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Maryland · Permit test

MVA permit practice test and study options

The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) has its own free Online Driver Test Tutorial, open to anyone at any time. Pair this MVA permit practice test with the Driver’s Manual, because the MVA says the real questions come from the manual.

  • 25Questions in each tutorial practice test
  • 4Versions: timed or untimed, in two languages
  • As often as you likeTries on the untimed tutorial
Read the Driver’s ManualFree practice test

Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Official study material and driver education

OptionPriceFree to useLinks
Official sources
MVA Online Driver Test TutorialOfficial · website and phone appThe Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration’s own practice tests, open to anyone. The tutorial page also links the MVA’s app for iPhone and Android.
FreeUntimed and timed practice tests, in English and Spanish
Open the tutorial page ↗
Maryland Driver’s ManualOfficial · PDFThe book the knowledge test is written from. It covers the tests, licensing, driving rules, signs, sharing the road and penalties in 10 sections.
FreeThe whole manual, October 2026 edition
Download the manual (PDF) ↗
Maryland Rookie Driver ManualOfficial · PDFA practice guide for new drivers and their coaches, for the time between the permit and the driving test. It isn’t a knowledge test book.
FreePractice lessons, the practice log and the certification page
Download the Rookie manual (PDF) ↗
Required courses
MVA-approved driver education schoolsDriving schools · in personEvery new driver takes an approved course before the driving test. The MVA keeps a searchable list of approved schools as a public service and doesn’t endorse any of them.
Set by each schoolNo
See driver education rules ↗

Prices and ratings checked November 2026.

What’s in the MVA permit practice test?

The MVA’s tutorial page sets out what each version is for:

  • Untimed, with links from each topic to the matching part of the Driver’s Manual
  • Timed, to practice finishing within the real time limit

The tutorial page also says parents can use it to check their own knowledge while they help a teen learn.

A study plan for the Maryland permit test

These steps follow the MVA’s knowledge test page, which names the manual, then practice tests, then test day:

  1. Read the Driver’s Manual from the start, all 10 sections.
  2. Learn the signs by color and shape in Section 4 before you learn them one by one.
  3. Take the untimed tutorial. For each question you miss, go back to that part of the manual.
  4. Try our 20 practice questions as a second check, then go back to the manual for any you miss.
  5. Once you pass the untimed tests easily, switch to the timed version.
  6. Check your documents, book your appointment and arrive early.
How the permit test works →What’s in the manual →20 free Maryland learner’s permit practice test questions →

Do you need driver education before the permit test?

No. The MVA’s learner’s permit steps don’t include a course. You need the permit before you start the behind-the-wheel part of driver education, and the course itself comes before the driving test.

Driver education and the practice log →
Sources: Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration and 5 more. Checked November 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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