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Tennessee DMV practice test

The Tennessee knowledge test has 30 multiple-choice questions, and you need 24 correct answers to pass. DMV Champ teaches every question with its explanation, then checks you with 5 simulated exams in exactly that format.

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questions

correct to pass

80%

passing score

60 min

time limit

The number of questions and the passing score are confirmed by tn.gov. Check the current Tennessee handbook before your exam.

What the Tennessee exam looks like

Tennessee’s exam is a middle-length one: 21 jurisdictions ask fewer questions and 21 ask more. You need 80% to pass, which means you can miss 6 questions and still get your permit. You have 60 minutes, one of only 8 jurisdictions that put a clock on the exam.

The exam is given by the Driver Services (Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security). Its questions come from the official Tennessee driver’s handbook, which is also where every DMV Champ question is checked.

The same format is used in Hawaii.

What the Tennessee handbook says

The Tennessee driver’s handbook calls it the knowledge test. Passing it is how you get a learner permit, which you can apply for from age 15 in Tennessee. If you fail, the rule on retaking is: mandatory 1-day waiting period; not twice on the same day.

36 topics in Tennessee: the 34 every state tests, plus winter driving and flooding, because the Tennessee handbook teaches them.

Exam simulator

5 simulated exams in the Tennessee format

30 questions24 to pass60 minutes

Pick Tennessee once in the app and every simulated exam uses these figures. Nothing is revealed mid-exam, and each attempt is graded against the 24-correct passing score at the end. Retake an exam as often as you like, reordered each time.

What you study

4 sections, 36 topics, every one on the Tennessee exam.

Signs and signals, road rules, safe driving and driving laws. The topics come from the AAMVA guidelines every state builds its exam on, checked against the Tennessee handbook. Each is a short group of questions you can get through in a few minutes, and every answer is explained the moment you check it.

Learn by answering

No chapters to read first. Every practice question carries its answer and the reasoning, so a wrong answer is how the next thing is taught.

Mistakes come back

A question you get wrong returns until you get it right. Once you’ve answered every new question and corrected every mistake, you’ve finished the learning phase.

A predicted score

The score you’d likely get on the Tennessee exam today, with the 24-correct passing score marked on it and a 14-day trend.

Tennessee questions

Good to know before your Tennessee exam.

How many questions are on the Tennessee permit test?

30. The Tennessee knowledge test has 30 multiple-choice questions, and you need 24 correct answers (80%) to pass.

How many questions can you miss on the Tennessee knowledge test?

6. With 30 questions and 24 needed to pass, you can get 6 wrong and still pass.

Is the Tennessee knowledge test timed?

Yes. You have 60 minutes. Tennessee is one of only 8 jurisdictions that put a time limit on the knowledge test, and DMV Champ’s exam simulator uses the same clock.

How old do you have to be to get a learner’s permit in Tennessee?

15. In Tennessee the first permit is called a learner permit, and the handbook sets 15 as the youngest age for it. The knowledge test is part of getting one.

Where do the Tennessee questions come from?

From the official Tennessee driver’s handbook, which is what the Driver Services writes its test from. Every DMV Champ question is checked against it and explained the moment you answer.

Ready for the Tennessee exam?

A few questions a day is enough. Not in Tennessee?

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