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Am I Ready for the Delaware Permit Test?
12-question diagnostic · 4 easy, 4 medium, 4 hard · Updated July 12, 2026
Twelve questions, deliberately mixed: four easy, four medium, four of the hardest in our verified Delaware bank. The real test needs 81% — but a diagnostic this short needs a margin, so read your result like this: 11+ of 12, you're ready to book; 9–10, you're close — drill the 25 hardest first; below that, work the full test ladder before test day.
Answer each question to see the explanation. Your score is tallied against the real passing bar at the end.
1. What is the only thing that will sober up a person who has been drinking?
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Correct answer: Time
There is no way to sober up quickly. Coffee, fresh air, exercise, or cold showers will not help. Time is the only thing that will sober you up.
2. What kind of vehicles does a Delaware Class D operator’s license let you drive?
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Correct answer: Passenger cars, pickup trucks, and most everyday vehicles under 26,000 lbs. GVWR
The Class D operator’s license covers passenger cars, station wagons, pickup trucks, utility vehicles, and most panel trucks — any single motor vehicle (and a trailer) with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 lbs. or less, designed for fewer than 16 passengers, and not placarded for hazardous materials.
3. When you park and leave your vehicle on a highway or street, what must you do?
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Correct answer: Stop the engine, lock the ignition, remove the key, and set the brakes
When parking and leaving your vehicle, you must stop the engine, lock the ignition, remove the key, and set the brakes. It is also wise to raise the windows and lock the doors.
4. Before you drive off, you should adjust your seat and mirrors so that:
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Correct answer: You are high enough to see the road clearly and can see out the back and side windows
Always check and adjust your seat and mirrors before you start to drive. Sit high enough to clearly see the road, about 12 inches from the steering wheel, and set your mirrors so you can see out the back and side windows.
5. On the Delaware Point System, how many points are assessed for passing a stopped school bus?
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Correct answer: 6 points
Passing a stopped school bus is assessed 6 points on the Delaware Point System and may result in additional actions, including suspension.
6. At an intersection with no stop sign, yield sign, or signal, who has the right-of-way?
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Correct answer: The driver should yield to vehicles coming from the right
At an uncontrolled intersection, drivers should yield to vehicles coming from the right. The safest choice, though, is to consider yielding to all vehicles before entering.
7. How far ahead of your intended action does Delaware law require you to signal?
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Correct answer: 300 feet
Delaware law requires drivers to signal by hand or turn signal when they intend to stop, turn, or change lanes, and you must signal 300 feet prior to your intended action.
8. The first thing alcohol affects, making it especially dangerous for a driver, is:
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Correct answer: Your judgment
Alcohol affects the areas of your brain that control judgment and skill. Because judgment is affected first, you do not know when you have had too much to drink until it is too late.
9. It takes less alcohol to reach a given blood alcohol concentration in a person who:
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Correct answer: Weighs less
The lower the weight of the drinker, the lower the amount of alcohol it takes to reach a given BAC. It takes about half as much for a 100-pound person as for a 200-pound person.
10. You approach an intersection where the traffic signals are completely dark with no lighted indication. What should you do?
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Correct answer: Reduce speed and prepare to yield to other vehicles in or approaching the intersection
When a signal is in place but dark with no visible indication, the approaching driver must reduce speed and prepare to yield to other vehicles that are in or approaching the intersection.
11. When you park headed uphill on a road with no curb, you should turn your front wheels:
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Correct answer: Toward the edge of the highway
When headed uphill and there is no curb, turn your front wheels toward the edge of the highway, so the vehicle will roll off the road rather than into traffic if it moves.
12. For calculating administrative action, points count at what value during the second 12 months after the violation?
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Correct answer: Half value
Calculated points count at full value for the first 12 months from the date of violation and half value for the second 12 months, over a 24-month period.
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