What's on the test
The questions come from the Texas Driver Handbook. They cover these areas; each links to free practice questions on it:
- Signs, signals & markingsWhat every sign, signal and pavement marking means.
- Rules of the roadRight-of-way, signaling, passing and turning.
- Parking, speed & sharing the roadParking rules, speed limits, pedestrians and bicycles.
- Special driving situationsHighways, night, weather, floods, trucks and motorcycles.
- Alcohol, crashes & safetyAlcohol and drug laws, crashes, seat belts and road rage.
- Licenses, insurance & registrationPermits, teen license limits, insurance and inspection.
A study plan in five steps
Read the Texas Driver Handbook
Everything on the test is in it. Read it chapter by chapter, slowly, and come back to the parts you find hard:
- Your License to Drive
- Vehicle Inspection and Registration
- Safety Responsibility
- Right-of-Way
- Signals, Signs, and Markers
- Signaling, Passing, and Turning
- Parking, Stopping, or Standing
- Speed and Speed Limits
- Some Special Driving Situations
- Alcohol and Drug Impact on the Driving Ability
- Motor Vehicle Crashes
- Pedestrian Safety
- Bicycle Laws and Safety
- Additional Safety Tips
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: 30 questions, 21 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 C knowledge exam covers the Texas Driver Handbook. You need 70 percent or better to pass. (Texas Driver Handbook, p. 7)
When you can start
You can get a learner license (instruction permit) from age 15 after the classroom part of driver education, a vision exam and the knowledge exam. (Texas Driver Handbook, p. 1)
Who rides with you
While learning, a licensed driver at least 21 with a year or more of driving experience must sit in the seat beside you. (Texas Driver Handbook, p. 1)
Six months before a provisional license
Drivers under 18 hold a learner or hardship license for at least six months before a provisional license, from age 16. (Texas Driver Handbook, p. 2)
Limits for drivers under 18
No more than one passenger under 21 who isn't family, no driving from midnight to 5 a.m. except for work, school activities or emergencies, and no phones, even hands-free. (Texas Driver Handbook, p. 3)
Driver education
Applicants under 25 must complete an approved driver education course, and everyone takes the Impact Texas Drivers course before the driving exam. (Texas Driver Handbook, p. 7)
More answers: Texas permit test FAQ. Applying for the first time? How to get your Texas permit.
This guide is a free study aid, not the official test. Rules and fees can change: always check the current Texas Driver Handbook and the Texas Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division 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 6 higher.