Tennessee · Permit test
You see this sign ahead on a country road. What does it tell you to do?
20 practice questions in the style of the permit test.
How close is this TN drivers practice test to the real one?
Both are multiple choice with three choices per question, and both draw on sections B and C of the manual. These questions are ours, not the Department’s, and the online version of the real test has 30, so treat a good score here as a sign you’re on track rather than a promise.
They cover the four areas the manual lists for the test: signs and signals, rules of the road, safe driving, and alcohol and other drugs. Alcohol gets five, because the law gives it at least a quarter of the real test.
What to do with the questions you miss
Look each one up in the manual and read the whole section around it. The where-to-learn page has the manual’s own sample questions, the Department’s practice tests in e-Services and a study plan.
Sources: Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and 2 more. Checked November 2026.
- Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security: Comprehensive Driver License Manual (PDF, information as of July 1, 2022) ↗
- Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security: Knowledge test online ↗
- Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security: Adult first-time drivers ↗
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.
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