Vermont: Licensing basics — Commercial Licenses and Disabled Drivers Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “A Commercial Driver's License is required for operators of vehicles rated in excess of how many pounds?” · “How should you explain your disability to the examiner when you take your test?”
Independent educational site · not affiliated with any government agency or DMV
Ready? Test yourself
- Instant feedback with an explanation
- Every answer cites its source in the manual
- Your best score is saved on this device
- Keyboard: press 1 to 4 to answer and Enter for the next question
Questions are original and based on the official manual "Vermont Driver's Manual" (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles.
All 20 questions in this practice test
Take the test above first, then use this list to study. Tap “Show answer” to see the correct answer and explanation.
Show the questions and answersHide the questions
-
A Commercial Driver's License is required for operators of vehicles rated in excess of how many pounds?
- 12,000 pounds
- 26,000 pounds
- 16,000 pounds
- 36,000 pounds
Show answer
Correct answer: 26,000 pounds
A Commercial Driver's License is required for vehicles rated in excess of 26,000 pounds.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
-
A Commercial Driver's License is required to transport how many passengers, including the driver?
- 8 or more
- 12 or more
- 16 or more
- 24 or more
Show answer
Correct answer: 16 or more
A Commercial Driver's License is needed for transporting 16 or more passengers, counting the driver.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
-
Which CDL class covers any combination of vehicles with a GCWR of 26,001 pounds or more, providing the towed unit has a GVWR of 10,001 pounds or more?
- Class A
- Class B
- Class C
- None of these
Show answer
Correct answer: Class A
Class A covers combinations with a GCWR of 26,001 pounds or more where the towed unit has a GVWR of 10,001 pounds or more.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
-
Which CDL class covers single vehicles with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more, providing any towed vehicle has a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less?
- Class B
- Class A
- Class C
- None of these
Show answer
Correct answer: Class B
Class B covers single vehicles with a GVWR of 26,001 pounds or more that tow a vehicle with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or less.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
-
Which CDL class covers single vehicles with a GVWR of 26,000 pounds or less that transport placarded hazardous materials or are designed to carry 16 or more passengers including the driver?
- Class A
- Class B
- Class C
- None of these
Show answer
Correct answer: Class C
Class C covers single vehicles of 26,000 pounds GVWR or less that carry placarded hazardous materials or 16 or more passengers including the driver.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
-
What does a Commercial Driver Instructional (Learner's) Permit allow a person to do?
- Drive any commercial vehicle alone on public highways with no instructor
- Receive commercial driving instruction and driving experience on public highways
- Carry passengers for pay on public highways without any supervision
- Skip the written examination and take the CDL skill test right away
Show answer
Correct answer: Receive commercial driving instruction and driving experience on public highways
The instructional permit allows commercial driving instruction and behind-the-wheel driving experience on public highways.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
-
A person holding a Commercial License from another state must transfer it within how many days of establishing residency in Vermont?
- 10 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 30 days
Show answer
Correct answer: 30 days
State and federal law require a commercial license from another state to be transferred within 30 days of establishing residency in Vermont.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 70 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 70)
-
If a person with a disability needs special equipment in the vehicle, what does the manual say about the equipment?
- It must be installed only by a DMV employee
- It must be approved by the police
- It must fit and work properly
- It must be checked every six months
Show answer
Correct answer: It must fit and work properly
A person with a disability may still be able to get a license, but any special equipment must fit and work properly.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 71 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 71)
-
How should you explain your disability to the examiner when you take your test?
- Truthfully
- Only if the examiner asks twice
- Briefly and in writing after the test
- Only if the disability can be seen
Show answer
Correct answer: Truthfully
The manual tells you to be truthful in explaining your disability to the examiner.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 71 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 71)
-
If you need help getting into the building where you take the test, whom should you tell?
