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New York DMV Permit Free Practice Test (15 Questions)

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Where these questions come from

Each question is built from the official New York driver manual. The real test asks the same topics with different wording.

Passing score on the real New York permit test: 70% (11 of 15 correct here).

Sample New York permit-test questions

Below are 4 sample questions from the New York question bank. The interactive practice test above randomizes from the same pool.

When approaching a flashing red traffic light, you must

  1. Slow down only
  2. Yield only is traffic is present
  3. Stop completely before proceeding
  4. Proceed without stopping

Correct answer: C

Explanation: A flashing red light indicates you must stop fully ,then proceed when it's safe ,similar to a stop sign

How should you park uphill on a road without a curb?

  1. Wheels toward the road edge
  2. Wheels away from road edge
  3. Wheels Straight
  4. Doesn't Matter

Correct answer: A

Explanation: When Parking uphill without a curb,turn wheels toward the road edge to ensure vehicle safety it brakes fail

This sign is

  1. A warning sign at a work zone
  2. An object marker on a roadway
  3. A guide sign on an interstate highway
  4. A barricade at a work zone

Correct answer: B

Explanation: This is an object marker sign,which is used to notify drivers of objects in the roadway or very close to the edge of the roadway. The stripes point downward toward the safe side of the roadway. This sign indicates that you should keep right to pass the object.

What do these yellow pavement markings mean?

  1. This is a one-way road
  2. Vehicles travelling in either direction can make right turns
  3. Vehicles travelling in either direction can make left turns
  4. This is a three-way road

Correct answer: C

Explanation: The Centre lane is reserved for making left turns (Or U-turns,when they are permitted) and can be used by vehicles travelling in either direction.On the pavement,left -turn arrows for traffic in one direction alternate with left -turn arrows for traffic in the opposite direction. These lanes are marked on each side by solid and broken(dashed)yellow lines.