Directions: If you have never been licensed, you will be given a knowledge test to determine how well you know Michigan traffic laws and safe driving practices. Applicants age 18 or older will be given this test at the Secretary of State office when applying for a Temporary Instruction Permit. If you have a valid driver’s license from another state, the written knowledge and driving skills tests as well as the 30-day practice requirements may be waived. The Department of State will contact your previous home state to obtain your driving record, which then becomes part of your Michigan driving record.

There are 50 questions on the written test. You have to score 80% and above to pass. All questions are taken from the Michigan Drive License Manual. Please thoroughly study the manual before taking the test.

Number of tests:	24
Number of questions:	50
Passing score:	40

Are usually not important.
Are only found in construction zones.
Provide information for drivers.
Are usually red and blue in color.

On an incline.
At an intersection.
At a stop sign.
At a toll plaza.

Move your vehicle off the traveled portion of the roadway, if possible.
Not move your vehicle under any circumstances.
Wait until the police arrive before moving your vehicle.
None of the above.

On a hill.
In a parking lot.
On a crosswalk or in a marked bicycle lane.
Within 12 inches of the right side of the road.

Michigan driver's examination

Wait, before you go

On a hill or curve.
When school bus lights are flashing.
When approaching an intersection.
All of the above.

Moved the injured away from the scene immediately.
Always leave the injured where they are.
Not move the injured unnecessarily. Keep the injured warm and administer first aid.
Stay away from the injured.

U-turns are prohibited.
U-turns are permitted.
Winding road ahead.
Sharp left turn ahead.