Free Ontario G1 Practice Test 2026
200 questions on Ontario road signs, traffic lights, right-of-way, graduated licensing, demerit points and safe driving, all from the Official MTO Driver's Handbook. Tuned for mobile. No account needed.
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The G1 exam at a glance
The G1 knowledge test is the written test you pass at a DriveTest Centre to get your learner's licence in Ontario. It is multiple choice, with a road signs section and a rules of the road section drawn from the Official MTO Driver's Handbook, and you need an 80% total score; it is not timed. You must be at least 16 and pass a vision test too, then hold the G1 for 12 months (8 with an approved driver education course) before the G2 road test.
Tigertest has 200 G1 practice questions with explanations, all free with no account required.
- Format
- Multiple choice: road signs and rules of the road
- Passing score
- 80% total
- Time
- Not timed (typically 20 to 30 minutes)
- Minimum age
- 16
- Also required
- Vision test and two pieces of ID
- Languages
- 32 for the G1 test
- Next step
- G2 road test after 12 months (8 with approved driver ed)
- Given by
- DriveTest, for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Updated by the Tigertest team. Practice questions follow the Official MTO Driver's Handbook (chapters updated through September 2026). Exam rules change, so confirm current details with Official MTO Driver's Handbook.
How It Works
Train, Then Test
Four training sets, one per practice test: Set 1 holds exactly the 50 questions of Test 1, and so on. Master Set 1, take Test 1, then move on. Questions you miss come back until you have mastered them.
Practice Tests
Four 50-question tests mixing signs and rules of the road, with the same 80 percent pass line as the real G1 and an explanation of the right answer and the common wrong pick on every question.
Built on the Official MTO Driver's Handbook
The real G1 test has a road signs section and a rules of the road section. Here signs, lights and pavement markings make up 44 percent of every practice test, and the rules of the road the rest, split the way the handbook lists the topics the knowledge test may ask about. Every rule is Ontario's own: G1 and G2 conditions, demerit points, school buses, pedestrian crossovers and the unposted 50 and 80 km/h limits.
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1. Learn signs by shape and colour first
A whole section of the real test is signs. Learn the families before the details: regulatory signs are white rectangles, a red circle with a line means not allowed and a green circle means allowed; warning signs are yellow diamonds; temporary condition signs for work zones are orange; direction signs are green. Then the special shapes: the red octagon stop sign, the downward yield triangle, the X-shaped railway crossbuck and the five-sided school zone sign. Look at the pictures in the handbook as you go.
2. Make a table of the numbers
The rules section loves numbers: 20 metres behind a stopped school bus, 150 metres for low beams and behind a fire truck, 60 metres when following, 30 metres around a pedestrian crossover, 3 metres from a hydrant, 9 and 15 metres from an intersection, a two-second following distance and the 50 and 80 km/h defaults. Write them in one table and quiz yourself until they are automatic.
3. Know your own licence rules cold
Expect questions on the G1 and G2 conditions, zero blood alcohol for novices and anyone 21 or under, the accompanying driver's four years and .05, novice demerit points (warning at 2, 60-day suspension at 9) and the 90-day roadside suspension over .08. These are the rules you will live under for the next 20 months, so they are worth knowing anyway.
4. Fix your misses, then retest
Tigertest tracks your accuracy by topic. Master each training set, then take its practice test and aim well above 80 percent, since the real test needs that total. After each test, drill the questions you missed and retrain that test's set, then take all four tests back to back before you go to DriveTest.
G1 Test Frequently Asked Questions
What score do I need to pass the G1 knowledge test?
DriveTest requires a total score of at least 80 percent. The test has a road signs section and a rules of the road section, and if you retake it within a year you only redo the sections that did not meet the standard. The practice tests here use the same 80 percent pass line.
How many questions are on the G1 test and how long do I get?
DriveTest does not publish an official count; the test is usually reported as 40 multiple-choice questions, 20 on signs and 20 on rules of the road. It is not timed, and most people finish in 20 to 30 minutes. It is offered in 32 languages, on paper at every DriveTest Centre and on computer at some.
What do I need to bring to the G1 test?
You must be at least 16. Bring original identification showing your legal name and full date of birth, payment for the fee (cash, debit or credit) and your glasses or contacts if you need them to drive, since you also take a vision test. Since May 11, 2026 you also declare that Ontario is your primary residence and that you are in Canada legally. The application fee covers the knowledge test, your first road test and a five-year licence.
What can I do with a G1 licence?
You may drive only with an accompanying driver who has a full G licence, at least four years of experience and a blood-alcohol level under .05, sitting in the front seat. Your own blood-alcohol level must be zero, everyone needs a working seatbelt, and you may not drive between midnight and 5 a.m. or on 400-series highways with limits over 80 km/h unless your accompanying driver is a driving instructor. After 12 months, or 8 with an approved driver education course, you can take the G2 road test.
Are these the real G1 test questions?
No. The Ministry of Transportation does not publish its question bank. Every question here is written from the Official MTO Driver's Handbook and covers the topics the handbook says the knowledge test may ask about: signs and lights, right-of-way, school buses and emergency vehicles, speed limits, freeways, passing, collision reporting, demerit points and suspensions. Signs are described in words, so study the pictures in the handbook too. It is a study tool, not a licence.
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