Directions: South Carolina issues both five-year and ten-year licenses. If you are a United States citizen and you visit a DMV branch office to obtain an original or renewal license, you will receive a ten-year license unless you are 65 years of age or older. Persons who are 65 years of age or older may not obtain a ten year license, but will be issued a five year license

To apply for a beginner’s permit, you must be at least 15 years of age or older. You must provide a birth certificate, social security card or its equivalent, proof of residency, and must pass the vision and knowledge tests.

The Knowledge tests include 30 multiple choice questions

If you answer at least 24 questions correctly from the sample tests provided here you will be well prepared to take the knowledge test for your learner's permit.

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

May not exit the freeway.
May either continue through the interchange or exit the freeway from your current lane.
May stay in your lane and continue through the interchange.
Must exit the freeway, if you stay in your current lane.

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South carolina driver's examination

This sign indicates that the road ahead:

Broken yellow lines are used on streets and highways to:

After you have passed a vehicle moving in the same direction, it is safe to move back into the right lane:

Double solid yellow line markings down the center of a road indicate that passing is:

What do speed limit signs indicate?

When a stop line is present at a stop sign, drivers must stop:

If you see this sign above your lane, you:

Who must wear seat belts in a moving vehicle?

Turns sharply right, then left.
Curves right, then left.
Curves right.

Indicate no passing zones.
Separate lanes of traffic moving in the same direction.
Separate lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions.

After about three seconds.
When you can no longer see the passed vehicle over your right shoulder.
When you can see the entire front of the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror.

Allowed from both directions.
Allowed only from your direction of travel.
Not allowed from either direction.

At the line.
On top of the line.
Only if pedestrians are in the crosswalk.

Only passengers on the driver's side of the car
All passengers and not the driver
All of the vehicle's occupants, including the driver

Number of tests:	24
Number of questions:	30
Passing score:	24