NH Driver practice Updated for 2026
Operator knowledge examination
80% of answers correct
Independent practice with answer explanations. Read it alongside the New Hampshire handbook.
Practice selected road rules and winter driving. You’ll find licensing and other driving skills in the study guide below.
New Hampshire car road-rule practice
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Use this New Hampshire permit practice guide to choose a starting point and compare the available study formats. Its leading topic groups are signs & signals and lanes, turns, passing & parking; these describe this practice selection, not the agency’s published test weighting. Read each situation before choosing an answer, then use the explanation and source link to understand the rule behind it. When an answer surprises you, return to that part of the handbook rather than memorizing the position of the correct choice. Review your missed questions before starting another test. These independent exercises support handbook study; they are not the licensing examination or a guarantee of passing.
New Hampshire / Car road-rule and winter basics
This practice test: 10 questions
Jump to questions98 original car road-rule and winter questions with explanations after each answer. Choose a short test or focus on a topic.
Road rules, learner requirements and driver responsibilities. Use the separate topic sets below for licensing, phones, restraints, crashes and impairment, alongside common car skills and pictured signs. Motorcycle practice and CDL practice have their own questions and progress. Read the full handbook and application instructions too.
81 additional questions on everyday driving skills and 28 common road signs. Review the explanations and save missed answers for later.
Practice common car skills and signs10 selected local questions cover supervised learning, proof of age, education and additional practice, nighttime driving, passengers and restraint capacity. Existing road-rule and common-skill tests keep their separate question selections.
Practice learner and youth-license rules16 selected local questions cover device use, younger-occupant restraints and the duties of a driver involved in a collision. My mistakes includes this set without changing the older test question selections.
Practice driver responsibilities7 selected questions cover alcohol thresholds, impairing medicines and qualifying post-arrest testing. These questions have their own practice question selection and join the same saved car review.
Practice impairment and testing rules8 local questions cover motorcycle authority and learner restrictions; another 8 cover selected road-use and protection rules, separately from common riding skills. Motorcycle progress and mistakes remain separate from car practice.
Practice state rider requirementsPractice rider road-use rules7 local questions cover commercial credentials, employer notification and supervised learning. Another 8 cover medical categories, continuing qualification, ordinary interstate age, covered intrastate examinations and waiver limits. CDL progress and mistakes stay separate from car and motorcycle practice.
Practice local CDL responsibilitiesPractice medical qualification17 questions · explanations and saved review
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3 questions · explanations and saved review
12 questions · explanations and saved review
11 questions · explanations and saved review
8 questions · explanations and saved review
6 questions · explanations and saved review
3 questions · explanations and saved review
8 questions · explanations and saved review
12 questions · explanations and saved review
3 questions · explanations and saved review
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4 questions · explanations and saved review
Before you apply
From New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Check the requirements for your age and application.
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New Hampshire does not issue learner permits. A person at least 15½ may learn to drive with a qualifying licensed supervisor, such as a responsible adult age 25 or older. This practice exception does not allow driving while your driving privileges are suspended or revoked.
New Hampshire Driver's ManualThe question count is not confirmed in the reviewed agency sources. Agency passing statement: 80% of answers correct.
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In addition to driver education, an applicant under 18 must complete at least 40 supervised practice hours. At least 10 must fall between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise. The applicant and parent or guardian certify the completed hours on the DMV's form.
Certification of Additional Supervised Driving — DSMV 509Check the agency for updates before you apply.
The New Hampshire knowledge test given by New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles has 40 questions with a 40-minute limit. To pass you need 32 of 40 correct.
New Hampshire does not issue learner permits. A person at least 15½ may learn to drive with a qualifying licensed supervisor, such as a responsible adult age 25 or older. This practice exception does not allow driving while your driving privileges are suspended or revoked.
New Hampshire teens must complete 40 supervised hours (10 at night) before the next license stage.
In addition to driver education, an applicant under 18 must complete at least 40 supervised practice hours. At least 10 must fall between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise. The applicant and parent or guardian certify the completed hours on the DMV's form.
Choose your license type or a topic to review. Read the handbook, try a practice test, and return to any rules you missed.
Looking for a sign’s meaning? Compare road-sign pictures and meanings, then return to your state practice for local rules.
