Texas DPS Class C Test 2026: 30 Questions, 70% Pass

In Texas, ordinary passenger cars use a Class C licence. The first written exam is the Class C knowledge test at a DPS driver-licence office. The questions in our Texas Class C bank follow that exam and the Texas Driver Handbook (form DL-7), not a generic US quiz.

Test format

Signs, signals and pavement markings — Handbook Chapter 2 — show up often. Drill the traffic-signs topic on its own, then speed and following distance. A separate page walks through Texas default speeds and sign shapes.

Before you apply

• Applicants under 25 must finish an approved driver-education course first (Less Tears More Years Act). DPS will not start the application without that certificate.
• Pay the required fee before exams. DPS holds the application for 90 days.
• Fail the knowledge exam three times in that period and you file again and pay again.
• Bring original identity and residency documents, not photocopies. Confirm the current list on the DPS apply page before you queue.

What the 30 questions actually test

DL-7 is not a trivia book. The items that fail people are the ones with a Texas number attached:

• Unposted urban streets are 30 mph, alleys 15 mph — not the 25 mph many people bring from another state.
• Following distance in the handbook is two seconds at 30 mph or below and four seconds above 30 mph in good conditions. The statute still says “assured clear distance.”
• Right-of-way at four-way stops, uncontrolled intersections and when emergency vehicles approach.
• School buses and sharing the road with trucks, which have large blind spots and need more room.
• GDL rules themselves: who may sit beside a learner, and the midnight-to-5 a.m. limit for many drivers under 18.

Practise those clusters as right-of-way, sharing the road and impaired driving — not only as a mixed 30-question quiz.

After you pass

A passed knowledge test is not a full Class C licence. You still need the vision screening, any other required exams, and supervised practice before the driving test. Texas uses a graduated path: a learner licence first, then a provisional licence for many drivers under 18, then a full Class C. Learner drivers must have a licensed adult in the seat beside them. Provisional rules for under-18 drivers include a midnight-to-5 a.m. limit with narrow work and school exceptions. Confirm the current GDL page on DPS before you treat a blog list as law.

How to use this bank

Read DL-7 once. Then open the Texas Class C practice test and work by topic until you can explain the miss without looking at the letter. If a number here and the handbook ever disagree, the handbook wins.

Official sources

• Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7)
• Texas DPS — how to apply