Oregon · Permit test
Start with the Oregon Driver Manual, because DMV doesn't publish a separate Oregon permit test study guide. It's free, and DMV says it covers what you need to pass the knowledge test. It also comes as an audio book and in Spanish, so you can study it the way that suits you. After that, DMV's 20 sample questions and a practice app or two are enough for most people. Teens weighing up driver education will find what it changes further down.
The manual. DMV doesn't make a separate study guide, and its own pages say the Oregon Driver Manual covers what you need to pass the knowledge test. Sections 1 to 7 hold the rules of the road: signs, lanes, turns, sharing the road, railroads, parking and safe driving. The numbers worth learning, like speed limits and distances, are in those sections.
If reading isn't your thing, use the audio manual. DMV has it in English and Spanish, and you can listen on the bus or while you walk.
If English is your second language, the test itself is offered in eight languages, but the manual is only in English and Spanish. Read the Spanish manual if it's easier, and take the test in the language you're strongest in.
If you're a teen, driver education is optional for the permit, but it changes what comes after. With an approved course you log 50 practice hours instead of 100, and if you passed the course in the past two years DMV can waive your drive test. ODOT lists approved providers by region.
Practice apps help most at the end, when you've read the manual and want to drill. Check when an app was last updated, because a stale app can teach old rules.
This order works for most people:
DMV's own manual, which DMV says covers what you need to pass the knowledge test. Read it online section by section, print the PDF (form 37, or 37s in Spanish), or listen to the audio version. DMV's manuals page shows a 2026-2027 cover.
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Twenty three-choice questions, each linked to the manual section it comes from. It's in English and Spanish and doesn't affect your driving record. Short, so use it as a check rather than your only practice.
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DMV's guide for parents who supervise a teen on a permit, in English and Spanish, plus a log for the 50 or 100 practice hours a provisional license needs. Useful once the permit is in your hand.
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The Oregon Motorcycle and Moped Manual (form 6367) for the 25-question motorcycle test, and the Oregon Commercial Driver Manual (form 36m) for the CDL knowledge tests.
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Car, motorcycle and CDL practice, a signs test, a fines and limits section and a marathon mode. 4.7 stars from 257 App Store ratings, last updated July 2025. A private app, not from DMV.
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Car, motorcycle and CDL practice tests with bookmarks and saved progress. 4.8 stars from 46 App Store ratings, last updated July 2025. A private app, not from DMV.
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Tests grouped from the basics up to signs and rules that trip people up. Its exam simulator copies the real test's length but uses its own questions.
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Passing an approved course cuts your practice log from 100 hours to 50, and DMV can waive the drive test if you passed it in the past two years. ODOT lists providers by region, including bilingual ones, and says a listing isn't an endorsement.
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A course is required for a two-wheel motorcycle endorsement. The in-person Basic course covers both DMV's knowledge and skills tests, while the online Basic and the Intermediate courses cover only the skills test.
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Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.