Part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog: 283 practice questions for Texas, written from the Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7). The practice test is open on this page — free, and no account needed.
This program is part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog, and the practice test is open on this page — free, with no account needed.
Take the free Texas practice test
Answer each question, then use the Check button to see the right answer and its explanation before moving on. At the end you get your score and a breakdown by handbook section. Every attempt draws 30 fresh questions from the full 283-question bank, so retakes are new tests. No account, no email, no charge.
Texas writes its own knowledge exam from its own handbook. Licensing runs through the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) — in Texas, driver licenses are a DPS function, not a DMV function — and the first step for a teen driver is the learner license, DPS’s name for an instruction permit. A learner license is available at 15, but Texas ties it to driver education: the handbook’s learner-license table lists the minimum age as “15 with driver education,” and applicants aged 18 to 24 must also complete an approved driver education course before licensing.
PassProfessor’s Texas set is 283 practice questions built only from the Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7): your license to drive, signals, signs and markers, right-of-way, speed, parking, alcohol and drug impacts, pedestrian and bicycle safety, and the handbook’s fee and restriction appendices. Texas rules, Texas numbers — because that is what the Texas exam tests.
What’s included
Texas only, from Texas’s handbook. A question that helps in another state can mislead in Texas, because speed limits, following distances, blood-alcohol rules, and permit steps differ by state. This set is not a national bank with a Texas label: all 283 questions were built from the Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7) only, so every number in front of you is Texas’s number.
An explanation on every question. Every one of the 283 practice questions carries an explanation of why the correct answer is correct, so a missed question becomes a short lesson in the handbook rule behind it instead of a dead end.
Organized by the handbook’s own sections. The set follows the structure of the Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7) itself — see the section-by-section map below — and each practice test mixes sections the way the real test does.
Free practice, with no price attached. This is a free program in PassProfessor’s Free Practice hub. There is no purchase price for this practice test, and nothing on this page should be read as implying a charge for it. The practice test on this page is the whole program — open whenever you are ready.
The real test at a glance
Current as of October 2026, from the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7). Your state’s handbook and agency are the authority for your test — confirm the details on the agency’s official pages before you go. Full guidance on reading your state’s rules is in our driver’s license test guide.
| Licensing agency | Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), Driver License Division |
| First step | Learner license (Texas’s name for the instruction permit; Phase One of the Graduated Driver License program for drivers under 18) |
| Knowledge test | Knowledge exam (based on the Texas Driver Handbook) |
| Passing standard | You must score 70 percent or better to pass any knowledge exam (Texas Driver Handbook) |
| Minimum age (learner license) | 15 years old, with driver education (see notes) |
| Learner license fee | $16 for applicants under 18 ($15 license + $1 administrative fee); the learner license expires on the holder’s 18th birthday |
| Handbook | Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7) |
- The pass mark is published in the handbook itself. DPS’s Texas Driver Handbook states it plainly: “You must score a grade of 70 percent or better to pass any knowledge exam.” Study to clear that bar with room to spare — the handbook is the exam’s source document.
- Driver education is built into the Texas path. The learner license’s minimum age is 15 with driver education, and the handbook’s fee table carries the same driver-education note for applicants 18 to 24, who must successfully complete an approved driver education course. Plan your course enrollment before your DPS visit, not after.
- The learner license runs to your 18th birthday. For applicants under 18, the learner license expires on the holder’s 18th birthday — it is a teen-stage credential inside Texas’s two-phase Graduated Driver License (GDL) program, with Phase One covering learner licenses and Phase Two covering provisional licenses.
- Supervised practice is the point of the stage. A learner license — also known as an instruction permit — allows a student driver to legally practice driving when accompanied by a licensed adult in the front seat, per the handbook’s learner-license section.
