Texas Permit Practice Test
Free practice for the Texas learner's permit knowledge test. Every question can be read aloud, with each word highlighted as it is spoken. A wrong answer is never a penalty: you get a hint and try again.
Start practicingThe Texas knowledge test
- You need 70% correct to pass.
- The state also gives the test in Spanish.
Practice questions
155 practice questions for Texas: 26 about Texas rules and 129 about signs, signals and markings that are the same in every state. Free: every question, hints and read-aloud. No sign-up.
Languages
- Every question: English, Español.
- The 129 national questions (signs, signals, road markings) also in 中文, Tiếng Việt, Tagalog, العربية. In these languages the Texas questions show in English for now.
5 sample questions
1. In Texas, what is the youngest age to get a learner license?
- 14 years old
- 15 years old (correct answer)
- 16 years old
- 17 years old
Answer: B. You can get a Texas learner license at 15, which lets you practice for a year before the provisional license at 16.
Texas handbook, page 1.
2. In Texas, may a driver under 18 talk on a phone using a hands-free device while driving?
- Yes, hands-free is always allowed
- Yes, but only on the highway
- No, only in an emergency (correct answer)
- Yes, if the call is short
Answer: C. A Texas driver under 18 may not use any wireless device while driving, hands-free included, except to call for help in an emergency.
Texas handbook, page 3.
3. In Texas, you are on a road with a 60 mph limit and you cannot leave the lane next to a stopped police car with flashing lights. How fast may you pass?
- 40 mph or slower (correct answer)
- 50 mph or slower
- 55 mph or slower
- 60 mph or slower
Answer: A. Texas law says that if you cannot move out of the lane next to a stopped emergency vehicle, you must slow to 20 mph below the limit, so 40 mph on a 60 mph road.
Texas handbook, page 23.
4. In Texas, unless a sign says otherwise, what is the speed limit on a street in an urban district?
- 25 mph
- 30 mph (correct answer)
- 35 mph
- 40 mph
Answer: B. Texas law sets 30 mph as the speed limit on streets in an urban district when no other limit is posted.
Texas handbook, page 46.
5. In Texas, how old must the licensed person beside a learner driver be?
- At least 16
- At least 18
- At least 25
- At least 21 (correct answer)
Answer: D. A Texas learner must drive with a licensed person who is at least 21 years old, so an experienced adult is guiding them.
Texas handbook, page 1.
Official handbook
The questions are based on the official Texas driver handbook. Read it too:
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