Roadwise States Georgia Driving lessons The knowledge exam Georgia driving lesson · Tests, Renewals and Records
The knowledge exam A 3-minute lesson from the Georgia course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Read time 3 minutes
Course unit Tests, Renewals and Records
Checkpoint questions 6
Source pages 13 The knowledge exam has two parts, Road Signs and Road Rules. Each has 20 questions, and you need 15 right on each to pass. Exams are walk-in, so plan your visit around the office's closing time.
Know the rule
Knowledge exams are given on a walk-in basis at every DDS Customer Service Center. You must begin at least 30 minutes before closing.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ 30 minutes Latest you can start the written test before the center closes
Handbook p. 13 ↗ Know the rule
Road Signs asks you to identify signs, signals and markers. Road Rules covers driver responsibility, traffic laws and safe driving practices for your license class.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ Know the rule
All drivers must show they can read and understand simple English as used on highway traffic and directional signs. The actual driving test is given in English only.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ Rules in the testing area: No pens, pencils, paper or any other items No cell phones, text messaging devices or other wireless devices Speak to no one except the examiner giving the test Handbook p. 13 ↗ Know the rule
Breaking any of these rules is misconduct, and misconduct during the exam makes the whole session count as a failure.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ Know the rule
Help is available: schedule an oral exam (for reading disabilities) or an interpreter (for hearing impairment) at your local Customer Service Center.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ Put it into practice
During the exam your phone buzzes and you glance at it. That's misconduct: the session counts as a failure, and you'll have to wait before retesting.
A useful reminder 15 of 20 on EACH part. If you pass one and fail the other, you retake only the part you failed.
Check your understanding Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
The Georgia knowledge exam consists of which two components? Road Signs and Road Rules Road Rules and Defensive Driving Road Signs and Parallel Parking Vehicle Maintenance and Road Rules Answer: Road Signs and Road Rules
The knowledge exam consists of a Road Signs component and a Road Rules component.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ How many questions out of 20 must you answer correctly to pass the Road Signs portion of the knowledge exam? 15 18 12 16 Answer: 15
You must correctly answer 15 out of 20 questions to pass the Road Signs test.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ How many questions out of 20 must you answer correctly to pass the Road Rules portion of the knowledge exam? 20 10 15 14 Answer: 15
You must correctly answer 15 out of 20 questions to pass the Road Rules test.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ What does DDS say about cell phones in the knowledge exam testing area? They are allowed if switched off They are prohibited in the testing area They are allowed if kept in a pocket They may be used only as a calculator Answer: They are prohibited in the testing area
Cell phones, text messaging devices and other wireless devices are prohibited in the testing area.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ What happens if you are caught talking to someone other than the examiner during the knowledge exam? You must retake only the missed questions You receive a warning and may continue You are only disqualified from the Road Signs section The exam session is counted as a failure Answer: The exam session is counted as a failure
This is considered misconduct, and if it occurs, the exam session is counted as a failure.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ In what language are the Road Signs test and the actual driving test given? Whatever language the road rules test was taken in English only Any language the applicant requests English or Spanish only Answer: English only
Road signs and the actual driving test are conducted in English only, though the road rules test is available in some other languages.
Handbook p. 13 ↗ Previous lesson New Georgia residents Next lesson Road test: booking and your vehicle More in Tests, Renewals and Records About the source Roadwise’s Georgia course uses the driver handbook edition supplied with this study pack. This lesson cites source pages 13. The linked PDF is a third-party mirror of the handbook, rather than a government-hosted page.
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