Permit tests by state/Georgia
Georgia Department of Driver Services · knowledge test · free practice
Georgia DDS Permit Practice Test
- SignsScored as a separate section
- RetakeWait 1 day (first failure; 7 after a second)
- Free here20 questions, no signup
This free Georgia DDS practice permit test covers the two-part knowledge exam: 20 road signs and 20 road rules (15 correct to pass each part). Every answer shows the correct choice, a detailed explanation, and the exact section from the Georgia Drivers Manual.
How many questions are on the Georgia permit test, and what score passes?
The Georgia DDS Permit test has 2 separately scored parts of 20 questions each. You need 15 correct on each part to pass; failing either part fails the test.
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What the Georgia permit test covers
Each gauge is one topic's share of the 300 questions in this bank, written from the Georgia Drivers Manual. Tap one to read its free questions.
The largest topics in the bank
How strict is Georgia?
Georgia asks for 75%. The average of the 36 states that publish a pass mark is 79%; 4 states ask for less.
- Lowest
- 70% New Mexico
- Average
- 79% 36 states
- Highest
- 88% Maryland
From each state agency’s own page; every state’s format.
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Georgia permit test rules that fail people
What Georgia Department of Driver Services says ends an attempt.
Two separate tests: road signs (20 questions) and road rules (20 questions).
You must get 15 of 20 right on each test — a strong signs score can't carry a weak rules score.
The road signs test is given in English only.
Route planner
How to pass the Georgia permit test
A study plan built from the Georgia Drivers Manual and the test's own rules, in the order to do it.
Treat signs as their own test: 15 of 20 on signs AND 15 of 20 on rules — one half can't carry the other
Learn the numbers the manual tests: 2-second following gap, 70 mph rural interstates, $200 Super Speeder fee, 18 in from the curb when parallel parking
Know the Georgia-only rules: median-divided roads excuse oncoming bus traffic, HOV penalties climb to $150 plus a point, yellow arrows clear the intersection
Practice 40-question sets until you score 36+ twice in a row — each real half allows only 5 misses
Georgia numbers the test asks about
- Speed limits (unless posted)30 mphUrban or residential districtSection 5 — Speed Limits
- Distances2 secondsFollowing distance — more at night, in bad weather, construction and heavy trafficSection 8 — Following Too Closely
- Parking15 feetNo parking near a fire hydrantSection 5 — Stopping, Standing and Parking
- Alcohol0.08Under the influence at 21 and olderSection 5 — Driving Under the Influence
- Speed limits (unless posted)35 mphUnpaved county roadSection 5 — Speed Limits
- Distances500 / 200 feetDim your headlights within this distance of an approaching vehicle / one you followSection 5 — Headlights
From the Georgia Drivers' Manual (DDS) · Every number on one printable page
Practice
Free Georgia permit practice questions
Six of the 20 free questions, one topic at a time. Answer them in the quiz, or read every answer and its source on the questions page.
- Alcohol and drugsIn Georgia, the per se DUI blood alcohol limit for drivers 21 and older is:
- Intersections and turnsAt an all-way stop, if two vehicles arrive at the same time, who goes first?
- Licensing (GDL)Georgians may apply for a Class C instructional permit starting at age:
- ParkingWhen parking downhill next to a curb, you should turn your front wheels:
- Passing a school busBefore passing on a two-lane road, you must be sure:
- Road signsAn octagonal red sign always means what?
Trip
Georgia permit test: booking, test day and after
From Georgia Department of Driver Services's own pages. Read it before you book.
Book and Take the Test
Knowledge exams are walk-in at every DDS Customer Service Center. Arrive early enough that you can start at least 30 minutes before closing. You cannot bring pens, pencils, paper or any wireless device into the testing area, and you may not talk to anyone but the examiner. DDS counts any violation as misconduct and a failed attempt.
Pay the $10 fee before you test. The fee is not refunded if you fail and you pay it again for each attempt.
What Happens After You Pass
The Class C instructional permit lets you drive a Class C vehicle when a licensed driver at least 21 years old sits beside you. It is valid for up to two years.
If you are 16 or 17 and want a Class D license, the manual requires a DDS-approved driver education course (30 hours of classroom instruction or an equivalent online course, plus 6 hours on the road with an instructor or the Parent Teen Driving Guide and at least 40 hours of other driving, including at least 6 at night) and the Alcohol and Drug Awareness Program. The manual also has teens hold the permit for one year and one day before the license (17-year-olds enlisted in the military are exempt).
