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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. circular green or flashing yellow light and are required to wait until gap in opposite traffic
55
65% light blockage
Permissive
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

2. down hill without curb
Slow moving vehicle
Turn wheels to right
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you

3. You may pass another vehicle by using the shoulder of the road...
Never
55 mph
Turn wheels right
70

4. In Missouri - the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which it is illegal for an adult driver to operate a motor vehicle is...
The same thing as a stop sign
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
.08% or more
Slow moving vehicle

5. FACT is an abbreviation for...
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
The most current address on your driver record
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations

6. A yellow signal light means
To left
Guide signs
Its changing from green to red
100 feet

7. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
Route signs
Protected
Turn wheels right
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

8. fluorescent orange
350 feet
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Slow moving vehicle
Work zone signs

9. square or rectangular - blue with white lettering
Service signs
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Right

10. lettered roads
Protected/permissive
400 feet
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
55

11. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Turn wheels left
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Its changing from green to red

12. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
60
11/2 feet
Turn wheels left
Right

13. if you think you tires are hydroplaning
Guide signs
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Never
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine

14. at night - use your low beams when you come within
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Protected/permissive
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

15. A fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 mph could take up to ______ to come to a complete stop...
Work zone signs
The most current address on your driver record
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
400 feet

16. if the line is white
Turn wheels right
Yield sign
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Never

17. When making right or left turns - a driver should signal ________ before the turn...
Should not cover any information on the license plate
100 feet
Blind spots
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations

18. Points

19. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
40/70
Blind spots
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Work zone signs

20. rural expressways
Never
Turn wheels to right
65
65% light blockage

21. Work zone signs mean...
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
35 mph
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
The same thing as a stop sign

22. speed limit in any city town or village is...
25 - unless posted otherwise
350 feet
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
65

23. If you are at fault in an accident and do not pay for the damages
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
400 feet
You
Both turn arrow and straight arrow

24. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
100 feet
Protected
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
11/2 feet

25. orange triangle
Slow moving vehicle
Route signs
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
100 feet

26. highway hypnosis is caused by...
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
100 feet
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed

27. A 'No Right On Red' sign means...
You
15 years old
40/70
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

28. vehicles may only turn when they recieive a green arrow while opposing vehicles are stopped by red light. commonly called left turn signal
Its changing from green to red
Protected
65
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians

29. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Right
25 - unless posted otherwise

30. triangular with red and white with red letters. means you must slow down and yield the right of way
Yield sign
35 mph
350 feet
You

31. at night - your headlights should let you see
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
55 mph
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
350 feet

32. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
The most current address on your driver record
Slow moving vehicle
55
Its changing from green to red

33. solid yellow line
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
60
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
No passing

34. A speed restriction sign...
Turn wheels left
30 days
You
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn

35. you should signal
55
100 feet
The same thing as a stop sign
25 - unless posted otherwise

36. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
Guide signs
$3.50
Are something you don't want on your driver record
35 mph

37. If you miss your exit from an interstate expressway...
Turn wheels left
400 feet
100 feet
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed

38. shape of sign indicates the type of foadway
Route signs
Never
Service signs
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

39. up hill with curb
Turn wheels left
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
To left

40. at night use your low beams when following a vehicle at
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
70
Protected/permissive
300 feet

41. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
Turn your wheels to the right
30 days
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
65% light blockage

42. green arrow ro circular green or flashing yellow arrow. drivers must wait until gap in opposing traffic. commonly called left turn yield on green
Service signs
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Protected/permissive
Watch for children walking along the side of the road

43. avoid highway hypnosis by...
65% light blockage
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
.08% or more
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you

44. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
15 years old
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Guide signs
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down

45. square or rectangle - green or brown with white lettering
Protected/permissive
The most current address on your driver record
Guide signs
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

46. The 'No-Zone' is...
70
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
65
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

47. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
60
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
$3.50

48. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
Turn wheels right
Slow moving vehicle
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
30 days

49. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
Blind spots
$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
Turn wheels to right

50. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
You
300 feet
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right