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Delaware DMV permit practice test

As of October 26, 2026, the Delaware DMV knowledge exam asks applicants to identify highway signs by shape, color or symbol and to answer questions on Delaware rules of the road, motor vehicle laws and safety practices.

Delaware’s Graduated Driver License program takes applicants from 16 to just under 18 (or under 22 with an active IEP), who present a Delaware Driver Education Certificate.

The Delaware Driver Manual lists a $50 fee for an 8-year Class D license, and Delaware’s license fees include the learner’s permit issued before the license (per dmv.de.gov, checked on Oct 26, 2026).

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Delaware permit test at a glance

Minimum permit age
16source, Oct 26, 2026
Permit or application fee
$50source, Oct 26, 2026
Permit held before the road test
12 monthssource, Oct 26, 2026
Supervised practice
50 hourssource, Oct 26, 2026

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Free Delaware practice test: 10 questions

OneTryPass wrote these questions from the Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026). Pick an answer to see if you got it; each explanation names the part of the handbook it comes from.

  1. Getting your permit

    Question 1. Who may supervise a Delaware teen during the supervised period of a GDL Level One Learner’s Permit?

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    Answer: C. A licensed parent, guardian or sponsor-approved driver who is at least 25 and has held a Class D license for 5 years

    Delaware’s GDL supervisor must be at least 25, hold a Class D license for at least 5 years and ride in the front seat beside the teen. No one else may sit in the front.

    From Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026) · Section Two: Driver License Information — Graduated Driver License

  2. Getting your permit

    Question 2. During the first six months of a Delaware Level One Learner’s Permit, how much driving must the sponsor certify?

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    Answer: A. 50 hours, including 10 hours at night

    The sponsor certifies 50 hours behind the wheel, 10 of them at night, during the first six months, when the teen must be supervised at all times. The form goes to the Department of Education.

    From Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026) · Section Two: Driver License Information — Graduated Driver License

  3. Getting your permit

    Question 3. After six months with a Delaware Level One Learner’s Permit, when may the teen drive without a supervisor?

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    Answer: D. From 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

    From the seventh month on, a Delaware permit holder may drive alone between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. a supervisor is needed, except for trips straight to or from work, church or school activities.

    From Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026) · Section Two: Driver License Information — Graduated Driver License

  4. Right of way

    Question 4. You are driving on a Delaware highway with four lanes. A school bus stopped on the opposite side is loading children with its red lights flashing. What must you do?

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    Answer: B. You do not have to stop, but proceed slowly

    In Delaware, traffic in both directions stops for a loading school bus on roads with fewer than four lanes. On a highway with four or more lanes, only traffic on the bus’s side stops; drivers on the opposite side go on slowly.

    From Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026) · Section Four: Traffic Control Laws — Stopping for School Buses

  5. Speed and following distance

    Question 5. Unless a sign says otherwise, what is the speed limit on a two-lane road in Delaware?

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    Answer: C. 50 mph

    Delaware’s speed table sets 50 mph on two-lane roads and 55 mph on divided roads and roads with four or more lanes. School zones are 20 mph and business and residential districts 25 mph.

    From Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026) · Section Four: Speed — Speed Limits

  6. Parking

    Question 6. In Delaware, how close may you park to a stop sign?

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    Answer: A. No closer than 30 feet

    Delaware bans stopping or parking within 30 feet of a stop sign, flashing beacon or traffic signal. Other limits: 15 feet from a hydrant, 20 feet from a crosswalk at an intersection and 50 feet from a railroad crossing.

    From Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026) · Section Four: Parking — Stopping and Parking Violations

  7. Alcohol and drugs

    Question 7. A 20-year-old drives in Delaware after drinking alcohol. Under the state’s zero tolerance law, what happens on a first offense?

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    Answer: D. The driver license is revoked for two months

    Delaware’s zero tolerance law revokes the license of a driver under 21 who drives after drinking: two months for a first offense and six to 12 months for each later one.

    From Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026) · Section Two: Delaware Drinking and Driving Laws — Zero Tolerance Law

  8. Night driving

    Question 8. Driving at night in Delaware with high beams on, when must you switch to low beams for an oncoming car?

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    Answer: B. When it is 500 feet away

    Delaware law requires low beams 500 feet before you meet another vehicle and within 200 feet of a vehicle you are following.

    From Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026) · Section Three: Motor Vehicle Equipment — Using Headlights

  9. Right of way

    Question 9. On a two-lane Delaware road, you approach a tow truck stopped on the shoulder with its amber lights flashing and cannot change lanes. What should you do?

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    Answer: C. Proceed with caution and slow below the posted limit until you have passed

    Delaware’s move over law covers police, fire, DelDOT and tow vehicles and cars showing hazard warnings. Change lanes when you can; when you cannot, slow to a safe speed below the limit until you are past.

    From Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026) · Section Four: Rules of the Road — Some Important Delaware Laws

  10. Getting your permit

    Question 10. May a Delaware driver with a Graduated Driver License talk on the phone using a hands-free device?

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    Answer: A. No, GDL drivers may not use a cell phone or electronic device at all

    Delaware lets most adults talk hands-free, but every cell phone or electronic device use, hands-free included, is banned for drivers with a Graduated Driver License.

    From Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026) · Section Four: Rules of the Road — Some Important Delaware Laws

Delaware permit test questions people ask

How old do you have to be to get a learner’s permit in Delaware?

