Ohio DMV Permit Practice Test 2026

Correct answer: 40 questions; 75%

The knowledge test is 40 multiple-choice questions, and you need 75% (30 correct) to pass.

Source: Section 1: How to Get Your Driver License

Correct answer: A parent, guardian, custodian, licensed instructor, or an adult 21+ acting in loco parentis

Under 16, the front-seat supervisor must be a parent, guardian, custodian, licensed driving instructor or a person 21+ acting in loco parentis.

Source: Section 1: Temporary Instruction Permit Identification Card (TIPIC)

Correct answer: 1/16 inch

A safe tire has at least 1/16-inch tread depth and no major bumps, bulges or damage.

Source: Section 2: Before You Drive

Correct answer: You may not drive faster than lets you stop in the distance available

Ohio law prohibits driving faster than allows you to stop within the assured clear distance ahead.

Source: Section 4: Rules of the Road – Speed Limits

Correct answer: The driver on the right

Yield to the driver on your right if you both arrive at a four-way intersection at the same time.

Source: Section 4: Rules of the Road – Right-of-Way

Correct answer: Like a stop sign (a four-way stop)

Inoperable traffic lights are treated like a stop sign—by law a four-way stop—unless an officer directs traffic.

Source: Section 4: Rules of the Road – Traffic Signals

Correct answer: Orange background with black letters or symbols

Work zone signs have a distinctive orange background with black letters or symbols.

Source: Section 4: Rules of the Road – Traffic Signs

Correct answer: From the rightmost part of your lane into the rightmost part of the new street

Avoid swinging wide; turn right from the right-most portion of your lane into the right-most portion of the street you enter.

Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive – Intersections and Turning

Correct answer: The right lane

Drive in the right lane; use the lane just right of center to pass and make left turns.

Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive – Lane Travel, Changing Lanes, Entering and Exiting

Correct answer: All traffic from both directions, at least 10 feet away

On roads with fewer than four lanes, all traffic from either direction must stop at least 10 feet from the bus until it moves or the driver signals.

Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive – Stopping for a School Bus

Correct answer: Not more than 12 inches

Park facing the direction of traffic, parallel to and not more than 12 inches from the curb.

Source: Section 5: Learning to Drive – Parking

Correct answer: .08% or higher

It is illegal to drive with a BAC of .08% or higher at any age (.04% for commercial drivers, .02% under 21).

Source: Section 6: State Laws and Penalties – Alcohol, Drugs, and Driving

Correct answer: $25,000 / $50,000 / $25,000

Minimums: $25,000 for one person's injury or death, $50,000 for two or more, and $25,000 property damage.

Source: Section 6: State Laws and Penalties – Insurance / Financial Responsibility

Correct answer: Apply the parking brake slowly

Use the parking brake slowly so the rear wheels don't lock; if that fails, turn off the engine, pull off and use flashers.

Source: Section 10: Emergency Situations

Correct answer: 15 years and 6 months

At 15 years and six months you meet the minimum age to take the vision screening and knowledge test.

Source: Section 1: How to Get Your Driver License

Correct answer: A licensed parent, guardian or custodian

Ages 16–17 may drive with any licensed driver 21+, except midnight to 6 a.m., when a licensed parent, guardian or custodian must accompany them.

Source: Section 1: Temporary Instruction Permit Identification Card (TIPIC)

Correct answer: November 1 through April 15

In Ohio, studded tires are legal from November 1 through April 15.

Source: Section 2: Before You Drive

Correct answer: 70 mph

The manual's speed-limit table lists 70 mph for rural freeways.

Source: Section 4: Rules of the Road – Speed Limits

Correct answer: Drivers already on the highway

Yield to drivers already on a limited access or interstate highway when you are on the entrance or acceleration ramp.

Source: Section 4: Rules of the Road – Right-of-Way

Correct answer: A complete stop, then proceed when no cross traffic

At a flashing red, come to a complete stop behind the line and make sure no traffic crosses your path before entering.

Source: Section 4: Rules of the Road – Traffic Signals