Sri Lanka Motorcycle Written Test

It is a multiple choice examination, delivered in the language in which the test is conducted. Each question has one correct answer drawn from road rules, signs and markings, safe riding, or vehicle classes and documents. Because question counts, time limits and pass marks are set by the DMT and not published here, confirm them at your appointment or on the DMT site.

Difficulty comes from breadth rather than trick questions. Four areas carry equal weight, so a rider who only studies road signs will lose marks on documents and vehicle classes. Most failures trace to skim-reading: confusing look-alike signs, mixing up right-of-way rules, or choosing the legal answer when the question asks for the safest action.

Retake arrangements, waiting periods and any additional charges are set by the Department of Motor Traffic and are not stated in the material available here, so they cannot be confirmed on this page. Ask the DMT office handling your application, or check the DMT website and its FAQs, before assuming you can sit again on the same day.

Neither the duration nor the passing score is published in the source material used for this page, so no figure is given rather than an unreliable one. Treat timing as a real constraint: practise answering quickly and accurately, and confirm the official duration and pass mark with the DMT when you book or attend.

Start with signs, signals and markings, because they appear inside scenario questions from every other area. Then take road rules, so each sign connects to a legal obligation. Add safe riding next, focusing on hazard perception and following distance. Finish with vehicle classes, registration and documents, which is the area most candidates neglect.

Expect questions on motorcycle and moped categories, first registration, transfer of ownership, and the papers a rider must carry. The DMT publishes separate pages for vehicle classes, new registration, ownership transfer and moped registration, and those are the reliable references. Fee amounts and charges are not reproduced here because they change.

The DMT has announced that preparation of specifications for the registration of electric motorcycles has begun, which signals that machine categories are evolving. Study the vehicle class material you are given, and check the DMT website for current registration requirements for electric machines before buying or registering one.

Answer without looking anything up, then read the explanation for every question, including ones you got right. Keep a list of the specific signs, rules or documents you missed and revisit that list weekly. Simulated timed sets build the pace you need, but reviewing errors is what actually raises your score.