Vermont · Permit testHow do you use the DMV's Vermont permit practice test?
- Read the Vermont Driver's Manual first. Chapter 7 is written to prepare you for the permit test, and the manual tells you to read the rest of it too.
- Work through the DriveVermont lessons. They use pictures, videos and short quizzes to test what you've just read.
- Take the DMV's practice exam at the end of the tutorial, without looking anything up.
- For every miss, find the rule in the manual and reread the whole section around it.
- Retake the DMV's practice exam until you're clearing 16 out of 20 comfortably. You can't use the manual during the real test.
Study options compared
| Option | Price | Free to use | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official and free | |||
Vermont Driver's ManualOfficial · PDFForm VN-007, with 2025 on the cover. Chapter 7, Driving Safely and Studying for Your Permit, is written to prepare you for the permit test. You can't use it during the test. | Free | The whole manual | |
DriveVermont and the DMV's practice examOfficial · Web tutorialThe DMV's interactive version of the manual, with images, videos and quizzes. It ends with the DMV's practice exam, which the manual says looks very similar to the real test. The manual sends you to dmv.vermont.gov to start it. | Free | The lessons, quizzes and practice exam | |
Audio and translated manualsOfficial · MP3 and PDFMP3 files of Chapters 4, 5 and 7, last updated January 12, 2022, and translations of the manual from Arabic to Ukrainian. The permit test comes in English, ASL and 14 other languages. | Free | Every file | |
Motorcycle and CDL manualsOfficial · PDFThe Motorcycle Manual (VN-008) for the motorcycle permit test, and the Commercial Driver's License Manual (VN-111, August 2025) for the CDL knowledge tests. | Free | Both manuals in full | |
| Apps and websites | |||
Driving-Tests.org and DMV GenieWeb and app · all statesOne company runs both. The Vermont section groups 140 essentials questions, 305 harder ones and 93 on fines, distraction and drinking, plus a 20-item exam simulator. DMV Genie is rated 4.8 on the App Store from about 184,000 ratings across all states. | Vermont tests on the website marked free. DMV Genie app purchases from $9.99 | Five Vermont permit practice tests, plus sign and topic tests | |
ZutobiApp and web · all statesShort lessons and quizzes that play like a game. The Vermont page claims more than 600 Vermont questions based on the Driver's Manual and gives the same 16-of-20 pass mark the manual does. | Free to try, then paid plans. Its page lists no prices | A free start; the rest needs a paid plan | |
Vermont DMV VT Permit test ed (Driver-Start.Com)App · iPhoneNot from the DMV, despite the name. Works offline and includes a copy of the manual. Rated 4.2 from 23 ratings, and its last App Store update was in October 2017, so check its answers against the current manual. | Free, with $0.99 purchases to remove ads | All the questions, flashcards and a mock test | |
| In person | |||
DMV-licensed driving schoolsLocalPrivate schools licensed by the DMV teach the 30-hour driver education course teens need, and adult 6+6 courses. Some also give the road test. The DMV lists them by county and on a map. | Set by each school | ||
Vermont Rider Education Program (VREP)Official · Motorcycle courseThe DMV's motorcycle courses. Passing the Basic RiderCourse or the Intermediate RiderCourse exempts you from the motorcycle endorsement's written and skills tests. You sign up through myDMV. | Not listed on the DMV's page | Motorcycles provided | |
Prices and ratings checked October 2026.
What DriveVermont gives you
DriveVermont is the DMV's online, interactive version of the manual. The manual describes it as a web tutorial for learning the rules of the road and safe driving while you study for the permit test, with images, videos and quizzes along the way. It also explains what you need to know before the written test and the road test. The practice exam at the end is the DMV's own, and the manual says it looks very similar to the test you'll take.
The manual points you to the DMV's website, dmv.vermont.gov, to start it.
The DMV's DriveVermont login sheet (form VN-004, June 2020) still calls the end test a 25-question permit test and says there's no temporary permit. The 2025 manual and the Learner's Permit page are newer, so go by them.
Studying in another format or language
- Audio: the DMV posts the manual's Chapters 4, 5 and 7 as MP3 files. Its page says they were last updated on January 12, 2022, so check anything that sounds different against the PDF.
- Translations: the DMV lists the manual in Arabic, Bosnian, Burmese, Dari, Farsi, French, Kirundi, Mandarin Chinese, Nepali, Pashto, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Swahili and Ukrainian.
- The permit test itself comes in English, American Sign Language and 14 other languages. The online services page lists them.
- If a disability makes reading hard, the manual says the DMV will work with you on an accommodation. Tell it when you get in touch.
Choosing extra practice
- If you're 16 or 17, you'll take a 30-hour driver education course before your license anyway. Its classroom hours cover the same rules of the road.
- If you learn by repetition, an app with a big question bank gives you more tries than one practice exam.
- If you're studying in another language, start with the DMV's translated manual, then check whether an app offers your language before you pay.
- Third-party questions aren't the DMV's. When an app and the manual disagree, go with the manual.
Sources: Vermont DMV and 5 more. Checked October 2026.
- Vermont DMV: Driver's Manual (VN-007, DriveVermont on page 2, PDF) ↗
- Vermont DMV: Driver's Manual audio ↗
- Vermont DMV: Forms (translated manuals) ↗
- Vermont DMV: Interpreter Services ↗
- Vermont DMV: Driver Education ↗
- Vermont DMV: DriveVermont login instructions, VN-004 (PDF) ↗
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.
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