What's on the test
The questions come from the Kansas Driving Handbook. They cover these areas; each links to free practice questions on it:
- Signs, signals & markingsWarning, regulatory, guide, work zone and railroad signs, signals and lines.
- Traffic lawsSpeed limits, passing, following, right-of-way, turns, school buses, parking.
- Safe driving skillsSeat, mirrors, steering, scanning, speed, space cushions and signaling.
- Sharing the roadPedestrians, bicycles, motorcycles, emergency vehicles, trucks, farm traffic.
- Emergencies & weatherSkids, blowouts, brake failure, night, floods, deer, winter and tornadoes.
- Permits, alcohol & licensesPermits, GDL limits, the tests, impaired driving and losing your license.
A study plan in five steps
Read the Kansas Driving Handbook
Everything on the test is in it. Read it chapter by chapter, slowly, and come back to the parts you find hard:
- Age Requirements
- The Driver's License
- Kansas Laws and Rules of the Road
- Be in Shape to Drive
- Before You Drive
- Basic Driving
- Right-of-Way, Signals and Signs
- Pavement Markings, Turns, School Buses and Parking
- Visual Search and Speed Management
- Space Management and Communicating
- Avoiding Collisions and Emergency Situations
- Sharing the Road
- Special Driving Situations
- How to Prepare for Your Driver License
- Optional Information
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: 25 questions, 20 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
25 questions, 80% to pass
The knowledge test has 25 multiple-choice questions on traffic laws, signs and pavement markings, and you need 80% (20 right). It isn't timed and usually takes 15 to 20 minutes. (Kansas Driving Handbook, p. 94)
Permit from 14
You can get a Class C instruction permit at 14 after passing the vision and written tests, or with a DE-99 form from a driver education course. A parent or guardian applies with you if you are under 16. (Kansas Driving Handbook, p. 12)
A licensed adult 21+ beside you
On a permit you drive only with a licensed adult aged 21 or older, with at least a year of driving experience, in the front seat, and nobody else up front. (Kansas Driving Handbook, p. 12)
50 hours before fewer limits
A parent or guardian signs that you drove at least 50 supervised hours, 10 of them at night, before a 16-year-old's limits ease to driving alone from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Kansas Driving Handbook, p. 12–13)
Two-second rule
Kansas teaches a two-second following distance in good conditions and four seconds when conditions are poor. (Kansas Driving Handbook, p. 17)
No texting at the wheel
Kansas law forbids writing, sending or reading texts and email while driving. It doesn't count GPS or weather reports, but any distraction is dangerous. (Kansas Driving Handbook, p. 19)
More answers: Kansas permit test FAQ. Applying for the first time? How to get your Kansas permit.
This guide is a free study aid, not the official test. Rules and fees can change: always check the current Kansas Driving Handbook and the Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Vehicles before your test.Page numbers are the ones printed on the handbook pages; tap one to open the official PDF at that page.