Driver's License Test Prep
Texas Practice Graduated Licensing

In addition to the age requirement, how much driving experience must the supervisor of a Texas learner license holder have?

  1. A.
    One year Correct
  2. B.
    Three years
  3. C.
    Five years
  4. D.
    Six months
The Why

The answer is "One year"

The supervising driver must have at least one year of driving experience in addition to being 21. Answer D is the trap because six months is printed in the very next paragraph as the learner-permit holding period, and readers scanning the section often carry that same number over into the supervisor rule.

Why the others miss

The traps in the wrong answers

B. Three years

Three years is above the experience floor the manual actually sets. This answer rounds to a figure common in other graduated-license programs rather than the one-year requirement Texas prints.

C. Five years

Five years exceeds the one-year experience floor Texas sets for supervising a learner license holder. Assumes supervising a beginner must require a much longer track record than the one-year minimum the manual actually sets.

D. Six months

Six months describes the learner-permit hold period, not the supervisor's experience floor. This answer pulls the six-month figure from the nearby permit-hold rule and drops it into the supervisor requirement.

The Rule

This question tests your knowledge of Graduated Licensing in Texas. Source: Texas Driver Manual, "Learner License (Instruction Permit)," p.1..

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