Vermont Road Signs Test Simulator

5 out of 5 (33 votes)
80% Passing score
25 Questions
5 Mistakes allowed
This Vermont DMV practice test is designed for the part of permit prep that tends to matter most once you stop just reading the manual and start trying to answer questions under test conditions: signs, signals, traffic laws, right-of-way rules, safe driving judgment, and all the small Vermont-specific details that can blur together if you only study them once. The official Vermont learner permit knowledge test is taken online through myDMV, and it uses a 20-question multiple-choice format. Each question gives you 4 answer choices, with only 1 correct answer. You need 16 correct answers to pass, which works out to 80%, so there is room to miss a few — 4, exactly — but not enough room to treat the test like a casual skim-through of the Driver’s Manual. That is where practice starts to earn its keep, even if “practice test” sounds a little plain. This Vermont DMV permit test simulator follows that same basic structure: 20 questions, a passing target of 16 correct, and material pulled from the kinds of topics the real test is built around. Road signs get special attention here, and for good reason. Vermont does not have a separate road-sign-only test for a standard learner permit, but signs are included in the main knowledge test, along with traffic signals, pavement markings, lane markings, work zones, intersections, and rules for sharing the road with pedestrians, bicyclists, motorcycles, trucks, and other drivers. So, no, signs are not some tiny bonus category tucked away in the corner. They are part of the main event. The question pool is built so repeat practice does not feel like clicking through the same predictable script every time. Some questions include visual aids, which is useful because road signs are visual by design; in actual driving, you are not handed a neat little paragraph before deciding what a sign means. You see the shape, the color, the symbol, maybe for half a second longer than you would like, and then you respond. For younger applicants, Vermont allows a learner permit at age 15, with parent or guardian permission required for applicants who are 15, 16, or 17 unless they are emancipated. Teens have additional licensing steps after the permit, including driver education, a 1-year permit holding period before a Junior Driver’s License, and 40 hours of supervised practice, with 10 of those hours at night. Adults skip those teen-specific requirements, but not the knowledge test itself. Use this Vermont DMV practice test to make the official online permit test feel less unfamiliar, less rushed, and less like a pile of rules you only sort of recognize.
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Sample Vermont Permit Test Questions

Question 1

When a traffic light turns green, what must you confirm before entering the intersection?

  1. A That entering is safe and lawful users in the intersection are given the right-of-way
  2. B That you can stop looking for traffic after entering
  3. C That cross traffic has been given a green arrow
  4. D That every pedestrian has a red signal

Correct answer: A – That entering is safe and lawful users in the intersection are given the right-of-way

A green light does not authorize a driver to disregard vehicles or pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk. Vermont’s statute requires the driver to yield to those road users. The driver’s manual also instructs drivers to proceed on green only when it is safe to do so.

Source: 23 V.S.A. § 1022(a)(1)(A) – Traffic-control signals, Vermont Driver’s Manual — “Traffic Lights, Road Signs, and Highway Markings,” “Traffic Lights”

Question 2

After your signal changes from red to green, may you enter the intersection immediately?

  1. A Yes, because all other road users automatically lose the right-of-way
  2. B Only after yielding to vehicles or pedestrians lawfully within the intersection
  3. C Yes, because pedestrians must always wait for vehicles
  4. D Yes, but only if you are traveling straight

Correct answer: B – Only after yielding to vehicles or pedestrians lawfully within the intersection

In Vermont, a circular green signal permits a driver to proceed straight or turn unless a sign prohibits the movement. The driver must first yield to vehicles and pedestrians lawfully within the intersection or an adjacent crosswalk. The green signal does not require those road users to disappear instantly when the signal changes.

Source: 23 V.S.A. § 1022(a)(1)(A) – Traffic-control signals, Vermont Driver’s Manual — “Traffic Lights, Road Signs, and Highway Markings,” “Traffic Lights”

Question 3

A white sign showing arrows separated by a median means:

This sign means:
  1. A Traffic must turn left or right
  2. B A T-intersection is ahead
  3. C Your road crosses a divided highway
  4. D Your road passes over a divided highway

Correct answer: C – Your road crosses a divided highway

This is a divided highway crossing sign. It identifies an intersection where the highway being entered or crossed has separate roadways divided by a median. Vermont uses the MUTCD as its standard for traffic-control signs, signals, and markings.

Source: 23 V.S.A. § 1025 – Standards; Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th ed. — Part 2, “Divided Highway Crossing Signs (R6-3, R6-3a)”.

Question 4

A black-and-yellow chevron pointing right warns that:

When you see this sign, it means:
  1. A An obstruction is in the roadway
  2. B Traffic enters from the right
  3. C The roadway changes direction sharply to the right
  4. D A merge area is ahead

Correct answer: C – The roadway changes direction sharply to the right

Chevron alignment signs emphasize a change in the roadway’s horizontal alignment. They are installed on the outside of a turn or curve, with the chevron pointing in the direction drivers must follow. They do not identify merging traffic or mark an object in the roadway.

Source: 23 V.S.A. § 1025 – Standards; Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th ed. — § 2C.08, “Chevron Alignment Sign (W1-8).”

Question 5

What does a steady green left arrow permit you to do?

A green arrow pointing to the left on a traffic light means you may:
  1. A Turn left or continue straight regardless of other signals
  2. B Turn left only after making a complete stop
  3. C Make the indicated left turn during a protected signal phase
  4. D Turn without watching for people or traffic still in the intersection

Correct answer: C – Make the indicated left turn during a protected signal phase

Vermont law permits traffic facing a green arrow to enter cautiously for the movement shown by the arrow. The driver must still yield to pedestrians lawfully in an adjacent crosswalk and to traffic lawfully using the intersection. The driver’s manual explains that oncoming traffic faces a red light during a steady green left-arrow phase.

Source: 23 V.S.A. § 1022(a)(1)(B) – Traffic-control signals, Vermont Driver’s Manual — Ch. 7, “Arrows.”

Question 6

Before crossing a broken white line to change lanes, what must you verify?

  1. A The lane change can be made with reasonable safety
  2. B You are turning into a driveway
  3. C The vehicle ahead is disabled
  4. D You are traveling on a one-way street

Correct answer: A – The lane change can be made with reasonable safety

Broken white lines separate lanes moving in the same direction. Vermont law allows movement right or left on a roadway only when it can be made with reasonable safety. Check mirrors, traffic, and the appropriate blind spot before crossing the marking; the broken line alone does not give you the right-of-way.

Source: 23 V.S.A. § 1064(b) – Signals required, Vermont Driver’s Manual — Ch. 7, “Highway Markings.”

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