IA DOT Written Test Simulator – Study Online 2025

Perfect for learner’s permit, driver’s license, and Senior Refresher Test
Based on official Iowa Driver's manual
Triple-checked for accuracy
Updated for March 2025

With an Iowa driver’s license, you can drive all the way across the state from the Missouri River to the Mississippi River via Route 20 and take in the vistas along the way. Or drive on the Great River Road along the Mississippi River and do some sightseeing. But if you don’t have a driver’s license, you’ll have to take a bus.

To get a driver’s license, you must meet many requirements. One crucial requirement is to pass the official knowledge test for an instruction permit, which will allow you to practice supervised driving. However, passing the knowledge test isn’t as easy as you may think. In 2020 – 2023, about 39.4% of aspiring drivers failed the knowledge test on their first attempt. It would seem that just reading the official driver’s manual (Iowa DMV Handbook (IA Driver's Manual) 2025) shortly before the knowledge test may not prepare you well enough to pass the test.

We want to make sure that you pass. We’ve created a knowledge test preparation program with various interactive tools you can use to ensure you absorb and memorize all the relevant information. It includes an audiobook version of the official driver’s manual that you can listen to anywhere. It also includes a series of practice tests based on the official manual, and an automated assistant to help you answer the questions on these practice tests. The assistant can supply hints and explanations of the correct answers to speed up the learning process. We hope you’ve been following our program and have learned a lot about safe driving. We guarantee our program works! If you follow the entire program and still fail the knowledge test, we’ll cheerfully refund your money.

Do you think you’re ready to take the official knowledge test now? Let’s make sure you are before you go to the DOT for the test! This Exam Simulator test closely resembles official exam conditions. The Iowa permit practice test consists of 25 questions based on the official manual, just like those on the official DOT permit test. The passing score is 80%, just like the official permit test. There are no hints or other aids to help you answer the test questions. The test is as close to the official permit test as we can make it!

If you tend to experience test anxiety when taking official tests, you may even experience a little anxiety when taking this Exam Simulator test. That’s OK! By giving you a sample exam experience now, your fear of the unknown will be reduced, and your anxiety level may actually drop.

Good luck!

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What to expect on the actual IA DOT exam

questions

correct answers to pass

80%

passing score

14 y/o

minimum age to apply

Helpful links

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Official Iowa driver's manual (2025)

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