Ohio Driver License: Permit, License and Driving Test

28 questions with the correct answer and an explanation for each. Topic: Permit, License and Driving Test. Free, no account needed.

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1. A first-time applicant wants to buy a Temporary Instruction Permit Identification Card (TIPIC). What must they do first?

  1. Pass the vision screening and knowledge test
  2. Complete 50 hours of logged practice
  3. Pass the maneuverability test
  4. Complete driver education

Answer: A — Pass the vision screening and knowledge test

The path to a license starts with passing the vision screening and knowledge test before the permit can be purchased.

2. At the earliest, how old must someone be to take the vision screening and knowledge test?

  1. 16 years old
  2. 15 years old
  3. 15 years and six months
  4. 16 years and six months

Answer: C — 15 years and six months

The minimum age for the vision screening and knowledge test is 15 years and six months.

3. The knowledge test has 40 multiple-choice questions. What score is needed to pass?

  1. 80 percent
  2. 70 percent
  3. 75 percent
  4. 85 percent

Answer: C — 75 percent

A passing score is 75 percent, or 30 of the 40 questions.

4. Someone fails the knowledge test in person at a Driver Exam Station. How soon may they retest?

  1. One week
  2. Same day
  3. One day
  4. 30 days

Answer: C — One day

After a failure, the applicant must wait one day before retesting in person.

5. Testing online through BMV Online Services, how many knowledge test attempts are allowed within six months?

  1. Unlimited
  2. Three
  3. One
  4. Two

Answer: D — Two

Online testing is limited to two attempts within a six-month period.

6. After passing the vision screening and knowledge test, how long does an applicant have to buy the TIPIC before having to retest?

  1. 6 months
  2. 90 days
  3. 30 days
  4. 60 days

Answer: D — 60 days

The applicant has 60 days to buy the TIPIC, or must retest.

7. A parent is unavailable to supervise a 15-year-old permit holder's practice driving. Besides a guardian or custodian, who else may sit in the front passenger seat?

  1. Any licensed driver 25 or older
  2. Any adult relative, regardless of licensing
  3. A sibling who is 18 and licensed
  4. A licensed driving instructor or a person 21 or older acting in loco parentis

Answer: D — A licensed driving instructor or a person 21 or older acting in loco parentis

Under 16, only a parent, guardian, custodian, licensed driving instructor, or a person 21 or older acting in loco parentis may supervise.

8. A 17-year-old permit holder wants to practice driving at 1 a.m. Who must be in the front passenger seat?

  1. A licensed driving instructor only
  2. A parent, guardian or custodian with a valid license
  3. No supervision is required
  4. Any licensed driver 21 or older

Answer: B — A parent, guardian or custodian with a valid license

From midnight to 6 a.m., a 16-17 year-old permit holder must be supervised specifically by a parent, guardian, or custodian, not just any licensed adult.

9. A 17-year-old applies for a TIPIC. What must accompany the application?

  1. A parent or guardian present to co-sign
  2. A notarized letter from an employer
  3. A notarized Fifty-Hour Affidavit (BMV 5791)
  4. Completion of an approved driver education course

Answer: A — A parent or guardian present to co-sign

Applicants under 18 need a parent or guardian present to co-sign the permit application.

10. A permit holder wants to use a phone mount to check directions while practicing driving. Is this allowed?

  1. No, no mobile electronic device of any kind is allowed
  2. Only if the supervising adult approves
  3. Yes, only for GPS navigation
  4. Yes, if used hands-free

Answer: A — No, no mobile electronic device of any kind is allowed

The permit rules bar any mobile electronic device, with no exception for hands-free or navigation use.

11. A 16-year-old is completing a licensed driver training school course. How many hours of behind-the-wheel instruction does it include?

  1. 50 hours
  2. 4 hours
  3. 8 hours
  4. 24 hours

Answer: C — 8 hours

The course pairs 24 hours of classroom or online instruction with 8 hours behind the wheel.

12. Of the 50 hours of logged practice driving required before a driver under 18 can test, how many must be done at night?

  1. 10 hours
  2. 8 hours
  3. 5 hours
  4. 15 hours

Answer: A — 10 hours

At least 10 of the 50 logged practice hours must be at night.

13. A 25-year-old Japanese citizen lawfully living in Ohio as a temporary resident holds a valid Japanese driver license and wants an Ohio license. What is required regarding driver education?

  1. Present the valid Japanese license; the course and practice hours are exempted
  2. Complete the full 24-hour classroom plus 8-hour behind-the-wheel course and 50 hours of practice
  3. Hold a TIPIC for six months before applying
  4. Complete only the 8-hour behind-the-wheel portion

Answer: A — Present the valid Japanese license; the course and practice hours are exempted

Holders of a valid license from Japan and several other named countries are exempt from the driver education requirement and may simply present that license.

14. During the maneuverability test, a driver's vehicle knocks down one of the markers. What is the result?

  1. Immediate failure
  2. A warning is given
  3. The step is repeated
  4. Points are deducted

Answer: A — Immediate failure

Knocking down a marker is treated as a dangerous act and causes immediate failure, unlike lesser errors that only cost points.

