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DMV permit practice test: the shared material, and where your state differs

There is no national DMV permit test. Each state writes its own, so the count and the pass mark change at the state line: New York asks 20 questions and wants 14 correct, including at least two of the four road-sign questions, while Florida asks 50 and wants 40. Our free bank runs 651 questions.

Formally the State learner’s permit and driver license knowledge test. Awarding body: State driver licensing agencies, which each write and administer their own test. Neuron Trainer is an independent study app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the organization that owns this exam.

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DMV permit test at a glance, with the source for every line

Every row below is quoted from a document published by State DMV and carries the date we checked it. Where State DMV publishes nothing, the row says so instead of quoting a number from somewhere else.

New York format
You must correctly answer at least 14 of the 20 questions asked, but you must correctly answer two of the four questions about road signsSource: New York State DMV, New York State Driver’s Manual, Chapter 1: Driver Licenses, verified 7 August 2026dmv.ny.gov returns 403 to automated requests. The page loads normally in a browser and this sentence was read from it on 2026-08-07. Re-verify by hand, not by script.
Florida format
The Class E Knowledge Exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions. To pass, a customer must answer 40 out of 50 questions correctly, or score 80 percent.Source: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Class E Knowledge Exam & Driving Skills Test, verified 7 August 2026
California attempts
You are allowed three attempts to pass before you must reapply. Minors must wait seven days to retake a failed knowledge test, not including the day of the failure.Source: California DMV, California Driver Handbook, Section 3: The Testing Process, verified 7 August 2026
Florida online option
Any applicant under the age of 18 can take the Class E Knowledge Exam onlineSource: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Class E Knowledge Exam & Driving Skills Test, verified 7 August 2026
Florida test language
Class E knowledge examinations are available in English onlySource: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Class E Knowledge Exam & Driving Skills Test, verified 7 August 2026
Florida prerequisite
A Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education (TLSAE) course is required for customers who have never been issued a driver license in any state or countrySource: Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Class E Knowledge Exam & Driving Skills Test, verified 7 August 2026
A national question count
Not published by State DMV. There is no federal permit test, so no national question count or pass mark exists. Every figure on this page names the state agency it came from, and if your state is not listed here its own DMV site is the only source worth trusting.Checked against: USA.gov, Motor vehicle services directory of state agencies, verified 7 August 2026
Cost
Not published by State DMV. There is no federal permit test and therefore no national fee. Each state DMV sets its own permit application and testing charges, and several bundle the knowledge test into the permit fee, so we publish no figure. Check your own state DMV.Checked against: USA.gov, Motor vehicle services, verified 7 August 2026
How long you get
Not published by State DMV. There is no federal permit test and therefore no national time limit. Some states run the knowledge test untimed, others impose one, so we publish no figure. Check your own state DMV.Checked against: USA.gov, Motor vehicle services, verified 7 August 2026
Passing score
Not published by State DMV. There is no federal permit test and therefore no national pass mark. Each state sets the number of correct answers it requires, and the states named on this page are cited individually. Check your own state DMV.Checked against: USA.gov, Motor vehicle services, verified 7 August 2026
How long it is valid
Not published by State DMV. There is no federal permit test, so no national validity period exists. How long a learner permit lasts, and whether a passed knowledge test can be carried forward, are set by each state. Check your own state DMV.Checked against: USA.gov, Motor vehicle services, verified 7 August 2026

Check your state: every number on this page is tied to a named state agency, because no federal body sets permit test rules. Confirm your own state’s format, fee and eligibility on its DMV website before you book.

What our DMV permit test question bank covers

What this app's question bank covers — our own category shares across 651 questions, not State DMV's published blueprint.
CategoryQuestions in our bankShare of our bank
Road Signs
Regulatory, warning, guide, construction signs - shapes, colors, meanings
19530%
Traffic Laws & Right-of-Way
Intersections, roundabouts, school buses, speed limits, signaling
18228%
Safe Driving Practices
Following distance, lane changes, parking, defensive driving
8813.5%
DUI & Impaired Driving
BAC limits, implied consent, penalties, prevention
7812%
Sharing the Road
Pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, large trucks, emergency vehicles
497.5%
Special Situations
School zones, work zones, weather, emergencies, night driving
396%
Vehicle Equipment
Lights, mirrors, child restraints, seatbelts, brakes
203.1%

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5 questions from our DMV permit test bank

Five questions from the shipped bank on the material that is shared across states: signs, right of way, school buses, following distance and truck blind spots.

DMV permit test · Free practice Every answer explained. No signup, no email wall.

  1. Question 1 of 5

    A driver traveling on a two-lane highway sees a yellow, triangular pennant-shaped sign mounted on the left side of the road pointing toward oncoming traffic. What does this sign indicate?
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: The beginning of a no-passing zone

    The yellow pennant-shaped sign, mounted on the left side of the roadway, marks the start of a no-passing zone and is used with a solid yellow center line to reinforce that passing is prohibited in that direction. It is a unique shape used for no reason other than no-passing zones, distinguishing it from diamond-shaped merge warnings. A left-turn detour would be shown with a black-and-yellow arrow sign, not a pennant. Construction zone endings are typically marked with an orange 'End Road Work' rectangular sign, not a yellow pennant.

