Washington permit practice tests 2026

Your route to test day

1. Learn the signs

   Shapes and colors first. Sign questions are the easiest points on the test, and some states require a perfect score on them.

   • Road Signs 122 questions
   • Road Signs 222 questions
   • Road Signs 322 questions
   • Road Signs 421 questions
   • Road Signs 521 questions

   Washington permit test flashcards: swipe through signs, Washington rules and practice questions on your phone.

2. Work through the practice tests

   6 tests that cover every topic in the handbook. 81 of the 121 Washington questions are about rules specific to Washington.

   • Practice Test 126 questions
   • Practice Test 225 questions
   • Practice Test 325 questions
   • Practice Test 425 questions
   • Practice Test 525 questions
   • Practice Test 625 questions

3. Drill your weak topics

   Your results show which topics you miss. Practice just those.

   • Road signs 112
   • Traffic signals 6
   • Pavement markings 6
   • Right of way & intersections 6
   • Turning & signaling 4
   • Lanes, passing & merging 4
   • Speed limits & control 5
   • Parking & stopping 7
   • Highways & freeways 4
   • Sharing the road 6
   • School buses & emergency vehicles 6
   • Railroad crossings 5
   • Work zones 4
   • Night, weather & hazards 7
   • Emergencies & crashes 7
   • Alcohol & drugs 8
   • Distracted & drowsy driving 5
   • Permits & licensing 11
   • Laws, points & insurance 7
   • Seat belts & equipment 6

   Take a weak-spot test: 10 questions built from the topics and questions you keep missing.

4. Fix every mistake

   Questions you miss are saved in this browser. Each one stays in your trainer until you get it right on 3 separate days.

   Review my mistakes

   Print them as a study sheet, answers folded under.

5. Pass the simulator, then book your test

   The simulator follows Washington’s real format: 40 questions, 32 correct to pass (80%). Pass it two or three times in a row on different days.

   Open the exam simulator

   Didn’t pass? Here’s what to do next: Washington’s retake rules, your earliest retake date and the topics to fix first.

Washington rules that catch people out

These come from questions learners find hardest. Each links to the page of the handbook it comes from.

• Washington's approved traffic safety course standard is 30 hours of classroom and 6 hours of behind-the-wheel instruction. An out-of-state course must meet that minimum to count toward a Washington license.

  Washington Driver Guide, page 26

• Intermediate penalties step up: a first violation keeps restrictions in place until 18, a second brings a 6-month suspension (or until 18, if sooner), and a third suspends the license until 18.

  Washington Driver Guide, page 29

• Under Washington's implied consent law, a first refusal within seven years means your license is revoked or denied for one year. A second refusal, or a refusal after an earlier incident, means two years or until age 21, whichever is longer. (The 2025 Driver Guide's '90 to 730 days' range is not what the statute says for refusals.)

  Washington State Department of Licensing website

• Property damage coverage must be at least $10,000 per collision. Remember the three numbers together: 25 for one person, 50 for two or more, 10 for property.

  Washington Driver Guide, page 43

• Tire tread should not be less than 2/32 of an inch. Worn tires can slip and slide, especially on wet Washington roads.

  Washington Driver Guide, page 48

• You won't see a flashing green light in Washington. In British Columbia, Canada, a flashing green warns that pedestrians are waiting to cross.

  Washington Driver Guide, page 112

• Shared center lanes are only for left turns (or permitted U-turns) from either direction. You shouldn't travel more than 300 feet in one, and you must never use it for passing.

  Washington Driver Guide, page 134

• Medians divide roadways and can be open spaces, cement dividers or 18-inch solid yellow pavement markings with stripes. It is illegal to drive within, over or across any of them.

  Washington Driver Guide, page 131

Questions about the Washington permit test