Topic 2 · Requirements and Process
How many hours of professional driving lessons must a teen complete?
- No minimum requirement
- 12 hours
- 6 hours — correct answer
Why
Driver training with a licensed instructor is six hours behind the wheel, separate from the 50 hours of supervised practice. (Section 2 of the handbook requires driver training without stating the hours; the six-hour figure is from dmv.ca.gov.)
Practise this in the real format
Reading one answer is not the same as sitting the test. The simulator runs the first-time adult form: 36 questions, 6 mistakes allowed, 83% to pass.
Source: California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025), the document the DMV writes the real test from. Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.