Free West Virginia DMV Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 2 2026
This Practice Test 2 is modeled on the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) written knowledge exam, which has 25 questions; to pass you need 19 of 25 correct (76%). These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the DMV 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 West Virginia Practice Test 2
The real West Virginia knowledge test has 25 questions, and to pass you need 19 of 25 correct (76%). Practice Test 2 is a 25-question set drawn from 46 questions, scored against a practice target of 76%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 17
- Traffic laws 12
- Safe driving 5
- Right of way 4
- Parking 3
- Emergencies 2
- Alcohol & drugs 2
- Vehicle equipment 1
46 questions in the pool, 9 of them written specifically for West Virginia. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
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1. West Virginia drivers are told never to stop in an exit 'gore.' What is the gore?
- A. The triangle between the through lane and ramp (correct)
- B. The paved shoulder beside the through lanes
- C. The far end of the acceleration lane
- D. The grassy strip in the center median
Why: The gore is the triangular area between the through lane and the exit ramp. A driver who missed the exit may cut across it and hit a vehicle stopped there.
Source: official West Virginia driver handbook, PDF p.69, Stopping on an Interstate
2. On a West Virginia road with one lane each way, you are driving below the designated speed and faster traffic cannot pass. What should you do?
- A. Pull off at the first safe turnout (correct)
- B. Turn on your hazard lights and continue
- C. Speed up to the posted limit at once
- D. Wave the drivers behind you around
Why: When overtaking traffic has no clear lane for passing, a slow driver should pull off at the first safe turnout and let faster traffic go by. Waving others around can lead them into an unsafe pass.
Source: official West Virginia driver handbook, PDF p.53, Driving Slowly
3. Alcohol affects driving by:
- A. Slowing reactions only once you reach 0.08%
- B. Impairing reaction time, judgment, and vision (correct)
- C. Affecting judgment, but not reaction time
- D. Mainly causing drowsiness, which coffee can fix
Why: Alcohol impairs all the skills needed to drive safely: reaction time slows, judgment and decision-making deteriorate, coordination suffers, and vision (especially peripheral) is reduced.
4. What does this warning sign tell you?
- A. A stop sign is ahead (correct)
- B. The road ends ahead
- C. Stopping is not allowed
- D. A police checkpoint is ahead
Why: The stop-ahead sign warns that there is a stop sign coming up that you may not see yet. Slow down and get ready to stop.
Source: p.11 (PDF p.19), Warning signs
5. A rectangular white sign reading 'KEEP RIGHT' with an arrow means:
- A. Pass the divider on either side
- B. Go to the right of the divider (correct)
- C. Stay in the right lane to pass
- D. Right turns only
Why: A 'Keep Right' sign directs you to pass to the right of a traffic island, median, or obstruction. It keeps traffic flowing correctly around the divider.
6. Blue signs along a highway typically indicate:
- A. Parks and recreation areas
- B. Gas, food, and lodging services (correct)
- C. Rules such as speed limits
- D. Exits and distances to nearby cities
Why: Blue signs indicate motorist services - gas stations, food, lodging, hospitals, and rest areas - available at or near an exit.
More West Virginia facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the West Virginia permit practice test page.
West Virginia DMV Test Info
- Questions on real test
- 25
- Passing score
- 76%
- Correct needed
- 19 of 25 correct (76%)
- Minimum age
- 15 years old
- Testing agency
- Division of Motor Vehicles
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this West Virginia Practice Test 2 once - keep taking it until you score 76% 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 DMV exam.