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Wisconsin practice test

Wisconsin permit practice test.

Get to know the format, try six study questions, and check the explanations before opening a full Roadwise practice test. This course’s simulation is based on the format described below.

Questions
65
Correct to pass
52
Practice timer
45 minutes
Study question bank
631

The format in this course

Wisconsin DMV Written Tests (Highway Signs Test + Knowledge Test)

To pass this Roadwise simulation, answer at least 52 of 65 questions correctly and meet each scored section’s threshold. Answers and explanations appear after you finish. Unanswered questions count as incorrect.

Scored sections in this practice test
SectionQuestionsCorrect needed
Highway Signs Test1512
Knowledge Test5040

The practice simulation uses a 45-minute countdown. The test clock continues while you are away from the session.

Wisconsin actually gives two separately-scored written tests before the skills test: a 15-question Highway Signs Test (12 correct, 80%, no appointment) and a 50-question Knowledge Test (40 correct, 80%, about 45 minutes, no appointment). Both must be passed to get an instruction permit. The 45-minute time limit applies to the Knowledge Test portion; the Signs Test has no stated time limit. Numbers are combined here into one practice test with separately scored sections, since each is scored separately per the handbook.

Try a few practice questions

Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.

Which of these tests requires you to schedule an appointment in advance?
  1. The Knowledge Test
  2. The skills (road) test
  3. The free online practice test
  4. The Highway Signs Test

Answer: The skills (road) test

The handbook says you must make an appointment for the skills test, while the knowledge and signs tests need none.

Handbook p. 6 ↗
Who has the right-of-way in a roundabout?
  1. Traffic already inside the roundabout
  2. Traffic entering the roundabout
  3. Traffic on the right
  4. Traffic on the busier road

Answer: Traffic already inside the roundabout

You must yield to traffic already in a roundabout (traffic circle).

Handbook p. 13 ↗
In a roundabout, who must you yield to before entering?
  1. No one, entering traffic always has the right-of-way
  2. Only vehicles signaling to exit
  3. Only oncoming traffic
  4. Traffic in it, pedestrians, bicycles and semitrucks

Answer: Traffic in it, pedestrians, bicycles and semitrucks

Yield to pedestrians, bicycles, traffic already in the roundabout, and semitrucks.

Handbook p. 43 ↗
What does 'Implied Consent' require you to do if an officer requests a PAC test?
  1. Refuse it without penalty
  2. Take the test
  3. Consult a lawyer before deciding
  4. Delay the test until the next day

Answer: Take the test

Under Implied Consent, you must agree to take a requested PAC test.

Handbook p. 53 ↗
Why do you still need to wear a seat belt if your vehicle has air bags?
  1. Air bags do not replace the need for a seat belt
  2. Air bags inflate only in rollover crashes
  3. Seat belts are optional once air bags are installed
  4. The law requires belts only on highways

Answer: Air bags do not replace the need for a seat belt

You still need to wear your seat belt even if your vehicle has air bags.

Handbook p. 58 ↗
What does this sign mean?
Accessible facility
  1. Marks a facility or space accessible to people with disabilities.
  2. Indicates food services are available nearby.
  3. A hospital is located nearby.
  4. Indicates lodging (a hotel or motel) is available nearby.

Answer: Marks a facility or space accessible to people with disabilities.

Accessible facility: Marks a facility or space accessible to people with disabilities. Use as directed; reserve marked accessible spaces for permit holders.

Handbook p. 26 ↗

What to study next

The practice question pool spans the course. Use the topics below to read the rules behind an answer, then return to practice.