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Pennsylvania permit practice test

Every question is written from the official Pennsylvania Driver's Manual, and every answer shows the section it comes from, so you can check it yourself.

The Pennsylvania knowledge test has 18 questions. You need 15 right to pass. Test format source

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Sample questions

You are driving near a pedestrian who is carrying a white cane. What must you do?

  1. Sound your horn so the pedestrian knows you are there
  2. Slow down, yield the right-of-way, and be ready to stop
  3. Continue at normal speed if you have a green light
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Slow down, yield the right-of-way, and be ready to stop. A white cane or a guide dog signals a blind pedestrian. Always slow down, yield, and be prepared to stop to prevent injury.

From the handbook: Chapter 2: Signals, Pedestrian Signals, Blind Pedestrians (PDF p. 13)

What is the earliest age at which you can apply for a Pennsylvania learner's permit?

  1. 15 years old
  2. 16 years old
  3. 15 and a half years old
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16 years old. PennDOT will not take a learner's permit application before your 16th birthday. Only the medical part of the form may be completed up to six months earlier.

From the handbook: Chapter 1: Applying for a Learner's Permit (PDF p. 5)

It is daytime, and your windshield wipers are running on intermittent because of light rain. What does Pennsylvania law require?

  1. Turn on your headlights
  2. Nothing extra, because it is daytime
  3. Turn on your hazard flashers
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Turn on your headlights. Whenever weather makes you use your wipers, continuously or intermittently, your headlights must be on. Daytime running lights alone do not count; your taillights must be lit too.

From the handbook: Chapter 3: Managing Speed, Headlight/Windshield Wiper Law (PDF p. 47)

At how many points does PennDOT begin corrective action on a driving record?

  1. Six
  2. Three
  3. Eleven
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Six. The point system is meant to improve driving habits. Reaching six or more points starts PennDOT's corrective steps.

From the handbook: Chapter 4: The Pennsylvania Point System (PDF p. 83)

With a junior license, during which hours may you not drive unless a parent, guardian, or qualifying spouse is with you?

  1. Midnight to 6 a.m.
  2. 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  3. 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
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11 p.m. to 5 a.m.. Junior drivers must stay off the road from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. unless a parent, guardian, or spouse 18 or older rides along, or a work, volunteer fire company, or charitable service exception applies.

From the handbook: Chapter 1: Junior Driver's License Information (PDF p. 7)

Which sign is the only eight-sided sign used on the road?

  1. YIELD
  2. STOP
  3. SCHOOL
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STOP. Only the STOP sign is an octagon. It requires a full stop every time; rolling through slowly is illegal.

From the handbook: Chapter 2: Signs, Regulatory Signs (PDF p. 14)

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