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Am I Ready for the Ohio Permit Test?
12-question diagnostic · 4 easy, 4 medium, 4 hard · Updated July 12, 2026
Twelve questions, deliberately mixed: four easy, four medium, four of the hardest in our verified Ohio bank. The real test needs 75% — but a diagnostic this short needs a margin, so read your result like this: 10+ of 12, you're ready to book; 8–9, you're close — drill the 25 hardest first; below that, work the full test ladder before test day.
Answer each question to see the explanation. Your score is tallied against the real passing bar at the end.
1. In Ohio, the offense of driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs is called:
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Correct answer: OVI — Operating a Vehicle Impaired
Ohio uses the term OVI — Operating a Vehicle Impaired (also written OVI/OMVI) — for driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.
2. What is the minimum age to complete the vision screening and knowledge test in Ohio?
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Correct answer: 15 years and 6 months
At age 15 years and six months you meet the minimum age requirement to complete the vision screening and the knowledge test — the first step toward getting your TIPIC.
3. When parking on a two-way street, your vehicle must be parked:
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Correct answer: Parallel to and not more than 12 inches from the right curb, facing the direction of traffic
Vehicles must be parked facing the direction of traffic on that side of the street, parallel to and not more than 12 inches from the right curb.
4. What does "right-of-way" describe?
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Correct answer: The priority of traffic flow — who has the right to proceed with precedence over others
Right-of-way describes the priority of traffic flow — meaning a pedestrian or vehicle has the right to proceed with precedence over others in a particular situation or place.
5. After you pass the vision screening and knowledge test, how long do you have to purchase your TIPIC at a Deputy Registrar?
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Correct answer: Within 60 days of passing, or you must start over
You must visit a Deputy Registrar License Agency to purchase a TIPIC within 60 days of passing. If a TIPIC is not purchased within 60 days, you must start over with the vision screening and knowledge test.
6. On a one-way street, you may park parallel to and within 12 inches of:
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Correct answer: Either the right or the left curb
On one-way streets, vehicles may be parked parallel to and not more than 12 inches from the right or the left curb.
7. At a four-way intersection, if you and another driver arrive at the same time, who has the right-of-way?
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Correct answer: The driver on your right
Yield to the driver on your right at a four-way intersection if both of you arrive at the intersection at the same time.
8. A pedestrian carrying a white cane or using a guide dog:
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Correct answer: Has the right-of-way
Pedestrians who are visually impaired or blind — carrying a white cane or using a guide dog — have the right-of-way.
9. You may not stop, stand, or park within how many feet of an intersection or crosswalk?
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Correct answer: 20 feet
Under ORC 4511.68, you may not stop, stand, or park in or within 20 feet of an intersection or crosswalk.
10. What does driving within your "assured clear distance ahead" require?
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Correct answer: Keeping a speed that allows you to bring the vehicle to a stop within the distance you can see to be clear ahead
A reasonable speed is necessary for a driver to maintain control of the vehicle and bring it to a stop within an assured clear distance ahead — the distance you can see to be clear in front of you.
11. For a commercial driver, it is illegal to operate with a BAC of:
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Correct answer: .04% or higher
The BAC limit for commercial drivers is stricter: .04% or higher is illegal.
12. A 16- or 17-year-old TIPIC holder driving between midnight and 6 a.m. must be accompanied by whom?
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Correct answer: A parent, guardian, or custodian who holds a valid Driver License
Ages 16 to 17 may drive with any valid licensed driver age 21 or older in the front seat — except from midnight to 6 a.m., when they must be accompanied by a parent, guardian, or custodian who holds a valid Driver License.
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