Maryland: Licensing basics — Part 4 Practice Test
Maryland’s Rookie Driver system: the vision screening, knowledge and driving skills tests and the driving test maneuvers, the Learner’s Instructional Permit and its practice hours, the Provisional License and its limits, the co-signer, out-of-country licenses and the medical conditions to report to the MVA. — Part 4
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Maryland Driver’s Manual" (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration.
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After the minimum waiting period for a revoked license, may the MVA deny your request to reinstate it?
- No, reinstatement is automatic
- Yes, the MVA can deny your request
- No, the MVA must approve the request
- Yes, but only a court may deny it
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Correct answer: Yes, the MVA can deny your request
After the minimum waiting period you can request reinstatement, but the MVA can deny your request.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 48
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Which action is more severe than a suspension or a revocation of a driver’s license?
- Restriction
- Refusal to renew a vehicle registration
- A written warning
- Cancellation
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Correct answer: Cancellation
The manual says cancellation of a driver’s license is more severe than a suspension or revocation.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 48
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What does cancellation of a driver’s license mean?
- Your driving privilege is terminated (ended) and not reinstated
- Your driving privilege is paused for a set number of days
- Your license is replaced by a restricted license
- Your license is held until you complete a class
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Correct answer: Your driving privilege is terminated (ended) and not reinstated
Cancellation means your driving privilege is terminated (ended) and not reinstated.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 48
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For which reason may the MVA cancel your driver’s license?
- You moved to a different county in Maryland
- You replaced a lost license card at the MVA
- You committed fraud when you applied for it
- You took a driver education course in person
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Correct answer: You committed fraud when you applied for it
The MVA may cancel your license if you committed fraud when you applied for or obtained it.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 48
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Which problem with your license application may lead the MVA to cancel your driver’s license?
- You changed your home address to another Maryland county this year
- You did not provide required or correct information on your application
- You asked the MVA for a duplicate copy of your license card in person
- You renewed your license a few months before it expired
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Correct answer: You did not provide required or correct information on your application
The MVA may cancel your license if you did not provide required or correct information on your application.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 48
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If you are younger than 18, who can request that the MVA cancel your driver’s license?
- Your high school principal
- Your driver education instructor
- Any law enforcement officer
- Your parent or legal guardian
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Correct answer: Your parent or legal guardian
If you are younger than 18, your parent or legal guardian can request that the MVA cancel your driver’s license.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 48
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When must you tell the MVA about a listed medical condition you already have?
- When you apply for or renew your driver’s license
- Only after you are involved in a traffic crash
- Only when a law enforcement officer asks you
- Only when you are over age 65 at renewal
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Correct answer: When you apply for or renew your driver’s license
The manual says you must notify the MVA about a listed medical condition when you apply for or renew your driver’s license.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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If a medical condition on the MVA’s list is diagnosed after you receive your license, when must you notify the MVA?
- At your next license renewal only
- Within one year of the diagnosis
- When it is diagnosed
- Only if it gets worse
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Correct answer: When it is diagnosed
A condition diagnosed after you are licensed must be reported to the MVA when it is diagnosed.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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Who must approve you for a license if you have one of the listed medical conditions that could affect your ability to drive?
- MVA’s Vehicle Registration Division and the Maryland State Police
- MVA’s Driver Wellness and Safety Division and/or Medical Advisory Board
- MVA’s Office of Hearings and the local county circuit court judge
- The Maryland Department of Health’s Medical Review Committee
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Correct answer: MVA’s Driver Wellness and Safety Division and/or Medical Advisory Board
For these conditions, the MVA’s Driver Wellness and Safety Division and/or Medical Advisory Board must approve you for a license.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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A diabetes-related low blood sugar episode that required help from another person must be reported if it happened within what period?
- 30 days
- 2 years
- 10 years
- 6 months
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Correct answer: 6 months
Diabetes that has caused a low blood sugar episode requiring assistance from another person in the past 6 months is a condition to report.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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A heart condition that has caused a loss of consciousness within what period must be reported to the MVA?
- The past 6 months
- The past week
- The past 3 years
- The past 20 years
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Correct answer: The past 6 months
A heart condition that has caused a loss of consciousness in the past 6 months is on the list of conditions to report.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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Which of these is a medical condition you must report to the MVA?
- Seasonal pollen allergies
- A mild cold that cleared up
- Sleep apnea or narcolepsy
- A sprained ankle that healed
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Correct answer: Sleep apnea or narcolepsy
Sleep apnea or narcolepsy is listed among the medical conditions to report to the MVA.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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Which of these is a medical condition you must report to the MVA?
- A small scratch that has healed over
- A history of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- A minor paper cut on one finger today
- A mild headache once or twice a year
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Correct answer: A history of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
A history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) is on the MVA’s list of medical conditions to report.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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Which of these is a medical condition you must report to the MVA?
- Mild hay fever
- A temporary sore throat
- A bruised knee
- Dementia
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Correct answer: Dementia
Dementia is listed among the medical conditions to report to the MVA.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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Which eye problem is a medical condition you must report to the MVA?
- One that prevents a corrected acuity of 20/70 in at least one eye
- Needing to wear corrective glasses of any strength whatsoever
- Being able to see only a short distance without any glasses on
- Having an eye color that does not match the license photo
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Correct answer: One that prevents a corrected acuity of 20/70 in at least one eye
An eye problem that prevents a corrected minimum visual acuity of 20/70 in at least one eye is a reportable condition.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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An eye problem that prevents a binocular field of vision of at least how many degrees must be reported to the MVA?
- 45 degrees
- 70 degrees
- 110 degrees
- 180 degrees
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Correct answer: 110 degrees
The manual lists an eye problem that prevents a binocular field of vision of at least 110 degrees.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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If you have a Maryland Learner’s Permit, which vehicles may you drive?
