What's on the test
The questions come from the Oregon Driver Manual. They cover these areas; each links to free practice questions on it:
- Signs, signals & markingsSign shapes and colors, traffic lights, flashing arrows and lane lines.
- Turns, passing & parkingTurns on red, roundabouts, intersections, passing, freeways and parking.
- Sharing the roadPedestrians, school zones, bicycles, trucks, buses, work zones and trains.
- Speed, space & weatherSpeed limits, following distance, collisions, night, rain, snow and skids.
- Distractions, DUII & emergenciesPhones, fatigue, alcohol and drugs, implied consent and equipment failures.
- Permits & licensesThe tests, the instruction permit, insurance, collisions and losing a license.
A study plan in five steps
Read the Oregon Driver Manual
Everything on the test is in it. Read it chapter by chapter, slowly, and come back to the parts you find hard:
- Testing
- Signs
- Traffic Signals
- Lane Travel and Speed Regulations
- Pavement Markings
- Maintaining a Space Cushion
- Curves, Lane Changes, Passing and Freeways
- Turns & Intersections
- Pedestrians, School Zones, Bicycles and Motorcycles
- Large Vehicles, Buses, Emergency Vehicles and Work Zones
- Railroad Crossings, Light Rail & Street Cars
- Parking & Stopping
- Defensive Driving, Collisions and Hazardous Conditions
- Dangerous Driving Behaviors and Equipment Failures
- Other Important Information
Practice one topic at a time
After each chapter, practice that topic. You see the right answer and why straight away, with the handbook page to reread.
Learn the road signs
Signs are quick points once you know them by shape and color. Study the signs one at a time, then test yourself on 20.
Fix your weak spots
Your practice results are saved on your device. Practice my weak spots builds a round from the topics you miss most.
Take the full practice exam
The full exam works like the real one: 35 questions, 28 to pass, no answers until the end. Keep going until you pass comfortably several times in a row, then review every question you missed.
Before test day
Permit at 15
You can apply for an Oregon instruction permit from age 15 and a license from 16; under 18, a parent or legal guardian signs your application. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 89)
35 questions, 28 to pass
The Class C knowledge test is multiple choice: 35 questions on road signs, traffic laws and safe driving, and you need 28 right. You can take it online or at a DMV office. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 2)
Six months and 100 hours
Teens hold the permit for at least six months and log 100 supervised hours (or 50 plus an approved traffic safety course) with a driver 21 or older who has been licensed at least 3 years. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 90)
First-year limits for teens
A provisional license bars passengers under 20 outside the family for the first six months (then no more than three) and driving from midnight to 5 a.m. with some exceptions, until you turn 18 or have had the license a year. (Oregon DMV: Get a provisional driver license (under 18))
No phone under 18
Drivers under 18 may not use a cell phone at all while driving, not even hands-free; adults need a hands-free accessory. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 80)
20 mph school zones
Oregon school speed zones are 20 mph when the sign's conditions apply; if you can't tell whether it's a school day, slow to 20. (Oregon Driver Manual, p. 49)
More answers: Oregon permit test FAQ. Applying for the first time? How to get your Oregon permit.
This guide is a free study aid, not the official test. Rules and fees can change: always check the current Oregon Driver Manual and the Oregon Department of Transportation, Driver and Motor Vehicle Services before your test.Page numbers are the ones printed on the handbook pages; tap one to open the official PDF at that page. A PDF viewer counts the cover too, so its page numbers run 8 higher.