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Georgia CDL practice test

Getting a commercial driver's licence in Georgia starts with the CDL knowledge tests. The content is federal: every state, Georgia included, writes its tests from the FMCSA CDL manual, so the general knowledge test has 50 questions, the endorsement tests have 20 to 30, and the passing score is 80% on each. The Georgia driver licensing agency administers the test; the rules behind it are published by the FMCSA. Try the free Georgia CDL practice questions below, then pick a full test.

Free Georgia CDL practice questions

Five questions from the general knowledge, air brakes and combination vehicles banks, the three tests most Georgia Class A applicants take first. Show the answer to read the explanation.

  1. When should you check your mirrors?

    • Only when you hear a horn
    • Once every few miles
    • Regularly, and especially before changing lanes, turning, or merging
    • Only when backing up
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    Answer: C. Regularly, and especially before changing lanes, turning, or merging

    Regular mirror checks keep you aware of traffic beside and behind you. Check them before any lane change, turn, or merge to make sure nobody is in your blind spot.

    Source: FMCSA CDL Manual, Section 2.4.3 (Seeing to the Sides and Rear)

  2. When should you check that your mirrors are properly adjusted?

    • While driving, with the trailer in a turn
    • Only after the vehicle has been washed
    • Only when another driver uses the truck
    • Before a trip, with the trailer straight
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    Answer: D. Before a trip, with the trailer straight

    Mirrors set up with the trailer at an angle will show the wrong view once it straightens out. Adjust them before the trip, with the vehicle straight, so each mirror shows part of the vehicle and the area beside it.

    Source: FMCSA CDL Manual, Section 2.4.3 (Mirror Adjustment)

  3. The right way to signal a turn is to:

    • Signal early, keep the signal on through the turn, and cancel it after the turn
    • Signal just as you start to turn
    • Flash the signal once and turn it off
    • Use the four-way flashers instead of a turn signal
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    Answer: A. Signal early, keep the signal on through the turn, and cancel it after the turn

    Drivers around you need time to react, so signal early and keep it on. Cancelling afterward is important because a signal left on confuses other drivers.

    Source: FMCSA CDL Manual, Section 2.5.1 (Signal Your Intentions)

  4. When changing lanes, after signaling and checking your mirrors, you should move over:

    • As quickly as possible to clear the lane
    • Slowly, so a driver you did not see has time to honk or move away
    • Without looking again, since you already signaled
    • Only after turning off the signal
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    Answer: B. Slowly, so a driver you did not see has time to honk or move away

    Large vehicles have big blind spots. Moving over smoothly and slowly gives a driver hidden in that blind spot a chance to warn you before you hit them.

    Source: FMCSA CDL Manual, Section 2.5.1 (Lane Changes)

  5. To warn drivers behind you that you are about to slow down, you should:

    • Turn on your high beams
    • Open your window and wave
    • Tap the brake pedal a few times to flash your brake lights
    • Sound the horn repeatedly
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    Answer: C. Tap the brake pedal a few times to flash your brake lights

    Flashing your brake lights alerts the drivers behind you before you slow. Do this when you must slow for a turn, a stop where others may not expect one, or a slow-moving vehicle ahead.

    Source: FMCSA CDL Manual, Section 2.5.1 (Slowing Down)

Every CDL test for Georgia drivers

Each page has ten free sample questions, the real question count, the 80% pass mark and what the test covers.

How the Georgia CDL knowledge test works

You take the general knowledge test first; it is required for every CDL class. Class A drivers add the combination vehicles test. Almost everyone takes the air brakes test, because skipping it puts an air brake restriction on the licence. Endorsements (hazmat, tanker, doubles/triples, passenger, school bus) each have their own knowledge test. Pass the tests and you hold a commercial learner's permit; the skills test in a truck comes later.

Fees, appointment rules and test centre locations are set by Georgia and change over time, so check the state driver licensing agency before you go. What does not change is the content, and that is what PassRig drills.

Georgia CDL test questions

How many questions are on the Georgia CDL test?

The Georgia CDL general knowledge test follows the federal model: 50 questions, 40 correct to pass. Endorsement tests are shorter: air brakes 25, hazmat 30, and combination vehicles, tanker, doubles/triples, passenger and school bus 20 each.

What is the passing score on the Georgia CDL permit test?

80% on every knowledge test, the same pass mark used across the United States.

Where do I take the CDL knowledge test in Georgia?

At the Georgia state driver licensing agency (the DMV, DOT or equivalent). Check its website for locations, appointments and current fees; the test content itself comes from the FMCSA CDL manual.

Does PassRig have Georgia CDL practice questions?

Yes. Pick Georgia in the app and you get practice sets and mock exams built from the knowledge test content your state uses, with the real counts and the 80% line.

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