Pass your Manitoba Class 5 knowledge test.

What's on the real test

The MPI Class 5 knowledge test is 30 multiple-choice questions with a 30-minute time limit. You need 24 right out of 30 — 80% — to pass. The test is written in person at a Manitoba Public Insurance service centre; MPI does not offer an at-home online version of the Class 5 knowledge test. A $10 test fee applies to each attempt, and most learners finish inside 20 minutes. Fail and you can rebook on another day after paying the test fee again.

• 30 questions — mixed road signs, rules of the road, and GDL knowledge
• 80% to pass — 24 out of 30 correct
• 30-minute time limit — the only timed written test among the Prairie provinces
• Written in person at a Manitoba Public Insurance service centre
• Vision screening happens at the counter before the knowledge test
• 30 languages available — the most of any Canadian province

What's in this question bank

Five hundred questions sourced from the 2026 Manitoba Driver's Handbook. Roughly a third cover signs, signals and pavement markings — red regulatory octagons and circles, yellow-diamond warnings, orange construction, green information, and Manitoba's bilingual French/English signs near Franco-Manitoban communities. The remaining two-thirds cover the rules — right-of-way at four-way stops, the 50 km/h urban default, 90 km/h on Provincial Trunk Highways, 100 km/h on divided highways where posted, 60 km/h on Rural Municipality roads, winter driving on the prairies, railway crossings, the Highway Traffic Act, Autopac insurance under MPI's public monopoly, the Driver Safety Rating, and all three stages of GDL.

Every explanation points back to the handbook chapter so when you miss a question you can see why, not just memorise the right letter. The GDL drill isolates the Class 5L and 5I pool for learners who want to lock down the stage rules before test day.

Manitoba Class 5L restrictions

Class 5L is the Learner stage, held for a minimum of nine months before you can take the road test. These restrictions appear on the knowledge exam more than any other topic:

• Zero alcohol and drugs — 0.00 BAC at all times, no exceptions, through 5L and 5I
• Supervising driver required — a fully licensed Class 5 non-GDL driver, 18+, sober, seated in the front passenger seat at all times
• No hand-held electronics — the Manitoba hand-held ban applies at every GDL stage
• Nine-month minimum — the 5L stage cannot be shortened by extra lessons; the calendar runs regardless
• Driver Z program — a high-school option that lets eligible students start at 15½ instead of 16

The three GDL stages

Manitoba's Graduated Driver Licensing program has three stages — shorter and simpler than Saskatchewan's six-stage ladder, roughly matching the three-stage programs in Ontario and BC. The headline numbers to memorise for the knowledge test are the 9-month 5L minimum and the 15-month 5I minimum.

• Class 5L — Learner — minimum 9 months. Zero BAC, supervisor required at all times, no handheld electronics.
• Class 5I — Intermediate — minimum 15 months after passing the road test. Zero BAC continues. Between midnight and 5 a.m., only one passenger is allowed unless a qualified supervising driver is in the front seat.
• Class 5F — Full — all GDL restrictions lifted once the 5I period is complete and no suspensions or disqualifications have occurred.

How to prepare

Three habits beat cramming. First, run the 30-question mock once early to find your weak topic. Second, drill that weak side — the road signs drill or the rules drill — until it feels boring. Third, hammer the GDL drill, because that is where many Manitoba learners lose marks: supervisor age, zero BAC, the 9-month 5L hold, the 15-month 5I period. When two consecutive mock attempts come in at 27/30 or better, book the real test at an MPI service centre.

• 500 questions in the bank, redrawn on every attempt
• 30-question mock — same format and 30-minute clock as the real test
• Signs, rules, GDL, and a 20-question practice test for warm-ups
• Based on the Manitoba Driver's Handbook — MPI's own study guide
• Free, no sign-up — works on phone, tablet, or laptop

How Manitoba differs from other provinces

If a cousin passed a knowledge test in Alberta, Ontario, Saskatchewan, or BC, their advice will miss a few MB-specific details:

• Manitoba Class 5: 30 questions mixed, 30-minute time limit, 24/30 (80%) overall. GDL has three stages — 5L, 5I, 5F.
• Alberta Class 7: 30 questions mixed, untimed, 25/30. GDL has two stages.
• Ontario G1: 40 questions in two sections, 16/20 per section. GLP has three stages.
• Saskatchewan Class 7: 40 questions in two sections, 16/20 per section. GDL has six stages.
• BC Class 7L: 50 questions in two sections, 20/25 per section. GLP has three stages.

Manitoba is also one of three provinces where basic liability insurance runs through a public monopoly — MPI's Autopac. Your base driver premium (up to $45) is adjusted up or down each year by the Driver Safety Rating, a merit system where good years move you up the scale and at-fault claims move you down. The knowledge test asks at least one Autopac or DSR question, so don't skim the insurance chapter.

Common questions

Related pages

• MB Class 5 mock exam — 30 questions, 30-minute clock, 24/30 to pass
• MB practice test — a 20-question warm-up for pacing and feel
• MB road signs test — regulatory, warning, and information signs
• MB rules of the road test — right-of-way, speed, safe driving
• MB GDL rules drill — the three-stage GDL and 5L restrictions
• Complete MPI knowledge test guide
• Manitoba road signs cheat sheet
• Manitoba GDL program explained
• Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI) ↑ — the source agency

Practice for other provinces

Alberta Class 7 · Ontario G1 · BC Class 7L · Saskatchewan Class 7

Study guides

• Manitoba MPI knowledge test guide (2026)
• Manitoba road signs cheat sheet
• Manitoba GDL program explained