Sixteen, through the Graduated Driver License program, which runs until 18 (or 22 for students with an active IEP). The teen first passes a certified Delaware driver education course and brings the blue and white Driver Education Certificate.

A sponsor, normally a parent or legal guardian, signs the application in front of a DMV employee and can withdraw that support until the teen turns 18. At 18 or older the program is optional: skip it and you take the eye, knowledge and road exams at the DMV.

Source: Graduated Driver License

What is on the Delaware knowledge test?

Two kinds of questions: naming highway signs from their shape, color or symbol alone, and answering rules-of-the-road questions drawn from the Delaware Driver Manual. The DMV does not publish a question count or passing score on the pages we read.

Vision is screened first. The minimum is 20/40 with or without glasses, and drivers between 20/40 and 20/50 may get daylight-only privileges.

Sources: Section Two: The Driver Examination · Driver's License Exam

What are the rules for a Delaware Level One Learner’s Permit?

Months one to six are fully supervised by a licensed driver who is 25 or older with five years on a Class D license, and the sponsor certifies 50 hours of practice, 10 at night. Months seven to twelve allow solo driving from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.

For the whole year the car may carry the supervisor plus one other passenger, family excepted, and phones are banned even hands-free. After 12 full months the permit becomes a Class D license on its own; breaking the rules brings a two-month suspension the first time.

Sources: Section Two: Graduated Driver License · Section Four: Some Important Delaware Laws

Every Delaware rule we checked

Each line is one rule from an official Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles page, with the date we read it.

Knowledge test
The Delaware DMV knowledge exam asks applicants to identify highway signs by shape, color or symbol and to answer questions on Delaware rules of the road, motor vehicle laws and safety practices. source, Oct 26, 2026
Delaware requires 20/40 vision, with or without glasses or contacts, for a driver license, and may allow daylight-only driving for vision between 20/40 and 20/50. source, Oct 26, 2026
Minimum age
Delaware’s Graduated Driver License program takes applicants from 16 to just under 18 (or under 22 with an active IEP), who present a Delaware Driver Education Certificate. source, Oct 26, 2026
For Delaware applicants 18 or older the GDL program is optional; those who skip it take the eye, knowledge and road skills exams at the DMV and need no sponsor. source, Oct 26, 2026
Fees
The Delaware Driver Manual lists a $50 fee for an 8-year Class D license, and Delaware’s license fees include the learner’s permit issued before the license. source, Oct 26, 2026
Permit rules
For the first six months of a Delaware Level One Learner’s Permit the teen is supervised at all times, and the sponsor certifies 50 hours of driving, 10 of them at night. source, Oct 26, 2026
A Delaware GDL supervisor must be at least 25, have held a Class D license for 5 years and sit beside the permit holder, with nobody else in the front seat. source, Oct 26, 2026
After six months, a Delaware permit holder may drive alone from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.; at night a supervisor is required except for direct trips to church, work or school activities. source, Oct 26, 2026
A Delaware Level One Learner’s Permit turns into a Class D license automatically after a full 12 months of valid driving authority. source, Oct 26, 2026
Delaware bans every cell phone or electronic device use, hands-free included, for drivers holding a Graduated Driver License. source, Oct 26, 2026
Breaking Delaware’s Level One permit rules counts as driving without a license: a two-month suspension the first time and four months after that. source, Oct 26, 2026
What to bring
Delaware GDL applicants prove identity, legal presence, Social Security number and Delaware residency with two documents, unless the sponsor is a licensed Delaware driver at the same address. source, Oct 26, 2026
A sponsor, usually a parent or legal guardian, signs the Delaware GDL application in front of a DMV licensing employee and shares liability for the teen’s negligence. source, Oct 26, 2026
Test appointments
Delaware gives road exams every weekday except Wednesday, booked through the online My Road Test scheduler or by phone with a DMV office. source, Oct 26, 2026
Official handbook
The Delaware Class D Driver Manual covers rules of the road and road signs, is free at any DMV facility and can be downloaded from dmv.de.gov; the current edition is dated July 2026. source, Oct 26, 2026
The cover of the Delaware Driver Manual posted by the DMV is dated July 2026. source, Oct 26, 2026

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Delaware permit test FAQ

How much does a learner’s permit cost in Delaware?

There is no separate permit charge in the July 2026 manual: the 8-year Class D license costs $50, and Delaware’s license fees include the learner’s permit that comes first. Source: official page "Section One: Motor Vehicle Fees", checked on Oct 26, 2026.

When are Delaware road tests given?

Every weekday except Wednesday. Book through the My Road Test scheduler on dmv.de.gov or by calling a DMV office, and bring the permit, the supervising driver’s license and the vehicle’s registration and insurance cards. Source: official page "Section Two: The Driver Examination", checked on Oct 26, 2026.

Are these the real Delaware DMV test questions?

No. OneTryPass writes its own practice questions from the rules in the Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026), and each question names the part of the handbook it comes from so you can check the rule.

Is OneTryPass affiliated with the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles?

No. OneTryPass is an independent practice site and is not part of the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles. The Delaware Driver Manual (July 2026) is free at dmv.de.gov.

Where this information comes from

Every rule on this page comes from the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles' own website or handbook. OneTryPass reads the page, writes the rule in plain English and records the date. A rule that passes its re-check date leaves this page on its own until it is read again.

How often each kind of rule is read again: knowledge test, 120 days; minimum age, 365 days; fees, 90 days; permit rules, 365 days; what to bring, 180 days; test appointments, 60 days; official handbook, 180 days.

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