Driving in Ontario: G1 Test Study Guide

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Getting your G1: who, what and how

In simple words

Before you can learn to drive, you take a test about road rules and signs, like a spelling test before the big school play. If you pass, you get a learner's licence called the G1.

Key facts

You must be at least 16 years old and an Ontario resident.
You must pass a vision test and a knowledge test on the rules of the road and traffic signs.
Starting May 11, 2026, Class G and M applicants must declare that Ontario is their primary residence and that their presence in Canada is legal.
Where: a DriveTest centre (no appointment needed), or ServiceOntario at Bay and College in Toronto (appointment only).
What to bring: original identification showing your legal name and date of birth (check DriveTest's list for your status), money for the fees, and your glasses or contact lenses if you need them.
The fee includes the knowledge test, your first road test and a five-year licensing fee. (Check DriveTest for current amounts.)
The test: multiple choice, based on the Official MTO Driver's Handbook. DriveTest states you need a total score of at least 80% to pass.
The handbook is free to read on ontario.ca (a printed copy costs $14.95 plus taxes), and ontario.ca has sample knowledge test questions.

Step by step

Open the Official MTO Driver's Handbook on ontario.ca.
Bookmark four chapters: Getting your driver's licence, Safe and responsible driving, Traffic signs and lights, Keeping your driver's licence.
Find the official sample knowledge test questions on ontario.ca and take them once. Write down your score.
Check that you are at least 16 and an Ontario resident, and read the current DriveTest page for the ID list and the fees.
Pack for test day: original ID with your legal name and date of birth, money for fees, and your glasses or contact lenses if you need them.
Check: you have the handbook bookmarked, a first score written down and a list of what to bring. You need at least 80 percent to pass.

LESSON 01Getting your G1: who, what and how

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[Host] "Your driving journey starts with a written test, not a car."
[Text on screen: Age 16+. Ontario resident. Vision test. Knowledge test.] "You need to be at least 16, live in Ontario, and pass a vision test and a knowledge test."
[Screen: ontario.ca handbook page] "Everything on the test comes from the Official MTO Driver's Handbook. You can read it free on ontario.ca."
[Text on screen: Bring ID, fees, glasses] "Bring original ID with your legal name and date of birth, your fees, and your glasses if you wear them."
[Host] "Then practise with the official sample questions until you're scoring well above the pass mark."

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Open the Official MTO Driver's Handbook online. Bookmark the chapters "Getting your driver's licence", "Safe and responsible driving", "Traffic signs and lights" and "Keeping your driver's licence". Do the official sample questions once and write down your score.

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I'm learning "Driving in Ontario: G1 Test Study Guide" on The Future Market. Lesson 1: "Getting your G1: who, what and how".

What the lesson teaches:
- You must be at least 16 years old and an Ontario resident.
- You must pass a vision test and a knowledge test on the rules of the road and traffic signs.
- Starting May 11, 2026, Class G and M applicants must declare that Ontario is their primary residence and that their presence in Canada is legal.
- Where: a DriveTest centre (no appointment needed), or ServiceOntario at Bay and College in Toronto (appointment only).
- What to bring: original identification showing your legal name and date of birth (check DriveTest's list for your status), money for the fees, and your glasses or contact lenses if you need them.
- The fee includes the knowledge test, your first road test and a five-year licensing fee. (Check DriveTest for current amounts.)
- The test: multiple choice, based on the Official MTO Driver's Handbook. DriveTest states you need a total score of at least 80% to pass.

The exercise I'm working on:
Open the Official MTO Driver's Handbook online. Bookmark the chapters "Getting your driver's licence", "Safe and responsible driving", "Traffic signs and lights" and "Keeping your driver's licence". Do the official sample questions once and write down your score.

I'm stuck. Please:
1. Explain the main idea in plain, simple words with one everyday example.
2. Walk me through the exercise one small step at a time. Ask me what I've done so far before giving the next step.
3. Don't just give me the final answer. Help me do it myself, and check my work when I share it.

I'm a parent helping my child (about 8 years old) with a lesson called "Getting your G1: who, what and how" from the course "Driving in Ontario: G1 Test Study Guide".

Here's what the lesson says:
Before you can learn to drive, you take a test about road rules and signs, like a spelling test before the big school play. If you pass, you get a learner's licence called the G1.

The activity:
Open the Official MTO Driver's Handbook online. Bookmark the chapters "Getting your driver's licence", "Safe and responsible driving", "Traffic signs and lights" and "Keeping your driver's licence". Do the official sample questions once and write down your score.

Please explain this so an 8-year-old understands: short sentences, a fun everyday example, and no hard words.
Then give me 3 simple questions I can ask my child to check they understood, and a way to do the activity together, one tiny step at a time.

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Sources

Government of Ontario, Get a G driver's licence: new drivers: www.ontario.ca/page/get-g-drivers-licence-new-drivers
Official MTO Driver's Handbook, Getting your driver's licence: www.ontario.ca/document/official-mto-drivers-handbook/getting-your-dri
Official MTO Driver's Handbook, Test yourself: sample knowledge test questions: www.ontario.ca/document/official-mto-drivers-handbook/test-yourself-sa
DriveTest, Knowledge tests: drivetest.ca/tests/knowledge-tests/

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