Virginia permit test flashcards
321 cards for the Virginia DMV 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 120 cards
Every question in our Virginia 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 Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39). 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 Virginia follows.
Road-sign flashcards on their own
Virginia rules 22 cards
Permit and test facts (age, fees, passing score, supervised hours) and Virginia’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 Virginia traffic laws page
Motorcycle 61 cards
Questions from the Virginia Motorcycle Operator Manual (DMV 2): gear, controls, lane position, hazards and Virginia’s motorcycle laws.
Virginia motorcycle practice tests
A few of the cards
Front on top, back below. In the player you see one side at a time.
Virginia rules · Permit and test facts
How old must you be to get a learner’s permit in Virginia?
15 years, 6 months
At least 15 years and six months to apply for a learner's permit.
dmv.virginia.gov
Virginia rules · Traffic laws
What must you do after a crash in Virginia?
After any crash with injury, death or damage to attended property, stop and report your name, address, license and registration number to police and the other people involved.
If you hit unattended property and can't find the owner, leave a note and report it in writing to police within 24 hours. Police send a report to DMV when there is injury, death or $3,000 or more in damage.
law.lis.virginia.gov
Practice test · Road signs
What does a five-sided (pentagon-shaped) sign tell you?
You are in a school zone or near a school crossing
The pentagon is used only for school zones and school crossings. When you see it, watch for children, obey the school zone speed limit and follow crossing guards.
Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39), page 9
Practice test · Right of way & intersections
At a four-way stop, you arrive and stop first. A moment later a car stops on the cross street to your right. Who goes first?
Practice test · Turning & signaling
How far ahead of a turn should you start signaling, according to the Virginia manual?
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 Virginia exam simulator to practice under test conditions.
Questions about the flashcards
How many Virginia permit test flashcards are there?
321 in all: 120 practice-test cards from the Virginia question bank, 118 road-sign cards, 22 Virginia rules and permit facts and 61 motorcycle cards.
Are the flashcards free?
The road-signs deck is free for everyone, with no sign-up. The first 20 cards of each Virginia 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 Virginia Driver's Manual (DMV 39), and each answer names the handbook page. Rule cards come from Virginia’s statutes and DMV 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 Virginia test is based on, with a source for every answer.
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