- Any passenger vehicle at all, as long as a licensed adult is with you
- Only the vehicles or class of vehicles specified on your Learner’s Permit
- Any vehicle that your supervising driver owns or has insured
- Any vehicle that is smaller than a truck or a commercial bus
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Correct answer: Only the vehicles or class of vehicles specified on your Learner’s Permit
With a Learner’s Permit you may drive only the vehicles or class of vehicles specified on the permit.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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What must you have with you when you drive with a Maryland Learner’s Permit?
- A copy of your driving record
- A parent’s written permission slip
- A copy of your birth certificate
- A supervising driver
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Correct answer: A supervising driver
The manual says you must have a supervising driver with you.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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A supervising driver for a Learner’s Permit holder must be at least how old?
- 21 years old
- 18 years old
- 19 years old
- 25 years old
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Correct answer: 21 years old
A supervising driver must be at least 21 years old.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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How long must a supervising driver have been licensed to drive the same class of vehicle that the permit holder is driving?
- At least six months
- At least one year
- At least three years
- At least ten years
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Correct answer: At least three years
A supervising driver must be currently licensed for at least three years in Maryland or another state to drive the same class of vehicles.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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Where must a supervising driver sit unless the vehicle is a motorcycle?
- In the back seat
- Seated beside you
- In the vehicle’s cargo area
- Anywhere in the vehicle
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Correct answer: Seated beside you
A supervising driver must be seated beside you unless the vehicle is a motorcycle.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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At what minimum age may anyone become an organ donor in Maryland without a parent’s consent?
- 14 years old
- 16 years old
- 21 years old
- 18 years old
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Correct answer: 18 years old
Anyone 18 years old or older may be an organ donor; minors at least 16 need a parent or guardian’s written consent.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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What must a minor who is at least 16 years old have to become an organ donor?
- A parent or guardian’s consent in writing
- A signed note from the minor’s doctor
- A written court order from a judge
- Proof of completing driver education
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Correct answer: A parent or guardian’s consent in writing
Minors at least 16 years old may be organ donors if a parent or guardian consents (agrees) in writing.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 51
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If you check “YES” for organ donation, where is your personal information maintained?
- In the county health department’s office files
- In your insurance company’s customer records
- In the Maryland Organ Donor Registry
- In the hospital where you were born
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Correct answer: In the Maryland Organ Donor Registry
Checking “YES” authorizes your personal information to be forwarded to the Maryland Department of Health and maintained in the Maryland Organ Donor Registry.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 52
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What is the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 often called?
- “Ballot Access”
- “Motor Voter”
- “Road Voter”
- “Citizen Driver”
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Correct answer: “Motor Voter”
The National Voter Registration Act of 1993 is often called “Motor Voter” and is a federal law.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 52
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What does the federal “Motor Voter” law require the MVA to allow eligible customers to do when they get a driver’s license or photo ID card?
- Pay traffic fines by mail without visiting an office
- Skip the knowledge test when applying for a first license
- Renew a vehicle registration a full year early
- Apply to register to vote or update voting information
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Correct answer: Apply to register to vote or update voting information
It requires the MVA to allow eligible customers to apply to register to vote, or update voting information, when they get a driver’s license or photo ID card.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 52
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Is parallel parking required when you take the Maryland driving test?
- Yes, on every driving test
- Yes, but only for applicants under 18
- No, it is no longer required
- Only for a Provisional License
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Correct answer: No, it is no longer required
Parallel parking is no longer required when you take your driving test, though it is taught in the MVA driving education course.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 53
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Where will you learn about parallel parking, even though it is no longer required on the driving test?
- In the knowledge test
- In the MVA driving education course
- At the vehicle emissions station
- In your insurance company’s class
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Correct answer: In the MVA driving education course
You will learn about parallel parking in the MVA driving education course.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 53
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Which maneuver during the driving course test covers the same skills needed for parallel parking?
- A U-turn at a traffic signal
- A turn on a freeway ramp
- A lane change on a highway
- A “reverse two-point turn”
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Correct answer: A “reverse two-point turn”
The same skills needed for parallel parking are covered when you perform a “reverse two-point turn” during the driving course test.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 53
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Which set of maneuvers must you be able to perform during your driving test?
- Pull-in parking, back-in parking, and a three-point turn
- Parallel parking, pull-in parking, and a three-point turn
- Pull-in parking, parallel parking, and a U-turn
- Back-in parking, parallel parking, and a U-turn
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Correct answer: Pull-in parking, back-in parking, and a three-point turn
You must be able to successfully perform pull-in parking, back-in parking, and a three-point turn during your driving test.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 53
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In what size space is the parking done during the driving test?
- An 8’ by 16’ space
- A 12’ by 30’ space
- A 10’ by 20’ space
- A 20’ by 30’ space
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Correct answer: A 10’ by 20’ space
The parking is done in a 10’ by 20’ space during the test.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 53
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In what size space is the three-point turn done during the driving test?
- A 10’ by 20’ space
- A 16’ by 20’ space
- A 12’ by 24’ space
- A 30’ by 40’ space
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Correct answer: A 16’ by 20’ space
The turn is done in a 16’ by 20’ space.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 53
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Which skill do pull-in parking, back-in parking, and the three-point turn demonstrate?
- How well you recall sign names
- How well you estimate fuel costs
- How well you read a road map
- How well you judge space
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Correct answer: How well you judge space
These moves demonstrate how well you judge space, use mirrors and turn signals, steer, brake, and control your vehicle when accelerating.
Source: Maryland Driver’s Manual (October 2025 Edition (DL-002 10-25)), page 53