When should you use your windshield wipers?

Whenever rain, snow or spray blurs your view

Only once rain is heavy, to save the blades

Only when the car's rain sensor turns them on

Only in rain, not for snow or road spray

A warning sign showing an arrow splitting into two directions around a vertical line indicates:

A fork where you must choose a route

How much of a traffic lane is a motorcycle entitled to?

Only the right third of the lane

Half a lane, so a car may share it

Whatever space other traffic leaves

What does a flashing red light mean?

Slow down and proceed with caution

Stop and wait for the light to turn green

Yield, but stop only if cars are coming

What does the 'basic speed law' require?

Drive no faster than is safe for current conditions

Never drive more than 10 mph below the posted limit

Keep up with the flow of traffic, even above the limit

You may always drive at the posted limit, whatever the conditions

Free New Hampshire DMV Test Simulator 2026

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This DMV Test Simulator is modeled on the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) written knowledge exam, which has 40 questions; to pass you need 32 of 40 correct (80%). It is a mock test: 40 questions, the length of the real test, scored to the 80% pass mark. Answers are marked only when you submit the whole test, then you review every question with its explanation. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.

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New Hampshire DMV mock test

Answer all 40 questions first. Nothing is marked until you submit the whole test, so the score shows how ready you are, and then you review every answer with its explanation.

40 questions, the same number as the real test
To pass: 32 of 40 correct (80%)
Skip, go back and change answers until you submit
Unanswered questions count as wrong

Time: We found no published time limit for the New Hampshire knowledge test.

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What's on the New Hampshire DMV Test Simulator

The real New Hampshire knowledge test has 40 questions. You can miss up to 8 of the 40 questions and still pass. The minimum is 32 correct answers (80%). The simulator draws a fresh set from all 171 New Hampshire permit questions each time, so no two attempts are the same.

Topics in this test's question pool

Road signs 68
Traffic laws 39
Safe driving 26
Right of way 12
Alcohol & drugs 7
Emergencies 7
Parking 6
Vehicle equipment 5
Speed limits 1

171 questions in the pool, 8 of them written specifically for New Hampshire. Each attempt shows 40 in a new order.

Sample questions from this test, with answers

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1. A New Hampshire Youth Operator License is issued to drivers who are:
- A. 16 or older and under 21 (correct)
- B. 15 or older and under 18
- C. 16 or older and under 18
- D. 18 or older and under 21
Why: New Hampshire issues a Youth Operator License to applicants who are 16 years of age or older and under 21 (RSA 263:14). It expires on the driver's 21st birthday.
Source: RSA 263:14, II(a)
2. In New Hampshire, drivers under 18 may not drive between:
- A. 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. (correct)
- B. Midnight and 5 a.m.
- C. 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- D. 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Why: New Hampshire prohibits drivers under 18 from operating a motor vehicle between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m.
Source: RSA 263:14, II(b) and II(f)
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.
Source: Federal MUTCD 11th ed. (Dec 2023) 2B.26
4. What does this sign require you to do?
- A. Stop fully even when the road is clear of cars
- B. Slow down, yield, and stop only if needed (correct)
- C. Go first - cross traffic must yield
- D. Merge without changing your speed
Why: This is a YIELD sign. Slow down, be prepared to stop, and give the right of way to traffic and pedestrians. A full stop is required only if necessary.
Source: Federal MUTCD 11th ed. (Dec 2023) 2A.05, Table 2A-1 Use of Sign Shapes; 2B.05
5. Using a handheld cell phone while driving is:
- A. Safe as long as you keep your eyes on the road
- B. Legal for every driver in every state
- C. Banned in most states and a major crash risk (correct)
- D. No riskier than talking to a passenger
Why: Handheld cell phone use while driving is banned in most US states. Using a phone quadruples crash risk. Even hands-free calls significantly impair attention. Use do-not-disturb mode when driving.
Source: official New Hampshire driver handbook
6. Where should you stop your vehicle at a red light when there is a stop line?
- A. On the stop line
- B. Just before the stop line (correct)
- C. Just past the stop line
- D. Where you can see cross traffic
Why: Stop before the stop line - not on it or beyond it. If there is no stop line, stop before the crosswalk. If no crosswalk, stop before the intersection.
Source: official New Hampshire driver handbook

More New Hampshire facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the New Hampshire permit practice test page.

New Hampshire DMV Test Info

Questions on real test: 40
Passing score: 80%
Correct needed: 32 of 40 correct (80%)
Minimum age: 15½ years old
Testing agency: Division of Motor Vehicles

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Study Tip

Don't just aim to pass this New Hampshire DMV Test Simulator 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.