What's on the test
The questions come from the Official Florida Driver License Handbook. They cover these areas; each links to free practice questions on it:
- Signs, signals & markingsPavement markings, signs and signals, including drawbridges and rail crossings.
- Rules of the roadFollowing distance, intersections, right-of-way, passing, parking and turns.
- Sharing the roadTrucks, motorcycles, bicycles, pedestrians, school buses and more.
- Conditions & emergenciesRain, fog, night driving, animals, breakdowns and crashes.
- You & your vehicleAlcohol, drugs, distractions, drowsiness and vehicle equipment.
- Licenses, laws & pointsLicenses, courses, insurance, DUI laws, points and suspensions.
A study plan in five steps
Read the Official Florida Driver License Handbook
Everything on the test is in it. Read it chapter by chapter, slowly, and come back to the parts you find hard:
- Driver Licenses & ID Cards
- Driving Schools & Test Providers
- Your Driving Privilege
- Before You Drive: You the Driver
- Before You Drive: Your Vehicle
- Traffic Controls
- Driving Safety
- Special Driving Situations
- Handling Emergencies
- Sharing the Road
Practice one topic at a time
After each chapter, practice that topic. You see the right answer and why straight away, with the handbook page to reread.
Learn the road signs
Signs are quick points once you know them by shape and color. Study the signs one at a time, then test yourself on 20.
Fix your weak spots
Your practice results are saved on your device. Practice my weak spots builds a round from the topics you miss most.
Take the full practice exam
The full exam works like the real one: 50 questions, 40 to pass, no answers until the end. Keep going until you pass comfortably several times in a row, then review every question you missed.
Before test day
What's on the test
The Class E Knowledge Exam has 50 multiple-choice questions on Florida traffic laws, safe driving practices and identifying traffic controls. (Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p. 20)
When you can start
At 15 you can get a learner's license after a Traffic Law and Substance Abuse Education (TLSAE) course and the vision and knowledge exams. (Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p. 8)
Learning to drive
With a learner's license you drive with a licensed driver 21 or older, in daylight only for the first 3 months, then until 10 p.m. (Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p. 25)
Getting your license under 18
Hold your learner's license for 12 months (or until 18), with no moving violation convictions, and have an adult certify 50 hours of practice, 10 of them at night. (Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p. 8)
Teen driving hours
Licensed 16-year-olds may not drive from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., and 17-year-olds from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m., unless driving to or from work or with a licensed driver 21 or older. (Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p. 25)
Where to test
Driver license service centers, approved driver education (DELAP) courses, and approved third-party providers; under 18 you may take the knowledge exam online. (Official Florida Driver License Handbook, p. 19)
More answers: Florida permit test FAQ. Applying for the first time? How to get your Florida permit.
This guide is a free study aid, not the official test. Rules and fees can change: always check the current Official Florida Driver License Handbook and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) before your test.Page numbers are the ones printed on the handbook pages; tap one to open the official PDF at that page. A PDF viewer counts the cover too, so its page numbers run 8 higher.