Rhode Island: Licensing basics — Provisional and Full Licenses, Transfers Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Between which hours can a person with a Learner Provisional License not drive by themselves?” · “Which is true of a Full Operator's License?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Rhode Island Driver’s Manual" (April 2024), Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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Between which hours can a person with a Learner Provisional License not drive by themselves?
- 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.
- 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
- 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
- 10:00 p.m. and 4:00 a.m.
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Correct answer: 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
A Learner Provisional License holder cannot drive alone between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 14
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When may a Learner Provisional License holder drive with a supervising driver seated beside them?
- Only between 5:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m.
- Only in daylight hours
- Only when driving to or from work
- At any time
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Correct answer: At any time
With a supervising driver in the front seat beside the holder, driving is allowed at any time.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 16
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A Learner Provisional License holder may drive without supervision when driving to or from what?
- Work
- A friend's home
- A movie theater
- A shopping mall
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Correct answer: Work
Driving to or from work is one of the listed circumstances for unsupervised driving.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 14
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A Learner Provisional License holder may drive without supervision when going to or from an activity of what kind of organization, if the driver is a member?
- A private gym, dance studio, sports league or hobby club
- A neighborhood watch group or volunteer community patrol
- A volunteer fire department, rescue squad or emergency medical service
- A church youth group, volunteer food bank or community club
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Correct answer: A volunteer fire department, rescue squad or emergency medical service
A member may drive unsupervised to or from activities of a volunteer fire department, rescue squad or emergency medical service.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 14
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From 4:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m., when may a Learner Provisional License holder drive without supervision?
- Between home and any school-sponsored activity, whether or not the school provides transportation
- Between home and a school-sponsored athletic activity when the school provides no transportation
- Between home and a friend's house after a school dance or party
- Between home and a friend's house after a late school-sponsored event
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Correct answer: Between home and a school-sponsored athletic activity when the school provides no transportation
One listed case is driving between home and a school-sponsored athletic activity for which the school provides no transportation.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 14
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On what date does a Learner Provisional License expire?
- Your seventeenth birthday
- Six months after it is issued
- Your twenty-first birthday
- Your eighteenth birthday
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Correct answer: Your eighteenth birthday
The Learner Provisional License expires on the holder's eighteenth birthday.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 14
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During the first twelve months of a Learner Provisional License, how many passengers younger than 21 are allowed in the vehicle?
- No more than one
- No more than two
- No more than three
- None
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Correct answer: No more than one
In the first twelve months, no more than one passenger younger than twenty-one may ride in the vehicle.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 14
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Who is exempt from the one-passenger limit during the first twelve months of a Learner Provisional License?
- Classmates on the way to school
- Passengers sitting in the back seat
- Immediate family and household members
- Co-workers riding to work
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Correct answer: Immediate family and household members
Immediate family and household members do not count toward the passenger limit.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 14
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How long must you have held a Limited Provisional License to get a Full Operator's License?
- At least 6 months
- At least 9 months
- At least 18 months
- At least 12 months
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Correct answer: At least 12 months
The Limited Provisional License must have been held for at least twelve months.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 14
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Which is true of a Full Operator's License?
- You must still be supervised between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. each night
- You may carry only one passenger younger than 21 for the first 12 months
- You may drive without restrictions concerning time of driving and supervision
- You must hold it for 12 months before you may drive at night alone
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Correct answer: You may drive without restrictions concerning time of driving and supervision
A full license carries no restrictions on time of driving or supervision, though all other rules of the road still apply.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 15
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What must you do if your license is suspended in another state before you apply for a Rhode Island license?
- Apply to Rhode Island and have the suspension transferred
- Wait for the suspension to expire in Rhode Island
- Pay the suspension fine at the Rhode Island DMV
- Address the suspension with that state first
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Correct answer: Address the suspension with that state first
A suspension elsewhere must be settled with that state before applying in Rhode Island.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 16
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What happens to a motorcycle endorsement on your out-of-state license when you transfer it to a Rhode Island license?
- It is transferred with an equivalent endorsement
- It is dropped until you retake a test
- It is held for six months
- It is only transferred if you pay for it
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Correct answer: It is transferred with an equivalent endorsement
Restrictions and endorsements such as a motorcycle endorsement carry over with an equivalent one.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 16
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What must you complete and submit to transfer an out-of-state license to a Rhode Island license?
- An Application for a Learner Provisional License
- An Application for Limited Learner Permit
- An Application for First License
- An Application for License Renewal
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Correct answer: An Application for First License
An out-of-state transfer starts with an Application for First License.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 16
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What must you do with your out-of-state license when applying for the transfer?
- Present it and keep it
- Present and surrender it
- Mail it to the other state's DMV
- Show it and have it returned the same day
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Correct answer: Present and surrender it
You must hand over your out-of-state license when you apply for the transfer.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 16
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For how long is a license transferred from another state valid when you first get it in Rhode Island?
- Up to one year
- Up to three years
- Up to five years
- Up to two years
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Correct answer: Up to two years
A transferred license is valid for up to two years, expiring on your second birthday after you get it.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 16
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For how many years can you renew a transferred Rhode Island license at the end of its first two years?
- Five years
- Two years
- Three years
- Ten years
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Correct answer: Five years
After the first two years, the license may be renewed for five years.
Source: Rhode Island Driver’s Manual (April 2024), page 16