  2. Question 2 of 5

    Two vehicles arrive at a 4-way stop at exactly the same moment. One vehicle is directly to the right of the other. Which vehicle has the right-of-way?
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: The vehicle to the driver's right

    When two vehicles arrive at a 4-way stop simultaneously, the driver on the LEFT must yield to the vehicle on the RIGHT. This 'yield-to-the-right' rule is codified in all 50 U.S. states and creates a consistent, predictable resolution for tie situations. The distractor suggesting the left-side vehicle has priority inverts the rule entirely — being on the left creates the obligation to yield, not the privilege to go first. Road width or traffic volume never determines right-of-way at a stop sign; that rule simply does not exist in any driver code. Attempting to proceed simultaneously — even when paths appear not to cross — is dangerous because pedestrians, cyclists, and turning third vehicles can still create conflicts that neither driver has accounted for.

  3. Question 3 of 5

    A driver is following a school bus on a two-lane undivided road. The bus stops, activates its red flashing lights, and extends its stop arm. The driver must:
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: Stop completely and remain stopped until the red lights turn off and the stop arm retracts

    When a school bus activates its red flashing lights and extends its stop arm, all traffic in both directions on an undivided road must come to a complete stop and remain stopped until the lights turn off and the arm fully retracts — this law is uniform across every U.S. state. The legal standard is objective (lights off, arm retracted), not perceptual. Slowing to 15 mph is not a recognized legal alternative; no 'cautious pass' speed exists for a stopped school bus. Proceeding once children appear absent is dangerous and illegal — children may be concealed behind the bus, approaching from ahead, or in the road beyond the driver's sight line. Bus driver hand signals carry no legal authority to override the red lights; only the deactivation of the warning system signals that it is legal to proceed.

  4. Question 4 of 5

    A driver is traveling on a dry highway at 55 mph behind another vehicle. What is the minimum following distance recommended to allow enough time to react and stop safely?
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: 3 seconds

    The 3-second rule gives an average driver enough time to perceive a hazard, react, and brake safely under normal dry conditions. Pick a fixed roadside marker the vehicle ahead passes, then count off 3 seconds before your vehicle reaches it. 1 and 2 seconds are too short and don't allow adequate reaction time, especially at highway speeds. 5 seconds is the recommended gap only in adverse conditions like rain, fog, or when following large trucks/motorcycles, not standard dry-road driving.

  5. Question 5 of 5

    A driver wants to change lanes beside a large tractor-trailer but cannot see the truck driver's side mirrors from the current position. What does this indicate?
    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: The driver's vehicle is in the truck's blind spot, or No-Zone

    The rule of thumb is if a driver cannot see the truck driver's mirrors, the truck driver cannot see that vehicle either. Large trucks have extensive blind spots along both sides, directly behind, and immediately in front, collectively called No-Zones. The opposite claim about visibility is false, merging in this position is hazardous rather than safe, and mirror invisibility has nothing to do with the truck yielding the lane.

What actually trips people up

Right of way at a tie

The content is shared across states even where the format is not, and this is where wrong answers concentrate. Two vehicles reaching a four-way stop at the same moment: the driver on the left yields to the vehicle on the right. Every state resolves it that way, and a surprising number of people get the direction backwards under pressure.

Sign shape is the answer

Shape carries meaning before color does. The yellow pennant on the left shoulder means a no-passing zone starts here and nothing else. The five-sided sign is a school zone. Orange means a work zone. Learn the shapes and a quarter of the sign questions answer themselves.

School buses

On an undivided road, red flashing lights and an extended stop arm mean every direction stops and stays stopped until the lights go off and the arm folds. It is not a judgment call about whether children are visible, and there is no legal slow-and-pass speed.

Following distance changes with the weather, not the speed limit

Three seconds on a dry road, more in rain, fog, or behind a truck. The test asks it as a number, but the reason it is a number is that reaction time does not scale with confidence.

Impaired driving is a legal section, not a health section

Implied consent, per se blood alcohol limits, zero tolerance for drivers under 21 and ignition interlock all show up as legal consequences. People revise the biology and skip the statute.

How long should I study for the permit test?

Two weeks of short sessions beats one long night, because sign recognition is recall rather than reasoning. Step one, before any of this: find out which state you are testing in and what its format actually is.

Week 1: Signs and traffic laws

These are the two biggest categories in our bank, at 195 and 182 questions, and together they are more than half of everything here. Do 15-question sets daily rather than one long sitting, and treat every sign you miss as a flashcard rather than as a question you got wrong. Shape first, then color, then wording: a five-sided outline is a school zone before you have read anything on it, and a yellow pennant on the left shoulder is a no-passing zone and nothing else.