15. A car equipped with a self-parking feature is brought for the driving test. What must be done with that feature?

  1. It must be disabled before the test
  2. Use it only for the on-road test
  3. It may be used freely
  4. Use it only for the maneuverability test

Answer: A — It must be disabled before the test

Automated assistance such as self-parking must be turned off before the test begins.

16. A 19-year-old fails a driving test. How long must they wait before retesting?

  1. One week
  2. 30 days
  3. Two days
  4. One day

Answer: C — Two days

Applicants under 21 must wait two days after a failed driving test before retesting.

17. A 25-year-old with no recent driver education fails a driving test for the first time. What must they do before a second attempt?

  1. Retake the knowledge test
  2. Wait 90 days before retesting
  3. Hold the TIPIC for another six months
  4. Complete the Abbreviated Adult Driver Training Course

Answer: D — Complete the Abbreviated Adult Driver Training Course

A first failure at 21 or older requires the Abbreviated Adult Driver Training Course unless an approved driver education course was completed within the past year.

18. A parent co-signed their 16-year-old's driver license application. The teen later causes a crash through negligence. Absent other action, what is the parent's liability?

  1. Jointly and severally liable for the damage until the teen turns 18
  2. No liability; the teen is solely responsible
  3. Liable only if the parent was in the vehicle
  4. Liable only for medical costs

Answer: A — Jointly and severally liable for the damage until the teen turns 18

A co-signing parent or guardian is jointly and severally liable for the minor's negligent damage until the minor turns 18.

19. An applicant wants a license they can use by itself to board a commercial flight. Which type of card do they need?

  1. A Temporary Instruction Permit Identification Card
  2. A compliant card
  3. A standard card paired with a passport
  4. A standard card, since every Ohio license meets the federal travel rules

Answer: B — A compliant card

Only a compliant card is accepted alone to board a commercial flight; a standard card must be paired with another document.

20. A parent co-signed a minor's license. According to the manual, what filing removes the parent's liability for damage the minor causes?

  1. A notarized cancellation letter
  2. A police report
  3. The Twenty-Four Hour Affidavit
  4. Proof of financial responsibility

Answer: D — Proof of financial responsibility

Filing proof of financial responsibility for the minor removes the co-signer's liability.

21. A license held by someone under 21 is set to expire. When does it expire?

  1. On their 21st birthday
  2. Exactly four years after issuance
  3. On their next birthday after turning 21
  4. On their 18th birthday

Answer: A — On their 21st birthday

A license held by someone under 21 expires on the 21st birthday and must be renewed in person.

22. A 30-year-old renewing a license can choose an 8-year license or what alternative?

  1. A 6-year card
  2. A 2-year card
  3. A 10-year card
  4. A 4-year card

Answer: D — A 4-year card

Drivers 21 to 64 may choose an 8-year license; otherwise a 4-year card is issued.

23. A probationary driver under 18, in their first 12 months of licensure, wants to drive alone at 2 a.m. to a friend's house. Is this allowed?

  1. No, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, or driving to or from documented work or a school or religious event
  2. Yes, anytime
  3. Yes, if a friend rides along
  4. Yes, on weekends only

Answer: A — No, unless accompanied by a parent or guardian, or driving to or from documented work or a school or religious event

In the first 12 months, driving from midnight to 6 a.m. is barred except with a parent or guardian, or for documented work or school/religious events.

24. A truck pulls a trailer; combined they weigh 30,000 pounds, and the trailer alone weighs 12,000 pounds. Which commercial license class is required?

  1. Class A
  2. Class C
  3. Class B
  4. Class D

Answer: A — Class A

A combination with a combined rating of 26,001 pounds or more, where the towed unit exceeds 10,000 pounds, requires Class A.

25. A 15-year-old wants to ride a moped with a 50 cc motor. When may they legally operate it?

  1. Only on weekends
  2. Any time of day
  3. Daylight only
  4. Daylight and evening hours, but not after midnight

Answer: C — Daylight only

Probationary moped holders aged 14 and 15 may ride only during daylight.

26. A rider wants a single endorsement covering two-wheeled motorcycles, three-wheeled motorcycles, and scooters. Which endorsement should they get?

  1. A three-wheel endorsement together with a scooter endorsement
  2. Two-wheel endorsement
  3. Scooter endorsement
  4. Three-wheel endorsement

Answer: B — Two-wheel endorsement

A two-wheel endorsement covers two- and three-wheelers and scooters, while the three-wheel and scooter endorsements are each limited to their own vehicle type.

27. Someone moves to Ohio and signs a one-year apartment lease. Within how many days must they obtain an Ohio driver license?

  1. 60 days
  2. 30 days
  3. 90 days
  4. 10 days

Answer: B — 30 days

Signing a lease makes someone a resident, and new residents must hold an Ohio license within 30 days.

28. How many emergency contacts can be stored through the program that keeps next-of-kin information for law enforcement?

  1. Four
  2. Three
  3. Two
  4. One

Answer: C — Two

The Next of Kin program stores up to two emergency contacts.

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