Free Delaware DMV Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 1 2026
This Practice Test 1 is modeled on the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) written knowledge exam, whose length the agency does not publish; to pass you need 80% correct. These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the DMV tests most heavily. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.
Traffic is backed up just past a railroad crossing. When should you start across the tracks?
What's on the Delaware Practice Test 1
The DMV does not publish how many questions are on the real Delaware knowledge test, and to pass you need 80% correct. Practice Test 1 is a 25-question set drawn from 52 questions, scored against a practice target of 80%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 20
- Traffic laws 13
- Safe driving 6
- Right of way 4
- Parking 3
- Alcohol & drugs 2
- Speed limits 2
- Emergencies 2
52 questions in the pool, 11 of them written specifically for Delaware. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
Want to test yourself first? Take the test above before reading these. Every answer below is checked against the source shown.
1. What is the speed limit on Delaware Route 1 and Interstate 495?
- A. 55 mph
- B. 60 mph
- C. 65 mph (correct)
- D. 70 mph
Why: Route 1 and I-495 have a 65 mph limit. Other turnpikes and expressways in the table are 55 mph.
Source: official Delaware driver handbook, p.93 (PDF p.93), Speed Limits
2. Under Delaware law, how far ahead must you signal before you turn?
- A. At least 300 feet (correct)
- B. At least 100 feet
- C. At least 50 feet
- D. At least 500 feet
Why: Delaware requires a hand signal or turn signal for at least 300 feet before you turn, stop, or change lanes. At highway speeds you should signal even earlier.
Source: official Delaware driver handbook, p.81 (PDF p.81), Signaling
3. What does this sign prohibit?
- A. Left turns at this location
- B. U-turns at this location (correct)
- C. Right turns at this location
- D. Lane changes at this location
Why: This sign prohibits making a U-turn at this location. The red circle and slash over the U-turn arrow means the maneuver is not allowed here.
4. A red circle with a red slash through a symbol means:
- A. The action is required ahead
- B. The action shown is prohibited (correct)
- C. Caution for the action shown
- D. The action is allowed after stopping
Why: A red circle with a diagonal slash means the action depicted inside is prohibited - for example, no left turn, no U-turn, or no trucks.
5. What color are warning signs?
- A. Red
- B. White with black letters
- C. Yellow or orange (correct)
- D. Blue or green
Why: Warning signs are yellow (standard warnings) or orange (construction/work zones). They alert drivers to potential hazards ahead such as curves, intersections, or pedestrians.
6. Traffic is backed up just past a railroad crossing. When should you start across the tracks?
- A. Right away, since no train is in sight now
- B. When the car ahead of you has started to cross
- C. Only when there is room to get fully past the tracks (correct)
- D. Whenever the crossing lights are not flashing
Why: Never stop on railroad tracks. Wait behind the crossing until there is enough space on the other side for your whole vehicle.
More Delaware facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Delaware permit practice test page.
Delaware DMV Test Info
- Questions on real test
- Not published by the DMV
- Passing score
- 80%
- Correct needed
- 80% correct
- Minimum age
- 16 years old
- Testing agency
- Division of Motor Vehicles
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this Delaware Practice Test 1 once - keep taking it until you score 80% or higher two or three times in a row. Read the explanation after every question, even the ones you get right, to lock in the rule before your DMV exam.