New York DMV practice test
Our practice test
- Questions
- 20
- Correct to pass
- 14
- Score needed
- 70%
- Question bank
- 100
- all explained
Written from the New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21) (April 2026 version). How we write the questions
Choose 1 answer
Why
Your result
The test ended early because the result was already decided.
By topic
Questions you missed
You did not miss any question.
What this test covers
Each attempt is a random draw from the 100 questions in the bank, spread over 7 topics. The standard version asks 20 and needs 14 right.
The written test in New York
The DMV's written test is the gate to the learner permit, and the manual says what it draws on: the rules of the road, safe driving, road signs and the laws on alcohol and drugs behind the wheel. It is scored with a floor for the test as a whole and a second floor just for the sign questions, which is one reason our test reports your result by topic as well as in total.
- The DMV offers the Class D knowledge test in multiple languages, and it can be taken at a touch screen test station or on paper. p. 10
- The manual itself carries practice questions, and the DMV posts practice quizzes on its website. p. 10
- A motorcycle license has its own manual to study, and a commercial driver license has a separate written test. p. 10
- High school students aged 15 years and 11 months or older can take the written test at a participating school through the Online Knowledge Test Application, in English or Spanish. The school needs a computer with internet access, a printer and a staff member to monitor the test, not a driver education program. p. 10
- Passing online produces a receipt, instructions and the permit forms; from age 16 they can be taken to any state or county motor vehicle office. A student who fails online may try again as often as the school permits. p. 11
Page numbers refer to the New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21), April 2026 version.
Study the questions
The New York practice questions page lists every question by topic, and each one opens its own page with the correct answer, the explanation and the handbook page it comes from. The questions are written from the New York State Driver's Manual (MV-21), the official handbook of the New York DMV.