Kentucky driver testing
Kentucky DMV practice tests
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Practice tests
Tests we cover in Kentucky
- Kentucky Permit Practice Test
Written knowledge test
- Real test
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- To pass
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- 250 questions
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Kentucky road signs practice: 17 sign questions from your handbook, 10 at a time.
At a glance
Kentucky permit test facts
- To pass
- 80% source
- Road signs
- signs portion within the written test; must be answered without oral/interpreter help source
- Languages
- Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, English, French, Kinyarwanda, Japanese, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, Swahili (standard operator test only) source
- Where you take it
- in office - Kentucky State Police regional testing locations by appointment; tablets with audio source
- Minimum permit age
- 15 source
Checked November 4, 2026. Confirm with the Kentucky State Police (driver testing) before your test.
Test day
Kentucky permit test checklist
Only what the Kentucky State Police (driver testing) publishes, each with its source. Anything the state doesn't say clearly is left out.
Before you go
Documents to bring
Under 21 permit: an original or certified birth certificate, your Social Security card, one proof of Kentucky residency (two for REAL ID) and a School Compliance Verification Form from your school; under 18: a parent or legal guardian signs the application
Source for documents to bring (official site), checked November 5, 2026 · https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Kentucky-Driver-Manual_Updated_7-23-26.pdf
Minimum age
15 years old
Source for minimum age (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Kentucky-Driver-Manual_Updated_7-23-26.pdf
At the test
Where you take it
in office - Kentucky State Police regional testing locations by appointment; tablets with audio
Source for where you take it (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/driver-testing
Languages
Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Dari, English, French, Kinyarwanda, Japanese, Pashto, Somali, Spanish, Swahili (standard operator test only)
Source for languages (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/driver-testing
To pass
80%
Source for to pass (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Kentucky-Driver-Manual_Updated_7-23-26.pdf
Road signs
signs portion within the written test; must be answered without oral/interpreter help
Source for road signs (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Kentucky-Driver-Manual_Updated_7-23-26.pdf
Last checked November 5, 2026. Rules and fees change: confirm with the Kentucky State Police (driver testing) before your test.
Official documents
Official Kentucky manuals
- Driver handbookKentucky Driver Manual (Kentucky State Police)Open PDFDetails
- Driver handbook (Spanish)Kentucky Driver Manual - SpanishOpen PDFDetails
- Motorcycle manualKentucky Motorcycle Operators Manual (KSP-branded)Open PDFDetails
- CDL manualCommercial Driver's License Manual (AAMVA, KY)Open PDFDetails