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- Based on official Tennessee Driver's manual
Free Online DMV Written Test Practice for Tennessee (2025)
Planning to drive yourself to work or your place of business? Economic opportunities are plentiful in Tennessee. Memphis is a major logistics hub, the home of FedEx’s Global Headquarters and the FedEx Express World Hub. Nashville is home to a vibrant music and entertainment industry. Or perhaps you want to drive to explore the exciting nightlife of Nashville or Memphis. Or go sightseeing on the Great Smoky Mountains Byway. Or steep yourself in history on the Natchez Trace Parkway. Whatever your driving plans, if you plan to drive yourself, you’ll have to get a driver’s license.
In Tennessee, if you’re under 18 or have never held any driver’s license, you must obtain a learner’s permit to practice supervised driving before applying for a Tennessee license. Requirements for a learner’s permit include being at least 15 years of age, passing a vision test, and passing a written knowledge test on driving theory. If you’re under 18, your school must certify that you are attending or have graduated from there, and your parent or guardian must submit an affidavit giving their signed consent to your driving and accepting responsibility for it.
If you’re under 18, you can take the knowledge test online with your parent or guardian proctoring it. Otherwise, you must take the test at a DMV Driver Service Center (full service). All 30 questions on the Tennessee DMV written test are based on sections B and C of the official Tennessee driver’s manual (Tennessee DMV Handbook (TN Driver's Manual) 2025). The passing score is 80%.
This is our second Tennessee Permit Practice Test. Like our first permit practice test, its purpose is to help you pass the official Tennessee written knowledge test on your first attempt. It is up to date as of May 2025 and based on the official Tennessee driver’s manual.
This practice test is multiple choice. Each question comes with several answer options. You must choose the best or most complete answer. If you need help, call on our AI assistant. It can supply hints and explanations and answer your own questions about driving theory. The Progress Bar will track which questions you answered correctly and which you missed.
In addition to the official manual, we also offer our own Tennessee Permit Test Study Guide, which you should read to get ready for the day of your knowledge exam. It covers how to prepare yourself mentally and physically to be at your best, what documents to have with you, fees you may have to pay, and test questions that applicants frequently miss. With 30 questions on the Tennessee permit test, it’s important to prepare!
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List of questions (classic view)
- Before changing lanes, you should
- It takes an average person's body about one hour to break down the alcohol in ____ drink(s).
- When preparing to leave a parallel parking space, you should
- You are preparing to turn left at an intersection when you see an oncoming vehicle. What should you do?
- You must _______ for a school bus that is stopped with its red lights flashing on the opposite side of an undivided road.
- In a roundabout, a driver must drive in _________ direction.
- Two sets of two solid yellow lines that are spaced two or more feet apart indicate
- The right lane on a freeway should remain open for ________ as much as possible.
- In Tennessee, when you pass a bicycle traveling in your direction, you must leave at least _______ of clearance between your vehicle and the bicycle.
- In a typical passenger car, partial hydroplaning can begin at speeds as low as
- When the yellow lights are flashing, all drivers approaching _________ must obey the speed limit shown on the sign.
- If fog closes in completely while you are driving and visibility is reduced to near zero, what should you do?
- When any vehicle turns, its rear wheels follow a _________ than its front wheels.
- Which of the following statements about driving on highways is true?
- Stopping on the pavement or shoulder is only allowed
- Don't turn your ignition key to the lock position while your vehicle is in motion because it will cause
- You drive up to an intersection and you see a yield sign. You must
- What does this sign mean?
- What does this sign indicate?
- If you are on a single- or two-lane road and come to an intersection with a divided highway or a roadway with three or more lanes, you must
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