Free Arkansas DFA Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 2 2026
This Practice Test 2 is modeled on the Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) written knowledge exam, whose length the agency does not publish; to pass you need a pass mark the DFA does not publish (our practice tests use 80%). These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the DFA tests most heavily. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.
In Arkansas, an Intermediate License is issued to people between the ages of:
What's on the Arkansas Practice Test 2
The DFA does not publish how many questions are on the real Arkansas knowledge test. Practice Test 2 is a 25-question set drawn from 46 questions, scored against a practice target of 80%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 17
- Traffic laws 11
- Safe driving 5
- Right of way 4
- Parking 3
- Emergencies 2
- Alcohol & drugs 2
- Speed limits 1
- Vehicle equipment 1
46 questions in the pool, 9 of them written specifically for Arkansas. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
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1. To avoid last-minute braking and turning, the Arkansas guide says you should be looking ahead at least how many seconds?
- A. 5 seconds
- B. 10 seconds
- C. 15 seconds (correct)
- D. 30 seconds
Why: Arkansas tells drivers to scan at least 15 seconds ahead. In the city that is about one block, and on highways about a quarter mile.
Source: official Arkansas driver handbook, p.48 (PDF p.60), Stay Alert - Looking Ahead
2. Under Arkansas law, what is the speed limit on a county road if the county judge has not set one?
- A. 30 mph
- B. 35 mph
- C. 40 mph (correct)
- D. 55 mph
Why: A.C.A. 27-51-216 lets each county judge set county road speed limits. Where no limit has been set, the limit is 40 mph.
Source: official Arkansas driver handbook, p.26 (PDF p.38), Speed Limits on County Roads (A.C.A. 27-51-216)
3. Traffic ahead of you is moving slowly. May you use the shared center left-turn lane to drive around it?
- A. Yes, if no oncoming vehicle is using it
- B. Yes, as long as you signal left first
- C. No - the lane is only for vehicles turning left (correct)
- D. Yes, but only for a distance of one block
Why: A shared center lane is reserved for left turns by traffic from both directions. Using it for through travel or to pass other vehicles is not allowed.
4. When turning left at a green light (not a green arrow), you must:
- A. Turn immediately - green means go
- B. Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians (correct)
- C. Turn first - oncoming traffic must yield to you
- D. Wait for oncoming traffic to stop
Why: A green ball (not arrow) allows a left turn only after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. A green arrow means you have a protected turn and oncoming traffic is stopped.
5. What does this warning sign tell you?
- A. A stop sign is ahead (correct)
- B. The road ends ahead
- C. Stopping is not allowed
- D. A police checkpoint is ahead
Why: The stop-ahead sign warns that there is a stop sign coming up that you may not see yet. Slow down and get ready to stop.
Source: p.11 (PDF p.19), Warning signs
6. A school bus ahead of you turns on its flashing amber (yellow) lights. What does this tell you?
- A. The bus is about to stop - get ready to stop (correct)
- B. Children are crossing - stop right now
- C. The bus is turning, so pass it with care
- D. The bus is pulling over with a breakdown
Why: Flashing amber lights are a warning that the bus is preparing to stop to load or unload children. Slow down and prepare to stop; the red lights come on when the bus stops.
More Arkansas facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Arkansas permit practice test page.
Arkansas DFA Test Info
- Questions on real test
- Not published by the DFA
- Passing score
- Not published
- Correct needed
- a pass mark the DFA does not publish (our practice tests use 80%)
- Minimum age
- 14 years old
- Testing agency
- Department of Finance and Administration
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this Arkansas Practice Test 2 once - keep taking it until you score 80% or higher two or three times in a row. Read the explanation after every question, even the ones you get right, to lock in the rule before your DFA exam.