Tennessee Permit Practice Test 3
25 questions written from the Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
You move to a new home in Tennessee. How soon must you report the new address to the Department of Safety?
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About this test
These questions were written from the Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (Information current as of July 1, 2022). 12 of the 20 Tennessee questions in this test cover rules that are specific to Tennessee or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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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
In Tennessee, when must your headlights be on at night?
- A Only when streetlights are off
- B From one full hour after sunset until one full hour before sunrise
- C From 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise
- D From sunset to sunrise exactly
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C. From 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise
Headlights are required from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise, and any time you cannot see people or vehicles clearly 200 feet ahead. They also help others see you.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 59
You are in a crash on a Tennessee interstate. No one is seriously hurt and the cars still run. What does Tennessee law allow?
- A Drive home and call your insurance company
- B Leave the scene and report it online later
- C Move the vehicles to the emergency lane and wait for police
- D Keep the cars in the travel lanes until police arrive
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C. Move the vehicles to the emergency lane and wait for police
Tennessee's "Move It" law lets you pull drivable vehicles to the emergency lane when there are no serious injuries or deaths, then wait for a trooper or officer. Never move a seriously injured person or disturb a fatal crash scene.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 87
What fine does Tennessee law set for speeding in an active work zone?
- A A minimum of $500 and up to $1,000
- B A flat $50
- C A minimum of $100 and up to $200
- D A minimum of $250 and up to $500
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D. A minimum of $250 and up to $500
Speeding in an active work zone brings a mandatory fine of at least $250 and up to $500. Workers may be just a few feet from your lane, so slow down.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 61
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You are turning left at an intersection with a plain green light (no arrow). An oncoming car is going straight. Who must yield?
- A You must yield to the oncoming car
- B Whoever entered the intersection first
- C The oncoming car must yield to you
- D Neither; you both may proceed
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A. You must yield to the oncoming car
When turning left you must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight or turning right, unless you have a protected green arrow. Wait for a safe gap before turning.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, page 68