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  • Updated for March 2025
  • Based on official South Carolina Driver's manual

Free DMV Written Test Simulator for South Carolina | Updated for 2025

You’ve made the big decision: it’s time for you to get a driver’s license. You’re at least 15 years old, so you are old enough to begin the process of getting one. Now what?

In South Carolina, if you’ve never held a driver’s license before, you must obtain an instruction permit and hold it for at least 180 days before you may apply for a driver’s license. Your permit will allow you to practice driving under supervision. The requirements for obtaining an instruction permit include passing the official South Carolina DMV written knowledge test on driving theory.

All the questions and their answers on the knowledge test are based on the official driver’s manual (South Carolina DMV Handbook (SC Driver's Manual) 2025). Therefore, you should start to prepare for the knowledge test by reading this manual. Your next step is to reinforce and enhance what you’ve learned through intensive practice.

Welcome to our second South Carolina Permit Practice Test! We designed all our permit practice tests to help aspiring drivers like you pass the DMV knowledge test on their first try. Like the official knowledge test, these practice tests are based on the official South Carolina driver’s manual and are up to date as of March 2025. All practice questions are multiple choice. You must choose the best or most complete answer for each question.

Watch the Progress Bar to keep track of your score thus far. When you get a question right, the question number will turn green. If you miss a question, the question number will turn red. As you take this practice test, our AI Assistant will be there for you. If you get stuck on a question, ask the AI Assistant to elaborate or give you a hint. You can also ask it your own questions about driving. If you still miss the question, the AI Assistant will provide you with the correct answer and an explanation.

In addition, we have two PDF “cheat sheets” (not for actual cheating, though!) for you: “The Top 100 Most Common US DMV Questions” and “The 121 Most Common US Road Signs Questions.” You will probably encounter some of these questions on your knowledge test. Each “cheat sheet” includes the correct answer for each question listed.

Even with all your studying, are you still worried that something may go wrong on the day of the knowledge test? We also offer our own South Carolina Permit Test Study Guide to help you prevent any unpleasant surprises. It covers how to prepare your mind and body for the test, what documents to take to the DMV office, what fees you may have to pay, and other last-minute tips.

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  • Perfect for learner’s permit, driver’s license, and Senior Refresher Test
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What to expect on the actual SC DMV exam

30

questions

24

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

15 y/o

minimum age to apply

List of questions (classic view)

  1. What does this sign mean?
  2. When you approach pedestrians who are walking on or crossing the roadway, you must
  3. If a bicycle on your right reaches an uncontrolled intersection (i.e., one without signs or signals) at about the same time as you do, you should
  4. To enter a freeway, you should
  5. What does this sign indicate?
  6. Blind pedestrians may carry _______ canes or use the assistance of guide dogs.
  7. You see a steady yellow “X” signal over your traffic lane. What does it mean?
  8. Flagpersons (flaggers) are often located in highway and street work zones
  9. Things that can distract you from driving include
  10. Diagonal yellow stripes painted on some streets and highways indicate
  11. If a railroad grade crossing has no warning devices or only a crossbuck sign, you should
  12. If a driver behind you repeatedly flashes his or her headlights, you should
  13. If you skid while hydroplaning, you should
  14. If you suddenly have no control of the steering wheel, you should
  15. This figure indicates that
  16. If another vehicle is passing you on the left, allow the other vehicle to pass safely and
  17. At an intersection without signs or signals, you must yield to
  18. If you must park on a roadway, park your vehicle
  19. If you approach a pedestrian walking with a white cane or a white cane tipped with red who is about to cross the road, you must
  20. This driver is using a hand signal. Which of the following statements is true?
  21. On steep mountain grades, __________ are built to stop runaway vehicles safely without injuring drivers or passengers.
  22. You are more likely to survive a car crash if you use _________ together.
  23. Where there are three or more lanes going in one direction, the left lane is used by drivers who want to
  24. A driver must yield the right-of-way to other vehicles in all of the following situations EXCEPT
  25. A steady red arrow signal means
  26. When you are turning from a one-way street onto a two-way street or divided roadway, you should turn from
  27. On a two-lane road, if an emergency vehicle is approaching you with its siren and flashing lights on, you must
  28. When stopped behind another vehicle on a hill, you should stay back at least
  29. To turn left from a one-way street onto another one-way street, you must start the turn
  30. Signs with black letters or symbols on an orange background provide
  31. You may not park your car in any of the following places EXCEPT
  32. This sign is
  33. You should NOT sound your horn
  34. In South Carolina, you may make a left turn at a red light if you are turning
  35. Flashing arrow panels may be used in work zones to
  36. You are traveling on a two-lane road. If a vehicle ahead of you stops for a pedestrian, you must
  37. If your brakes fail while you are driving, you should NOT
  38. On some roadways, lanes reserved as "Transit" are for
  39. A flashing yellow light means that you should
  40. You must come to a complete stop in all of the following situations EXCEPT
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