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Minnesota practice test

Minnesota permit practice test.

Get to know the format, try six study questions, and check the explanations before opening a full Roadwise practice test. This course’s simulation is based on the format described below.

Questions
40
Correct to pass
32
Practice timer
No timer
Study question bank
772

The format in this course

Minnesota Class D Knowledge Test

To pass this Roadwise simulation, answer at least 32 of 40 questions correctly. Answers and explanations appear after you finish. Unanswered questions count as incorrect.

This practice format uses one overall passing threshold, without a separately scored sign section.

This Roadwise practice format has no countdown, so you can take the time you need.

The Minnesota Driver's Manual (p.13) confirms the test mixes multiple-choice and true/false questions and requires an 80% score to pass, but does not state a total question count. The DPS/DVS official site's downloadable 'Class D Practice Knowledge Test' PDF (assets.dps.mn.gov) is an untimed 25-question sample only and does not claim to match the live exam's length. No official DVS page states the exact number of questions on the live test, so the 40-question figure is taken from well-corroborated third-party prep sites; 32 of 40 is the 80% threshold. No separate scored sections are described anywhere in the handbook or official materials, so the practice test uses one combined score.

Try a few practice questions

Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.

Your Minnesota license expired 3 years ago. What must you do before getting a new one?
  1. Pass a vision test only
  2. Pass a written test and a vision test
  3. Pass only a road test
  4. Pass a written, vision, and road test

Answer: Pass a written test and a vision test

A license expired more than one year but less than five years requires a written and vision test before a new license is issued.

Handbook p. 9 ↗
Which vehicles must have front bumpers, and either rear bumpers or reflectors?
  1. Motorcycles
  2. Passenger cars only
  3. Trailers
  4. Pickups and vans

Answer: Pickups and vans

Pickup trucks and vans must have front bumpers plus either rear bumpers or reflectors.

Handbook p. 25 ↗
How should you treat a flashing red traffic light?
  1. The same as a stop sign
  2. The same as a yield sign
  3. The same as a flashing yellow light
  4. As an uncontrolled intersection

Answer: The same as a stop sign

A flashing red light must be treated the same as a stop sign.

Handbook p. 44 ↗
In the SIPDE system, what happens during the 'Identify' step?
  1. You locate hazards and potential conflicts
  2. You carry out your chosen action
  3. You search aggressively in all directions
  4. You consider the speed and direction of hazards

Answer: You locate hazards and potential conflicts

Identify means locating specific hazards and potential conflicts you've scanned for.

Handbook p. 75 ↗
About what share of Minnesota traffic deaths each year involves alcohol?
  1. More than one-third
  2. Less than 5 percent
  3. Nearly all of them
  4. About one in a hundred

Answer: More than one-third

Alcohol is involved in more than one-third of Minnesota road deaths each year.

Handbook p. 94 ↗
What does this sign mean?
Added lane
  1. A roundabout is ahead where traffic circles counterclockwise.
  2. Emergency vehicles may enter or cross the road ahead.
  3. Cattle may cross or be near the road ahead.
  4. An additional lane begins ahead without merging.

Answer: An additional lane begins ahead without merging.

Added lane: An additional lane begins ahead without merging. Continue in your lane; no need to merge for the new lane.

Handbook p. 66 ↗

What to study next

The practice question pool spans the course. Use the topics below to read the rules behind an answer, then return to practice.