Kentucky Permit Practice Test
A free Kentucky permit practice test: 10 questions written from the Kentucky Driver Manual, each with the right answer and the reason. The real test needs 80% right to pass.
10 questions. Pick an answer to see if you are right.
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Answer: A. 15
Kentucky lets you test for a permit at 15. Until you turn 18, a parent or guardian has to sign and take on responsibility for you.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (updated 7-23-26), Section One: Step 1, Permit Phase, p. 5
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Answer: B. A licensed driver who is at least 21
Every permit driver needs a validly licensed driver aged 21 or older beside them, which means you cannot drive yourself to the road test.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (updated 7-23-26), Section One: Step 1, Permit Phase, pp. 5-6
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Answer: C. One
Permit holders may carry only one unrelated passenger under 20 years old, besides the supervising driver.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (updated 7-23-26), Section One: Step 1, Permit Phase, p. 5
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Answer: D. 60 hours, with 10 at night
The log must show at least 60 hours of practice, 10 of them at night, signed by a parent or legal guardian.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (updated 7-23-26), Section One: Step 1, Permit Phase, pp. 5-6
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Answer: D. At least 180 days
Drivers 15 through 20 must hold the permit for at least 180 days; drivers 21 and older wait only 30 days.
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Answer: A. At least 180 more days are added from the date of the violation
Permit holders under 18 may not have restriction, moving or DUI violations; each adds at least 180 days before they can apply.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (updated 7-23-26), Section One: Step 1, Permit Phase, p. 6
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Answer: B. 30 days
Applicants 21 and older must hold the permit 30 days. Use that time to practice with a licensed driver 21 or older.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (updated 7-23-26), Section One: Applicants Age 21 and Over, p. 9
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Answer: C. After at least one week
Kentucky requires at least a one-week wait after a failed road test. Spend it practicing the skills you missed.
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Answer: C. At least 80 percent
You must score at least 80 percent. Even when the test is read aloud to you, the road signs part must be answered on your own.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (updated 7-23-26), Section One: Written Test, pp. 10-11
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Answer: B. 7 points
The limit is 12 points in two years for drivers 18 and older but only 7 for drivers under 18, after which a hearing is held.
Source: Kentucky Driver Manual (updated 7-23-26), Section One: The Kentucky Point System, p. 17
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How the Kentucky knowledge test works
- Questions
- Not published
- To pass
- 80%
- Learner permit from
- age 15
The written knowledge test covers driving rules, procedures and highway signs, and you need a score of at least 80 percent to pass; the manual and the State Police testing page do not publish the number of questions. Source.
You can take the vision and written tests for a permit at 15, with a parent or guardian signing. Permit holders aged 15 to 20 must hold it at least 180 days, and teens must log 60 hours of practice (10 at night) before the intermediate license. Source.
The questions come from the Kentucky Driver Manual (updated July 23, 2026, read 2026-10-12), which is what the real test is written from. Read it alongside these questions: every answer above names the section it comes from.
Kentucky rules worth knowing before the test
- A permit driver must have a licensed driver aged 21 or older in the front passenger seat at all times, even on the way to the road test. Source
- Teens with a permit or intermediate license may not drive between midnight and 6 a.m. without good cause such as school, work or an emergency. Source
- Drivers under 21 face zero alcohol tolerance, set at .02; for drivers 21 and older the limit is .08. Source
- When no limit is posted: 65 mph on interstates and parkways, 55 mph on other state highways and 35 mph in business or residential districts. Source
- Kentucky's manual recommends a following distance of at least 4 seconds. Source
- Kentucky's seat belt law is primary: everyone in the vehicle must buckle up, and an officer can stop you for that alone. Source
Signs, markings and signals
Every state’s test asks about road signs, which follow one national standard. Practise them with pictures on the road signs test.
Questions about the Kentucky permit test
How many questions are on the Kentucky permit test?
The written knowledge test covers driving rules, procedures and highway signs, and you need a score of at least 80 percent to pass; the manual and the State Police testing page do not publish the number of questions. Source: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (licensing) and Kentucky State Police (testing).
What score do I need to pass?
80% of the questions. Kentucky does not publish how many questions the test has; this practice test marks you against the same 80%.
How old do I have to be for a learner’s permit in Kentucky?
You can take the vision and written tests for a permit at 15, with a parent or guardian signing. Permit holders aged 15 to 20 must hold it at least 180 days, and teens must log 60 hours of practice (10 at night) before the intermediate license. Source: Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (licensing) and Kentucky State Police (testing).
Is this the official Kentucky test?
No. This is an independent practice test, not part of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (licensing) and Kentucky State Police (testing). Every question is written in our own words from the Kentucky Driver Manual or the state’s other official pages, and each answer names the section it comes from. The real test is taken with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (licensing) and Kentucky State Police (testing).
What does the Pass Pack add?
All 71 questions for Kentucky (the 30 written from the handbook and 41 road signs, markings and signals), full 25-question practice exams (Kentucky does not publish its test’s length, so the exams use 25) marked against the pass mark, and your missed questions kept on this device. It costs US$9.99 once and covers every state we cover. See the Pass Pack.