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Based on official South Carolina exam questions

SC DMV Written Test Simulator – Study Online 2025

  • Perfect for learner’s permit, driver’s license, and senior refresher test.

With a South Carolina driver’s license, you can head for Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand or savor the vistas from the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway. Or you can drive yourself to work in Charleston, Greenville and Spartanburg, or Columbia. Or drive to the Haywood Mall for some shopping. But if you don’t have a driver’s license, someone else will have to take you to these places.

To get a driver’s license, you must meet a series of requirements. One crucial requirement is to pass the official knowledge test for a beginner’s permit, which will allow you to practice supervised driving. However, passing the knowledge test isn’t as easy as you may think. A stunning 70% of applicants – more than two out of three – fail the South Carolina knowledge test on their first attempt. Evidently, just reading the official driver’s manual (South Carolina DMV Handbook (SC Driver's Manual) 2025) a couple of times before the knowledge test may not prepare you well enough to pass the test.

We want to make sure that you pass. We’ve created a knowledge test preparation program with various interactive tools you can use to ensure you absorb and memorize all the relevant information. It includes a series of practice tests based on the official manual, and an automated assistant to give you hints and explanations to speed up your learning process. We hope you’ve been following our program and learned a lot about safe driving. We guarantee our program works! If you follow the entire program and still fail the knowledge test, we’ll cheerfully refund your money.

Do you tend to experience test anxiety when taking official exams? Then this Exam Simulator test that you’re about to take is just what you need.

This Exam Simulator test closely resembles official exam conditions. The test consists of 30 questions based on the official manual, just like those on the official DMV knowledge test. The passing score is 80%, just like the official permit test. There are no hints or other aids to help you answer the test questions. And the test ends prematurely if you fail it ( i.e., if you miss more than 20% of the questions). The test is as close to the official permit test as we can make it!

By giving you a realistic exam experience now, you’ll learn what to expect on the official knowledge test. This will reduce the chance of an unpleasant surprise on the official knowledge test and help build your confidence that you can smoothly ace the test on your first try.

Good luck!

5 min to complete
Available in EN, ES, RU
SC DMV driver's license
Real exam-style pitfalls you’ll practice:
Common Traps
Distractors
Trick Wording
Double Negatives
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All 650 exam-like questions specific to South Carolina

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Unique 360° Virtual Road Simulations

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Authored and curated by Steven Litvintchouk, M.S.

Chief Educational Researcher (ACES member)
Methodology & Editorial Policy
Last verified for accuracy: November 2025 (reviewed weekly)

What to expect on the actual SC permit test

30

questions

24

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

15 y/o

minimum age to apply

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