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FREE Nova Scotia Driving Test Practice: Class 7 Learner’s Licence 2025 | NS

Based on the 2025 NS Driver's manual
Questions: 20
Mistakes allowed: 4
Passing score: 80%
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What to expect on the official exam
How many questions:40
How many correct answers to pass:16+16
Passing score:80%
Minimum age to apply:16

There are specific requirements for obtaining a Class 7 learner’s licence in Nova Scotia. These include a minimum age of 16, a successful vision screening, presenting valid government-issued identification, and, if under 18, providing written parental or guardian consent. You must also pass the Class 7 Knowledge Exam. Failing the Nova Scotia Class 7 Knowledge Exam will result in a one-day wait and a retest fee. Our Nova Scotia Driving Practice Test helps you pass the knowledge exam on your first attempt.
Nova Scotia’s Graduated Driving License (GDL) system consists of three stages to gradually introduce driving privileges to all new drivers, regardless of age: Learner’s Licence (Class 7), Newly Licensed Stage (Class 5N), and Restricted Individual Stage (Class 5).
For Class 7, Nova Scotia imposes strict zero blood alcohol concentration (BAC), supervision restrictions, a midnight to 5 a.m. curfew, protocols for general road safety and emergency vehicle situations, mandatory vehicle inspections, and insurance requirements. You must report any collisions or face penalties for not doing so. Violations can lead to fines, demerit points, licence suspension, and mandatory retesting. The learner’s license is valid for one year, by which time you must pass the road test to move into the Class 5N stage of GDL (or rewrite the Learner’s Test). You cannot exit the GDL system without completing (with proof of completion) an approved driver training program.
Understanding rules associated with posted speed limits, yielding to pedestrians, emergency vehicles, and transit buses, and following the “slow to 60 km/h and move over” rule for stopped emergency vehicles are essential for the exam. Additional rules apply to adverse conditions, including the appropriate use of tires and safety equipment.
The Nova Scotia Knowledge Exam must be taken at a Registry of Motor Vehicles office and comprises two tests of 20 questions each (16 correct responses are required to pass each test). When ready, bring official proof of age, two other pieces of identification, and a consent form for minors if you’re under 18. Check in to complete the other requirements.
Our Nova Scotia Driving Practice Test is based on the most recent version of the Driver’s Handbook and contains 20 multiple-choice questions. This practice test is the first of five available (including our premium versions with added features). Be sure to check out all our other Nova Scotia Knowledge Exam Practice Tests!

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Based on 2025 NS driver's license manual
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Perfect for: Nova Scotia Learner’s Permit, Nova Scotia Driver’s License, NS Senior Citizens’ Refresher Test, NS Driver’s License Renewal.
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List of questions (classic view)
  1. What do the broken white lines in this image indicate?
  2. Shared centre lanes are used for
  3. If you encounter this sign, what should you do?
  4. When do the rules on solid and broken lines NOT apply?
  5. What does this road sign indicate?
  6. What does this road sign indicate?
  7. When MIGHT you see a single solid yellow line on your right?
  8. Which kind of parking is not permitted in Nova Scotia?
  9. What does this sign mean?
  10. Which of the following types of parking is common in parking lots, at shopping centres and on very wide streets?
  11. Yellow lines separate lanes of traffic
  12. Which of the following is not a step involved in parallel parking?
  13. What does this sign indicate?
  14. What does this sign indicate?
  15. Which of the following can warn you of a railway crossing ahead?
  16. What does this sign indicate?
  17. What does this sign indicate?
  18. What does this sign mean?
  19. This sign indicates
  20. Which of the following vehicles does NOT have to stop at railway crossings?
  21. It is illegal for the driver of a commercial motor vehicle to follow within _______ of another vehicle.
  22. As you are crossing the tracks at a railway crossing, the warning lights start to flash and the crossing gates start to come down. What should you do?
  23. Can new residents of Nova Scotia who moved from the United States exchange their existing passenger vehicle licence for a Nova Scotia passenger vehicle licence?
  24. You notice a pedestrian about to enter an unmarked crosswalk. What should you do?
  25. You notice an emergency vehicle approaching you from behind with its lights flashing. What should you do?
  26. In which of the following situations should you increase your following distance?
  27. When two vehicles approach a four-way stop at about the same time,
  28. Before changing lanes, you should
  29. Which of the following statements about continuity lines is FALSE?
  30. If you approach a stopped school bus with flashing red lights, you should
  31. Locked wheel skids are usually caused by
  32. To make a sharp turn, turn the steering wheel with the __________ technique.
  33. Which of the following statements about headlights is FALSE?
  34. At which of the following places are you allowed to park?
  35. If you are under emotional or physical stress while driving a vehicle, you should
  36. Which of these is among the biggest causes of collisions at work zones?
  37. In a rotary or roundabout, you should drive
  38. Which of the following are common causes of car-bicycle collisions?
  39. What is the approximate stopping distance of a vehicle travelling at 30 km/h on black ice?
  40. If a police officer suspects that you are impaired by alcohol, he or she will stop you and order you to supply a sample of your
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