Mississippi practice tests
The Mississippi knowledge test is a computerized multiple-choice exam on Mississippi traffic laws, safe driving rules, signs and signals, and driver's license requirements. You take it in person at a Driver Service Bureau driver license station, together with a vision exam, and you can apply for a learner's permit from age 15. The Department of Public Safety does not publish how many questions the exam has or the score needed to pass. Our free Mississippi practice sets use 30 questions with 24 correct (80 percent) to pass; that size and mark are our own practice standard, not an official figure. Every answer comes from the Mississippi Driver's License Manual (revised December 2024).
- 30 questions
- 24 to pass
The test in Mississippi
Every figure links to the page it was read from, with the date it was checked. Formats change; the source wins over this table.
| What | Figure | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge test | Computerized multiple-choice exam; number of questions not publishedThe manual calls it the Computerized Exam: a multiple-choice test based on the manual, with special focus on Mississippi traffic laws, safe driving rules and driver's license requirements. Neither the manual nor the Driver Service Bureau pages give the number of questions. Our six practice tests use 30 questions each; that size is our own choice. | Mississippi Driver's License Manual (revised December 2024), PDFchecked 2026-11-01 |
| To pass | Not statedNeither the manual nor any Driver Service Bureau page prints a passing score. Our practice sets ask for 24 of 30 correct (80 percent) as a study target, not an official figure. | Mississippi Driver's License Manual (revised December 2024), PDFchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Time limit | Not statedThe Department of Public Safety does not publish a time limit. Our sets have no time limit. | Mississippi Driver's License Manual (revised December 2024), PDFchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Signs | Not a separate testSigns and signals are part of the one Computerized Exam: the manual lists reading, understanding and following signs and signals among the things the exam checks. Our sets mix sign questions with pictures into each test. | Mississippi Driver's License Manual (revised December 2024), PDFchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Where you test | In person only, at a driver license stationAll knowledge exams must be taken in person. Cell phones, ear buds, smart watches and other electronics are not allowed in the testing area. Anyone caught with banned items or cheating has the test cancelled and may not test again for 6 months; appeals must be made within 30 days. The Driver Service Bureau recommends making an appointment. | Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau: Regular Learner's Permitchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Languages and reading help | Audio headset; your own interpreter with a signed oathThe Class R page says that if you need an interpreter, you complete the Mississippi Interpreter Oath and bring the form and your interpreter to the exam. The manual adds that the Computerized Exam includes a headset that reads the questions and answers aloud for applicants who are reading impaired. Neither source lists the languages the exam itself is offered in. | Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau: Regular Driver License (Class R and Class D)checked 2026-11-01 |
| Minimum age | 15 for a learner's permit; 16 for a driver's licenseTo get a learner's permit you must be at least 15 and show you are enrolled in school with a School Attendance Form no more than 30 days old (a married applicant under 18 shows a marriage license instead). You must pass both the knowledge exam and the eye exam. | Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau: Regular Learner's Permitchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Learner's permit rules | Valid 2 years; a licensed driver aged 21 or older in the seat next to you; held 12 months before a licenseThe manual sets the two-year validity and the supervisor rule. The Class R page adds that at 16 you must hold the permit for twelve months, or until your 17th birthday if that comes first, before you can get a Class R license. Applicants 17 and older need not hold a permit first and may get the permit and license on the same day. Months held on a valid out-of-state learner's permit count toward the twelve. Your exam score stays valid for two years. | Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau: Regular Driver License (Class R and Class D)checked 2026-11-01 |
| Practice hours | 50 hours, certified by affidavitA parent, teacher or guardian must sign an affidavit that they have watched you drive for at least fifty hours and that you drive safely. The manual requires it for applicants under 17; the Driver Service Bureau calls it the Waiver of Road Testing Affidavit. Neither source sets a number of night hours. | Mississippi Driver's License Manual (revised December 2024), PDFchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Road test | None at present for a regular licenseThe Class R page says that at this time no skills (road) test is required of any applicant for a regular driver's license. Under-17 applicants hand in the Waiver of Road Testing Affidavit instead. | Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau: Regular Driver License (Class R and Class D)checked 2026-11-01 |
