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Montana · MVD study resources

Montana permit test prep.

Build your knowledge of Montana driving rules with 53 short lessons, 62 road-sign illustrations, and 709 study questions based on the course’s driver handbook edition.

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A winding country road with a red car and road signs
Study questions
709
Driving lessons
53
Signs & illustrations
62
Course units
8

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Practice

Montana practice test

See the 33-question simulation, the 27-correct passing threshold, sample questions, and source notes.

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Recognition

Montana road signs

Browse 62 signs and illustrations, with their meanings and the action to take.

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Reference

Montana driver handbook

Find the chapter list, source PDF, and companion lessons for the handbook in this course.

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A clear route through the handbook

The 53 lessons below follow 8 course units. Open a lesson to read its rules, examples, and source page references, or use the study app for its checkpoint quiz.

Unit 1 · 6 lessons

Your License

Permits, GDL, documents, renewal and fees

  1. License types and learner permits
  2. Who can apply, new residents and military
  3. Proving identity, presence and residency
  4. Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL)
  5. Expiration, fees and renewal
  6. Replacements, address and name changes

Unit 2 · 6 lessons

Vehicle Equipment

Checks, required lights and gear, seatbelts

  1. Trip planning and vehicle checks
  2. Lights and required equipment
  3. Trucks, trailers and long loads
  4. Disabled vehicles and slow-moving emblems
  5. Clear view: windows, seat and mirrors
  6. Seatbelts and child restraints

Unit 3 · 7 lessons

Signs, Signals & Markings

Recognize and obey every road control device

  1. Sign colors, shapes and regulatory signs
  2. Warning signs
  3. Work zones and school zones
  4. Traffic and pedestrian signals
  5. Roundabouts
  6. Railroad crossings
  7. Pavement markings and special lanes

Unit 4 · 8 lessons

Driving Rules

Speed, turns, right-of-way, bikes, parking, insurance

  1. Basic rules, speed limits and passing
  2. Turning and turning around
  3. Right-of-way: pedestrians and intersections
  4. School buses and funeral processions
  5. Sharing the road with bicycles
  6. Bicycle riding rules and equipment
  7. Parking rules
  8. Liability insurance

Unit 5 · 8 lessons

How to Drive Safely

Attention, vision, communication and following distance

  1. Distracted driving
  2. Starting, steering and stopping
  3. Seeing well and scanning ahead
  4. Checking behind, changing lanes and backing
  5. Night driving
  6. Being seen: headlights, horn and breakdowns
  7. Signaling your plans
  8. Following distance and space behind

Unit 6 · 7 lessons

Speed, Space & Road Conditions

Adjusting to the road, traffic, sight distance and passing

  1. Road conditions: gravel, curves and ice
  2. Hydroplaning, skids and wildlife
  3. Keeping pace, merging and slow traffic
  4. Seeing far enough to stop
  5. Space to the side, to merge and to cross
  6. Passing safely
  7. Animals, riders and drivers who need room

Unit 7 · 6 lessons

Fitness to Drive

Vision, fatigue, alcohol, drugs and health

  1. Vision and hearing
  2. Fatigue and drowsy driving
  3. How alcohol affects you
  4. Alcohol laws, open containers and reporting
  5. Drugs, health and emotions
  6. Senior drivers and giving up driving

Unit 8 · 5 lessons

Emergencies, Crashes & Penalties

Handling the unexpected and protecting your license

  1. Vehicle failures on the road
  2. Avoiding and surviving collisions
  3. At a crash scene and reporting it
  4. Emergency vehicles and traffic stops
  5. Losing your license and your driving record

Know which test you are studying for

Montana MVD Knowledge (Written) Test

This Roadwise course uses a 33-question practice test with 27 correct answers needed to pass. The format can depend on your age, license class, or application type.

The handbook confirms a written test, vision test, and road test are required (p.11), and that a license receipt allows three testing attempts within one year (p.19), but does not print the exact question count or passing score. No handbook or state-site evidence indicates the test is split into separately scored sections, so the practice test uses one combined score.

See format details and sample questions