Pennsylvania DMV permit test practice

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The Pennsylvania knowledge test at a glance

Questions: 18
To pass: 15
You can miss: 3
Answer choices: 4

Sign section: No separate section
Format source: Published by the state

Your Pennsylvania study kit

825: practice questions for Pennsylvania
265: written only for Pennsylvania's own rules
65: lessons with Pennsylvania's numbers filled in
18: rules where Pennsylvania differs from most states

Where Pennsylvania is different

Most handbooks look alike. These are the rules where Pennsylvania does its own thing, and they show up on the test.

Rule	Pennsylvania	Most states
Minimum age for an intermediate (provisional) license	16 years, 6 months	16 years (36/51)
Night-driving restriction for a new intermediate licensee (first stage)	11 p.m. to 5 a.m.	Midnight to 5 a.m. (11/50)
Passenger limit for a new intermediate licensee (first stage)	No more than one passenger under 18	No more than one passenger under 21 (8/51)
Minimum age for a learner's permit	16 years	15 years (26/51)
Required supervised practice hours	65 hours, including 10 at night and 5 in bad weather	50 hours, including 10 at night (21/51)
Who must wear a seat belt under the adult belt law	Front-seat occupants 18 and older only	Everyone 16 and older, in every seat (12/42)
Seat-belt law enforcement for an adult front-seat driver	Secondary: a belt ticket only after a stop for something else	Primary: police can stop you for the belt alone (36/51)
Signal distance before turning on a 55 mph highway	300 feet	100 feet (29/40)

Sample Pennsylvania questions

Three questions from the Pennsylvania pool. Pick an answer to see the explanation.

1 / 3

Divided road with a center barrier and a jughandle ramp curving off to the right before the intersection

On a Pennsylvania road with a median barrier, a sign at the signal says NO LEFT TURN — ALL TURNS FROM RIGHT LANE. How do you turn left?

2 / 3

How often must a passenger vehicle in Pennsylvania pass a safety inspection?

3 / 3

In Pennsylvania, if PennDOT finds a registered vehicle was uninsured for 31 days or longer, what happens?

Pennsylvania test FAQ

How many questions are on the Pennsylvania knowledge test?

The Pennsylvania test has 18 questions.

How many can I get wrong on the Pennsylvania permit test?

You need 15 correct to pass, so you can miss up to 3.

What's the best way to study for the Pennsylvania test?

Read the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual, then practice in the real format until your readiness is above 90%. Steerivo's lessons follow the handbook's topics and fill in Pennsylvania's numbers.

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