Iowa Permit Test case studies
Iowa Permit Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Iowa Department of Transportation issues driver's licenses, identification cards, and learner's permits through its Motor Vehicle Division, and the knowledge test is the written step a new driver must clear before getting behind the wheel. The Iowa DOT describes a graduated driver's license (GDL) system for drivers under age 18, designed to build driving skills in stages; the knowledge test is the entry point to that system, and adults new to Iowa or new to driving also take a knowledge test. The Iowa DOT publishes practice tests on its Driver's Licenses & IDs page. According to the department, each practice test generates 25 questions, randomly chosen from a larger group of sample questions that includes questions from the real knowledge test, and a passing score is 80% or higher. The Iowa Permit Test case studies are 5 cases and about 2,568 words.
1The 12:40 A.M. Pizza-Shop Ride
Marisol is 16 and holds an Iowa intermediate license. On a Tuesday in October her shift at a Coralville pizza shop ends at 12:20 a.m.
539 words, about 3 min2High Beams and a Tractor on a County Road
in late November, Ethan is driving east on a two-lane Iowa county road posted 55 mph. The pavement is dry and the sky is clear.
554 words, about 3 min3Steer It, Clear It on I-235
on a wet Tuesday, Priya is eastbound on I-235 in Des Moines near the 31st Street exit. Traffic is moving at about 55 mph in the right lane.
491 words, about 2 min4Freezing Drizzle on the Bridge Deck
in February, Grace is driving a four-wheel-drive pickup east on U.S. The temperature is 28°F, and freezing drizzle has been falling for 20 minutes.
485 words, about 2 min5School Bus Across a Divided Highway
on a clear Thursday, Luis is westbound on a four-lane divided Iowa highway with a raised concrete median. A school bus is stopped on the eastbound side, directly across from Luis.
499 words, about 2 min