- The examiner, when you arrive for the test
- The clerk at the front desk, on the test day
- The Driver Improvement Section, after the test
- The scheduler, when you call to make your appointment
Show answer
Correct answer: The scheduler, when you call to make your appointment
You tell the scheduler when you call to make your appointment so help can be arranged.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 71 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 71)
-
If you have epilepsy or diabetes requiring insulin injection, what must you do before making an appointment for an examination?
- Ask your doctor to schedule the examination for you
- Notify the DMV Driver Improvement Section
- Wait and tell the examiner on the day of the test
- Get written approval from the Town Clerk
Show answer
Correct answer: Notify the DMV Driver Improvement Section
A person with such a condition must notify the Driver Improvement Section prior to making an appointment for an examination.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 71 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 71)
-
After you notify the DMV about a medical condition such as epilepsy, what form will you be sent to be completed by your doctor?
- A vehicle inspection form
- A medical evaluation form
- A driver education certificate
- A vision test card
Show answer
Correct answer: A medical evaluation form
The DMV sends a medical evaluation form that your doctor completes and mails back for review.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 71 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 71)
-
A person with a medical condition notifies the DMV and the doctor returns the form. How is the person told whether a Learner's Permit is approved?
- By a call from the examiner
- At the front desk of the DMV office
- By a text from the Driver Improvement Section
- In writing
Show answer
Correct answer: In writing
The person is notified in writing whether approval is granted or not granted for a Learner's Permit.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 71 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 71)
-
A self-service gasoline station is asked by a driver who holds a Disabled Plate or Parking Placard to help. What must the station do?
- Charge the full-service price for the attendant's help
- Have an attendant dispense the gasoline at the self-service cost
- Allow only the passenger to pump the gasoline
- Send the driver to the nearest full-service station
Show answer
Correct answer: Have an attendant dispense the gasoline at the self-service cost
Self-service stations must have an attendant pump the gasoline at the self-service cost when such a driver asks.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 72 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 72)
-
A driver with a Disabled Plate or Parking Placard is at a full-service gasoline station that offers self-service pumping at a lesser cost. What rate does the driver pay for full service?
- The full-service rate
- Half of the full-service rate
- A flat rate set by the DMV
- The lesser rate
Show answer
Correct answer: The lesser rate
At full-service stations that offer self-service pumping at a lesser cost, such a driver receives the lesser rate.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 72 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 72)
-
To be eligible for exemption from the purchase and use tax for a vehicle with special equipment, what must be true of your disability?
- It has lasted at least one year
- It began before you turned 18
- It has left you permanently disabled
- It has been reviewed by the Town Clerk
Show answer
Correct answer: It has left you permanently disabled
One of the criteria is a disability that has left you permanently disabled.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 72 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 72)
-
To qualify for the purchase and use tax exemption for a disabled driver, what must be true of the vehicle?
- It has altered controls, or a mechanical lifting device for entry and exit
- It was bought new from a Vermont dealer within the past twelve months
- It has been inspected and registered within the last 15 days
- It is registered in the name of a vehicle dealer or a lessor
Show answer
Correct answer: It has altered controls, or a mechanical lifting device for entry and exit
The vehicle controls must be altered to let you operate the vehicle, or it must have a mechanical lifting device to allow entry and exit.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 72 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 72)
-
If you claim the purchase and use tax exemption because altered controls were installed, how must your Driver's License be restricted?
- To daytime driving only
- To driving within your town only
- To driving with a passenger over 21
- To operation with altered controls
Show answer
Correct answer: To operation with altered controls
A driver claiming the exemption for installed altered controls must have a license restricted to operation with altered controls.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 72 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 72)
-
How many active registrations involving a purchase and use tax exemption may you and any titled owners have at a time?
- Two
- Only one
- Three
- As many as the number of owners
Show answer
Correct answer: Only one
You and any titled owners may have only one active registration with a purchase and use tax exemption at a time.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 72 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 72)
-
Who must sign the form for the purchase and use tax exemption for disabled drivers?
- A Town Clerk
- A physician
- The Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
- A police officer
Show answer
Correct answer: A physician
The exemption form must be signed by a physician.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 72 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 72)