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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. Emergency vehicles...
70
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
$3.50
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other

2. When a traffic signal light turns green - you should...
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Turn wheels right
400 feet
65% light blockage

3. Points

4. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
70
Permissive
Protected
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

5. In Missouri - the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which it is illegal for an adult driver to operate a motor vehicle is...
350 feet
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
.08% or more
Blind spots

6. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
You

7. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
40/70
No passing
Slow moving vehicle

8. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
The most current address on your driver record
35 mph
Blind spots

9. A license plate frame...
Blind spots
11/2 feet
Should not cover any information on the license plate
30 days

10. 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 slow down
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

11. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
55
Right
350 feet

12. A yellow signal light means
65% light blockage
Its changing from green to red
Turn wheels right
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

13. square or rectangle - green or brown with white lettering
35 mph
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Guide signs
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

14. When you approach a railroad crossing without flashing warning signals or crossing gates - you should...
100 feet
35 mph
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Right

15. dual use lanes
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Work zone signs
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

16. A 'No Right On Red' sign means...
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Blind spots
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

17. if the line is yellow
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Traffic is moving in the same direction
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Service signs

18. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
30 days
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
No passing

19. lettered roads
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
55
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

20. orange triangle
30 days
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Slow moving vehicle

21. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
.08% or more
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
To left
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

22. speed limit in any city town or village is...
25 - unless posted otherwise
Guide signs
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
40/70

23. triangular with red and white with red letters. means you must slow down and yield the right of way
The most current address on your driver record
$3.50
Never
Yield sign

24. green arrow ro circular green or flashing yellow arrow. drivers must wait until gap in opposing traffic. commonly called left turn yield on green
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
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Protected/permissive

25. You may pass another vehicle by using the shoulder of the road...
Never
65% light blockage
30 days
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving

26. solid yellow line
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
55 mph
No passing

27. highway hypnosis is caused by...
Turn your wheels to the right
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Service signs
15 years old

28. at night - your headlights should let you see
350 feet
Traffic is moving in the same direction
The same thing as a stop sign
15 years old

29. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
25 - unless posted otherwise
Right
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

30. square or rectangular - blue with white lettering
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
Yield sign
65% light blockage

31. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means
Right
The same thing as a stop sign
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
400 feet

32. down hill without curb
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Turn wheels to right
35 mph
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

33. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
40/70
Blind spots
Turn wheels left
300 feet

34. Work zone signs mean...
65
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Yield sign
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving

35. if you are skidding
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Slow moving vehicle
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
350 feet

36. you should signal
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
100 feet
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

37. vehicles may only turn when they recieive a green arrow while opposing vehicles are stopped by red light. commonly called left turn signal
Protected
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
The same thing as a stop sign

38. If you miss your exit from an interstate expressway...
No passing
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
.08% or more
65

39. A speed restriction sign...
Service signs
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
40/70
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

40. rural expressways
You
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
300 feet
65

41. The 'No-Zone' is...
Yield sign
65% light blockage
Protected
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

42. up hill without curb
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Turn wheels right
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed

43. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
100 feet
The most current address on your driver record
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
25 - unless posted otherwise

44. if the line is white
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Blind spots
Should not cover any information on the license plate
The same thing as a stop sign

45. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
15 years old
Its changing from green to red
No passing
500 feet of oncoming vehicle

46. Littering
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Turn wheels to right

47. When parking you vehicle down hill on a two way street...
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Its changing from green to red
Turn your wheels to the right

48. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
$3.50
No passing
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Guide signs

49. rural interstates and freeways
Work zone signs
55
100 feet
70

50. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
100 feet
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding