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Am I Ready for the Arizona Permit Test?
12-question diagnostic · 4 easy, 4 medium, 4 hard · Updated July 12, 2026
Twelve questions, deliberately mixed: four easy, four medium, four of the hardest in our verified Arizona bank. The real test needs 80% — but a diagnostic this short needs a margin, so read your result like this: 11+ of 12, you're ready to book; 9–10, you're close — drill the 25 hardest first; below that, work the full test ladder before test day.
Answer each question to see the explanation. Your score is tallied against the real passing bar at the end.
1. Alcohol and drugs affect driving by:
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Correct answer: Reducing your reflexes, physical control, and ability to recognize dangerous situations
Alcohol or drugs seriously reduce your reflexes, your physical control over the vehicle, and your ability to recognize dangerous situations — a combination that makes an impaired driver dangerous.
2. Before the MVD will issue you an Arizona graduated instruction permit, you must first:
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Correct answer: Pass the Division’s written knowledge test
Applicants must pass the Division’s written test before an Arizona instruction permit is issued. The supervised-practice hours are a requirement for the graduated license that comes later, not for the permit itself.
3. A parking space marked with the international symbol of access (wheelchair) may be used:
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Correct answer: Only by a vehicle displaying a valid disability placard or plate, and only when transporting the person it was issued to
Accessible spaces marked with this symbol are reserved for a vehicle displaying a valid placard or plate, and only when transporting the person who was issued it. Parking there otherwise is illegal and may result in a fine.
4. If you are involved in a crash that causes vehicle damage, injury, or death, you are required by law to:
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Correct answer: Stop your vehicle and remain at the scene
If you are in a crash involving damage, injury, or death, you are required by law to stop and remain at the scene. Never leave the scene of a crash.
5. Even when you do not appear or feel impaired, alcohol or drugs can:
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Correct answer: Produce a false sense of confidence
Even when you may not appear or feel impaired, alcohol and the use of marijuana, medications, or illegal drugs produce a false sense of confidence, which makes you a dangerous driver.
6. When no limit is posted, the speed limit approaching a school crosswalk is:
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Correct answer: 15 mph
The unposted speed limit is 15 mph when approaching a school crosswalk.
7. You should use your turn signals:
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Correct answer: Any time you change lanes, turn, enter a freeway, or pull away from a curb
Use your turn signals any time you change directions — changing lanes, turning at an intersection, entering a freeway, pulling away from a curb, or pulling off to the side. Develop the habit even when you do not see other vehicles; the one you do not see is the most dangerous.
8. A curb painted white means you may:
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Correct answer: Stop only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers
A white curb allows you to stop only long enough to pick up or drop off passengers. A yellow curb is for loading or unloading while you stay with the car, and a red curb means no stopping at all.
9. At a “T” intersection, who must yield the right-of-way?
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Correct answer: The driver on the street that ends yields to traffic on the cross street
At a “T” intersection, the driver on the street that ends must yield the right-of-way to vehicles on the through cross street.
10. When no limit is posted, the maximum speed limit on a rural freeway is:
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Correct answer: 75 mph
When no limit is posted, 75 mph is the maximum on rural freeways — the highest of Arizona’s unposted limits.
11. A slow piece of farm machinery ahead of you pulls to the left side of the road. It is most likely:
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Correct answer: Preparing to make a wide right turn
To make a wide turn, farm-machinery operators may first pull to the left and then turn to the right. Do not assume they are moving over for you — wait to see what they actually do.
12. A center lane bordered by a solid and a broken yellow line on each side is used only for:
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Correct answer: Making left turns in either direction
A two-way left-turn lane is only for vehicles turning left in either direction. Do not use it for passing, for through traffic, or to accelerate in order to merge with through traffic.
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