A minor practicing on an instruction permit must drive with a California-licensed driver who is at least what age?
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A.
18
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B.
25 Correct
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C.
21
The answer is "25"
The manual requires a minor's supervising driver during practice to be at least 25 years old. A reaches for the age set for the supervisor when the learner is an adult; readers scanning both rules together grab the lower number and miss that the manual raises the floor for minors.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. 18
Applies the supervisor age for adult learners rather than the tighter minor-practice rule. This answer grabs the lower age listed for adult learners and misses that the manual raises the floor for minors.
C. 21
Borrows the alcohol-purchase age as a stand-in for adult supervision. This answer reaches for the alcohol-purchase age as a familiar 'adult' threshold, not the one this rule sets.
This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in California. Source: California Driver Manual, "Applying For A Driver's License," p.3..
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