Oklahoma: Licensing basics — Class D License, Driver Education and GDL Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Which of these vehicles may you drive with a Class D license?” · “You are in the Parent-Taught Driver Education Program and apply for a Learner Permit at 15. What must you bring?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Oklahoma Driver Manual" (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), Service Oklahoma.
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Which of these vehicles may you drive with a Class D license?
- Fire trucks and recreational vehicles
- Vehicles built to carry 16 or more people
- Vehicles hauling placarded hazardous loads
- Combination vehicles of 26,001 lbs. or more
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Correct answer: Fire trucks and recreational vehicles
Class D covers cars, vans, trucks under 26,001 lbs. GVWR, recreational vehicles and fire trucks; the other vehicles need a commercial Class A, B or C license.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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A Class D license covers trucks with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) under how many pounds?
- 10,001 lbs.
- 16,001 lbs.
- 26,001 lbs.
- 33,001 lbs.
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Correct answer: 26,001 lbs.
Class D covers trucks under 26,001 lbs. GVWR; vehicles of 26,001 lbs. or more need a commercial license.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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A Class D Learner Permit is valid only while who sits beside the driver?
- Any licensed driver 18 or older
- A licensed driver 21 or older
- Any adult 21 or older, licensed or not
- A licensed driver 16 or older
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Correct answer: A licensed driver 21 or older
A Learner Permit is valid only when a licensed driver aged 21 or older is sitting beside the permit holder.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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According to Table 1, does a Class D license for a driver 18 or older require driver education?
- Yes, a public school course
- Yes, any approved course
- Only if you fail the written test
- No, it is not required
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Correct answer: No, it is not required
Table 1 states that driver education is not required for the Class D license at 18 or older.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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After you have taken the Class D driving test three times, how often can you take it again?
- Once every 30 days
- Once every 7 days
- Once every 90 days
- Once every 6 months
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Correct answer: Once every 30 days
After three attempts at the Class D driving test, you may take it only once every 30 days.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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To get a Class D Intermediate License at age 16, what must you show?
- Proof that a parent took a defensive driving course
- A doctor's statement that you are fit to drive
- A completion certificate from approved driver education
- A signed letter from your high school principal
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Correct answer: A completion certificate from approved driver education
At 16, the Intermediate License requires a completion certificate from an approved driver education course.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What is the youngest age for a Class D Intermediate License if you have NOT completed driver education?
- 15
- 16 and a half
- 16
- 18
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Correct answer: 16 and a half
Table 1 lists the Intermediate License at 16 with driver education, or at 16 and a half when driver education is not completed.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Which certificate must you present to get a Class D Intermediate License?
- A defensive driving course certificate
- A motorcycle rider course certificate
- A first aid training certificate
- A Work Zone Safe completion certificate
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Correct answer: A Work Zone Safe completion certificate
Table 1 requires a Work Zone Safe completion certificate for the Class D Intermediate License.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What must be true for you to get a Class D Learner Permit at age 15?
- You are in or have passed driver education
- A parent has held a license for five years
- You have a job that requires you to drive
- You have passed a motorcycle rider course
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Correct answer: You are in or have passed driver education
At 15 you must be taking or have passed an approved driver education course and show proof of it, such as a completion certificate or school contract.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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You are in the Parent-Taught Driver Education Program and apply for a Learner Permit at 15. What must you bring?
- A signed letter from your local school district
- A report card showing your classroom grades
- The approved affidavit and the course purchase receipt
- Your parent's driving record from the last 3 years
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Correct answer: The approved affidavit and the course purchase receipt
Parent-taught students must bring the SOK-approved Parent-Taught Affidavit and a purchase receipt for the course.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What is the youngest age for a Class D Learner Permit if you have NOT taken driver education?
- 14
- 16
- 15
- 18
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Correct answer: 16
Table 1 lists the Class D Learner Permit at 15 for driver education students and at 16 when driver education is not required.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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When is the "Licensed Driver in the Front Seat" restriction removed from a 16-year-old's Class D Learner Permit?
- After you pass the vision test
- When you finish driver education
- After your first license renewal
- When you pass the driving test
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Correct answer: When you pass the driving test
Passing the driving test removes the "Licensed Driver in the Front Seat" restriction.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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When did Oklahoma enact Parent-Taught Driver Education?
- January 1, 1995
- September 1, 2008
- July 1, 2015
- November 1, 2001
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Correct answer: November 1, 2001
Parent-Taught Driver Education was enacted in Oklahoma on November 1, 2001.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 8 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 8)
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Parent-Taught Driver Education is designed for which students?
- Those who can't get it at school or a driving school
- Students who want to finish driver education faster
- Students who have already failed the driving test
- Students who are 18 years of age or older
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Correct answer: Those who can't get it at school or a driving school
The program serves students unable to receive driver education in school or through a commercial driving school.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 8 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 8)
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How is Parent-Taught Driver Education offered?
- As evening classes at public high schools
- As a one-day course at a Service Oklahoma office
- As correspondence study through approved providers
- As private lessons from a certified instructor
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Correct answer: As correspondence study through approved providers
Parent-taught driver education is an alternative recognized by Service Oklahoma and is offered as correspondence study through approved providers.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 8 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 8)
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Is Parent-Taught Driver Education a faster way to complete driver education?
- Yes, it can be completed in one weekend
- No, it is self-paced but not meant as a fast track
- Yes, it skips the classroom training
- Yes, it skips the behind-the-wheel training
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Correct answer: No, it is self-paced but not meant as a fast track
Students work at their own pace, but the program is not designed as a fast-track way to finish driver education; classroom and behind-the-wheel training are still required.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 8 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 8)
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Which trip is an exception to the GDL limit on a teen's driving hours?
- Driving to a friend's party
- Driving to a shopping mall
- Driving to or from work
- Driving to a movie theater
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Correct answer: Driving to or from work
The GDL hour limit has exceptions for driving to work, school, church or related activities.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 8 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 8)
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Under the GDL law, how many passengers may a teen with a restricted license carry, unless all passengers live in the same household?
- None
- One
- Two
- Three
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Correct answer: One
Teens with a restricted license are limited to one passenger unless all passengers live in the same household (or a qualifying licensed adult sits beside them).
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 8 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 8)
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What does the Graduated Driver License (GDL) program do?
- Lets teens skip the written test after driver ed
- Lowers insurance rates for teens who pass a course
- Ranks teen drivers by their driving test scores
- Phases in driving privileges as teens gain experience
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Correct answer: Phases in driving privileges as teens gain experience
The GDL program gradually phases in driving privileges for new teen drivers as they gain experience behind the wheel.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 8 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 8)
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Does your driver education course have to be given by a high school?
- No, any course certified by Service Oklahoma counts
- Yes, only public high schools may give it
- Yes, unless you are 18 years of age or older
- Yes, unless you live outside a school district
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Correct answer: No, any course certified by Service Oklahoma counts
Any driver education course certified by Service Oklahoma is accepted, including parent-taught courses and commercial driving schools.
Source: Oklahoma Driver Manual (2025 (updated November 24, 2025)), page 8 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 8)