DRIVER'S PERMIT TEST / DRIVER'S TEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED A+

DRIVER'S PERMIT TEST / DRIVER'S
TEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED GRADED
A+
BeginningmMaym2025,myourmdriver'smlicensemormidentificationm(ID)mcardmmustmbemREALmIDmcomplia
ntmifmyoumusemitmto:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmBoardmanmairplanemformdomesticmflights.

Entermmilitarymbases.

Entermmostmfederalmfacilities.



Tomapplymformanminstructionmpermitmormdriver'smlicense,myoummustmprovide:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmProofmofmidentity:mProvingmwhomyoumare.



Twomproofsmofmresidency:mProvingmyoumliveminmCalifornia.mExceptionsmmaymapply.

Legalmfullmnamemdocument:mProvingmyourmcurrentmnamemifmthemnamemonmyourmidentitymdocumen
tmandmapplicationmdomnotmmatch.

Socialmsecuritymnumber:mExceptionsmmaymapply.



TomapplymformamClassmCminstructionmpermit:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCompletemamDriver'smLicensem&mIDmCardmApplication.



Providemyourmdocuments.

Paymamnon-refundablemapplicationmfee.

Passmyourmknowledgemtest(s).

Passmamvisionmtest.



Onmthemdaymofmyourmbehind-the-wheelmtest,myoummustmbring:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmYourminstructionmpermitmormdriver'smlicensem(ifmyoumhavemone).

,AnothermCalifornia-
licensedmdrivermwhomismatmleastm18myearsmoldm(25mformminors),munlessmyoumaremalreadymlicensedmt
omdrive.

Amvehiclemthatmismsafemtomdrivemformyourmtest.

Validmproofmofminsurancemandmvehiclemregistration.

Ifmyoumplanmtomusemamrentalmvehiclemformyourmdrivemtest,myourmnamemmustmbemlistedmonmthemrenta
lmcontract.mThemcontractmmustmnotmexcludembehind-the-wheelmdrivemtests.

NotemMinorsmmustmwaitm14mdaysmtomretakemamfailedmbehind-the-
wheelmdrivemtest,mnotmincludingmthemdaymofmthemfailure.



Beforemyoumbegin,mthemDMVmexaminermwillmaskmyoumtomlocatemandmdemonstratemthemfollowing:m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmDrivermwindowm-mThemwindowmonmthemdrivermsidemmustmopen.



Windshieldm-
mThemwindshieldmmustmallowmamfull,mclear,munblockedmviewmformyoumandmthemDMVmexaminer.mWin


dshieldmcracksmmaympostponemyourmtest.

Rear-viewmmirrorsm-
mAtmleastmtwomrearviewmmirrors.mOnemofmthemmmustmbemonmthemleftmsidemofmyourmvehicle.



Brakemlightsm-mThemrightmandmleftmbrakemlightsmmustmbemoperational.

Tiresm-mThemtiresmmustmhavematmleastm1/32-
inchmofmuniformedmtreadmdepth.mThemusemofmamdonutmtiremismnotmallowedmduringmamdrivemtest.

Footmbrakem-
mTheremmustmbematmleastmoneminchmofmclearancembetweenmthembottommofmthembrakempedalmandmt


hemfloorboardmwhenmdepressed.

Hornm-
mDesignedmformthemvehicle,minmpropermworkingmcondition,mandmloudmenoughmtombemheardmfrommam


distancemofmatmleastm200mfeet.

Emergencym(parkingmbrake)m-mHowmtomsetmandmreleasemthemparkingmbrake.

Turn/Armmsignals

m Leftmturn.

m Rightmturn.

,m Slowingmdownmormstopping.

Windshieldmwipers:mcontrolmarmmormswitchm-mYoummaymbemrequiredmtomshowmtheymfunction.

Seatmbeltsm-mAllmseatmbeltsmmustmworkmproperlymandmbemusedmbymthemindividual(s)minmthemvehicle.



