How the practice works
Three steps, and the second one is where most of the learning happens.
- 1
Pick your state
The permit test is set by your state, so the practice is too: the question count and pass mark each agency publishes, and its own laws on top of the rules every state shares.
- 2
Take a test
Start with the exam simulator, or drill one area at a time: road signs, state laws, or the full bank. Nothing to sign up for.
- 3
Read why
Every answer comes with its explanation and the rule behind it. Get one wrong and you see exactly which law or manual section it was testing.
States live now
Each state has its own page of rules and figures, all three test types, and the questions people ask most about its permit test.
Florida
50 questions, 40 to pass (80%)
Texas
70% to passTxDPS does not publish how many questions the test has.
California
80% to passCalifornia DMV publishes no current question count. The 36 widely quoted comes from an older agency report, not a live page.
New York
20 questions, 14 to pass, and at least 2 of the 4 road sign questions right
Or start from the test type
Motorcycle
Controls, cornering, lane position and hazards, plus your state’s helmet and endorsement rules.
Truck (CDL)
CDL General Knowledge, written from federal law and marked at the federal 80 percent.
CDL Air Brakes
Skip the air brake exam and your license carries a restriction that shuts most tractor units out.
What people ask before the permit test
How many you can miss, what to bring, what happens after a fail, whether the test can be taken at home. Each answer is on its own page, with the agency source and the date it was checked.
- How many questions can you miss on the Florida permit test?
- What happens if you fail the permit test in Florida?
- What to bring for the Florida permit test if you are under 18
- What to bring for the Florida permit test if you are 18 or over
- Can you take the permit test online in Florida?
- Florida supervised driving hours, and whether the log is turned in
- How many questions can you miss on the Texas permit test?
- What happens if you fail the permit test in Texas?
- What to bring for the Texas learner license test if you are under 18
- What to bring for the Texas license test if you are 18 or over
- Can you take the permit test online in Texas?
- Moving to Texas: do you have to retake the written test?
- Texas supervised driving hours, and whether the log is turned in
- How many questions can you miss on the California permit test?
- What happens if you fail the permit test in California?
- What to bring for the California permit test if you are under 18
- What to bring for the California permit test if you are 18 or over
- Can you take the permit test online in California?
- California supervised driving hours, and whether the log is turned in
- How many questions can you miss on the New York permit test?
- What happens if you fail the permit test in New York?
- What to bring for the New York permit test if you are under 18
- What to bring for the New York permit test if you are 18 or over
- Can you take the permit test online in New York?
- Moving to New York: do you have to retake the written test?
- New York supervised driving hours, and whether the log is turned in
Guides for test day and after
The questions that come up across every state, answered once, with each state’s figure side by side.
The under-18 stack and the 18-and-over stack for Florida, Texas, California and New York, including REAL ID and name changes.
Florida, Texas, California, and New York have different rules. In Florida and New York, age decides if an online test is available.
Who must sit beside you, which hours are legal, and when Florida, Texas, California and New York let you move up.
The score sheet, the instant-fail list, and the retest rule for Florida, Texas, California and New York.
The wait, fee, and attempts allowed in Florida, Texas, California, and New York.
Florida may skip both exams, Texas skips them at 18 or older, California still gives the knowledge test, and New York residents must exchange within 30 days.
Know the signs before test day
Road signs are the one part of the permit test that reads the same in every state, because every state builds from the same federal manual. Shape and color carry most of the meaning, so a sign you have never seen can still be read at a glance.
Every US road sign by shape and color, or the right of way rules, drawn out.
Why our numbers carry a source
Numbers here come with a paper trail: which agency stated the figure, and when it was last confirmed against that agency. That is not decoration. Several agencies simply do not publish the counts other practice sites quote without hesitation. California DMV lists no question count for the car knowledge test on any current page, and none at all for motorcycles. Texas publishes a 70 percent pass mark with no count attached. So a published figure gets cited on these pages, and an unpublished one gets labeled as missing rather than quietly borrowed from somewhere else.
| State | Car test format | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 50 questions, 40 to pass (80%) | FLHSMV, Class E Knowledge Exam and Driving Skills Test, checked September 9, 2026 |
| Texas | 70% to passTxDPS does not publish how many questions the test has. | Texas Driver Handbook DL-7 (rev. January 2026), Chapter 1; 37 TAC s. 15.52, checked September 9, 2026 |
| California | 80% to passCalifornia DMV publishes no current question count. The 36 widely quoted comes from an older agency report, not a live page. | California DMV, Learner's Permits, checked September 25, 2026 |
| New York | 20 questions, 14 to pass, and at least 2 of the 4 road sign questions right | New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21), Chapter 1: Driver Licenses, checked September 25, 2026 |
How the tests are built
A car test has two layers. One holds the rules that read the same in all fifty states, federal sign shapes and right of way among them. The other is written off that state’s own statute book: permit ages, alcohol limits, helmet law, insurance minimums. CDL sits outside that split entirely, because commercial licensing is federal. 49 CFR Part 383 fixes the pass mark at 80 percent and points every state at the same model manual, so one CDL bank covers all of them.
Nothing here is lifted from an exam. Each question was drafted against the rule it tests, no state licensing agency has any hand in this site, and none of them endorse it.
Common questions
Are these the real DMV test questions?
No. The questions on the real exam belong to each state agency. Every question here is written from the rule it tests, and its explanation names that rule: a statute section, a chapter of the state driver handbook, or a section of the federal sign manual. The real test asks about the same rules in its own words, which is why learning the rule works better than memorizing answers.
How many questions are on the DMV permit test?
It depends on the state. Florida: 50 questions, 40 to pass (80%). Texas: 70% to pass. California: 80% to pass. New York: 20 questions, 14 to pass, and at least 2 of the 4 road sign questions right. Where an agency does not publish a question count, the state page says so instead of repeating an unsourced number.
Which states can I practice for?
Florida, Texas, California and New York are live now, each with car, motorcycle and CDL practice tests and a page of state rules. The rest of the states are being added one at a time, each checked against its own agency before it goes live.
Is the CDL test different from state to state?
Much less than the car test. Commercial licensing follows federal rules in 49 CFR Part 383, which set an 80 percent pass mark and point every state at the same model driver manual, so one CDL question bank serves every state. The general knowledge, air brakes and combination vehicle tests are all here.
Do I need an account to use the practice tests?
No. The tests are free to use, with no signup, no email and nothing to install. Open a test and start answering.
More states are being added. Each question is tagged with the exact rule it tests, statute, handbook section or CFR part, so nothing on these pages has to be taken on trust.