Part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog: 259 practice questions for New Hampshire, written from the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual. Join the notify list and we will email you when it is available. Practice will be free.
This program is part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog — join the notify list and we’ll email you when enrollment opens.
There is no single national permit test in the United States. New Hampshire writes its own knowledge test from its own driver handbook, and the details — how many questions, what score passes, how old you must be, and what it costs — are New Hampshire’s alone. New Hampshire is the honest exception in American driver licensing, and this page will not pretend otherwise: New Hampshire does not issue permits to learn to drive. The New Hampshire Driver’s Manual says so in plain words. Instead, state law lets a person who is at least 15½ and does not hold a license drive while being taught, when accompanied by a parent, a legal guardian, or a responsible adult who is 25 or older and is a licensed driver. When you are ready, you apply for your first driver license itself: you book an appointment for a Driver License Knowledge Test with the Division of Motor Vehicles, and you pass a vision test, the knowledge test, and then a road test. This practice set — built only from the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual — prepares you for that knowledge test.
PassProfessor’s New Hampshire practice set exists for exactly that reason: when this free program opens, you will practice 259 questions built only from the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual, organized by the handbook’s own sections, with an explanation on every question — so every number, rule, and sign you rehearse is the one New Hampshire actually tests.
What’s included
New Hampshire only, from New Hampshire’s handbook. This set is not a slice of a national bank. The 259 New Hampshire questions were built from the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual only — the same book the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) builds its test from — so speed limits, distances, penalties, and permit steps are New Hampshire’s, not a national average.
259 questions, and an explanation on every one. Every question in the New Hampshire set carries an explanation of why the keyed answer is right, so a miss teaches you the rule instead of just marking you wrong. When an explanation surprises you, that is a flag to open that section of the handbook.
Organized by the handbook’s own sections. The set follows the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual’s structure (see the mapping table below), so you can study chapter by chapter in the same order the handbook teaches — then mix sections together the way the real test does.
Free practice, with no price attached. This is a free program in PassProfessor’s Free Practice hub. There is no purchase price for this practice test, and nothing on this page should be read as implying a charge for it. Joining the notify list is only about being told when the program opens.
The real test at a glance
Current as of October 2026, from the New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (dmv.nh.gov) and the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual. Your state’s handbook and agency are the authority — if anything here ever differs from them, they are correct.
| Licensing agency | New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Department of Safety |
| First step | No learner’s permit — you apply for a first driver license and take the knowledge test as part of that application |
| Test | Driver License Knowledge Test — 40 multiple-choice questions on a touch-screen monitor, covering the rules of the road and general driving conditions |
| Questions | 40 |
| Passing standard | The test automatically ends if more than 8 questions are answered incorrectly — so at most 8 wrong answers (at least 32 correct) keeps you in passing territory |
| Time limit | 40 minutes |
| Fee | Driver license fee, paid before testing: $50.00 for an Operator license ($60.00 REAL ID); a Youth Operator license is $10.00 per year up to age 21. There is no permit fee, because there is no permit |
| Minimum age | 16 for a first (Youth Operator) license; supervised practice driving may begin at 15½ under the learning exception described below |
| Handbook | New Hampshire Driver’s Manual |
- The knowledge test, exactly as the manual describes it. 40 multiple-choice questions on the rules of the road and general driving conditions, given on a touch-screen monitor (no computer experience required), with 40 minutes to finish. Each question shows four possible answers. If more than 8 questions are answered incorrectly, the test automatically ends — there is no partial-credit finish line to limp across.
- Failing has a built-in study period. If either the knowledge test or the road test is not successfully completed, the DMV provides an appointment to retest not sooner than ten days from the failed test. Treat those ten days as what they are: time to go back to the manual sections you missed.
- Under 18, driver education comes first. Applicants under 18 must complete a New Hampshire approved Driver Education Program and forty (40) hours of additional supervised driving time, and bring the green Driver Education Completion Certificate, a signed Parent or Guardian Authorization Certificate, and a completed Driver’s Out-Of-Class Log Sheet to the appointment. You pay your license fee before testing begins.
- Your first license is a Youth Operator license. Anyone 16 or older and under 21 is issued a Youth Operator license (printed vertically, expiring on the holder’s 21st birthday), with its own restrictions for younger holders — including, for under-18s, no driving between 1:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. and a one-nonfamily-passenger limit during the first six months unless accompanied by a licensed, responsible adult 25 or older.
