Washington · Washington Department of Licensing

Washington DMV practice test

The Washington knowledge exam 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

The number of questions and the passing score are confirmed by dol.wa.gov. Check the current Washington handbook before your exam.

What the Washington exam looks like

Washington’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 DOL (Washington Department of Licensing). Its questions come from the official Washington driver’s handbook, which is also where every DMV Champ question is checked.

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

What the Washington handbook says

The Washington Driver Guide calls it the knowledge exam, 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 Washington.

35 topics in Washington: the 34 every state tests, plus winter driving, because the Washington handbook teaches it.

Exam simulator

5 simulated exams in the Washington format

40 questions32 to passNo time limit

Pick Washington 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, 35 topics, every one on the Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington exam today, with the 32-correct passing score marked on it and a 14-day trend.

Washington questions

Good to know before your Washington exam.

How many questions are on the Washington permit test?

40. The Washington knowledge exam has 40 multiple-choice questions, and you need 32 correct answers (80%) to pass.

How many questions can you miss on the Washington knowledge exam?

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

Is the Washington knowledge exam timed?

No. Washington does not put a time limit on the knowledge exam. Only 8 jurisdictions do.

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

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

Where do the Washington questions come from?

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

Ready for the Washington exam?

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

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