Topic 1 · Introduction
To pass the written DMV exam, you should:
- Guess quickly
- Leave hard questions blank
- Read each question carefully and eliminate wrong answers — correct answer
Why
Read each question carefully and eliminate the clearly wrong options before choosing between what remains.
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.
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