How the practice test works
Last updated 10 November 2026
To drive on a public road while learning, you first need a learner’s licence. You apply at a driving licence testing centre (DLTC) and write a test. According to the Department of Transport’s Learner Driver Manual, the test covers the rules of the road, road traffic signs, signals and road markings, and the use of the controls of a vehicle.
This page lets you practise all three parts. It holds 78 questions on the rules of the road, 93 on road signs, signals and markings, and 16 on the controls of the vehicle.
The sign questions name a sign, for example “U-turn prohibited”, and ask what it means or what you must do. They do not show pictures, so they test what you know about each sign, not whether you recognise its image. Learn the real signs from the manual as well.
How it works
- Choose one section, or the full practice test, then start.
- You see one question at a time, in a random order, with the answer options shuffled too.
- Choose an answer and you see at once whether it is right, a short reason, and the part of the manual it comes from.
- At the end you see your score for each section against the pass mark, and you can review every answer.
Worked example
A worked example of the marking, using the pass marks in the 2006 notice:
- The rules section asks 28 questions. The pass mark is 22 out of 28, so 6 wrong answers is the most you can have and still reach it.
- The signs section asks 28 questions, with a pass mark of 23 out of 28.
- The controls section asks up to 8 questions, with a pass mark of 6 out of 8.
- If fewer questions are asked than the official total, the pass line is the same share, rounded up, and the result says so.
- Each section is marked on its own. Reaching the mark in one section does not make up for missing it in another.
Where the questions come from
Every question is original wording, written for this page from three Department of Transport documents on the NaTIS website: the Rules of the Road manual (June 2012), the Road Traffic Signs manual (version 1.02, October 2026) and the Vehicle Components and Controls manual (June 2012). We read all three in full. The manual says it may not be copied for financial gain, so we use the rules in it, not its sentences.
Each answer names the section or part of the manual it rests on, so you can read the original. A question we could not tie to a section of the manuals is not included.
What counts as the pass mark
The pass marks come from section 5.4 of a Government Gazette notice dated 7 April 2006. We found no current regulation that repeats them. The test is now computerised in most provinces, and the number of questions and the marks may differ from the paper test. Treat the marks on this page as a guide and confirm them with your DLTC.
What this page does not do
It is not the official test and it does not predict whether you will pass. It does not show sign pictures. It does not tell you how to apply, what to bring or what it costs, because those details differ between provinces and change over time.
Nothing you answer is saved or sent. There is no account. Your score exists only while the page is open.
Using it well
Read the reason after every answer, including the ones you got right. Then read the matching section in the manual. The manual and the National Road Traffic Act are the authorities, not this page.
Things to watch
- Rules and the test can change. The manual is dated June 2012, and draft amendments to the regulations may be published at any time.
- Where the manual and the law differ, the law wins. Check with your DLTC.
- Reading the reason for each answer is worth more than the score.
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