says they set out rules on traffic direction, lane use, turning, parking and similar instructions.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 2, Regulation Signs
7. Just before entering an intersection, the guide tells drivers to
Correct answer: look left and right, then look again toward the traffic coming at you
A second look toward oncoming traffic catches vehicles that appeared during the first sweep, which is why the guide asks for it.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 4, Intersections
8. A bicycle carrying a small red or orange pennant tells drivers that the rider
Correct answer: has impaired hearing
The guide asks drivers to slow down for that flag because the rider may not hear an approaching vehicle.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 7, Residential Areas Are Danger Zones
9. A steady yellow lamp facing you at an intersection is telling you that
Correct answer: the signal is about to turn red, so stop if you can do so safely
Yellow means caution and marks the change from green to red; the guide adds that a driver already halted at the line should not set off.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 2, Lighted Traffic Signals
10. How far ahead does the Arkansas guide want a driver's eyes to be scanning?
Correct answer: Roughly fifteen seconds of travel
Looking that far down the road gives time to spot trouble and avoid the last-second braking or swerving the guide warns about.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 4, Looking Ahead
11. A school bus ahead of you has stopped and its red lamps are flashing. What must you do?
Correct answer: Come to a full stop and stay stopped until the lamps go out
The guide is emphatic that your position relative to the bus makes no difference: same lane, opposing lane or at an intersection, the vehicle has to stop.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 1, School Bus Law and Rules
12. A driver with epilepsy may hold an Arkansas license provided a doctor is treating them and they have gone without a seizure for
Correct answer: one year
The guide treats the condition as manageable rather than disqualifying, so long as it is under medical control.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 8, Health
13. Your car develops a problem while you are in a travel lane. The guide says to
Correct answer: keep going until you can pull safely off the road
Its general driving rules forbid stopping in a travel lane for any reason, breakdowns and passenger drop-offs included.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, General Driving
14. At a crash scene, when should an injured person be moved?
Correct answer: Only when leaving them in place would expose them to immediate danger
The guide names a burning vehicle as the sort of danger that justifies moving someone, and it also says not to give an injured person anything to drink.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 9, Assisting the Injured
15. At roughly what rate does the body clear alcohol, according to the guide?
Correct answer: About one drink an hour
Because elimination runs at that fixed pace, the guide says there is no way to speed the process up.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 8, Alcohol and the Law
16. Which rule does the guide give for judging whether you are too close to the vehicle ahead?
Correct answer: The two-second count
You pick a fixed object, start counting when the vehicle ahead passes it, and you are too close if you reach it before finishing the count.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 5, Following Distance
17. Which description matches the stop sign used on Arkansas roads?
Correct answer: An eight-sided red panel lettered in white
Arkansas describes this sign as an octagon colored red and lettered in white, so its outline alone identifies it even when snow or grime hides the wording.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 2, Stop Signs
18. You have a green light but traffic on the far side of the intersection is backed up. You should
Correct answer: hold your position until there is room to clear the junction completely
The guide warns that entering on green without room ahead leaves you stranded when the light changes, and drivers get ticketed for blocking a junction.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 5, Intersecting Traffic
19. What following interval does the guide want behind a motorcycle?
Correct answer: Four to six seconds
That extra cushion gives the rider room to swerve or brake, and the guide points out that a motorcycle on dry pavement can stop faster than a car.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 7, Allow Plenty of Space When Following a Motorcycle
20. A broken yellow line separating you from oncoming traffic means
Correct answer: passing is allowed when the opposing lane is clear
Yellow marks the split between opposing streams, and the guide says the broken form lets a driver cross to pass so long as nothing is coming.
Source: Arkansas Driver License Study Guide — Chapter 3, Yellow Lane Markings