Tennessee TDOSHS Exam Simulator
A full-length mock exam built to Tennessee's real rules: 30 questions, 24 correct to pass (80%), 60-minute limit. New questions every attempt.
How this simulator works
- Knowledge test: 30 questions, 24 correct to pass.
- 60-minute time limit, like the real test.
- You won’t see whether you were right until the end, just like at the Tennessee test. Then you can review every answer with its explanation.
- Questions are drawn fresh from the full Tennessee bank each time.
How the real Tennessee knowledge test works
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, Driver Services Division test is 30 questions, 24 correct to pass (80%), 60-minute limit. This simulator follows the same structure, gives no feedback until you finish, and draws a new set of questions from the full Tennessee bank every time.
Aim to pass the simulator two or three times in a row, on different days, before you book your test.
Sample questions from this test
What is the youngest age at which you can get a Tennessee Class PD learner permit?
- A 15 and a half
- B 14 years old
- C 16 years old
- D 15 years old
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D. 15 years old
You can apply for a Class PD learner permit once you turn 15, and you must pass the knowledge test and a vision screening. The permit is the first step of Tennessee's graduated licensing program.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 17
For a driver 21 or older, at what blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is driving always illegal in Tennessee?
- A 0.10 percent or higher
- B 0.02 percent or higher
- C 0.05 percent or higher
- D 0.08 percent or higher
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D. 0.08 percent or higher
A BAC of 0.08 percent or more is always illegal for adult drivers in Tennessee. You can still be convicted of DUI below 0.08 if you are impaired, so the only safe amount before driving is none.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 93
You move to a new home in Tennessee. How soon must you report the new address to the Department of Safety?
- A Within 30 days
- B At your next license renewal
- C Within 10 days
- D Within 20 days
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C. Within 10 days
You must report a new address within 10 days, online, by mail or at a Driver Services Center. If your address is wrong you may miss notices about your license, and you can even be ticketed.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 100
A driver with a learner permit has a 15-year-old passenger in the back seat. Must that passenger wear a seat belt?
- A Only on interstate highways
- B No; back-seat belts are only for children under 9
- C Yes; with a permit or intermediate driver, passengers 4 to 17 must buckle up
- D No; only front-seat passengers need belts
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C. Yes; with a permit or intermediate driver, passengers 4 to 17 must buckle up
When the driver has a learner permit or intermediate license, all passengers from 4 through 17 must wear a seat belt wherever they sit. Belts prevent ejection, which is one of the deadliest crash outcomes.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 45
Under Tennessee's hands-free law, which of these is illegal for an adult driver with a full Class D license?
- A Holding a phone with any part of your body
- B Listening to the radio at low volume
- C Using a phone through a hands-free car system
- D Talking with passengers in the car
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A. Holding a phone with any part of your body
Tennessee's 2019 hands-free law makes it illegal to hold a phone with any part of your body, to write, send or read texts, to reach for a phone in a way that takes you out of your seat belt, or to watch or record video. Set things up before you drive. Drivers with a learner permit or intermediate license face a stricter rule: no cell phone use at all while driving.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 6