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About MyPermitExam and How We Write the Questions

MyPermitExam offers free practice tests for the DMV knowledge test, in English and in U.S. Spanish. Every question is written from the state's official driver's handbook and shows the page where the answer is.

How we write each question

  1. We start from the official handbook. We download the driver's handbook from the DMV's website and record its edition (in California: California Driver's Handbook, DL 600 (REV. 6/2025)). If the state publishes a Spanish version, we use it for the official Spanish terms.
  2. One question, one handbook page. We write each question in our own words from a specific page. We store a short sentence from that page with the question, and a script checks that the sentence appears word for word on that page of the handbook. If it does not, the question is not published.
  3. We check the answer and the choices. The correct answer must be what the handbook says, the other choices must be clearly wrong according to the handbook, and any numbers (speeds, distances, alcohol limits) must match the quoted sentence.
  4. We show the source. Every answer gives the handbook section and page, with a link to the official PDF.
  5. We fix errors. Every question has a “Report a problem” button. We review every report and correct the question. When the DMV publishes a new handbook edition, we re-check the affected questions.

We use AI tools to help draft and translate questions. None is published without passing the check against the handbook text described above.

What we are not

MyPermitExam is an independent site. It is not affiliated with any DMV or government agency. The official test is taken at the DMV; for appointments, requirements and fees, see your state's official website (in California, dmv.ca.gov).

Handbook and sign rights

We do not copy the handbook: questions and explanations are our own text, with section and page references. The California handbook is published under a license that does not allow commercial use (CC BY-NC 4.0), so we do not publish translations of it either. The sign images are the federal MUTCD diagrams (public domain), from Wikimedia Commons.

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