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

To keep the front wheels straight.
In the direction you want the vehicle to go.
In the opposite direction of the skid.
In any direction. It doesn't matter.

Potential driving speeds for the area
The maximum or minimum speed that is legally allowed to be driven
The speed drivers should drive in heavy traffic
The speed drivers should drive under poor conditions

Yield to traffic already in the roundabout.
Yield to entering traffic.
Drive in a clockwise direction.
Stop in the middle of the roundabout.

They’re difficult to see in traffic.
They obey different traffic laws than larger motor vehicles.
They always have the right-of-way.
They don’t have rearview mirrors.

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Michigan driver's examination

If your car starts to skid, turn your steering wheel:

What do speed limit signs indicate?

When using a roundabout, drivers should:

A driver should be extra alert to motorcyclists, bicyclists, and pedestrians because:

When two vehicles enter an intersection from different highways at the same time, which vehicle must yield the right-of-way?

What is a "No zone?"

If you need to drive in foggy weather:

Either one
The vehicle on the left
The vehicle on the right
Neither

A designated no passing zone
A one-way traffic area
The blind spot of a large vehicle
An area designated for motor vehicles

Turn on your low beam headlights.
Turn on your hazard lights.
It is okay to drive at the maximum speed limit.
Do not drive at a speed above 10 miles per hour.