New Hampshire DMV driver's license practice test 1

Free New Hampshire driver's license practice test with 25 original questions from the New Hampshire Driver's Manual. This test leans on Section 3: Dangerous Driving (3), Section 1: Driving in New Hampshire (2), and Section 5: Basic Driving (4). It starts with this question: "What do white lane lines tell you?" No account needed, and every answer is explained.

Checked on October 2, 2026

Questions: 25
Passing score: 80% (20 of 25)
Mistakes allowed: 5
Official handbook: New Hampshire Driver's Manual

Practice questions

Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered

What do white lane lines tell you?

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What this test covers

Every question comes from one of these sections of the New Hampshire Driver's Manual.

Section 1: Driving in New Hampshire2 questions
Section 2: Driver's License and Non-Driver ID Information1 question
Section 3: Dangerous Driving3 questions
Section 4: Before Driving2 questions
Section 5: Basic Driving4 questions
Section 6: Rules of the Road4 questions
Section 7: General Driving and Parking3 questions
Section 8: Driving Safely1 question
Section 9: Accidents and Financial Responsibility1 question
Section 10: Driving Emergencies2 questions
Section 11: Sharing the Road2 questions

All 25 questions on this test

Every question on this test is listed here with its answer options. Take the test above to see which answers are correct and why.

Question 1: What do white lane lines tell you?
- A. The lanes carry traffic in opposite directions
- B. The lane is reserved for buses
- C. The lanes carry traffic in the same direction
- D. You may never cross them
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 6: Rules of the Road
Question 2: What should you do on a gravel or dirt road?
- A. Brake hard to test the surface
- B. Follow closely in the tracks of the car ahead
- C. Slow down and increase following distance
- D. Keep your speed to avoid getting stuck
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 5: Basic Driving
Question 3: During which hours may a Youth Operator under 18 not drive?
- A. 1:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.
- B. 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.
- C. 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
- D. Midnight to 5:00 a.m.
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 2: Driver's License and Non-Driver ID Information
Question 4: What does a three-digit interstate number with an odd first number mean?
- A. A route to another state
- B. A route into a city
- C. A route through or around a city
- D. A north-south route
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 6: Rules of the Road
Question 5: Beyond driver education, how many extra hours of supervised driving must a teen log?
- A. 50 hours, with 10 at night
- B. 40 hours, with 10 at night
- C. 20 hours, with none at night
- D. 30 hours, with 5 at night
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 1: Driving in New Hampshire
Question 6: Your headlights suddenly go out. What should you try?
- A. Turn on the dome light
- B. Follow closely behind another car and use its taillights
- C. The turn signals or emergency flashers
- D. Stop in your lane right away
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 10: Driving Emergencies
Question 7: Where does the manual say not to pass?
- A. In the left-most lane of a multi-lane road
- B. On a straight road with a broken line
- C. When the car ahead is going well under the limit
- D. Before a highway-railroad crossing or bridge
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 5: Basic Driving
Question 8: Under RSA 265:79-c, when is a driver not allowed to use a hand-held phone?
- A. Only in school zones and work zones
- B. Only while going faster than 30 mph on a posted road
- C. Only on the interstate highways
- D. While moving or briefly stopped in traffic
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 3: Dangerous Driving
Question 9: When should you increase your following distance?
- A. When following a large truck or bus
- B. Only when you're going over 65 mph
- C. When the road is straight and empty
- D. When following a small car on a dry road
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 8: Driving Safely
Question 10: Within how many days must you file an accident report with the DMV when one is required?
- A. 30 days
- B. 15 days
- C. 60 days
- D. 5 days
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 9: Accidents and Financial Responsibility
Question 11: About how long does it take the body to get rid of each ounce of alcohol?
- A. About ten minutes
- B. It depends only on how much you eat
- C. About four hours
- D. About an hour
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 3: Dangerous Driving
Question 12: At what BAC does the manual say vision is affected for all drivers?
- A. 0.02%
- B. 0.05%
- C. 0.08%
- D. 0.10%
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 3: Dangerous Driving
Question 13: What does a round (circular) sign warn of?
- A. A railroad crossing ahead
- B. A stop ahead
- C. A no passing zone
- D. A school zone or school crossing just ahead
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 6: Rules of the Road
Question 14: Your wheels drop off the edge of the pavement. What should you do?
- A. Slow down gradually and steer back when it's safe
- B. Jerk the wheel hard at once to get back onto the pavement
- C. Brake hard right away
- D. Speed up to climb back on
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 10: Driving Emergencies
Question 15: Passing a bicyclist at 30 mph or less, what is the smallest clearance the law presumes reasonable?
- A. 5 feet
- B. 10 feet
- C. 1 foot
- D. 3 feet
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 11: Sharing the Road
Question 16: What is the best way to avoid losing traction from hydroplaning?
- A. Brake hard over puddles
- B. Use cruise control
- C. Drive faster to push through water
- D. Slow down in the rain
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 5: Basic Driving
Question 17: When is a load considered secure?
- A. When nothing can slide, shift, fall, sift or blow off
- B. When you drive under 35 mph
- C. When it's below the top of the truck bed
- D. When it's covered with any kind of tarp, whether it's tied down or not
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 4: Before Driving
Question 18: How far behind a large vehicle can its rear blind spot extend?
- A. Up to 200 feet
- B. Up to 20 feet
- C. Up to 50 feet
- D. Up to 500 feet
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 11: Sharing the Road
Question 19: What should you do in an E-ZPass toll lane?
- A. Get out to show your pass
- B. Back up if you entered the wrong lane
- C. Obey the posted speed and don't stop
- D. Stop fully at the booth
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 7: General Driving and Parking
Question 20: You've just moved to New Hampshire. How long do you have to get a New Hampshire driver's license?
- A. Up to 6 months
- B. Up to 30 days
- C. Up to 60 days
- D. Up to one year
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 1: Driving in New Hampshire
Question 21: The traffic light ahead is flashing yellow. What should you do?
- A. Speed up to get through before it turns red
- B. Stop fully, then go when it's clear
- C. The signal is broken; treat it as a four-way stop
- D. Slow down and go ahead with caution
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 6: Rules of the Road
Question 22: What is the minimum extra following time the manual gives for night driving on an unfamiliar road?
- A. Five seconds
- B. Two seconds
- C. Nothing, if the road is lit
- D. One second
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 5: Basic Driving
Question 23: When parking on a hill, what should you do with the wheels?
- A. Turn them toward the center line
- B. Turn them into the curb
- C. Leave them as they were when you stopped
- D. Keep them straight
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 7: General Driving and Parking
Question 24: About how much space should be between your chest and the steering wheel?
- A. 20 inches
- B. 6 inches
- C. 10 inches
- D. 4 inches
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 4: Before Driving
Question 25: What is the closest you may park to a crosswalk at an intersection?
- A. 15 feet
- B. 20 feet
- C. 50 feet
- D. 30 feet
Source:New Hampshire Driver's Manual, Section 7: General Driving and Parking

