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California DMV Permit Practice Tests

The written knowledge test for a learner permit or a Class D driver license. Practice with 10 tests built like the real California exam, then try the full simulation.

1,292 practice questions: California law plus the rules that apply in every state.

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California permit practice tests

California permit exam simulator

Answer at your own pace. After each question you see the correct answer and why, and at the end a review of what you missed.

  • Random practice: 20 random questions; pass with 17 correct, the same ratio as the real test.
  • Exam simulation: 36 questions and a pass mark of 30, like the California permit test.

About the California permit test

Applicants 18 and older take the 36-question DL 5 knowledge test and may miss 6. Original applicants under 18 take the longer DL 5T form, which the DMV reports as 46 questions with 8 errors allowed. The practice exam follows the adult format.