What's on the test
The questions come from the Vermont Driver's Manual. They cover these areas; each links to free practice questions on it:
- Signs, signals & railroadsLights and arrows, sign shapes, lane markings, work zones, rail crossings.
- Turns, right-of-way & parkingTurn signals, following distance, speed, four-way stops, roundabouts.
- Sharing the roadPedestrians, school buses, bicycles, motorcycles, trucks, moose and deer.
- Winter, night & interstatesFloods, snow and black ice, skids, headlights, ramps and passing.
- Alcohol, phones & crashesImpaired and drowsy driving, phones, crashes, vehicle care and points.
- Permits & licensesLearner's permits, junior licenses, GDL rules, documents and insurance.
A study plan in five steps
Read the Vermont Driver's Manual
Everything on the test is in it. Read it chapter by chapter, slowly, and come back to the parts you find hard:
- How to Lose Your License
- Proof of Identity
- Permits, Junior Licenses and Tests
- Graduated Driver's License Program
- Renewals and Replacements
- Driving Basics, Turns, Speed and Right-of-Way
- Parking, Roundabouts, Police Stops and Move Over
- Signals, Signs, Markings, Work Zones and Railroads
- Sharing the Road
- Storms, Winter, Skids and Night Driving
- Interstates and Passing
- Impaired, Drowsy and Distracted Driving
- Road Test, Crashes, Vehicle Care and Seat Belts
- Point System
- Vehicle Ownership and Insurance
- Persons with Disabilities
- Parents or Guardians
Practice one topic at a time
After each chapter, practice that topic. You see the right answer and why straight away, with the handbook page to reread.
Learn the road signs
Signs are quick points once you know them by shape and color. Study the signs one at a time, then test yourself on 20.
Fix your weak spots
Your practice results are saved on your device. Practice my weak spots builds a round from the topics you miss most.
Take the full practice exam
The full exam works like the real one: 20 questions, 16 to pass, no answers until the end. Keep going until you pass comfortably several times in a row, then review every question you missed.
Before test day
Learner's permit at 15
You can take the online permit test from age 15. Until you turn 18, a parent or legal guardian has to sign your application first. (Vermont Driver's Manual, p. 12)
Who rides beside you
On a learner's permit, the front seat goes to a licensed, sober parent or guardian, a driver education instructor, or a licensed adult aged 25 or older. (Vermont Driver's Manual, p. 13)
A year on the permit
Before a junior license you hold the permit for at least a year, finish driver education and log 40 more practice hours, at least 10 of them after dark. (Vermont Driver's Manual, p. 20)
Junior license passengers
For the first three months a junior driver carries passengers only with a qualified adult in front; family members come next, and after six months the limit is one rider per seat belt. (Vermont Driver's Manual, p. 20–21)
Four-second following
Vermont teaches a four-second gap behind the car ahead, and more than that in bad weather, at higher speeds or behind a motorcycle. (Vermont Driver's Manual, p. 27)
Ten points means suspension
Each conviction adds points to your record, and reaching 10 points brings a notice that your driving privilege will be suspended. (Vermont Driver's Manual, p. 64)
More answers: Vermont permit test FAQ. Applying for the first time? How to get your Vermont permit.
This guide is a free study aid, not the official test. Rules and fees can change: always check the current Vermont Driver's Manual and the Vermont Agency of Transportation, Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) before your test.Page numbers are the ones printed on the handbook pages; tap one to open the official PDF at that page. A PDF viewer counts the cover too, so its page numbers run 1 higher.