Virginia: Licensing basics — Part 3 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What may happen if you fail the vision screening?” · “What visual acuity is the minimum for a license restricted to daylight hours only?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Virginia Driver's Manual" (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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What may happen if you fail the vision screening?
- You must retake the knowledge exam
- You may be asked to visit an eye care professional
- You must complete a driver improvement clinic
- You must wait one year to apply again
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Correct answer: You may be asked to visit an eye care professional
If you fail the screening you may be asked to see an eye care professional.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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If you need glasses or contact lenses to pass the vision screening, when must you wear them?
- Only at night
- Only on highways
- Only during the road skills test
- Whenever you drive
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Correct answer: Whenever you drive
The manual says you must wear them when you drive.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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What letter does your license display if you must wear glasses or contact lenses to drive?
- C
- G
- L
- V
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Correct answer: C
The license shows a C for the corrective-lens restriction.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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How can the glasses or contact lens restriction be removed after laser surgery to correct your vision?
- Wait one full year, then mail a written request to DMV for removal
- Pass the knowledge exam again without glasses, at a DMV service center
- Pass a DMV vision screening without lenses, or submit a Vision Screening Report
- Complete a driver improvement clinic and then pass a new road skills test
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Correct answer: Pass a DMV vision screening without lenses, or submit a Vision Screening Report
After laser surgery you can have the restriction removed by passing the screening without lenses at a DMV customer service center or by submitting a Vision Screening Report.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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What visual acuity does an unrestricted driver's license require?
- 20/20 vision in both eyes
- 20/40 or better vision in one or both eyes
- 20/70 or better vision in one or both eyes
- 20/100 or better vision in both eyes
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Correct answer: 20/40 or better vision in one or both eyes
An unrestricted license requires 20/40 or better vision in one or both eyes.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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How much horizontal vision does an unrestricted driver's license require?
- 70 degrees or better in one or both eyes
- 90 degrees or better in one or both eyes
- 180 degrees or better in both eyes
- 110 degrees or better in one or both eyes
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Correct answer: 110 degrees or better in one or both eyes
An unrestricted license requires at least 110 degrees of horizontal vision, or a comparable measurement.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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What visual acuity is the minimum for a license restricted to daylight hours only?
- 20/70 or better vision in one or both eyes
- 20/40 or better vision in one or both eyes
- 20/50 or better vision in both eyes
- 20/100 or better vision in one eye
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Correct answer: 20/70 or better vision in one or both eyes
A daylight-only license requires 20/70 or better vision in one or both eyes.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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How much horizontal vision is the minimum for a license restricted to daylight hours only?
- 30 degrees or better
- 40 degrees or better
- 70 degrees or better
- 110 degrees or better
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Correct answer: 70 degrees or better
A daylight-only license requires at least 70 degrees of horizontal vision.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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If you have vision in only one eye, how many degrees of horizontal vision must you have when looking toward your nose to qualify for a daylight-hours-only license?
- At least 20 degrees
- At least 30 degrees
- At least 50 degrees
- At least 60 degrees
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Correct answer: At least 30 degrees
With one eye, you need at least 30 degrees toward your nose and 40 degrees toward your temple.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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If you have vision in only one eye, how many degrees of horizontal vision must you have when looking toward your temple to qualify for a daylight-hours-only license?
- At least 20 degrees
- At least 60 degrees
- At least 50 degrees
- At least 40 degrees
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Correct answer: At least 40 degrees
With one eye, you need at least 40 degrees toward your temple and 30 degrees toward your nose.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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During what period does a daylight driving only restricted license permit you to drive?
- From a half-hour after sunrise to a half-hour before sunset
- From sunrise to sunset
- From one hour after sunrise to one hour before sunset
- From 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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Correct answer: From a half-hour after sunrise to a half-hour before sunset
The restriction runs from a half-hour after sunrise until a half-hour before sunset.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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What may lead DMV to conduct a medical review of a driver?
- A request from the driver’s insurance company to lower the premium on a policy after a claim
- Reaching the age of 40 and renewing the driver’s license for the first time since it was issued
- A report that the driver may have a physical or mental condition that affects his ability to drive safely
- Having a vehicle registration that is about to expire at the end of the following month
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Correct answer: A report that the driver may have a physical or mental condition that affects his ability to drive safely
A medical review may start when DMV receives a report that a physical or mental condition may affect safe driving.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 29)
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In the medical review program, DMV is concerned about any condition that impairs which of these?
- Knowledge of local roads
- Judgment
- Memory of past traffic tickets
- Skill at parallel parking
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Correct answer: Judgment
DMV looks at conditions that impair level of consciousness, perception (vision), judgment or motor skills.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 29)
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During a medical review, what may DMV require you to submit?
- A statement from your employer about your driving
- A report written by your insurance agent
- A certificate from a driver education school
- A medical or vision report completed by your physician
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Correct answer: A medical or vision report completed by your physician
DMV may ask for a medical or vision report from your physician, or for you to pass the knowledge exam or road skills test.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 29)
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Which is something DMV may decide to do once a medical review is completed?
- Restrict your driving privilege
- Impound your vehicle
- Assign six demerit points to your record
- Cancel your vehicle registration
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Correct answer: Restrict your driving privilege
After a medical review DMV may suspend or restrict the privilege, require periodic reports, or end the review with no other requirements.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 29)
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DMV suspends your driving privilege after a medical review. When are you required to present legal presence proof documents to reinstate it?
- Always, before DMV will end any suspension that results from a medical review
- Only if you are under age 21 at the time the medical review suspension began
- Only if required for another suspension or revocation, or if your license expires
- Only if the medical review suspension lasts longer than 90 days in total
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Correct answer: Only if required for another suspension or revocation, or if your license expires
A suspension from a medical review does not by itself require legal presence documents; they are needed only for another suspension or revocation or an expired license.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 29)
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The Division of Child Support Enforcement will direct DMV to suspend your driving privilege if you are late making child support payments by how much?
- 30 days or $1,000
- 60 days or $2,500
- 90 days or $5,000
- 180 days or $10,000
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Correct answer: 90 days or $5,000
Being 90 days or $5,000 late on child support payments leads to a suspension directed by the Division of Child Support Enforcement.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 30 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 30)
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Which failure related to child support will lead the Division of Child Support Enforcement to direct DMV to suspend your driving privilege?
- Failing to report a change of your home address to the Division of Child Support Enforcement on time
- Failing to appear in court or comply with a subpoena, summons or warrant related to paternity or child support hearings
- Failing to provide proof of insurance to an officer when your child is riding as a passenger in your vehicle
- Failing to attend a driver improvement clinic that the Division of Child Support Enforcement ordered you to take
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Correct answer: Failing to appear in court or comply with a subpoena, summons or warrant related to paternity or child support hearings
Skipping court or ignoring a subpoena, summons or warrant tied to paternity or child support hearings brings a suspension.
Source: Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39 (April 27, 2026)), page 30 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 30)