Rhode Island driver testing
Rhode Island DMV practice tests
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Practice tests
Tests we cover in Rhode Island
- Rhode Island Permit Practice Test
Written permit test
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- 230 questions
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At a glance
Rhode Island permit test facts
- Questions
- 40 source
- Time limit
- 90 minutes maximum source
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Portuguese (computerized); other languages via scheduled printed Foreign Language Knowledge Exam source
- Where you take it
- in office (Cranston DMV HQ, by reservation); CCRI driver-ed graduates may test through CCRI source
- Minimum permit age
- 16 source
Checked November 4, 2026. Confirm with the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles before your test.
Test day
Rhode Island permit test checklist
Only what the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles publishes, each with its source. Anything the state doesn't say clearly is left out.
Before you go
Documents to bring
A certified birth certificate, active passport, Rhode Island/government ID card or resident alien card (no photocopies) and two proofs of Rhode Island residency; under 18: a driver education certificate of completion (33 hours)
Source for documents to bring (official site), checked November 5, 2026 · https://dmv.ri.gov/media/966/download?language=en
Minimum age
16 years old
Source for minimum age (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://dmv.ri.gov/media/966/download?language=en
At the test
Where you take it
in office (Cranston DMV HQ, by reservation); CCRI driver-ed graduates may test through CCRI
Source for where you take it (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://dmv.ri.gov/licenses-permits-ids/permits-tests/new-license-permits
Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese (computerized); other languages via scheduled printed Foreign Language Knowledge Exam
Source for languages (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://dmv.ri.gov/licenses-permits-ids/permits-tests/knowledge-exams
Questions
40
Source for questions (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://dmv.ri.gov/media/966/download?language=en
Time limit
90 minutes maximum
Source for time limit (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://dmv.ri.gov/media/966/download?language=en
Last checked November 5, 2026. Rules and fees change: confirm with the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles before your test.
Official documents
Official Rhode Island manuals
- Driver handbookRhode Island Driver's ManualOpen PDFDetails
- Driver handbook (Spanish)Manual del Conductor en Rhode Island (Spanish)Open PDFDetails
- CDL manualRhode Island CDL Driver's Manual, Modernized Supplement (March 2025)Open PDFDetails
- CDL manualCommercial Driver License Manual, 2005 CDL Testing System (July 2014) - legacy RI editionOpen PDFDetails