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Practice for your permit test.

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Studying for California.

Verified against the current official CA Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), checked August 2026.1

What do you want to do?

As consistently reported by recent test-takers; the DMV does not publish official counts.

Try one, then tap the proof

Answer it, then read the receipt

White square sign showing a red circle and slash over a black right-turn arrow

A regulatory sign posted at an intersection reads NO RIGHT TURN. What must a driver do?

123A sign reads NO RIGHT TURN.Turn right anywayDo not turn rightTap the proofCITATIONLaws and Rules of the RoadPDF page 42DL 600 REV. 6/2025

Five seconds: answer, tap the proof, the receipt prints.

What it covers

  • Right-of-way
  • Signs
  • Signals
  • Turns
  • Parking
  • Passing
  • Lanes
  • Sharing the road
  • Alcohol and drugs
  • Emergencies
  • Weather and seat belts
  • Insurance and crashes

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Questions, answered

How many questions are on the California permit test?

The DMV requires a score of 80 percent and publishes no question count. Recent test-takers consistently report 46 questions (pass at 38) if you are under 18, and 36 questions (pass at 30) if you are 18 or older. An exact 80 percent of those counts would be 37 and 29, so the reported lines are one question stricter, and our mock exam grades on the stricter ones.

What happens if I fail the real test?

You get three attempts per application, and if you are under 18 you wait seven days before trying again, not counting the day you failed. That rule is on PDF page 11 of the official handbook (DL 600 REV. 6/2025).

What is the citation on every question?

Three things: the handbook section, the PDF page in the official file, and the handbook's own revision marker (DL 600 REV. 6/2025). Tap the proof on any answer to print it, then open the official handbook and check it yourself.

All questions, answered plainly

Sources

  1. 1. California Driver's Handbook (DL 600 REV. 6/2025), California DMV. The document every citation on this site points into.