Going into your written driver’s test with this mindset will help. Adults over the age of 18 are given an exam with 36 questions and are required to answer 30 correctly for a passing score. You will need to answer 38 of them correctly in order to pass. Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays. If you are under 18, the test contains 46 questions.
The online test is offered in 35 languages and will look roughly the same as an in-person test, said Chris Orrock, a DMV spokesman. “We continue to incorporate ways to bring DMV services to our customers when and where they want.” “This is one more example of how the DMV is modernizing to add more convenient services online that used to be only available in an office,” DMV Director Steve Gordon said in a statement. ( Because of the pandemic, most drivers 70 and older can renew totally online this year.) Generally, the test that the DMV calls the “driver’s license knowledge test,” is required for those getting their license for the first time and motorists every five years after turning 70 years old.įor drivers, the agency says, tackling the test at home will save significant time at the DMV field office, which still must be visited by by many to get a photo and thumbprint taken and to complete a vision exam. The Department of Motor Vehicles’ written test can now be taken online - or skipped all together for some by replacing it with a 45-minute, online course.