Week 2: Everything else, then simulate

Safe driving, impaired driving, sharing the road, special situations and vehicle equipment. The impaired-driving material is the one people under-rate, because it is written as law rather than as advice: implied consent, per se limits, zero tolerance under 21. Then run full 40-question timed simulations until two in a row clear your own state’s bar with room to spare. If you are in New York, check your road-sign answers separately, because the two-of-four sign requirement is not something an overall score will tell you about.

Before you book

Read your own state’s handbook cover to cover once. It is the document the test is written from, it is free, and it is the only place where your state’s question count, pass mark, fee and retake rule are all stated together. If anything on this page disagrees with it, your handbook wins.

Is the permit test hard?

There is no single answer, because there is no single test. What we can show you is the shape of the shared material: our own bank of 651 questions grades out at 101 easy, 250 moderate and 300 hard, so about half of what you meet here sits in the top band. That is our grading of our questions and nothing more. We do not publish a figure for how often people pass, in any state, because we do not have one worth printing.

The bar is real. Florida wants 40 of 50, which is 80 percent, and New York wants 14 of 20 plus a hard sub-requirement that at least two of the four road-sign questions are right. A sub-requirement like that means broad revision will not save you from one weak area.

Attempts are limited too. California allows three attempts before you have to reapply, and requires minors to wait seven days after a failure, not counting the day of the failure. There is no good reason to sit it unprepared.

How the DMV permit test differs from the exams beside it

This is the only test in this family with no single owner. Part 107 has the FAA, the CDL has federal standards, the DKT has Transport for NSW, the G1 has Ontario’s ministry and the theory test has the DVSA. A permit test has fifty different owners, which is why competitor sites confidently publish one question count and one pass mark for “the DMV test” and why that number is wrong for most of the people reading it. The material is close to identical everywhere. The format is not.

Questions people actually ask about the DMV permit test

How many questions are on the DMV permit test?

It depends on your state. New York asks 20 and requires 14 correct. Florida’s Class E Knowledge Exam asks 50 and requires 40 correct. There is no national number.

What score do you need to pass the permit test?

State by state. Florida sets 80 percent, or 40 of 50. New York sets 14 of 20 and additionally requires at least 2 of the 4 road-sign questions to be correct.

How many times can I retake the permit test?

California allows three attempts before you must reapply, and requires applicants under 18 to wait seven days after a failure, not including the day of the failure. Other states set their own rules.

Can I take the permit test online?

In some states. Florida allows any applicant under the age of 18 to take the Class E Knowledge Exam online. Check whether your state offers it and whether it applies to your age.

Is the test available in languages other than English?

It varies. Florida states plainly that Class E knowledge examinations are available in English only. Several other states offer translations and audio versions, so check before you assume.

Do I need a course before I can take the test?

Some states require one. Florida requires a Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education course for anyone who has never been issued a driver license in any state or country. Your state handbook will say.

Is the road-sign section really separate?

In New York, effectively yes. You can hit the overall 14 of 20 and still fail by getting fewer than two of the four road-sign questions right, so a weak spot in signs is not something you can average away.

Are these real questions from the state DMV test?

No. State exam banks are not public and copying them would be theft. These are original questions written to the same material, drawn from state driver handbooks and the federal sign standards.

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The app

The DMV permit test app is still in development

DMV Test Prep is built and in review, not yet on the App Store. There is no download link on this page because there is nothing to download yet, and we would rather say that than send you to a dead listing. The bank is 651 questions: Road Signs 195 · Traffic Laws and Right-of-Way 182 · Safe Driving 88 · DUI and Impaired Driving 78 · Sharing the Road 49 · Special Situations 39 · Vehicle Equipment 20. Every question has a full explanation, and the Exam Simulator runs 40 questions in 30 minutes. Because the app is national and the tests are state-level, it drills the shared material. Pair it with your state handbook, not instead of it.

  • Smart Quiz — keeps returning to the categories you keep missing
  • Topic Drill — one category at a time, on its own
  • Exam Simulator — a fixed-length timed paper (40 questions in 30 minutes, as this app sets it). It does not get harder as you go; the length and the mix are fixed.
  • AI tutor — re-explains any question in plain English
  • Progress tracking, reported per category
  • Study reminders
  • Light and dark themes

The app calls you ready at 80% on its own simulator. That is an in-app practice target we chose, not State DMV's passing standard.

Not on the App Store yet. This one is still in development, so there is nothing to download today. The practice questions above are the whole of what we can give you right now, and they are free and complete. See where it sits in the queue, or browse the apps that are live.

Signs, laws, and the ones people miss

651 questions with an explanation on every one, a 40-question timed simulator, and an AI tutor to take the follow-up question when one explanation is not enough.

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Sources, and when we last checked them

This page was last reviewed on . The 6 facts quoted above were last checked against their sources on . Where State DMV publishes nothing, the table above says so rather than guessing.

Permit tests are written and administered by individual state driver licensing agencies. Neuron Trainer is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any state agency.