DMV Practice Lab · Car practice sample
Oregon printable driving practice
20 questions · Choose one answer for each question. Check your choices against the answer key after you finish.
A short sample of car driving questions. Read the handbook to cover the other topics you need.
Opens your browser’s print dialog. Choose a printer or Save as PDF where available. Check the preview before saving; the answer key begins on a new page.
Practice questions
1. Which Oregon license category covers an ordinary personal car that does not require a commercial license or motorcycle endorsement?
- Noncommercial Class C.
- Noncommercial Class D.
- Class A only.
- Motorcycle endorsement only.
My answer:
2. What is the minimum age for an ordinary Oregon instruction permit?
- 14.
- 15.
- 16.
- 17.
My answer:
3. A first-time Oregon applicant is younger than 18. Which age-and-permit combination is needed before receiving a provisional driver license, along with the other requirements?
- At least 15 years old and a permit held 30 days.
- At least 16 years old with no permit-holding requirement.
- At least 16 years old and an instruction permit held at least six months.
- At least 17 years old and a permit held one year.
My answer:
4. Who must accompany an Oregon provisional instruction-permit holder during ordinary practice in a car?
- Any licensed 18-year-old seated beside the learner.
- A licensed adult following in another car.
- Any adult passenger, even without a driver license.
- A validly licensed driver at least 21 seated beside the learner.
My answer:
5. How does an approved driver-education course change Oregon's supervised-practice requirement for a first provisional license?
- 100 hours without the approved course, or 50 hours with it.
- 50 hours without the approved course, or 25 hours with it.
- 100 hours with or without the approved course.
- 30 hours without the approved course, or 10 hours with it.
My answer:
6. A licensed 21-year-old sits beside a teen learner but has held a license for only one year. Will those hours count toward Oregon's provisional-license practice total?
- Yes; turning 21 is the only condition for credited practice.
- No; credited practice requires a supervisor licensed for at least three years.
- Yes, but only the first 10 hours count.
- Yes, if practice is restricted to daylight.
My answer:
7. A 16-year-old has held an Oregon provisional license for two months and drives without a parent, guardian or course instructor. May an unrelated 19-year-old friend ride along?
- Yes; every licensed teen may carry one unrelated passenger.
- Yes; passengers are unrestricted once they turn 18.
- No; non-immediate-family passengers under 20 are prohibited in the first six months.
- Yes, if the friend has a learner permit.
My answer:
8. A 16-year-old is in month eight of an Oregon provisional license, with no qualifying parent or instructor present. What is the maximum number of non-immediate-family passengers under 20?
- One.
- Two.
- Four.
- Three.
My answer:
9. During the first six months of an Oregon provisional license, a teen drives with only a younger sibling as passenger. Does the under-20 non-family passenger restriction itself prohibit that trip?
- No; an immediate-family member is outside that passenger restriction.
- Yes; every passenger under 20 is forbidden without exception.
- Yes, unless the sibling also has a driver license.
- No, but only if the sibling sits in the front seat.
My answer:
10. An Oregon provisional driver is in the first year, still under 18, and has no qualifying exception. Which period is restricted?
- 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Midnight to 5 a.m.
- 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- 1 a.m. to 6 a.m.
My answer:
11. An Oregon provisional driver is returning directly home from work at 12:30 a.m. Is that trip within a listed nighttime exception?
- No; only emergency medical trips qualify.
- Yes; completing a work shift permits any social trip that night.
- Yes; travel between home and work is a listed exception.
- Only if the employer rides in the car.
My answer:
12. For an Oregon provisional driver's nighttime restriction, what age must a licensed accompanying driver have to meet the listed adult-supervision exception?
- At least 18.
- At least 21.
- At least 23.
- At least 25.
My answer:
13. When do Oregon's provisional passenger and nighttime restrictions end?
- At age 18 or after one year holding the provisional license, whichever occurs first.
- Only at age 18, regardless of how long the license was held.
- After six months in every case.
- At age 21 or after two years, whichever occurs first.
My answer:
14. A 17-year-old Oregon driver wants to make a routine call using a hands-free phone accessory. There is no emergency. Does hands-free operation make it lawful?
- Yes; every driver may use hands-free accessories.
- No; the under-18 rule also prohibits hands-free use.
- Yes, if the license's passenger restrictions have ended.
- Yes, as long as the call lasts less than a minute.
My answer:
15. An adult applying for a first Oregon license plans to practice on public roads before the drive test. What is required even though the adult may choose a direct-testing route?
- Only a scheduled drive-test appointment.
- Only a licensed friend somewhere in the car.
- An instruction permit with the required supervision.
- Only proof that the knowledge manual has been studied.
My answer:
16. You pass Oregon's vision test while wearing prescription glasses. What condition is placed on your driving privilege?
- Glasses are needed only on freeways.
- The glasses need only be carried in the vehicle.
- The condition automatically ends after six months.
- Corrective lenses must be worn while driving.
My answer:
17. After changing your address, how soon must you notify Oregon DMV?
- Within 30 days.