OthermThingsmtomKnowmformYourmBehind-the-WheelmTestm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemdrivemtestmismintendedmtomdeterminemyourmskillminmoperatingmammotormv


ehicleminmmostmroadmsituationsmandmevaluatemyourmabilities,mnotmthemvehicle'smtechnology.mThere
fore,madvancedmdrivermassistancemsystemsmtechnologies,msuchmasmautomatedmparallelmparking,mla
nemdeparture,mandmadaptivemcruisemcontrol,maremnotmpermittedmduringmthemdrivemtest.mVehiclemsa
fetymtechnology,msuchmasmbackupmcamerasmandmblindmspotmmonitors,mmaymbemusedmonmthemdrivem
test,mbutmaremnotmamreplacementmformanmactualmvisualmcheckmofmyourmmirrorsmandmblindmspots.



Driver'smLicense:mChangemYourmAddressm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmIfmyoummove,myoummustmnotifymDMVmofmyourmnewmaddressmwithinmtenmdays.


mSubmitmamchangemofmaddressmonlinematmdmv.ca.gov/addresschangemormbymmail.mItmismyourmrespo


nsibilitymtomensuremDMVmhasmyourmcorrectmmailingmaddressmonmrecord.



ExtendmYourmDriver'smLicensem-mCORRECTmANSWERmIfmyoumaremout-of-
statemandmcannotmrenew,myoummaymrequestmamonemyearmextensionmofmyourmdriver'smlicense.



Hand-Over-HandmSteeringm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUsemthismsteeringmwheelmmethodmwhenmyoumturnmatmlowmspeeds,mpark,morm


needmtomrecovermfrommamskid.mTomusemthismmethod:mStartmwithmyourmhandsmatm8mandm4mo'clock.

Reachmacrossmthemsteeringmwheelmtomgraspmthemoppositemside.

Letmgomofmthemsteeringmwheelmwithmyourmothermhand.

Reachmacrossmthemarmmstillmholdingmthemwheel,mgripmthemwheel,mandmpullmup.



One-HandmSteeringm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmTheremaremonlymtwomsituationsmthatmmaymrequiremsteeringmwithmonemhand:

, Whenmyoumaremturningmwhilembackingmupmtomseemwheremyoumaremgoingmbehindmyou.mPlacemyourm
handmatmthem12mo'clockmpositionmonmthemsteeringmwheel.

Whenmyoumaremoperatingmvehiclemcontrolsmthatmrequiremyoumtomremovemamhandmfrommthemsteerin
gmwheel.



Youmshouldmsignal:m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAtmleastm100mfeetmbeforemyoumturn.

Beforemeverymlanemchange.

Atmleastmfivemsecondsmbeforemyoumchangemlanesmonmamfreeway.

Beforempullingmnextmtomthemcurbmormawaymfrommthemcurb.

Evenmwhenmyoumdomnotmseemothermvehiclesmaroundmyou.

Whenmyoumaremalmostmthroughmthemintersectionmifmyoumplanmtomturnmshortlymaftermcrossingmthemi
ntersection.



UsingmYourmHornm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmUsemyourmvehicle'smhornmtomletmothermdriversmknowmyoumaremtheremormwarnm


othersmofmamhazard.mUsemyourmhornmto:

Avoidmcollisions.

Alertmoncomingmtrafficmonmnarrowmmountainmroadsmwheremyoumcannotmseematmleastm200mfeetmah
ead.



UsingmYourmHeadlightsm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmYourmvehicle'smheadlightsmhelpmyoumseemwhatmisminmfrontmofmyou.mTheymalsom


makemitmeasiermformothermdriversmtomseemyourmvehicle.mDimmyourmhigh-
beammheadlightsmtomlowmbeamsmwithinm500mfeetmofmamvehiclemcomingmtowardmyoumormwithinm300
mfeetmofmamvehiclemyoumaremfollowing.mItmismillegalmtomdrivemusingmonlymparkingmlights.mUsemyourmh


eadlights:

Whenmitmismtoomdarkmtomseemfromm1,000mfeetmaway.

Beginningm30mminutesmaftermsunset.

Untilm30mminutesmbeforemsunrise.