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Learners Permit Sample Test

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. square or rectangular - blue with white lettering
Service signs
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
300 feet

2. at night - your headlights should let you see
350 feet
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
The most current address on your driver record
Blind spots

3. In Missouri - the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which it is illegal for an adult driver to operate a motor vehicle is...
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
.08% or more
Work zone signs
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving

4. When you approach a railroad crossing without flashing warning signals or crossing gates - you should...
30 days
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

5. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
Never
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

6. solid yellow line
100 feet
The same thing as a stop sign
No passing
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

7. The 'No-Zone' is...
$3.50
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
65% light blockage
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

8. When a traffic signal light turns green - you should...
15 years old
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
60
Turn wheels left

9. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Blind spots
Service signs
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other

10. vehicles may only turn when they recieive a green arrow while opposing vehicles are stopped by red light. commonly called left turn signal
Protected
35 mph
350 feet
55

11. circular green or flashing yellow light and are required to wait until gap in opposite traffic
Permissive
Slow moving vehicle
65% light blockage
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

12. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
70
350 feet
15 years old

13. you should signal
100 feet
Turn wheels to right
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
55

14. square or rectangle - green or brown with white lettering
100 feet
Guide signs
To left
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians

15. A speed restriction sign...
100 feet
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
The most current address on your driver record
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn

16. avoid highway hypnosis by...
Slow moving vehicle
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
To left

17. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

18. if you think you tires are hydroplaning
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
500 feet of oncoming vehicle

19. dual use lanes
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
300 feet
70
Work zone signs

20. in a severe rainstorm the tires can lose all contact with the road at
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Route signs
65% light blockage
55 mph

21. green arrow ro circular green or flashing yellow arrow. drivers must wait until gap in opposing traffic. commonly called left turn yield on green
The same thing as a stop sign
Protected/permissive
Protected
400 feet

22. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
30 days
The most current address on your driver record
Service signs

23. if the line is white
Yield sign
Traffic is moving in the same direction
100 feet
Protected/permissive

24. fluorescent orange
Work zone signs
You
300 feet
400 feet

25. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
30 days
The most current address on your driver record
$3.50

26. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
15 years old
The most current address on your driver record
You
Work zone signs

27. at night - use your low beams when you come within
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
.08% or more
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine

28. Points

29. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Guide signs
Blind spots

30. Emergency vehicles...
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
70
No passing

31. shape of sign indicates the type of foadway
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Route signs
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Slow moving vehicle

32. A fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 mph could take up to ______ to come to a complete stop...
35 mph
400 feet
$3.50
Should not cover any information on the license plate

33. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
300 feet
$3.50
Right
Permissive

34. If you miss your exit from an interstate expressway...
Work zone signs
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians

35. if you are skidding
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
55 mph
Guide signs
Work zone signs

36. When parking you vehicle down hill on a two way street...
Turn your wheels to the right
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Protected/permissive
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

37. FACT is an abbreviation for...
Turn wheels right
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
65% light blockage
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations

38. rural expressways
300 feet
Right
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
65

39. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
Service signs
Protected/permissive
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
$3.50

40. Work zone signs mean...
$3.50
No passing
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Traffic is moving in the same direction

41. up hill without curb
350 feet
You
Right
Turn wheels right

42. If you are at fault in an accident and do not pay for the damages
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
70
65

43. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Protected/permissive
Right
Slow moving vehicle

44. rural interstates and freeways
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
The most current address on your driver record
70
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

45. A yellow signal light means
Its changing from green to red
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

46. down hill without curb
65
Work zone signs
Turn wheels to right
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

47. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means
The same thing as a stop sign
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
60

48. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
Protected
Turn your wheels to the right
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
35 mph

49. You may pass another vehicle by using the shoulder of the road...
Slow moving vehicle
Never
Right
11/2 feet

50. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
25 - unless posted otherwise
65% light blockage