Oregon DMV driver's license practice test 3
This Oregon driver's license test has 25 questions written from the Oregon Driver Manual, and you can take it without signing up. Its biggest sections are Lane Travel (6), Signs & Traffic Signals (5), and Sharing the Road (4). You begin with: "Your car begins to skid. What should you do?" After each answer you see why it's right or wrong.
Checked on
- Questions
- 25
- Passing score
- 80% (20 of 25)
- Mistakes allowed
- 5
- Official handbook
- Oregon Driver Manual
Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
Your car begins to skid. What should you do?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the Oregon Driver Manual.
- Lane Travel6 questions
- Other Important Information1 question
- Parking & Stopping1 question
- Railroad Crossings, Light Rail & Street Cars1 question
- Safe & Responsible Driving3 questions
- Sharing the Road4 questions
- Signs & Traffic Signals5 questions
- Testing1 question
- Turns & Intersections3 questions
All 25 questions on this test
Every question on this test is listed here with its answer options. Take the test above to see which answers are correct and why.
Question 1: Your car begins to skid. What should you do?
- A. Stay off the brakes and steer where you want to go
- B. Brake hard and hold the steering wheel perfectly still
- C. Speed up and turn sharply away from the skid
Question 2: A 16-year-old takes the knowledge test online. Who must supervise?
- A. A proctor over 18 years old
- B. A DMV employee on video
- C. A proctor over 21 years old
Question 3: What does a flashing yellow arrow mean?
- A. The signal is broken, so treat it as an all-way stop
- B. You may turn after yielding to pedestrians and oncoming traffic
- C. You have the right of way, and oncoming traffic must stop for you
Question 4: Unless posted otherwise, what's the speed limit in alleys and narrow residential areas?
- A. 15 mph
- B. 10 mph
- C. 20 mph
Question 5: When will you see a Do Not Enter sign facing you?
- A. When you're entering a school zone
- B. When a road is closed for repairs ahead
- C. When you're about to go the wrong way
Question 6: What does a High Occupancy Vehicle lane sign tell you?
- A. The lane is for drivers who are about to exit the freeway
- B. The lane is for trucks and other large, slow-moving vehicles only
- C. The lane is for vehicles carrying two or more people, as posted
Question 7: When following another vehicle, within what distance must you dim your high beams?
- A. 350 feet
- B. 200 feet
- C. 500 feet
Question 8: In Oregon, you may not park within how many feet of a fire hydrant?
- A. 20 feet
- B. 10 feet
- C. 15 feet
Question 9: How much supervised driving does a teen need before an Oregon license?
- A. 100 hours, or 50 hours plus an approved course
- B. 40 hours, or 20 hours plus an approved safety course
- C. 50 hours, with no course needed at all
Question 10: What should you do on a freeway on-ramp?
- A. Merge at the ramp's speed and let others adjust
- B. Slow down and stop at the end of the ramp
- C. Speed up to match traffic and yield to it
Question 11: Turning at an intersection with a traffic signal, how far must a pedestrian be from the lane you're turning into before you turn?
- A. Six feet or more
- B. Twenty feet or more
- C. Two feet or more
Question 12: How should you use a two-way left turn lane?
- A. Use it to pass slow cars when no one is turning
- B. Enter it just before your turn and wait there for a gap
- C. Drive in it for several blocks until you reach your turn
Question 13: What's the general rule for which lane to turn into?
- A. Swing wide into whichever lane happens to have the least traffic
- B. Turn from the nearest lane into the nearest lane going your way
- C. Turn into the far lane so others can follow you
Question 14: Your vehicle is stuck on the tracks and a train is coming. Which way should you move?
- A. Away at a 45-degree angle, toward the train
- B. Straight along the tracks, away from the train
- C. Away at a 45-degree angle, away from the train
Source:Oregon Driver Manual, Railroad Crossings, Light Rail & Street Cars
Question 15: How much distance do large vehicles need to stop compared with smaller ones at the same speed?
- A. About three times as much
- B. About half again as much distance
- C. About the same
Question 16: Your road ends at a T intersection with no signs or signals. Who has the right of way?
- A. You, because you reached the corner first
- B. Whoever is turning right
- C. Drivers on the through road
Question 17: When may you drive or park in a bike lane?
- A. You may park in it for a few minutes if no bicycles are nearby
- B. You may cross it to turn, but never drive or park in it
- C. You may drive in it for up to a block
Question 18: After an emergency vehicle passes you, how far behind it must you stay?
- A. At least 200 feet
- B. At least 500 feet
- C. At least 100 feet
Question 19: A traffic signal is dark during a power failure. What should you do?
- A. Slow down and go through if no one else is coming
- B. Treat it as a yield sign for your direction
- C. Stop as if there are stop signs in all directions
Question 20: Which three actions can help you avoid a collision?
- A. Stopping quickly, turning quickly, and speeding up
- B. Slowing slightly, checking mirrors, and signaling
- C. Honking, flashing your lights, and bracing for the hit
Question 21: What does a row of triangles across your lane mean?
- A. It marks the start of a bike lane
- B. It marks where you must yield
- C. It marks a lane closed to cars
Question 22: You're turning right across a bicycle lane. What's the rule?
- A. Turn across it, but don't move into it ahead of time
- B. Move into it early so the cars behind can pass you on the left
- C. Drive in it for the last block before the turn
Question 23: A Lane Reduction sign shows your lane ending. What must you do?
- A. Keep going; the other lane must merge
- B. Stop until the lane next to you is empty
- C. Merge into the through lane
Question 24: When should you slow down for a curve?
- A. In the middle of it
- B. As you come out of it
- C. Before you enter it
Question 25: Can you break the basic rule while driving under the speed limit?
- A. No, the posted limit is always a safe speed
- B. Yes, if your speed is unsafe for conditions
- C. Only on roads with no posted limit
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