Mississippi DMV permit test practice

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The Mississippi knowledge test at a glance

Questions: 30
To pass: 24
You can miss: 6
Answer choices: 4

Sign section: No separate section
Format source: Not published; widely reported values

Your Mississippi study kit

728: practice questions for Mississippi
168: written only for Mississippi's own rules
65: lessons with Mississippi's numbers filled in
14: rules where Mississippi differs from most states

Where Mississippi is different

Most handbooks look alike. These are the rules where Mississippi does its own thing, and they show up on the test.

Rule	Mississippi	Most states
Minimum learner's-permit holding period	12 months	6 months (35/51)
Night-driving restriction for a new intermediate licensee (first stage)	10 p.m. (11:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday) to 6 a.m.	Midnight to 5 a.m. (11/50)
Passenger limit for a new intermediate licensee (first stage)	No passenger restriction	No more than one passenger under 21 (8/51)
Required supervised practice hours	No minimum number of hours	50 hours, including 10 at night (21/51)
Who must wear a seat belt under the adult belt law	Everyone 7 and older, in every seat	Everyone 16 and older, in every seat (12/42)
Age through which a child must ride in a booster or other child restraint (unless size limits are met)	Through age 6	Through age 7 (19/24)
Default school-zone speed limit	15 mph	20 mph (9/20)
Opposite-direction traffic and a stopped school bus	Oncoming traffic need not stop on a divided road or one with four or more lanes	Oncoming traffic may go on only when a median or barrier divides the road (28/40)

Sample Mississippi questions

Three questions from the Mississippi pool. Pick an answer to see the explanation.

1 / 3

In Mississippi, after-market window tint must allow at least how much light through?

2 / 3

A Mississippi applicant under 18 must bring a school Certification of Attendance. How recent must it be?

3 / 3

In Mississippi, what is the maximum speed for a school bus carrying children on its regular route?

Mississippi test FAQ

How many questions are on the Mississippi knowledge test?

The Mississippi test has 30 questions.

How many can I get wrong on the Mississippi permit test?

You need 24 correct to pass, so you can miss up to 6.

What's the best way to study for the Mississippi test?

Read the Mississippi Driver's License Manual (rev. Dec 2024), then practice in the real format until your readiness is above 90%. Steerivo's lessons follow the handbook's topics and fill in Mississippi's numbers.

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