How the practice maps to the real test
The New Hampshire set follows the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual’s own sections. The counts below are the bank’s own section labels and counts for New Hampshire:
| Handbook section (bank label) | Practice questions |
|---|---|
| Section 7 — General Driving and Parking | 41 |
| Section 11 — Sharing the Road | 37 |
| Section 6 — Rules of the Road | 30 |
| Section 5 — Basic Driving | 26 |
| Section 2 — Driver’s License and Non-Driver ID Information | 22 |
| Section 3 — Dangerous Driving | 22 |
| Section 1 — Driving in New Hampshire | 20 |
| Section 10 — Driving Emergencies | 19 |
| Section 4 — Before Driving | 16 |
| Section 9 — Accidents and Financial Responsibility | 15 |
| Section 8 — Driving Safely | 11 |
| Total | 259 |
How to use it
- Join the notify list today. When the program opens, start with the New Hampshire set — not a neighboring state’s, and not a generic national set. State selection is the whole point of this program.
- Get the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual first. Download or pick up the current edition from the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). It is the document your test is built from, and it is free from the agency online.
- Practice topic by topic. Work through the handbook’s sections in order. When a practice question surprises you, find that rule in the handbook and read the surrounding section.
- Then practice mixed. Once the sections feel familiar on their own, take mixed sets that pull from across the handbook, the way the real knowledge test does. A rule you only recognize inside its own chapter is not yet learned.
- Confirm your test-day facts from the state, not from practice sites. Before you go, check the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV)’s official pages for the current question count, pass mark, minimum age, required documents, and fee. Those facts change, and your state’s agency is the only authority for them.
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Frequently asked questions
Does New Hampshire have a learner’s permit test?
No — because New Hampshire does not issue a learner’s permit for learning to drive. The New Hampshire Driver’s Manual states it directly: ‘New Hampshire does not issue permits to learn to drive.’ What you take instead is the Driver License Knowledge Test as part of applying for your first driver license. That is the test this practice set prepares you for.
How do you learn to drive in New Hampshire without a permit?
Under New Hampshire’s exception for persons learning to drive: a person at least 15½ years old who does not hold a driver’s license may drive while being taught, when accompanied by a parent, a legal guardian, or a responsible adult who is 25 years of age or older and is a licensed driver. The exception does not apply if your driving privileges have been suspended or revoked in any state.
How many questions are on the New Hampshire knowledge test, and what score passes?
40 multiple-choice questions, with 40 minutes to complete them, per the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual. The test is administered on a touch-screen monitor, and it automatically ends if more than 8 questions are answered incorrectly — in other words, you need at least 32 correct answers to stay in passing territory.
How old do you have to be for a first New Hampshire driver license?
16 — drivers 16 or older and under 21 receive a Youth Operator license. Supervised practice driving under the learning exception can begin earlier, at 15½. Applicants under 18 must first complete an approved Driver Education Program plus 40 hours of additional supervised driving.
How much does a first New Hampshire license cost?
The Division of Motor Vehicles’ licensing-fees page lists an Operator license at $50.00 ($60.00 for a REAL ID Operator license), and a Youth Operator license at $10.00 per year up to age 21. Under-18 applicants pay the license fee before testing begins. There is no separate permit fee — there is no permit.
What happens if I fail the New Hampshire knowledge test?
The manual states that if either the knowledge test or the road test is not successfully completed, you will be provided with an appointment to retest not sooner than ten days from the failed test. Use the wait: the test covers the manual, and the manual is short enough to re-read in the sections you missed.
Are these the actual New Hampshire test questions?
No. Every PassProfessor practice question is original, written from the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual. New Hampshire does not publish its live test questions, and we never use actual test items or another provider’s bank.
Is this practice really free?
Yes. The New Hampshire practice set is a free program in PassProfessor’s Free Practice hub. There is no price for the practice itself; the notify form on this page only signs you up to be emailed when the program opens.
How many practice questions are there for New Hampshire?
259 questions, built only from the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual and organized by its sections — Driving in New Hampshire, licensing information, Dangerous Driving, Basic Driving, Rules of the Road, Sharing the Road, and Driving Emergencies. Every question carries an explanation.
When will the New Hampshire practice be available?
The bank is complete, and the program opens as the catalog expands. Join the notify list on this page and we will email you when it opens.
Disclaimer
PassProfessor is an independent exam-preparation provider. This program is practice only: it is not driver education, provides no education credit, does not satisfy any New Hampshire driver-education or training requirement, and is not affiliated with the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or any other state licensing agency or exam administrator. All practice questions are original, written to the New Hampshire Driver’s Manual; they are not actual test questions. New Hampshire’s current handbook and licensing agency govern your test — if anything here differs from them, they are correct.