Tennessee permit test flashcards
322 cards for the Tennessee TDOSHS 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.
What’s in each deck
Practice test 121 cards
Every question in our Tennessee 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 Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual. Diagrams that would give the answer away appear only after you flip.
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 Tennessee follows.
Road-sign flashcards on their own
Tennessee rules 23 cards
Permit and test facts (age, fees, passing score, supervised hours) and Tennessee’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 Tennessee traffic laws page
Motorcycle 60 cards
Questions from the Tennessee Motorcycle Operator Manual: gear, controls, lane position, hazards and Tennessee’s motorcycle laws.
Tennessee motorcycle practice tests
A few of the cards
Front on top, back below. In the player you see one side at a time.
Tennessee rules · Permit and test facts
How old must you be to get a learner’s permit in Tennessee?
15 years
Class PD learner permit at 15 after passing the written knowledge test and vision screening.
tn.gov
Tennessee rules · Traffic laws
What must you do after a crash in Tennessee?
Call the police (or sheriff or Highway Patrol outside a city) immediately after a crash with death, injury or property damage.
Within 20 days, file an Owner Operator Report with the Department of Safety if the crash caused death or injury, more than $1,500 in property damage, or more than $400 to government property.
tn.gov
Practice test · Road signs
What must you do at this red, eight-sided sign?
Practice test · Traffic signals
Under Tennessee law, what is the minimum time a yellow light must show before the light turns red?
Practice test · Pavement markings
You notice a yellow line on your right and a white line on your left. What does this mean?
Road signs · Regulatory signs
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
- 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.
- Grade yourself honestly. Swipe right (or press “Got it”) only if you had the answer, not if it looked familiar. Swipe left for “Again”.
- Review your misses straight away. At the end of a round you can go through just the cards you missed.
- Come back over several days. Short sessions spread out beat one long night.
- Finish with a real-format test. When most cards are known, take the Tennessee exam simulator to practice under test conditions.
Questions about the flashcards
How many Tennessee permit test flashcards are there?
322 in all: 121 practice-test cards from the Tennessee question bank, 118 road-sign cards, 23 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, and each answer names the handbook page. Rule cards come from Tennessee’s statutes and TDOSHS 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 Tennessee test is based on, with a source for every answer.
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