Prepare for Knowledge and Drive Tests - California DMV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Before you can get any driver's license in California, you\u2019ll need to pass relevant knowledge and drive tests to show that you understand the rules of the road and are comfortable driving the vehicle that the license will allow you to drive.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Prepare for Knowledge and Drive Tests - California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Before you can get any driver's license in California, you\u2019ll need to pass relevant knowledge and drive tests to show that you understand the rules of the road and are comfortable driving the vehicle that the license will allow you to drive.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"California DMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CADMV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-24T16:09:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/images\/illustrations\/checklist.svg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ca_dmv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/\",\"name\":\"Prepare for Knowledge and Drive Tests - California DMV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/images\/illustrations\/checklist.svg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-03-09T17:46:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-03-24T16:09:45+00:00\",\"description\":\"Before you can get any driver's license in California, you\u2019ll need to pass relevant knowledge and drive tests to show that you understand the rules of the road and are comfortable driving the vehicle that the license will allow you to drive.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/images\/illustrations\/checklist.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/images\/illustrations\/checklist.svg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Driver’s Licenses & Identification Cards\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Knowledge and Drive Tests Preparation\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/\",\"name\":\"California DMV\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#organization\",\"name\":\"State of California Department of Motor Vehicles\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DMV_Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DMV_Logo.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"State of California Department of Motor Vehicles\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CADMV\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/ca_dmv\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ca_dmv\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ca-department-of-motor-vehicles\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CaliforniaDMV\"]}]}<\/script>\n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Prepare for Knowledge and Drive Tests - California DMV","description":"Before you can get any driver's license in California, you\u2019ll need to pass relevant knowledge and drive tests to show that you understand the rules of the road and are comfortable driving the vehicle that the license will allow you to drive.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Prepare for Knowledge and Drive Tests - California DMV","og_description":"Before you can get any driver's license in California, you\u2019ll need to pass relevant knowledge and drive tests to show that you understand the rules of the road and are comfortable driving the vehicle that the license will allow you to drive.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/","og_site_name":"California DMV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CADMV","article_modified_time":"2026-03-24T16:09:45+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/images\/illustrations\/checklist.svg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@ca_dmv","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/","name":"Prepare for Knowledge and Drive Tests - California DMV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/images\/illustrations\/checklist.svg","datePublished":"2020-03-09T17:46:48+00:00","dateModified":"2026-03-24T16:09:45+00:00","description":"Before you can get any driver's license in California, you\u2019ll need to pass relevant knowledge and drive tests to show that you understand the rules of the road and are comfortable driving the vehicle that the license will allow you to drive.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/images\/illustrations\/checklist.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/images\/illustrations\/checklist.svg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/preparing-for-knowledge-and-drive-tests\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Driver’s Licenses & Identification Cards","item":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/driver-licenses-identification-cards\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Knowledge and Drive Tests Preparation"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/","name":"California DMV","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#organization","name":"State of California Department of Motor Vehicles","url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DMV_Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DMV_Logo.png","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"State of California Department of Motor Vehicles"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CADMV","https:\/\/x.com\/ca_dmv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ca_dmv\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/ca-department-of-motor-vehicles\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/CaliforniaDMV"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1586"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":273959,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1586\/revisions\/273959"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"dmv_task","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmv_task?post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"dmv_functional_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmv_functional_page_type?post=1586"},{"taxonomy":"dmv_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dmv_content_type?post=1586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}