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Minnesota DMV practice test

The Minnesota written test has 40 multiple-choice questions, and you need 32 correct answers to pass. DMV Champ teaches every question with its explanation, then checks you with 5 simulated exams in exactly that format.

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questions

correct to pass

80%

passing score

None

time limit

Part of this format is confirmed by Minn. R. 7410.4760; the rest is the best figure available, and it is the one DMV Champ’s exam simulator uses. Check the current Minnesota handbook before your exam.

What the Minnesota exam looks like

Minnesota’s exam is one of the longer ones: only 7 jurisdictions ask more than 40 questions. You need 80% to pass, which means you can miss 8 questions and still get your permit. There is no time limit, so read every question twice.

The exam is given by the DVS (Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services). Its questions come from the official Minnesota driver’s handbook, which is also where every DMV Champ question is checked.

The same format is used in Kentucky, Louisiana and Washington.

What the Minnesota handbook says

The Minnesota Driver’s Manual calls it the written test, so that is the phrase you’ll see at the counter and on the agency’s site. Passing it is how you get an instruction permit, which you can apply for from age 15 in Minnesota. If you fail, the rule on retaking is: one written test per day; $10 fee from the third attempt after two consecutive failures.

36 topics in Minnesota: the 34 every state tests, plus winter driving and flooding, because the Minnesota handbook teaches them.

Exam simulator

5 simulated exams in the Minnesota format

40 questions32 to passNo time limit

Pick Minnesota once in the app and every simulated exam uses these figures. Nothing is revealed mid-exam, and each attempt is graded against the 32-correct passing score at the end. Retake an exam as often as you like, reordered each time.

What you study

4 sections, 36 topics, every one on the Minnesota exam.

Signs and signals, road rules, safe driving and driving laws. The topics come from the AAMVA guidelines every state builds its exam on, checked against the Minnesota handbook. Each is a short group of questions you can get through in a few minutes, and every answer is explained the moment you check it.

Learn by answering

No chapters to read first. Every practice question carries its answer and the reasoning, so a wrong answer is how the next thing is taught.

Mistakes come back

A question you get wrong returns until you get it right. Once you’ve answered every new question and corrected every mistake, you’ve finished the learning phase.

A predicted score

The score you’d likely get on the Minnesota exam today, with the 32-correct passing score marked on it and a 14-day trend.

Minnesota questions

Good to know before your Minnesota exam.

How many questions are on the Minnesota permit test?

40. The Minnesota written test has 40 multiple-choice questions, and you need 32 correct answers (80%) to pass.

How many questions can you miss on the Minnesota written test?

8. With 40 questions and 32 needed to pass, you can get 8 wrong and still pass.

Is the Minnesota written test timed?

No. Minnesota does not put a time limit on the written test. Only 8 jurisdictions do.

How old do you have to be to get a learner’s permit in Minnesota?

15. In Minnesota the first permit is called an instruction permit, and the handbook sets 15 as the youngest age for it. The written test is part of getting one.

Where do the Minnesota questions come from?

From the official Minnesota driver’s handbook, which is what the DVS writes its test from. Every DMV Champ question is checked against it and explained the moment you answer.

Ready for the Minnesota exam?

A few questions a day is enough. Not in Minnesota?

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