Pass your New Brunswick knowledge test.

What's on the real test

The Class 7(I) Learner knowledge test is 20 multiple-choice questions drawn from the New Brunswick Driver's Handbook. You need 16 correct out of 20 — 80% — to pass. The test is written in person at a Service New Brunswick (SNB) office, and a vision screening is done at the counter before the knowledge test. The test is untimed in practice, though most learners finish inside 20–30 minutes. Fail and you may rewrite on another day after paying the next attempt's fee.

• 20 questions — signs, rules, GDL, winter driving, impaired, fines
• 80% to pass — 16 out of 20 correct
• Written in person at Service New Brunswick
• Vision screening at the counter before the knowledge test
• Class 7(I) Learner's licence issued on same day when you pass

What's in this question bank

Two hundred and forty New Brunswick questions sourced from the 2026 NB Driver's Handbook and the Motor Vehicle Act. Roughly a third cover signs, signals and pavement markings — red regulatory octagons and circles, yellow-diamond warnings, orange construction, green information, fluorescent-yellow-green school signs, and the covered-bridge warnings that are specific to NB's rural routes. The remaining two-thirds cover the rules — right-of-way, the 50 km/h urban default, the 80 km/h rural default, 100–110 km/h on the Trans-Canada Highway (Route 2), winter driving on Atlantic Canada's icy mornings, railway crossings, the Motor Vehicle Act, the warning-range BAC of 0.05 and the criminal threshold of 0.08, the two-level GDL program (Level I 7(I), Level II 7(II), full Class 5), demerit-point rules, and the Slow Down Move Over law.

Every explanation points back to the handbook chapter so when you miss a question you can see why, not just memorise the right letter. Every question also includes per-wrong-option explanations — when you pick the wrong answer, you see exactly why that specific option was off, not just a generic correct-answer summary.

New Brunswick GDL in one page

New Brunswick's Graduated Driver Licensing program has two main licensed stages before full Class 5. The headline numbers to memorise for the knowledge test are the 12-month Level I minimum (reducible to 8 months with an approved driver-education course) and the 24-month Level II minimum. Zero blood-alcohol concentration (0.00 BAC) applies at both Level I and Level II stages, every single day.

• Level I — Class 7(I) Learner — minimum 12 months (8 with driver-ed). Zero BAC. Supervising driver (fully licensed Class 5 with 4+ years' experience) required in the front passenger seat at all times. No handheld electronics. No driving between midnight and 5 a.m.
• Level II — Class 7(II) — minimum 24 months after passing the road test. Zero BAC continues. Drives independently (no supervisor needed). Passenger restrictions apply in the first 6 months.
• Class 5 — Full — all GDL restrictions lifted once the 24-month Level II period is complete and no at-fault collisions or GDL violations have occurred.

How to prepare

Three habits beat cramming. First, run the 20-question mock once early to find your weak topic. Second, drill that weak side — the road signs drill, the rules drill, or the fines & demerits drill — until it feels boring. Third, warm up with the quick 10-question practice every morning until test day. When two consecutive mock attempts come in at 18/20 or better, book the real test at a Service New Brunswick office.

• 240 questions in the bank, redrawn on every attempt
• 20-question mock — same format and threshold as the real test
• Signs, rules, fines, GDL, and a quick-10 for warm-ups
• Based on the New Brunswick Driver's Handbook — the official source
• Free, no sign-up — works on phone, tablet, or laptop

How New Brunswick differs from other provinces

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

• New Brunswick Class 7: 20 questions mixed, untimed, 16/20 (80%) overall. GDL has two licensed stages — 7(I), 7(II), then full Class 5.
• 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.
• BC Class 7L: 50 questions in two sections, 20/25 per section. GLP has three stages.
• Saskatchewan Class 7: 40 questions in two sections, 16/20 per section. GDL has six stages.
• Manitoba Class 5: 30 questions mixed, 30-minute clock, 24/30 (80%). GDL has three stages.
• Nova Scotia Class 7: 20 questions mixed, untimed, 16/20 (80%). GDL has three stages.

New Brunswick's Slow Down Move Over law requires drivers to slow to 60 km/h or less when passing emergency, tow truck or roadside worker vehicles with flashing lights. The warning-range BAC of 0.05 triggers an immediate 24-hour suspension — well before the 0.08 criminal threshold. The handbook includes NB-specific items (covered bridges with weight and height restrictions, moose on rural highways, Trans-Canada Highway 110 km/h sections, ferry crossings on the Fundy coast) that cousins in other provinces will not have seen.

Sample questions

Three sample questions from the New Brunswick bank. Click each to reveal the correct answer and the handbook chapter.

Common questions

Related pages

• NB mock exam — 20 questions, 16/20 to pass
• NB road signs test — regulatory, warning, and information signs
• NB rules of the road test — right-of-way, speed, safe driving
• NB fines and demerits test — penalties, suspensions, GDL offences
• NB quick 10 — a 10-question warm-up
• Complete NB knowledge test guide (2026)
• New Brunswick road signs cheat sheet
• New Brunswick GDL program explained
• How to pass the New Brunswick knowledge test
• NB knowledge test cost and requirements

Practice for other provinces

Alberta Class 7 · BC Class 7L · Manitoba Class 5 · Nova Scotia Class 7 · Ontario G1 · Saskatchewan Class 7