How the practice maps to the real test
The Texas practice set follows the sections of the Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7), so the material you drill is the material Texas’s test is built from. The counts below are the bank’s own section counts.
| Handbook section (bank label) | Practice questions |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1 — Your License to Drive | 54 |
| Chapter 9 — Some Special Driving Situations | 31 |
| Chapter 5 — Signals, Signs, and Markers | 26 |
| Chapter 2 — Vehicle Inspection and Registration | 20 |
| Chapter 10 — Alcohol and Drug Impact on the Driving Ability | 20 |
| Chapter 4 — Right-of-Way | 18 |
| Chapter 14 — Additional Safety Tips | 15 |
| Chapter 7 — Parking, Stopping, or Standing | 13 |
| Chapter 8 — Speed and Speed Limits | 13 |
| Chapter 11 — Motor Vehicle Crashes | 12 |
| Chapter 3 — Safety Responsibility | 11 |
| Chapter 6 — Signaling, Passing, and Turning | 11 |
| Chapter 12 — Pedestrian Safety | 9 |
| Chapter 13 — Bicycle Laws and Safety | 9 |
| Appendix D — Fees | 8 |
| Appendix A — Glossary of Terms | 6 |
| Appendix E — Restriction Codes | 5 |
| Appendix B — Driver License Offices | 2 |
| Total | 283 |
How to use it
- Start with the Texas set. — not a neighboring state’s, and not a generic national set. Texas writes its own test, and state selection is the whole point of this program.
- Get Texas’s current handbook first. Download or pick up the current edition of the Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7) from DPS. It is the document Texas’s test is built from.
- Study topic by topic. Work through the handbook’s sections in order — signs and signals, rules of the road, safe driving, and the rest. When a practice question surprises you, find that rule in your handbook and read the surrounding section.
- Then practice mixed. Once the topics feel familiar on their own, take mixed sets that pull from across the handbook, the way the real knowledge test does. A rule you only recognize inside its own chapter is not yet learned.
- Confirm your test-day facts from Texas, not from practice sites. Before you go, check DPS’s official pages for the current test format, minimum age, required documents, and fees. Those facts change, and Texas’s agency is the only authority for them.
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Frequently asked questions
What score passes the Texas knowledge exam?
70 percent or better. The Texas Driver Handbook states: “You must score a grade of 70 percent or better to pass any knowledge exam.”
How old do I have to be for a Texas learner license?
15 — with driver education. The handbook’s learner-license table lists the minimum age as “15 with driver education.” Applicants aged 18 to 24 must also successfully complete an approved driver education course, per the same table.
How much does a learner license cost?
$16 for applicants under 18 — $15 for the license plus a $1 administrative fee — and it expires on the holder’s 18th birthday. The handbook’s table lists $33 ($32 + $1) for applicants 18 or older. Confirm current fees with DPS before you go.
What is a learner license, exactly?
Texas’s instruction permit. The handbook explains that a learner license allows a student driver to legally practice driving when accompanied by a licensed adult, and it is Phase One of Texas’s Graduated Driver License program for drivers under 18; Phase Two is the provisional license.
What does the knowledge exam cover?
The content of the Texas Driver Handbook: license rules, signals, signs and markers, right-of-way, speed and speed limits, parking, signaling, passing and turning, alcohol and drug impacts on driving ability, crashes, pedestrian safety, and bicycle laws and safety. This practice set is organized around those same handbook chapters.
Where do I take the Texas test?
Driver licensing in Texas is handled by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Driver License Division. Confirm your office, appointment, and document requirements on DPS’s official pages before you go — and bring the driver-education paperwork your stage requires.
Are these the actual test questions from Texas?
No. Every PassProfessor practice question is original, written from Texas’s published driver handbook. States do not publish their live test questions, and we never use actual test items or another provider’s bank. The handbook is public; the test built from it is not — practice works because it teaches the handbook, not because it copies the test.
Is this practice really free?
Yes. The Texas Driver’s License Practice Test is a free program in PassProfessor’s Free Practice hub. There is no price for the practice test itself. There is no checkout and no account — the practice test on this page is the whole program.
Do I need an account to take the practice test?
It is open now, on this page. It is free, and it needs no account: answer each question, use Check to see the right answer and its explanation, and finish to see your score.
What should I study besides practice questions?
The Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7), cover to cover. Texas’s agency builds its knowledge test from that handbook. Use practice to find the sections you have not actually learned, then go back to those sections in the handbook.
Disclaimer
PassProfessor is an independent exam-preparation provider. This program is practice only: it is not driver education, provides no education credit, does not satisfy any Texas driver-education or training requirement, and is not affiliated with the Texas Department of Public Safety or any other Texas agency. All practice questions are original, written to Texas’s published driver handbook; they are not actual test questions. Texas’s current handbook and licensing agency govern your test — if anything here differs from them, they are correct.