Vermont: Licensing basics — Junior License Restrictions and Recalls Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “A Junior Driver’s License is considered what kind of license?” · “While a recall is in effect, what is the individual ineligible for?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Vermont Driver's Manual" (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles.
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When is a person with a Junior Driver’s License from another state not subject to Vermont’s Graduated License provisions?
- When they have held that license in the other state for at least six months
- When they have held that license in the other state for at least one year
- When they are at least 17 years old
- When they have passed the Vermont eye test
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Correct answer: When they have held that license in the other state for at least six months
Vermont’s Graduated License provisions apply unless the out-of-state Junior Driver’s License was held for at least six months.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 14 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 14)
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A Junior Driver’s License is considered what kind of license?
- A permanent license
- A conditional permit
- A provisional license
- A replacement license
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Correct answer: A provisional license
A Junior Driver’s License is a provisional license, which the Commissioner may take away for unsafe driving.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 15 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 15)
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Besides showing through your actions that you are an unsafe driver, when may a Junior Driver’s License be taken away?
- If a parent or guardian withdraws permission to drive
- If your driver education instructor requests it
- If you do not renew it within six months
- If you drive outside your home county
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Correct answer: If a parent or guardian withdraws permission to drive
The license may be taken away if a parent or guardian withdraws permission for the junior driver to drive.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 15 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 15)
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Which of these may a Junior Driver’s License holder not do?
- Carry family members after six months
- Carry passengers for hire
- Drive with a licensed parent in the front seat
- Drive during the first three months with a permitted adult
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Correct answer: Carry passengers for hire
A Junior Driver’s License holder may not carry passengers for hire.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 15 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 15)
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During which period is a Junior Driver’s License holder restricted to driving alone?
- The first month
- The first three months
- The first six months
- The first year
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Correct answer: The first three months
Passengers are limited during the first three months unless a licensed, unimpaired adult of a permitted type is in the front seat.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 15 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 15)
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After holding a Junior Driver’s License for six months, how many passengers may the driver transport?
- Any number, up to the number of safety belts
- No more than three, whatever the number of safety belts
- Only as many as the driver’s family has seats for
- Any number, as long as they are all licensed drivers
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Correct answer: Any number, up to the number of safety belts
After six months the number of passengers is not restricted, but the driver may not carry more passengers than there are safety belts.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 15 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 15)
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For how long after a Junior Driver’s License is issued may the holder not operate a vehicle in the course of their employment (unless the holder turns 18 first)?
- One year
- Three months
- Six months
- Two years
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Correct answer: One year
A Junior Driver’s License holder may not drive for work for one year after issuance, or until age 18, whichever comes first.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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During the first three months under a Junior Driver’s License, which person riding in the front seat allows the driver to carry passengers?
- A licensed and unimpaired person 21 years of age or older
- A licensed and unimpaired person 25 years of age or older
- A licensed friend who is 18 years old
- A sibling who also holds a Junior Driver’s License
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Correct answer: A licensed and unimpaired person 25 years of age or older
In the first three months passengers are allowed only with a licensed, unimpaired parent or guardian, instructor, or person 25 or older in the front seat.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 20 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 20)
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When a qualified adult rides in the front seat during the first three months of a Junior Driver’s License, how many passengers may the driver carry?
- Only one passenger
- No more than there are safety belts
- No more than three passengers
- As many as fit, with no limit of any kind
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Correct answer: No more than there are safety belts
There is no set number limit, but the driver may not carry more passengers than there are safety belts.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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After holding a Junior Driver’s License for how long does the restriction on the number of passengers end (other than the number of safety belts)?
- Six months
- Three months
- Nine months
- One year
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Correct answer: Six months
After six months there is no restriction on the number of passengers, though the driver cannot carry more than there are safety belts.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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To be eligible for a Driver’s License, a Junior Driver’s License holder must have no recalls, suspensions or revocations during what period?
- The previous six months
- The previous three months
- The previous year
- The previous two years
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Correct answer: The previous six months
The holder must have a clean record for the previous six month period.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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After a recall, suspension or revocation, when does the six month period a Junior Driver’s License holder needs before a Driver’s License begin?
- On the date the Junior Driver’s License was issued
- On the date the recall began
- On the date of reinstatement
- On the holder’s 18th birthday
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Correct answer: On the date of reinstatement
If there was a recall, suspension or revocation, the six month period starts on the date of reinstatement.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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Which licenses does the manual call ‘provisional licenses’ that can be recalled?
- A Junior Driver’s License and a Driver’s License
- A Driver’s License and an Enhanced Driver’s License
- A Learner’s Permit and a Driver’s License
- A Learner’s Permit and a Junior Driver’s License
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Correct answer: A Learner’s Permit and a Junior Driver’s License
Both the Learner’s Permit and the Junior Driver’s License are provisional and recallable.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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While a recall is in effect, what is the individual ineligible for?
- Only a Junior Driver’s License, not a Driver’s License
- Both a Junior Driver’s License and a Driver’s License
- Only a Driver’s License, not a Junior Driver’s License
- Only a renewal of the Learner’s Permit and nothing else
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Correct answer: Both a Junior Driver’s License and a Driver’s License
During a recall the individual cannot obtain a Junior Driver’s License or a Driver’s License.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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What right does an individual have when a recall is issued?
- The right to keep driving during the recall
- The right to choose a shorter recall term
- The right to skip any re-examination
- The right to a hearing
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Correct answer: The right to a hearing
When a recall is issued the individual has the right to a hearing.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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When is a recalled Learner’s Permit or Junior Driver’s License restored?
- When a specific term expires and, if required, a re-examination is passed
- Only when the holder turns 18 and reapplies for a Driver’s License
- Only after the holder completes the 40 hours of practice again
- Only after the holder retakes the driver education course
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Correct answer: When a specific term expires and, if required, a re-examination is passed
It is restored after a specific term ends and, if required, the holder passes a re-examination.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 21 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 21)
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The Graduated Driver’s License law requires teens of what ages to learn to drive in stages?
- Teens 15 to 18 years old
- Teens 14 to 16 years old
- Teens 16 to 21 years old
- Teens 15 to 25 years old
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Correct answer: Teens 15 to 18 years old
The manual says the law requires teens 15 to 18 years old to learn to drive in stages.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 22 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 22)
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How are the Learner's Permit and the Junior Driver's License described in the parents' chapter?
- As permanent, changed only by a court
- As provisional, but never recalled before age 18
- As temporary, ending after one year
- As provisional, and they can be recalled
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Correct answer: As provisional, and they can be recalled
Both the Learner's Permit and the Junior Driver's License are provisional and can be recalled.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)
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How may a parent or guardian suspend their child's provisional license?
- By taking the license to a police station
- By writing to the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles
- By calling the school principal
- By signing a form at the child's driver education class
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Correct answer: By writing to the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles
A parent or guardian may suspend the child's provisional license by writing to the Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 73 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 73)