What is the NSW driver knowledge test?

It is the computer test of road rules and safe driving that you pass to get your learner licence in New South Wales. You can sit it in person at a service centre, or online as part of the DKT online course.

How many questions do I need to get right?

In the in-person test there are 45 questions in two sections. You need 12 of the 15 general knowledge questions and 29 of the 30 road safety questions, and you must pass both sections.

Is this practice test free?

Yes. The practice test on this site is free with no sign-up. The NSW Learner app is free to download, and Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks every topic, every question and unlimited mock exams.

Are these the real DKT questions?

No. Every question here was written by the NSW Learner team from the NSW road rules, mainly the Road Rules 2014 (NSW), and each explanation names the rule it comes from. The real test draws from its own bank, so learn the rule, not the wording.

NSW driver knowledge test practice

Pass the NSW DKT with the rules in plain words

Learn all nineteen topics in the test, see 159 road signs and road scenes drawn and explained, and practise with 1,177 questions that name the rule behind each answer. Then sit a mock exam laid out like the real thing.

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45 questions
12/15 general knowledge
29/30 road safety

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What is the NSW DKT and what do you need to pass?

The driver knowledge test is the road rules test you pass to get a NSW learner licence. Sat in person, it has 45 multiple choice questions with three options each, in two sections: 15 general knowledge, where you need 12 right, and 30 road safety, where you need 29 right. You must pass both, and there is no time limit.

General Knowledge12 of 15 to pass

You can afford 3 wrong answers.

Road Safety29 of 30 to pass

One wrong answer is the most you can afford.

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A real practice question, with the rule behind it

Pick an answer. You see straight away whether it is right, why, and which road rule it comes from. That is how every question on this site and in the app works.

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You are on the road that ends at a T-intersection with no signs. Who must give way?

Right.Not quite. The answer is B.

At a T-intersection the driver on the road that ends gives way to traffic on the through road.

Source: Road Rules 2014 (NSW) rule 73

What the test covers

All nineteen topics in the NSW DKT, one page each

20 lessons, 40 worked examples and 1,177 practice questions behind them. The rules in plain words with the signs that go with them and sample questions you can answer on the page. Grouped the way the test is: general knowledge first, then road safety.

General Knowledge 15 questions in the test, 12 to pass · 532 to practise

Road Safety 30 questions in the test, 29 to pass · 645 to practise

Road signs

159 signs and road scenes, drawn and explained

Regulatory signs you must obey, warning signs that tell you what is ahead, railway crossings, traffic lights and markings, top-down scenes of the give way situations that trip people up, and the driver's views the test shows you.

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The NSW Learner app

Read it, drill it, then sit the mock

The app takes the same content further: short lessons, drills that bring back what you got wrong, and a mock exam that keeps answers hidden until the end, like the real test.

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Read a topic
Short lessons with the signs drawn in, written in plain words from the road rules.
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Drill it
Instant feedback with the reason. Questions you miss come back until you know them.
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Sit the mock
45 questions in two sections with the real pass marks, and no answers until you submit.

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Common questions

What is the NSW driver knowledge test?: It is the computer test of road rules and safe driving that you pass to get your learner licence in New South Wales. You can sit it in person at a service centre, or online as part of the DKT online course.
How many questions do I need to get right?: In the in-person test there are 45 questions in two sections. You need 12 of the 15 general knowledge questions and 29 of the 30 road safety questions, and you must pass both sections.
Is this practice test free?: Yes. The practice test on this site is free with no sign-up. The NSW Learner app is free to download, and Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks every topic, every question and unlimited mock exams.
Are these the real DKT questions?: No. Every question here was written by the NSW Learner team from the NSW road rules, mainly the Road Rules 2014 (NSW), and each explanation names the rule it comes from. The real test draws from its own bank, so learn the rule, not the wording.
Is NSW Learner connected to Service NSW?: No. NSW Learner is an independent study site and app, not affiliated with Transport for NSW or Service NSW. To book or sit the real test, go to Service NSW.

NSW Learner mock exam screen: 45 questions, no time limit, two sections with their pass marks

A practice question in NSW Learner answered correctly, with the explanation card

Your L plate turns green when you would pass

NSW Learner is the practice app behind this site. Short lessons for every topic, drills that bring back what you got wrong, and a mock exam in the test's layout. It reads your recent scores and tells you honestly when you are ready.

Free one full mock exam, and the speed limits and traffic signs and signals topics with their lessons, drills and 179 questions
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