Rhode Island Car / Permit: Penalties & Licensing Practice Test

Question 1

How much supervised practice must a Rhode Island applicant under eighteen certify?

Accepted Answer

Fifty hours, with ten of them at night — A parent or guardian signs a statement covering fifty hours of practice with a supervising driver, ten of which were after dark.

Answer

Twenty hours, with five at night

Answer

Forty hours, none required at night

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One hundred hours, with twenty-five at night

Question 2

How long must an applicant who fails the Rhode Island road test wait before trying again?

Accepted Answer

At least thirty days — A retest cannot be taken immediately; at least thirty days must pass before the next appointment.

Answer

Two days

Answer

One week

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Six months

Question 3

What is the fine for a first texting-while-driving conviction in Rhode Island?

Accepted Answer

One hundred dollars — A first offense costs one hundred dollars, with a second at one hundred fifty and later ones at two hundred fifty.

Answer

Twenty-five dollars

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Fifty dollars

Answer

Two hundred fifty dollars

Question 4

What corrected vision must a Rhode Island applicant reach?

Accepted Answer

Twenty over forty — Twenty over forty is the standard, and anyone who normally wears glasses or contacts for distance has to wear them for the test.

Answer

Twenty over twenty

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Twenty over sixty

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Twenty over one hundred

Question 5

How long must a limited learner permit be held before the road test can be taken?

Accepted Answer

Six months — Six months is the minimum holding period before a driving skills test may be scheduled.

Answer

One month

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Three months

Answer

A full year

Question 6

When does Rhode Island require a police report after a collision?

Accepted Answer

When anyone is injured, damage tops a thousand dollars, an unattended vehicle is hit, or a domesticated animal is struck — A report is called for whenever anyone is hurt, whenever damage runs past a thousand dollars, whenever an unattended vehicle is struck, and whenever a domesticated animal is hit.

Answer

Only when a vehicle has to be towed away

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Only on state highways

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Only when both drivers agree to file one

Question 7

How many questions make up Rhode Island's computerized knowledge exam?

Accepted Answer

Forty — The exam runs to forty multiple choice questions drawn from the state's motor vehicle laws and rules of the road.

Answer

Twenty-five

Answer

Thirty

Answer

Fifty

Question 8

Who qualifies as a supervising driver in Rhode Island?

Accepted Answer

Someone twenty-one or older who has been licensed for at least five years — The person must be twenty-one or older and must have held a license for a minimum of five years.

Answer

Any licensed adult over eighteen

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A parent, whatever the state of their license

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Anyone over twenty-five with a clean record

Question 9

What is the earliest age for a full Rhode Island operator's license?

Accepted Answer

Seventeen years and six months — An applicant must be seventeen years and six months old, and must have carried a provisional license for twelve months.

Answer

Sixteen

Answer

Seventeen

Answer

Eighteen

Question 10

During the first year of a Rhode Island provisional license, how many young passengers may ride along?

Accepted Answer

One passenger under twenty-one, not counting family or household members — No more than one passenger under twenty-one, and immediate family or household members do not count against that limit.

Answer

None at all

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Two passengers under twenty-one

Answer

As many as there are seat belts

Question 11

Which of these ends a Rhode Island road test on the spot?

Accepted Answer

Running a wheel over a curb or a cone — Putting a wheel over a curb or a cone is on the manual's list of things that fail the test immediately, along with belt and stop sign violations.

Answer

Stalling the engine once at a stop sign

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Signaling a little later than a hundred feet

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Finishing a parking maneuver a foot from the curb

Question 12

When may the holder of a Rhode Island provisional license not drive alone?

Accepted Answer

Between one and five in the morning — Solo driving is barred in the small hours, between one in the morning and five in the morning.

Answer

Between ten at night and six in the morning

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Between midnight and four in the morning

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Between two and seven in the morning

Rhode Island Car / Permit: Penalties & Licensing practice test

Study questions with answers

1. How much supervised practice must a Rhode Island applicant under eighteen certify?

2. How long must an applicant who fails the Rhode Island road test wait before trying again?

3. What is the fine for a first texting-while-driving conviction in Rhode Island?

4. What corrected vision must a Rhode Island applicant reach?

5. How long must a limited learner permit be held before the road test can be taken?

6. When does Rhode Island require a police report after a collision?

7. How many questions make up Rhode Island's computerized knowledge exam?

8. Who qualifies as a supervising driver in Rhode Island?

9. What is the earliest age for a full Rhode Island operator's license?

10. During the first year of a Rhode Island provisional license, how many young passengers may ride along?

11. Which of these ends a Rhode Island road test on the spot?

12. When may the holder of a Rhode Island provisional license not drive alone?

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