Minnesota permit test flashcards

320 cards for the Minnesota DVS knowledge test. Read the question, say your answer, then flip: every answer comes with a one-line reason and the handbook page it comes from.

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Each deck starts with 20 free cards. Swipe right if you knew it, left to see it again.

What’s in each deck

Practice test 121 cards

Every question in our Minnesota bank as a card. The front is the question (with its diagram where there is one); the back is the correct answer, why, and the page of the Minnesota Driver's Manual. Diagrams that would give the answer away appear only after you flip.

Topics: Road signs, Traffic signals, Pavement markings, Right of way & intersections, Turning & signaling, Lanes, passing & merging, Speed limits & control, Following distance & space, Parking & stopping, Highways & freeways, Sharing the road, School buses & emergency vehicles, Railroad crossings, Work zones, Night, weather & hazards, Emergencies & crashes, Alcohol & drugs, Distracted & drowsy driving, Permits & licensing, Laws, points & insurance, Seat belts & equipment.

Road signs 118 cards · free

The sign on the front; its name, what it means and what to do on the back. Regulatory, warning, school, railroad, work zone and guide signs, all from the federal MUTCD, which Minnesota follows.

Road-sign flashcards on their own

Minnesota rules 21 cards

Permit and test facts (age, fees, passing score, supervised hours) and Minnesota’s laws on phones, DUI, seat belts, school buses, Move Over and more. Each card links to the official source it was checked against.

Read the full Minnesota traffic laws page

Motorcycle 60 cards

Questions from the Minnesota Motorcycle and Motorized Bicycle Manual: gear, controls, lane position, hazards and Minnesota’s motorcycle laws.

Minnesota motorcycle practice tests

A few of the cards

Front on top, back below. In the player you see one side at a time.

  • Minnesota rules · Permit and test facts

    How old must you be to get a learner’s permit in Minnesota?

    15 years

    Instruction permit at 15 after 30 hours of classroom driver education and enrollment in behind-the-wheel (or 15 classroom hours of a concurrent course); no driver education required at 18+.

    assets.dps.mn.gov

  • Minnesota rules · Traffic laws

    What must you do after a crash in Minnesota?

    Call police right away if anyone is hurt or killed.

    A property-damage-only crash does not have to be reported to police unless roadside property is damaged.

    revisor.mn.gov

  • Practice test · Road signs

    What does a fluorescent yellow-green warning sign usually mean?

    A pedestrian, bicycle or school crossing area

    Yellow-green signs warn and control in pedestrian and bicycle crossings and school areas.

    Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 59

  • Practice test · Traffic signals

    What must you do at a flashing red traffic light?

    Treat it like a stop sign

    A flashing red light means stop completely, yield to vehicles and pedestrians that arrived first, and go when the intersection is clear, just like a stop sign.

    Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 69

  • Practice test · Pavement markings

    You see shorter, thicker white dashes on the line next to your lane. What do they mean?

    Your lane is ending

    Normal white dashes separate lanes going the same way and allow lane changes.

    Minnesota Driver's Manual, page 72

  • Road signs · Regulatory signs

    Stop sign

    What does this sign mean?

    Stop

    Come to a complete stop at the stop line (or before the crosswalk or intersection), then go only when it is safe and you have yielded to traffic and pedestrians.

    MUTCD 11th ed., page 6

How to study with flashcards

  1. Answer before you flip. Say the answer out loud or in your head. Recalling it yourself is what makes it stick; recognizing it among four options is easier than the real test.
  2. Grade yourself honestly. Swipe right (or press “Got it”) only if you had the answer, not if it looked familiar. Swipe left for “Again”.
  3. Review your misses straight away. At the end of a round you can go through just the cards you missed.
  4. Come back over several days. Short sessions spread out beat one long night.
  5. Finish with a real-format test. When most cards are known, take the Minnesota exam simulator to practice under test conditions.

Questions about the flashcards

How many Minnesota permit test flashcards are there?

320 in all: 121 practice-test cards from the Minnesota question bank, 118 road-sign cards, 21 Minnesota rules and permit facts and 60 motorcycle cards.

Are the flashcards free?

The road-signs deck is free for everyone, with no sign-up. The first 20 cards of each Minnesota deck are free too, and every practice test on this site is free.

Where do the answers come from?

Practice cards come from questions written from the Minnesota Driver's Manual, and each answer names the handbook page. Rule cards come from Minnesota’s statutes and DVS pages, checked and quoted on our traffic-laws page. Road-sign cards follow the federal MUTCD, which every state uses.

Do the flashcards work on a phone?

Yes. They open full screen, you tap a card to flip it and swipe right if you knew it, left to see it again, or up to skip. Turn your phone sideways for a wider card. There are buttons for every action, and on a computer you can use the keyboard.

Are these the real test questions?

No. States keep their test questions confidential, and no practice site has them. These cards cover the same rules the real Minnesota test is based on, with a source for every answer.

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