๐Ÿ“ Permit Test

NY Permit Test Practice

How to get your New York learner permit, plus a free 40-question practice quiz from the NY Driver's Manual. Tap an answer to see if you're right.

โœ๏ธ Start the Practice Quiz ๐Ÿชช How to Get Your Permit

๐Ÿชช How to Get Your Learner Permit

You must be at least 16 and live in New York State. Here's the whole process, step by step.

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๐Ÿ“– Study

Read the NY Driver's Manual (MV-21). The test covers chapters 4 to 11 and the road signs. Then take the practice quiz below.

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๐Ÿ“„ Get Your Papers Ready

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๐Ÿข Take the Test at the DMV

Bring everything to a DMV office. The test has 20 questions. To pass, you need at least 14 right, including 2 of the 4 road sign questions. It's offered in 20 languages.

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๐ŸŽ‰ Get Your Permit and Start Practicing

With your permit, you can practice driving with a supervising driver who is 21 or older and has a valid license. Next comes the 5-hour course and your road test.

๐Ÿง’ Under 18? You can take the permit test online. After you pass, wait at least 3 business days before you go to the DMV office, or you'll have to take the test again there.

๐Ÿšซ Permit rules in NYC: with a permit, you can't drive on streets inside NYC parks, on MTA bridges and tunnels, or in a DMV road test area. Drivers under 18 have extra rules. See the DMV's permit rules.

๐Ÿ“‹ What's on the Permit Test

The test has 20 multiple-choice questions from the official NY Driver's Manual. You need at least 14 right (70%) to pass.

๐Ÿšธ Road signs rule: 4 of the 20 questions are about road signs. You must get at least 2 of those 4 right, even if your total score is 14 or higher.

  • ๐Ÿšฆ Signs and Signals: what shapes, colors, and symbols mean, like STOP and YIELD signs, school zones, and traffic lights
  • ๐Ÿ”€ Right of Way and Intersections: who goes first at stop signs, yielding to people walking, and what to do for emergency vehicles
  • ๐Ÿ›ฃ๏ธ Passing and Lanes: safe passing on the left and right, school buses, and lane lines
  • ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Safe Driving and Speed: speed limits, work zones, skids and blowouts, headlights, seat belts, and phone rules
  • ๐Ÿบ Alcohol and Drugs: BAC limits, refusing a chemical test, and mixing medicine with alcohol
  • ๐Ÿ…ฟ๏ธ Parking: parallel parking, parking on hills, and no-parking zones

โœ๏ธ Practice Quiz

40 questions on every topic from the real test. Tap an answer to see if you're right and why. Get 28 or more right (70%) to pass, the same score you need on the real test.

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Questions are written by Gramercy Driving from the official NY Driver's Manual (MV-21). For official practice quizzes, see the NY DMV website.

๐Ÿš— Got Your Permit? Start Driving.

One-on-one lessons with pick-up anywhere in Manhattan. Nervous beginners welcome.

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