Texas DMV practice test
Prepare for the Texas learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Texas knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
Shapes, colors and meanings of the signs on the test.
Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Texas laws
Rules that are specific to Texas.
Final exam prep
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Key rules from the Texas handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- You can apply for a learner's permit at 15 years old.
- Hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
- The supervising driver must be at least 21 years old.
- The night limit for provisional drivers starts at midnight (with listed exceptions).
- At first, no more than one non-family passenger under 21, unless supervised.
- Minimum liability limits are $30/$60/$25 (thousand).
- Report an address change within 30 days.
- A standard license is usually valid for 8 years.
- Four or more separate convictions in 12 months, or seven or more in 24 months, can lead to suspension.
- You must score 70% or better to pass any knowledge exam.
- A temporary license can be used for 45 days.
- Applicants under 25 must complete driver education.
- After three failed exams (or 90 days), a new application and fee are required.
- First conviction: $175 to $350. Later convictions: $350 to $1,000, possible suspension and 180-day impoundment.
- Register a newly purchased vehicle within 30 days.
Rules of the road
- Stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
- Stay at least 500 feet behind a fire truck responding to an alarm.
- When you cannot move over and the posted limit is 25 mph or more, slow to 20 mph below the limit.
- Drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
- Right on red is allowed after a complete stop and yielding to pedestrians and traffic, unless a sign says NO TURN ON RED.
- A left turn on red is allowed only from a one-way street onto a one-way street, after stopping and yielding, unless prohibited.
- Fines for speeding in work zones can be doubled.
- Stop when a train within about 1,500 feet gives an audible signal and is an immediate hazard.
- Under a 25 mph limit, slow to less than 5 mph; at 25 mph or more, slow to 20 mph below the limit (or move over).
- Using a wireless communication device in a school zone is prohibited.
- First conviction: $500 to $1,250. Later convictions within 5 years: $1,000 to $2,000 and possible suspension up to six months.
- Wait until the bus resumes motion, the driver signals you to proceed, or the red lights stop.
- A solid yellow line on your side marks a no-passing zone.
- The foot brake must stop the car within 25 feet at 20 mph.
- Horns must be audible for at least 200 feet.
- The rearview mirror must reflect at least 200 feet of highway to the rear.
- Tires must have at least 2/32 of an inch of tread.
- Slow-moving vehicles are designed to operate at 25 mph or less.
- Ignoring a warning sign or barricade where water covers the road is a Class B misdemeanor: up to $2,000 and/or 180 days in jail.
- Failure to yield causing bodily injury: $500 to $2,000; causing serious bodily injury: $1,000 to $4,000.
- During the posted hours the HOV lane is limited to buses and car-pools.
Speed limits
- The school-zone speed shown applies when the yellow light is flashing.
Alcohol and drugs
- 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
- Drivers under 21 may not drive with any detectable amount of alcohol.
- Under 21 with any detectable alcohol: 30 days for a first offense, 60 for a second, 180 for a third.
How to get a driver's license in Texas
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 15 years old).
- Hold the permit for at least 6 months.
- Drive only with a licensed supervising driver (minimum age 21 years old).
- Pass the road (driving) test.
- As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at Midnight.
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Texas driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 15 years old
- Hold the permit at least
- 6 months
- Supervising driver at least
- 21 years old
- Night limit for new drivers from
- Midnight
- Teen passengers allowed
- 1
Drunk driving laws by state: BAC limits
- Drivers 21+
- 0.08%
- Under 21
- 0.00% (any alcohol)
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 18 years old
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- If you cannot move over, slow by
- 20 mph
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- Minimum liability insurance
- $30/$60/$25 (thousand)
- Report a new address within
- 30 days
- License valid for
- 8 years
Sample questions
In Texas, when you must stop at a railroad crossing, stop no closer to the nearest rail than:
- 10 feet
- 15 feet
- 20 feet
- 25 feet
Texas: stop at least 15 feet from the nearest rail.
In Texas, a driver 21 or older is legally intoxicated starting at what blood alcohol content (BAC)?
- 0.04%
- 0.05%
- 0.08%
- 0.10%
Texas: 0.08% BAC or higher is the legal limit for drivers 21 and older.
In Texas, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?
- 14½ years old
- 15 years old
- 15½ years old
- 16 years old
Texas: you can apply for a learner's permit at 15 years old.
Texas permit test: questions and answers
The Texas knowledge test has 30 questions.
You need 21 correct answers out of 30 (70%).
According to the Texas driver handbook, the minimum age is 15.
No, as of our last check the Texas DMV does not offer the knowledge test in this language. You can still study in your language here and answer in English.
Yes, as of our last check the Texas DMV offers the knowledge test in this language. Confirm with the DMV before your visit.
From the official Texas driver handbook (Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7)). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.