| Driver education | Required from July 1, 2027The manual says that beginning July 1, 2027 you must show completion of a Driver's Education course certified by the State Board of Education or the Department of Public Safety. The hardship page adds that from July 1, 2026 only certificates from a Mississippi public school or a DPS-certified instructor are accepted. | Mississippi Driver's License Manual (revised December 2024), PDFchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Teen license restrictions | Not stated, except for the hardship licenseThe manual and the Class R page print no curfew or passenger limit for a regular Class R license. A hardship license (ages 15 to 17, after holding a permit for 30 days with no infractions and finishing a certified driver education course) allows unsupervised driving only to school, work, medical needs and taking siblings to school, carries only immediate family, and bans all cell phone use, including hands-free. It is not available after a DUI. | Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau: Hardship Licensechecked 2026-11-01 |
| Fee: learner's permit | $7.00The learner's permit is valid for two years. All offices take cash, debit or credit cards; no personal checks. | Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau: Driver Service Feeschecked 2026-11-01 |
| Fee: first driver's license | $24.00 for 4 years, or $47.00 for 8 yearsThe fee for an original or renewal Class R regular license, from the Driver Service Fees page. | Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau: Driver Service Feeschecked 2026-11-01 |
| What to bring | Signed application, original birth certificate, Social Security proof, two proofs of residencyBring the completed and signed application; an original or certified birth certificate (no photocopies); your Social Security card or an official document showing all nine digits; two proofs of Mississippi residency with a physical address (no P.O. boxes; under 21 you may use a parent's or guardian's); legal documents if your name has changed; and, aged 15 to 17, the School Attendance Form. Under 17, the manual says both custodial parents (or a guardian) must sign the application, and the signature must be notarized. The Required Documents page lists the accepted proofs of residency. | Mississippi DPS Driver Service Bureau: Regular Learner's Permitchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Manual edition | Mississippi Driver's License Manual, revised December 2024The edition linked from the Regular Learner's Permit page on 1 November 2026. A printed copy costs $3.00 at a driver license station. | Mississippi Driver's License Manual (revised December 2024), PDFchecked 2026-11-01 |
Full tests
- Test 130 questions · untimed · pass 24difficulty 1 of 6
- Test 230 questions · untimed · pass 24difficulty 2 of 6
- Test 330 questions · untimed · pass 24difficulty 3 of 6
- Test 430 questions · untimed · pass 24difficulty 4 of 6
- Test 530 questions · untimed · pass 24difficulty 5 of 6
- Test 630 questions · untimed · pass 24difficulty 6 of 6
Handbook chapters
- Chapter 1: Getting your permit and licenseHow Mississippi licensing works: who needs a license, the learner's permit at 15, the 12-month hold, the 50-hour affidavit, the Class R license, documents, signatures, the Computerized Exam and the vision exam.
- Chapter 2: Your vehicle and safe driving basicsMississippi's equipment rules (brakes, horn, lights, muffler, tires), the squatted vehicle law, vision and fatigue, getting ready to drive, hand position, and the cell phone and texting law.
- Chapter 3: Pavement markingsWhat Mississippi's lane lines, center lines and barrier lines mean, when you may cross them to pass, directional arrows, center turn lanes and crosswalks.
- Chapter 4: Traffic signs and railroad crossingsMississippi's sign shapes and colors, regulatory, warning, guide and work zone signs, the slow-moving vehicle emblem, and the rules for railroad crossings, including who must always stop and what to do if you are stuck on the tracks.
- Chapter 5: Traffic signals and officersMississippi's rules for red, yellow and green lights, arrows and flashing yellow arrows, flashing and broken signals, turning right on red, lane control signals, traffic officers and pedestrian signals.
- Chapter 6: Speed, lanes, passing and turnsMississippi speed limits, turn signals and arm signals, following distance by car lengths, traffic lanes, the rules for passing on the left and right, turning around, and how to make left, right and multiple-lane turns.
- Chapter 7: Right-of-way, school buses and parkingWho goes first at Mississippi intersections, four-way and two-way stops, driveways, roundabouts, stopping for school buses, yielding to pedestrians, where parking is banned, parallel parking and parking on hills.
- Chapter 8: Night driving, seat belts and emergenciesHeadlight rules and the 500-foot dimming law, Mississippi's seat belt and child seat law, rain, hydroplaning, skids and blowouts, what to do after a crash, emergency vehicles, and what to expect when police pull you over.
- Chapter 9: Interstates, large vehicles and bicyclesEntering and leaving Mississippi interstates, lane use and blind spots, breakdowns on the interstate, sharing the road with trucks, and the rules for drivers and cyclists, including the 3-foot passing distance.
- Chapter 10: Insurance, DUI and keeping your licenseMississippi's vehicle papers, plates and window tint, the minimum liability insurance, alcohol and drugs, implied consent and test refusal, the .08 and .02 limits, DUI and zero tolerance penalties, suspension, revocation, reinstatement and littering.