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District of Columbia · Permit test

DC learner’s permit practice test

This DC learner’s permit practice test has 20 free questions written from DC DMV’s permit rules and the District’s own traffic laws. Eight show a sign or signal. The real GRAD test for ages 16 to 20 has 35 questions, and DC DMV doesn’t state a pass mark, so we use our own bar here: 16 of 20, which is 80%. Pick an answer to see why it’s right, and anything you miss comes back at the end.

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Updated October 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Question 1 of 20

On a DC learner permit, when and with whom may you drive?

20 practice questions in the style of the knowledge test.

How close is this DC learner’s permit practice test to the real one?

The topics match: the knowledge test checks traffic laws, road signs and safe driving, including sharing the road with people on foot and on bikes. The length doesn’t. The GRAD test for ages 16 to 20 has 35 questions in 75 minutes, and the standard test for 21 and older has 30 in 60 minutes. These aren’t DC DMV’s questions, so treat a pass here as a sign you’re on track, not a promise.

Many of them are on rules that are DC’s own, such as the 20 mph default limit, 15 mph school zones from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the WALK countdown at pre-timed signals. Those are the ones a general practice test can get wrong.

How the DC knowledge test works →About the DC DMV manual and DC’s key rules →

DC DMV’s own practice test

DC DMV links a 25-question practice knowledge test of its own, which uses sample questions rather than real ones. It was paused when the where-to-learn page was last checked. That page tracks it, along with apps and driving schools.

The DC DMV practice test and where to study →
Sources: DC DMV · DC Council · DC Office of Documents and 1 more. Checked October 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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