Free Oregon DMV Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 1 2026
This Practice Test 1 is modeled on the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services (DMV) written knowledge exam, which has 35 questions; to pass you need 28 of 35 correct (80%). These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the DMV tests most heavily. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.
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What's on the Oregon Practice Test 1
The real Oregon knowledge test has 35 questions, and to pass you need 28 of 35 correct (80%). Practice Test 1 is a 25-question set drawn from 53 questions, scored against a practice target of 80%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 20
- Traffic laws 13
- Safe driving 6
- Right of way 6
- Emergencies 3
- Speed limits 2
- Parking 2
- Alcohol & drugs 1
53 questions in the pool, 11 of them written specifically for Oregon. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
Want to test yourself first? Take the test above before reading these. Every answer below is checked against the source shown.
1. In Oregon, a bus carrying workers or a church group turns on flashing red lights. How should you respond?
- A. Pass it slowly on the left side
- B. Yield only if its stop arm is out
- C. Treat it the same as a school bus (correct)
- D. Ignore it, since it is not a school bus
Why: Oregon permits flashing amber and red lights on worker and place-of-worship buses. When they are on, you treat them exactly like a school bus's lights.
Source: official Oregon driver handbook, p.56 (PDF p.64), Places of Worship or Worker Buses
2. In which situation are you NOT required to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk?
- A. They are in the lane next to yours
- B. They are in the lane you turn into
- C. They are past a safety island (correct)
- D. They are in a bike lane beside you
Why: You must stop for a pedestrian in your lane, an adjacent lane (including a bike lane), or the lane you are turning into. A pedestrian beyond a safety island does not require you to stop.
Source: official Oregon driver handbook, p.47 (PDF p.55), Pedestrians
3. A driver ahead holds their left arm straight out of the window like this. What does it mean?
- A. They will turn left (correct)
- B. They will turn right
- C. They will slow down or stop
- D. You may pass them now
Why: Drivers use hand signals when their turn signals or brake lights do not work. The left arm held straight out means a left turn.
Source: official Oregon driver handbook
4. What does a triangular sign with a red border mean?
- A. Stop for all cross traffic
- B. Yield the right of way (correct)
- C. No entry
- D. Merging traffic ahead
Why: A yield sign is triangular with a red border and white background. It means slow down and give the right of way to traffic or pedestrians. Only stop if necessary.
Source: official Oregon driver handbook
5. What does a yellow traffic light mean?
- A. Stop at once, no matter how close you are
- B. Stop if it is safe to do so (correct)
- C. The light is about to turn green
- D. Proceed normally
Why: A yellow (amber) light means the signal is about to turn red. You should stop if it is safe to do so. Only proceed if stopping would be unsafe (e.g., you are too close to the intersection).
Source: official Oregon driver handbook
6. Green guide signs are used to show:
- A. Hazards on the road ahead
- B. Parks and historic sites
- C. Directions and distances (correct)
- D. Locations of gas and food
Why: Green signs provide guidance: route numbers, directions, distances, and destination names. They help you navigate to where you are going.
More Oregon facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Oregon permit practice test page.
Oregon DMV Test Info
- Questions on real test
- 35
- Passing score
- 80%
- Correct needed
- 28 of 35 correct (80%)
- Minimum age
- 15 years old
- Testing agency
- Driver and Motor Vehicle Services
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this Oregon Practice Test 1 once - keep taking it until you score 80% or higher two or three times in a row. Read the explanation after every question, even the ones you get right, to lock in the rule before your DMV exam.