Wisconsin Learner's Permit
The rules of the road plus Wisconsin's own licensing rules, permit conditions and penalties.
- Questions in This Course
- 335
- The Mock Test
- 65 questions in 2 parts — Rules of the Road: 50 questions, 40 to pass; Highway Signs: 15 questions, 12 to pass.
About This Test
This course is for anyone taking the Wisconsin knowledge test for a first driver license — most often a teenager applying for a learner's permit, but equally an adult who has never been licensed and a driver moving to Wisconsin from another state or another country. The test is the written part of getting licensed. It is not the road test, and passing it does not by itself let you drive alone.
Wisconsin sets its own minimum age, its own list of documents and its own fees, and changes them from time to time. Check those against WisDOT before you go, because they may have changed since this course was written.
Wisconsin Department of Transportation sets the knowledge-test process; this site does not give the official test. Check the test route below before you book. For office visits, check WisDOT office locations and appointment requirements before you travel.
Wisconsin offers its online knowledge test to applicants ages 15 through 17. Instruction permits are issued at DMV customer service centers, except express offices. Wisconsin DMV Permit Instructions.
If anything on this site disagrees with what WisDOT publishes, WisDOT is right and we want to know.
Official Links
- WisDOT — driver licensing — Ages, documents, fees and how to apply
Permit Tests in Other States
Questions
Common Questions
Is there an official test, and how is the mock test scored?
Wisconsin's knowledge test: 65 questions in 2 parts, each scored on its own: 50 rules of the road (40 to pass) and 15 highway signs (12 to pass). Wisconsin publishes this format. Wisconsin gives two tests: knowledge and highway signs. 65 questions in 2 parts — Rules of the Road: 50 questions, 40 to pass; Highway Signs: 15 questions, 12 to pass.
How are the questions checked?
Every question is checked before it goes live, and again each time the site is updated.
Where do I take the Learner's Permit test in Wisconsin?
Wisconsin Department of Transportation sets the knowledge-test process; this site does not give the official test. Check the test route below before you book. For office visits, check WisDOT office locations and appointment requirements before you travel.
Is this course free?
Part of every course is free: a slice of every topic and one short practice test a day. Full access is $10 a month for one course, or $20 a month for every course on the site.