Make Your Own Permit Practice Test
Practise only what you need: pick your state, the topics, how many questions, and whether you want the answers after each question, at the end, or as flashcards. Free, with no sign-up.
When a custom test helps
Most learners do well on some parts of the permit test and keep missing others. On our practice tests, questions about parking and speed limits are missed far more often than road-sign questions. A short test on just the topic you find hard lets you go over it several times without answering questions you already know.
Once a topic feels easy, mix it back in. The real knowledge test mixes every topic, so finish with a full practice test or your state's mock test before you book the real one.
What you can choose
- Topics. Road signs (68 to 74 questions, depending on the state); Rules of the road (57 to 87 questions, depending on the state); Safe driving & emergencies (38 to 53 questions, depending on the state); Alcohol & drugs (6 to 10 questions, depending on the state).
- Length. 10, 25 or 50 questions, or every question in the topics you picked.
- How you practise. A practice test shows the answer and explanation after each question. A mock test holds the answers back until you submit. Flashcards let you read and reveal at your own pace.
Questions you get wrong are saved to your review list on this device. Each comes back after 1 day, then 3 days, then 7 days, until you have answered it right three times. Your progress stays in your browser; the site only records anonymous counts of which answers were chosen.
Frequently asked questions
Is a custom test the same as the real permit test?
No. The real knowledge test mixes every topic and has a fixed length set by your state. A custom test is for practising the parts you find hard. When you can answer those, take your state's mock test, which uses the real test length and pass mark where the state publishes them.
Why are the topics grouped?
Some topics have only a few questions on their own (speed limits has as few as 1 in some states), which is too few for a test. So topics are grouped: road signs, rules of the road (traffic laws, right of way, speed limits and parking), safe driving and emergencies, and alcohol and drugs.
Are the questions different from the practice tests?
They come from the same question bank as your state's practice tests: questions written for your state plus questions on rules found in every state's handbook. Each answer shows the source it was checked against.