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  • Updated for February 2025
  • Based on official California Driver's manual

Free California DMV Practice Test 2025

Are you ready to lay some tracks from San Diego to Del Norte County? You’ll need a California learner’s permit to get you started. Before you can get behind the wheel, you’ll have to learn the rules of the road and prove you can safely operate a vehicle. While you can have a lot of fun cruising the open road, you have to remember it’s no playground. Traffic laws and safe driving practices are taken seriously. You’ll have to get in the business of learning about road signs, rights-of-way, parking, and general driving safety practices. That’s a lot to take in all at once! It’s time to get a plan together. You should start by finding a proven resource that will get you up to speed on the things you need to know.

This free California DMV Permit Practice Test will teach you about road rules and elevate your driving skills. You’ll need to answer 83% of the 46 questions correctly on your driver’s knowledge test to earn your instruction permit and put those skills to work. The practice test consists of 40 multiple-choice questions, each with three possible answers. These questions are just like the ones you will have to answer on your knowledge test. This approach gives you the upper hand in answering even the most difficult questions. There are numerous on-line resources that claim to thoroughly prepare you for the knowledge test. However, our Permit practice test stands out amongst them.

Compared with a study guide, the Permit practice test is a more effective and time-efficient method for you to meet the challenges of the official knowledge test. The practice test is based on the most recent California DMV driver’s manual (California DMV Driver's Handbook 2025: Interactive Manual w/Audio) and up to date as of February 2025. It will assess your driving knowledge and identify a starting point for your learning. If you get a question wrong, you’ll receive a detailed explanation of the correct answer. Study guides only train you to memorize the answer. The practice test better prepares you to become a completely skilled driver.

Stuck in Lodi again? Get moving and learn about the practice tests for other U.S. states and Washington D.C. at https://driving-tests.org/academy/drivers-license.

  • Perfect for learner’s permit, driver’s license, and Senior Refresher Test

What you need to know

4.26 out of 5 • 4318 votes
6 min to complete
Available in EN, ES, RU
Verified by Steven Litvintchouk, M.S., Chief Educational Researcher, Member of ACES. See our detailed commitment to accuracy and quality in our practice tests.

What to expect on the actual CA DMV exam

46

questions

38

correct answers to pass

83%

passing score

15 ½ y/o

minimum age to apply

List of questions (classic view)

  1. When you see an emergency vehicle with its lights flashing on the wrong side of the road, giving instructions through the loudspeaker, you should
  2. What does this road sign indicate?
  3. What is the correct hand signal for indicating a right turn?
  4. A _________ indicates the outer edge of a roadway, and it may be crossed only by traffic moving to or from the shoulder.
  5. Vehicles approaching a roundabout must
  6. When turning right into a two-way street, start in the right-hand lane and enter into
  7. Which of the following right-of-way rules is FALSE?
  8. The primary traveling aids for a blind person include
  9. On a two-way roadway with a center lane, drivers from either direction can _________ from the center lane.
  10. The octagonal shape in the figure is
  11. You are driving slowly on a two-lane road. If there are at least ____ vehicles behind you that are unable to pass you, you must pull over and allow them to pass.
  12. Flag persons are often located on highways and in work zones
  13. What does this flashing arrow panel mean?
  14. With any turning vehicle, the rear wheels follow a _________ than the front wheels.
  15. Car drivers should NEVER
  16. This hand signal indicates that
  17. This sign warns that
  18. If you see two solid yellow lines on a roadway, it means that
  19. On two-lane highways, you are allowed to pass
  20. If a pedestrian is in a marked or unmarked crosswalk, you must
  21. An __________ is the connection of a freeway to a road or another freeway by a series of ramps.
  22. When waiting to make a left turn at an intersection,
  23. If you are parallel parked on the right-hand side of the street, you should _________ before pulling out into traffic.
  24. A triangular orange sign on the rear of a vehicle indicates that
  25. At an intersection, a steady yellow arrow signal pointing left indicates to the driver that
  26. If temperatures are near freezing, which freezes first?
  27. Which of the following statements about the right-of-way is FALSE?
  28. Flashing yellow lights on a school bus require other drivers to
  29. When approaching an intersection to make a right turn, you must stay _________ and make the turn close to the right curb.
  30. While driving, when you see a triangular road sign, you must
  31. You may pass a stopped light-rail vehicle on the left side
  32. Which of the following are used as left-edge lines on divided highways?
  33. If a driver extends his or her left arm out horizontally, it indicates that the driver is going to
  34. On two-lane roads where traffic moves in opposite directions, you may pass on the left only when
  35. Do not use your horn
  36. On one-way roads, yellow lines are used as
  37. If you approach an intersection with a steady yellow light, you must
  38. _________ occurs on wet roads when your front tires start to ride on water instead of on the road.
  39. Which of the following statements about passing a vehicle is FALSE?
  40. You may not cross a double solid yellow line on your left to
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