If you fail the Georgia permit test
- Wait to retake
- 1 day after a first failure; 7 days after a second
- Attempts
- No limit stated
- Fee
- The $10 permit fee is kept if you fail and paid again for each retest
Source: Georgia DDS — Section 3, testing information · Retake rules in every state
Sources: Georgia DDS — Section 3: Testing Information · Georgia DDS Drivers' Manual
Test drive
Georgia permit mock test, timed
40 questions on a 40-minute practice clock, one at a time, scored at the end like the real test.
- No feedback until you hand in, like the DMV’s screen
- Flag questions and come back to them
- A score for every topic, measured against the 75% pass mark
The free mock is 20 questions from the free set.
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How every question is checked
- Source
- Written from the Georgia Drivers Manual, never copied from a real test
- Answer
- Every explanation says why the right answer is right and cites where it comes from
- Machine
- No duplicates, no missing explanations, no answer given away by its length
- Date
- Checked October 15, 2026
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Start the free Georgia permit practice test
20 free questions written from the Georgia Drivers Manual, each with the answer and where it comes from.
Georgia permit test FAQ
Answered from Georgia Department of Driver Services’s own pages and the Georgia Drivers Manual.
Two separately scored 20-question tests: 20 road signs and 20 road rules. You need 15 correct (75%) on EACH — passing one half never excuses failing the other.
The road rules test runs in many languages, but road signs and the driving test are conducted in English only — you must read actual US sign legends.
Following distance: Georgia counts one-thousand-one, one-thousand-two — pass the marker sooner and you're too close, with bigger gaps at night, in weather, construction and traffic. And Super Speeder adds a $200 state fee at 75+ on two-lane roads or 85+ anywhere.
No. They are original questions written from the Georgia Drivers' Manual (DDS) and checked against its text, with the manual section cited on every answer. QuizCram is not affiliated with the Georgia DDS.
Here, with no signup: 20 free Georgia DDS Permit practice questions, each with the correct answer, why the other options are wrong and the source it comes from. You can answer them one by one, read them all with answers on the questions page, or sit a timed mock test of 20 questions that scores you in each exam area.
Permit tests by state
Find your state’s permit test
42 states: the knowledge test format, the pass mark, how long you wait to retake it, and practice questions from the state’s own handbook.
- AK
- Maine permit test, 80% to pass
- Vermont permit test, 80% to pass
- New Hampshire permit test, 80% to pass
- Washington permit test, 80% to pass
- Idaho permit test, 85% to pass
- MT
- ND
- Minnesota permit test, 80% to pass
- Illinois permit test
- Wisconsin permit test, 80% to pass
- Michigan permit test
- New York permit test, 70% to pass
- RI
- Massachusetts permit test, 72% to pass
- Oregon permit test, 80% to pass
- Nevada permit test, 80% to pass
- WY
- South Dakota permit test, 80% to pass
- Iowa permit test, 80% to pass
- Indiana permit test, 80% to pass
- Ohio permit test, 75% to pass
- Pennsylvania permit test, 83% to pass
- New Jersey permit test, 80% to pass
- Connecticut permit test, 80% to pass
- California permit test, 83% to pass
- Utah permit test, 80% to pass
- Colorado permit test
- NE
- Missouri permit test, 80% to pass
- Kentucky permit test, 80% to pass
- West Virginia permit test, 76% to pass
- Virginia permit test, 80% to pass
- Maryland permit test, 88% to pass
- Delaware permit test, 81% to pass
- Arizona permit test, 80% to pass
- New Mexico permit test, 70% to pass
- Kansas permit test
- AR
- Tennessee permit test, 80% to pass
- North Carolina permit test, 80% to pass
- South Carolina permit test, 80% to pass
- DC
- Oklahoma permit test, 75% to pass
- Louisiana permit test, 80% to pass
- MS
- Alabama permit test
- Georgia permit test, 75% to pass
- Hawaii permit test
- Texas permit test, 70% to pass
- Florida permit test, 80% to pass
Road signs
Signs the permit test asks about
31 signs, each with its meaning and real questions. Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina and Virginia test road signs as a separate section, so learn them on their own.