Free Georgia DDS Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 1 2026
This Practice Test 1 is modeled on the Department of Driver Services (DDS) written knowledge exam, which has 40 questions; to pass you need at least 15 of 20 on each part (Road Signs and Road Rules). These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the DDS tests most heavily. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.
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What's on the Georgia Practice Test 1
The real Georgia knowledge test has 40 questions, and to pass you need at least 15 of 20 on each part (Road Signs and Road Rules). Practice Test 1 is a 25-question set drawn from 53 questions, scored against a practice target of 75%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 21
- Traffic laws 13
- Safe driving 6
- Speed limits 3
- Emergencies 3
- Right of way 3
- Alcohol & drugs 2
- Parking 2
53 questions in the pool, 11 of them written specifically for Georgia. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
Want to test yourself first? Take the test above before reading these. Every answer below is checked against the source shown.
1. Georgia requires you to dim your high beams when an oncoming vehicle comes within:
- A. 200 feet
- B. 300 feet
- C. 500 feet (correct)
- D. 1,000 feet
Why: Switch to low beams when an oncoming vehicle is within 500 feet so you do not blind its driver. Also dim them when you are within 200 feet behind another vehicle.
Source: official Georgia driver handbook, p.24 (PDF p.25), Use Headlights Properly
2. In Georgia, a driver under 21 is considered impaired at a BAC of:
- A. 0.02 (correct)
- B. 0.05
- C. 0.08
- D. 0.10
Why: Georgia sets the under-21 BAC limit at 0.02 - well below the 0.08 limit that applies to adult drivers.
Source: official Georgia driver handbook, p.24, DUI section
3. A yellow sign with two arrows pointing in opposite directions (one up, one down) means:
- A. One-way traffic ahead
- B. Two-way traffic ahead (correct)
- C. Divided highway begins
- D. Passing lane ahead
Why: This sign warns that you are leaving a divided roadway and entering a two-way road. Oncoming traffic will now be present - keep right and do not pass unless permitted.
4. A center lane has a solid yellow line and a broken yellow line on each side, plus two-way turn arrows. Who may use it?
- A. Drivers from either direction about to turn left (correct)
- B. Drivers who need to pass a slow vehicle ahead
- C. Only buses and cars carrying two or more people
- D. Drivers waiting to merge into the right lane
Why: This is a two-way left-turn lane. Drivers from both directions share it, entering it only just before they turn left. It is not a travel or passing lane.
Source: official Georgia driver handbook
5. What does an orange-colored sign indicate?
- A. A school zone ahead
- B. A work zone ahead (correct)
- C. A railroad crossing ahead
- D. A hospital zone ahead
Why: Orange signs indicate construction and maintenance work zones. Reduce speed, watch for workers and equipment, and be prepared for changed traffic patterns. Fines are often doubled.
6. How do most state handbooks tell you to measure a safe following distance?
- A. Count car lengths - one car length is enough at any speed
- B. Count the seconds between it and you passing a fixed point (correct)
- C. Stay close enough to read the license plate of the car ahead
- D. Follow at a distance in feet equal to your speed in mph
Why: Handbooks teach a time-based gap: pick a fixed object and count the seconds after the vehicle ahead passes it. The minimum differs by state (2, 3 or 4 seconds), with most recommending 3 to 4 seconds in good conditions; add time in rain, at night or behind large vehicles. Check your state handbook for its exact number.
Source: official Georgia driver handbook
More Georgia facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Georgia permit practice test page.
Georgia DDS Test Info
- Questions on real test
- 40
- Passing score
- 75%
- Correct needed
- at least 15 of 20 on each part (Road Signs and Road Rules)
- Minimum age
- 15 years old
- Testing agency
- Department of Driver Services
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this Georgia Practice Test 1 once - keep taking it until you score 75% or higher two or three times in a row. Read the explanation after every question, even the ones you get right, to lock in the rule before your DDS exam.