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View All PlansIn California, if you’re under 18 or have never held a driver’s license before, you must obtain an instruction permit to practice driving under supervision before you may apply for a driver’s license. To be eligible for a permit, you must be at least 15½ years old, fill out an application, meet the documentation requirements, pay the appropriate fees, and pass a vision exam and an official knowledge test. You may take the knowledge test online or at a DMV field office. If you’re under 18, you must also be enrolled in or have completed an approved driver education course, and your parent or guardian must sign your application.
The knowledge test has 46 multiple-choice questions based on the official driver’s manual (California DMV Driver's Handbook 2025: Interactive Manual w/Audio). The passing score is 80%.
This is our second of six California Permit Practice Tests. All our permit practice tests have been designed to help aspiring drivers like you pass the California DMV written (knowledge) test on their first try. These practice tests are based on the official California driver’s manual and up to date as of November 2025. This DMV driving test includes questions on driving emergencies, freeway driving, headlights, lanes, parking, passing, pavement markings, road signs, and roundabouts.
Watch the Progress Bar to keep track of your score as you go through the practice test. When you answer a question correctly, the question will turn green. If you don’t know the correct answer to a question, ask our AI Assistant to give you a hint or discuss the question in more depth. You can also ask it your own questions about driving. If you still answer incorrectly, the question will turn red in the Progress Bar, and the AI Assistant will provide you with the correct answer and an explanation.
We also have three other knowledge test preparation tools for you.
We’ve created two downloadable PDF “cheat sheets” (though they’re not for actual cheating!): “The Top 100 Most Common US DMV Questions” and “The 121 Most Common US Road Signs Questions.” You will likely encounter some of these questions on your written knowledge test. The correct answer is provided for each question listed.
Finally, we also offer our own California DMV Permit Test Study Guide to help you practice for the day of the DMV written test. It covers what documents to have with you, what fees you may have to pay, frequently missed knowledge test questions, and other last-minute knowledge test tips.
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