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What do white lane lines tell you?

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All 25 questions on this test

Question 1: What do white lane lines tell you?

Question 2: What should you do on a gravel or dirt road?

Question 3: During which hours may a Youth Operator under 18 not drive?

Question 4: What does a three-digit interstate number with an odd first number mean?

Question 5: Beyond driver education, how many extra hours of supervised driving must a teen log?

Question 6: Your headlights suddenly go out. What should you try?

Question 7: Where does the manual say not to pass?

Question 8: Under RSA 265:79-c, when is a driver not allowed to use a hand-held phone?

Question 9: When should you increase your following distance?

Question 10: Within how many days must you file an accident report with the DMV when one is required?

Question 11: About how long does it take the body to get rid of each ounce of alcohol?

Question 12: At what BAC does the manual say vision is affected for all drivers?

Question 13: What does a round (circular) sign warn of?

Question 14: Your wheels drop off the edge of the pavement. What should you do?

Question 15: Passing a bicyclist at 30 mph or less, what is the smallest clearance the law presumes reasonable?

Question 16: What is the best way to avoid losing traction from hydroplaning?

Question 17: When is a load considered secure?

Question 18: How far behind a large vehicle can its rear blind spot extend?

Question 19: What should you do in an E-ZPass toll lane?

Question 20: You've just moved to New Hampshire. How long do you have to get a New Hampshire driver's license?

Question 21: The traffic light ahead is flashing yellow. What should you do?

Question 22: What is the minimum extra following time the manual gives for night driving on an unfamiliar road?

Question 23: When parking on a hill, what should you do with the wheels?

Question 24: About how much space should be between your chest and the steering wheel?

Question 25: What is the closest you may park to a crosswalk at an intersection?

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