South Carolina: Exam Simulator
40 random questions from every topic, like a mini exam.
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Ready? Test yourself
40 questions; pass mark 80% (the state does not publish its test format).
- Instant feedback with an explanation
- Every answer cites its source in the manual
- Your best score is saved on this device
- Keyboard: press 1 to 4 to answer and Enter for the next question
Questions are original and based on the official manual "South Carolina Driver's Manual" (2026 (posted April 2026)), South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles.
Sample questions
The exam simulator picks 40 random questions from every topic each time you start. Here are a few examples.
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According to the manual, what must you know before driving on the highway?
- Traffic control devices, signs, pavement markings, and proper behavior
- How to repair and maintain a vehicle's engine and brake system
- The history and funding of South Carolina's highway system
- Where every SCDMV branch office and testing site is located
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Correct answer: Traffic control devices, signs, pavement markings, and proper behavior
The manual's stated purpose is to teach traffic control devices, signs, pavement markings, and proper behavior, which a driver must know before driving on the highway.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 1-1 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1-1)
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How often does the manual say to check your tire pressure with a pressure gauge?
- Monthly
- Weekly
- Every six months
- Once a year
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Correct answer: Monthly
The manual tells drivers to check tire pressure with a gauge every month.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 4-1 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4-1)
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What are pavement markings?
- Lines, arrows, words, or symbols painted on the roadway to give directions or warnings
- Signs posted at the roadside to tell drivers about laws, hazards, and services
- Lights and signals placed over lanes to control traffic at intersections
- Cones, barrels, and tubes placed in lanes to guide traffic around hazards
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Correct answer: Lines, arrows, words, or symbols painted on the roadway to give directions or warnings
Pavement markings are lines, arrows, words, or symbols painted on the roadway to give directions or warnings.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-12 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-12)
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When entering a multi-lane highway, what is the purpose of the acceleration lane?
- To stop and wait for a gap in traffic on the main roadway
- To pass slower vehicles that are traveling on the main roadway ahead of you
- To reach the speed of other vehicles before pulling onto the roadway
- To slow down before you leave the highway at the next ramp
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Correct answer: To reach the speed of other vehicles before pulling onto the roadway
You use the acceleration lane beside the main roadway to reach the speed of other traffic before you merge.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 7-14 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 7-14)
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A vehicle with a disability license plate or placard may park in a designated space for people with disabilities only under what condition?
- The vehicle is driven by or carrying the person named on the registration
- The vehicle is registered in the same county as the designated parking space
- The driver remains inside the vehicle the entire time it is parked there
- The vehicle is parked for no more than two hours at a time
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Correct answer: The vehicle is driven by or carrying the person named on the registration
Such parking is allowed only when the vehicle is driven by or transporting the person with the disability whose name is on the registration.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 7-10 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 7-10)
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What gives you clues to the type of information a traffic sign provides?
- Only the height of its post
- Its shape, color, symbols and words
- Only the size of its lettering
- Only how close it is to the road
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Correct answer: Its shape, color, symbols and words
The shape, color, symbols and words on a sign hint at the type of information it gives.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-4)
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Which of these is a traffic control device?
- A billboard beside the highway or road
- The brake lights of the vehicle ahead of you
- Directions provided by a school crossing guard
- A horn sounded by another driver
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Correct answer: Directions provided by a school crossing guard
Traffic control devices include signals, signs, markings and directions from law enforcement, highway personnel and school crossing guards.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-2 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-2)
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On a traffic light with the lights stacked vertically, in what order do the lights illuminate from top to bottom?
- Green, yellow, red
- Red, yellow, green
- Yellow, red, green
- Red, green, yellow
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Correct answer: Red, yellow, green
A vertical traffic device shows red at the top, yellow in the middle and green at the bottom.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-2 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-2)
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Yielding right-of-way rules are only a guide. What must always be considered at each intersection?
- Only which vehicle is the largest
- Only which driver is traveling faster
- The situation and circumstances there
- Only the posted speed limit on the road
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Correct answer: The situation and circumstances there
No one should assume they automatically have the right-of-way; the situation and circumstances at each intersection must always be considered.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-1 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-1)
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What does a round yellow sign with an X and black RR letters caution you to do?
- Stop completely and wait for a flagger to wave you across
- Slow down, look and listen for a train, and be prepared to stop
- Speed up so you clear the tracks before a train arrives
- Stop only if the crossing has lights or gates
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Correct answer: Slow down, look and listen for a train, and be prepared to stop
The round yellow RR sign cautions drivers to slow down, look, and listen for a train and to be ready to stop if one is approaching.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-6)