Montana permit test flashcards

322 cards for the Montana MVD 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 Montana 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 Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100). 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 Montana follows.

Road-sign flashcards on their own

Montana rules 21 cards

Permit and test facts (age, fees, passing score, supervised hours) and Montana’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 Montana traffic laws page

Motorcycle 62 cards

Questions from the Montana Motorcycle Supplement (Form 25-1500): gear, controls, lane position, hazards and Montana’s motorcycle laws.

Montana motorcycle practice tests

A few of the cards

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

  • Montana rules · Permit and test facts

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

    14 years, 6 months

    14 years 6 months only if participating in or completed a state-approved traffic education course; otherwise 15 with completed approved driver education, or 16 without driver education (Montana Driver Manual; MCA 61-5-106).

    mvdmt.gov

  • Montana rules · Traffic laws

    What must you do after a crash in Montana?

    Immediately notify police (in a city), or the county sheriff or Highway Patrol, of any crash that injures or kills someone or causes apparent property damage of $1,000 or more.

    If no officer investigates, send a written report to the state within 10 days.

    mca.legmt.gov

  • Practice test · Road signs

    Which traffic sign is the only one with eight sides?

    The STOP sign

    The STOP sign is the only eight-sided traffic sign, so you can recognize it even from behind or in fog.

    Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), page 33

  • Practice test · Right of way & intersections

    At a four-way stop, who goes first?

    The driver who reached the intersection first, after stopping

    At a four-way stop, every driver must come to a complete stop, and the first to reach the intersection goes first.

    Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), page 50

  • Practice test · Turning & signaling

    How far before a turn in town does the Montana manual say to signal?

    100 feet

    Montana drivers should signal 100 feet before turning in town (about a third of a city block) and 300 feet before turning on rural roads, where speeds are higher.

    Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), page 47

  • 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 Montana exam simulator to practice under test conditions.

Questions about the flashcards

How many Montana permit test flashcards are there?

322 in all: 121 practice-test cards from the Montana question bank, 118 road-sign cards, 21 Montana rules and permit facts and 62 motorcycle cards.

Are the flashcards free?

The road-signs deck is free for everyone, with no sign-up. The first 20 cards of each Montana 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 Montana Driver Manual (Form 25-0100), and each answer names the handbook page. Rule cards come from Montana’s statutes and MVD 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 Montana test is based on, with a source for every answer.

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