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District of Columbia practice test: 12 questions from D.C. Code Title 50
Every District of Columbia question cites the D.C. Code Title 50 section or federal standard it tests. Pick a test and start.
- Exam Simulator25 questions, pass with 20, scored the way DC DMV scores it
- Practice Test 120 questions, a broad first pass across signs, right of way, rules and safety
- Road Signs Full197 questions, every sign, signal and pavement marking question
- Laws and Limits12 questions drawn from the D.C. Code Title 50
14 tests, all free, all scored the DC way.
The essentials
Signs, signals and right of way
The rules that get you fined
The exam simulator
254 questions, 12 of them written for District of Columbia.
The District of Columbia bank runs to 254 questions. 12 are written for District of Columbia specifically from the District of Columbia Official Code Title 50, Motor and Non-Motor Vehicles and Traffic, with licensing rules at 18 DCMR Chapter 1, 60 make up the shared national core of right of way, rules of the road and safety that every state tests, and 182 are sign recognition cards with official MUTCD sign artwork (public domain, via Wikimedia Commons). 6 of the 254 are rated hard, 0 of those from District of Columbia's own set.
DC DMV does not publish the exam format where we could confirm it, so the numbers above are our best information rather than a verified fact. Check with District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles before your appointment.
The 12 questions written for District of Columbia.
These 12 split into 6 on rules of the road, 3 on right of way and 3 on safety and impairment, and each one names the rule it tests, so you learn the D.C. Code Title 50 section rather than just the answer. The rest of the bank is the shared national core and the sign artwork every state uses. Here is what District of Columbia asks from its own code, and where each question comes from.
- Unless a different limit is posted, what is the default speed limit on a District of Columbia street? D.C. Code Title 50 - Speed Restrictions
- In the District of Columbia, who is prohibited from holding a cell phone to talk while driving? D.C. Code Title 50 - Non-Emergency Use of Mobile Telephones
- Under DC's GRAD program, how much cell phone use is a learner permit holder allowed while actually driving? D.C. Code Title 50 - GRAD Program, Learner Permit Restrictions
- A DC driver on a multi-lane road approaches a vehicle stopped on the shoulder with flashing lights. What does the move over law require? D.C. Code Title 50 - Move Over Requirements
- Between what hours may a DC learner permit holder legally drive? D.C. Code Title 50 - GRAD Program, Learner Permit Hours
- Apart from Friday and Saturday nights and the months of July and August, a DC provisional license holder must stop driving unsupervised by what time? D.C. Official Code Title 50, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, graduated licensing provisional driver hours
- What is the minimum age to apply for a learner permit in the District of Columbia? D.C. Official Code Title 50, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, learner permit eligibility
- How much space must a District of Columbia driver leave when passing someone riding a bicycle? District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Title 18, Vehicles and Traffic, overtaking bicycles
- Under DC law, until what point must a child ride in a car seat or booster seat? D.C. Official Code Title 50, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, child restraint systems
- A District of Columbia learner permit holder may drive only with a supervising licensed driver in the front passenger seat who is at least what age? D.C. Official Code Title 50, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, learner permit supervision
- On a DC street with no median, what must a driver do when meeting or following a school bus that has stopped with its red lights flashing? D.C. Official Code Title 50, Motor Vehicles and Traffic, stopping for school buses
- As a driver enters one of the District's traffic circles, who has the right of way? District of Columbia Municipal Regulations Title 18, Vehicles and Traffic, right of way at traffic circles
20 of 25 correct, 5 misses allowed.
The District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles knowledge test is 25 questions and you pass at 20, which is 25 questions on DC DMV's own practice exam; no pass mark is published, so 5 wrong answers is the margin before it ends. The exam simulator draws that exact count and pass mark and scores it the way DC DMV does.