Topic 1 · Introduction
What kind of test format should you expect for the written exam?
- Oral interview
- Short essay questions
- Multiple-choice questions — correct answer
Why
Multiple choice, with no aids of any kind allowed during the test. (Handbook, Section 3.)
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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