Free New Hampshire DMV Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 2 2026
This Practice Test 2 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%). 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.
In most states, you may not park within how many feet of a crosswalk at an intersection?
What's on the New Hampshire Practice Test 2
The real New Hampshire knowledge test has 40 questions, and to pass you need 32 of 40 correct (80%). Practice Test 2 is a 25-question set drawn from 39 questions, scored against a practice target of 80%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 17
- Traffic laws 9
- Right of way 4
- Safe driving 4
- Parking 2
- Alcohol & drugs 1
- Vehicle equipment 1
- Emergencies 1
39 questions in the pool, 2 of them written specifically for New Hampshire. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
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1. 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)
2. When should you use your windshield wipers?
- A. Only once rain is heavy, to save the blades
- B. Whenever rain, snow or spray blurs your view (correct)
- C. Only when the car's rain sensor turns them on
- D. Only in rain, not for snow or road spray
Why: Use your wipers whenever precipitation or road spray reduces your view. Many states also require your headlights to be on whenever your wipers are in use because of weather.
3. In most states, you must not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- A. 5 feet
- B. 10 feet
- C. 15 feet (correct)
- D. 30 feet
Why: Most states (including California, Texas, New York, Florida and Pennsylvania) prohibit parking within 15 feet of a fire hydrant. Some use a shorter distance (for example 10 feet in Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey and Oregon), so check your state handbook.
4. Blue signs along a highway typically indicate:
- A. Parks and recreation areas
- B. Gas, food, and lodging services (correct)
- C. Rules such as speed limits
- D. Exits and distances to nearby cities
Why: Blue signs indicate motorist services - gas stations, food, lodging, hospitals, and rest areas - available at or near an exit.
5. When turning left at a green light (not a green arrow), you must:
- A. Turn immediately - green means go
- B. Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians (correct)
- C. Turn first - oncoming traffic must yield to you
- D. Wait for oncoming traffic to stop
Why: A green ball (not arrow) allows a left turn only after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. A green arrow means you have a protected turn and oncoming traffic is stopped.
6. A yellow diamond sign showing an arrow that curves back and forth several times warns of:
- A. A winding road ahead (correct)
- B. A slippery road
- C. A single sharp curve
- D. A steep hill ahead
Why: The Winding Road sign (a single arrow that bends back and forth) warns of three or more curves in a row ahead. An S-shaped arrow with only two bends is the Reverse Curve sign. Reduce speed and stay alert through the curves.
Source: Federal MUTCD 11th ed. (Dec 2023) 2C.07 Paragraph 05
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 Practice Test 2 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.