- Within 10 days.
- Within 60 days.
- Only at the next renewal.
My answer:
18. A person becomes an Oregon resident and wants to continue driving. What is the ordinary deadline to obtain an Oregon driver license?
- Within 10 days.
- Within 30 days of becoming a resident.
- Within 90 days.
- Only when the out-of-state license expires.
My answer:
19. An Oregon applicant arrives for the DMV drive test in a car with no valid proof of insurance. What should the applicant expect?
- The examiner may waive insurance if the applicant signs a promise.
- A registration card alone always replaces insurance proof.
- The test must be rescheduled until the required proof is available.
- The test can proceed if the drive stays below 25 mph.
My answer:
20. Which figures describe Oregon's minimum ordinary auto bodily-injury and property-damage liability limits: one person, multiple people per collision, then property damage?
- $25,000 / $50,000 / $25,000.
- $15,000 / $30,000 / $10,000.
- $50,000 / $100,000 / $50,000.
- $25,000 / $50,000 / $20,000.
My answer:
Check your work
Answer key & explanations
Finish the questions first. The answer key is always included after the questions when you print.
Oregon · 20-question sample · Mark one correct answer for each question.
1. A — Noncommercial Class C.
Oregon's ordinary passenger-car driving privilege is noncommercial Class C. Commercial and motorcycle qualifications are separate.
2. B — 15.
The ordinary Class C instruction-permit minimum is 15. It is a supervised driving privilege, not permission to drive alone.
3. C — At least 16 years old and an instruction permit held at least six months.
Oregon's provisional route requires age 16 or 17 and at least six months with an instruction permit. Required practice and testing must also be completed.
4. D — A validly licensed driver at least 21 seated beside the learner.
The supervisor must have a valid license, be at least 21 and sit beside the permit holder. Practice-hour credit has an additional experience requirement.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Important Details — Driving Restrictions. Reviewed September 29, 2026.
5. A — 100 hours without the approved course, or 50 hours with it.
Oregon requires 100 hours of supervised experience, reduced to 50 when the applicant has taken and passed an approved driver-education course.
6. B — No; credited practice requires a supervisor licensed for at least three years.
The rule for credit is stricter than the basic accompanying-driver rule: the supervisor must be at least 21 and have held valid driving privileges for at least three years.
7. C — No; non-immediate-family passengers under 20 are prohibited in the first six months.
During the first six months, the provisional driver may not carry a passenger under 20 who is not immediate family, unless a listed supervised-driving exception applies.
8. D — Three.
During the second six months, no more than three non-immediate-family passengers under 20 may ride. Safe seating and restraints still apply.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Driving Restrictions — Second 6 Months. Reviewed September 29, 2026.
9. A — No; an immediate-family member is outside that passenger restriction.
The restriction distinguishes immediate family from other passengers under 20. Other rules, including hours and restraints, still apply.
10. B — Midnight to 5 a.m.
The normal provisional nighttime restriction is midnight to 5 a.m. Listed work, school-transport and qualifying-supervisor exceptions are separate.
11. C — Yes; travel between home and work is a listed exception.
Travel between home and work is expressly excepted. The exception does not make unrelated nighttime trips permissible.
12. D — At least 25.
The nighttime exception requires a licensed driver at least 25. Do not confuse that with the instruction permit's minimum supervisor age of 21.
13. A — At age 18 or after one year holding the provisional license, whichever occurs first.
These two restrictions end at 18 or after one year, whichever comes first. The under-18 mobile-device rule remains age-based.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, Driving Restrictions — Note on duration. Reviewed September 29, 2026.
14. B — No; the under-18 rule also prohibits hands-free use.
The ordinary under-18 mobile-device restriction includes hands-free use. Ending the first-year passenger limits does not create an adult phone exception.
15. C — An instruction permit with the required supervision.
The adult licensing page lists an instruction permit as optional before direct testing, but requires one if the applicant wants to practice driving beforehand.
16. D — Corrective lenses must be worn while driving.
When corrective lenses are used to pass the test, the driving privilege indicates they are required.
17. A — Within 30 days.
Oregon DMV requires address notification within 30 days. A new physical card is not automatically required just because the address changed.
18. B — Within 30 days of becoming a resident.
The new-resident guidance requires an Oregon driver license within 30 days for a resident who wants to drive. Visitor rules are different.
Source: Oregon DMV current guidance, New to Oregon — Welcome. Reviewed September 29, 2026.
19. C — The test must be rescheduled until the required proof is available.
The DMV drive test requires a properly registered passenger vehicle and valid insurance proof. Missing proof requires rescheduling.
20. D — $25,000 / $50,000 / $20,000.
Oregon's listed minimum liability limits are 25/50/20. Personal injury protection and uninsured-motorist requirements are additional, not replaced by these limits.
Keep building your knowledge
Use the explanations to find topics to revisit. Online practice gives you feedback as you go.
Browse Oregon practice tests →Choose another state →DMV Practice Lab · Oregon practice sheet · Read your handbook alongside these questions.