The free practice questions load in your browser after this page opens. The explanation below is the study guide for this practice test. It is here so the page is readable before JavaScript runs. This address is a study tool, not a missing page.
Virginia DMV’s knowledge exam is two tests in one sitting. The road-sign part has 10 questions, and every one of them must be correct. The general-knowledge part has 30 questions, and at least 24 of those must be correct. Missing a single road-sign item fails the exam even if the general section is perfect. An 80 percent score on a shorter practice set is only a study check. It is not the official passing rule.
The questions are drawn from the Virginia Driver’s Manual. This site’s exam simulator uses the same 10-and-30 split so a practice session has the same shape as the exam. Easy, Medium, and Hard sessions are shorter on purpose: 15, 25, and 35 questions. They are not a second official format. Studying an older 35-question, 80 percent description will not match the exam DMV gives now.
Applicants under 18 must wait 15 days before another knowledge exam. Applicants 18 or older may test once per day. The Driver’s Manual also says the exam may be taken only once per business day. Those two sentences are both in DMV’s materials. Read the current knowledge-exam page before you rely on a same-day retake.
After three failures, DMV requires the classroom portion of a driver training school program. The completion date on that classroom record has to be after the third failure. A driver-improvement clinic is a different course. It does not replace the classroom portion required after three knowledge-exam failures.
Start with the road signs. Because every sign question on the official exam has to be right, a sign you only half recognize is more expensive than a general rule you can reason through. Use the sign chart and the individual sign pages, then come back to a mixed set. When you miss an item, read the explanation and the manual section it cites before you answer it again.
Missed Questions Review keeps the items you miss and brings them back until you answer them correctly. It is free. On this device the list stays in the browser. A free account saves it with your other progress. The optional $4.99 pass only removes ads. It does not add questions, and a practice score on this site is not a DMV result.
The official sources are the Virginia Driver’s Manual (DMV 39, April 2026 edition) and the DMV knowledge-exam page. Section 1 of the manual covers testing. Section 2 covers signs, signals, and pavement markings. If a sentence on this site and the manual disagree, follow the manual and the DMV page.
Official references: Virginia DMV knowledge exam at https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/licenses-ids/exams and the Virginia Driver’s Manual at https://www.dmv.virginia.gov/licenses-ids/exams/manual.