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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. down hill without curb
Turn wheels to right
Service signs
Right
11/2 feet

2. circular green or flashing yellow light and are required to wait until gap in opposite traffic
Permissive
.08% or more
70
Slow moving vehicle

3. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
Protected
11/2 feet
65
Watch for children walking along the side of the road

4. Emergency vehicles...
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
300 feet
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

5. You must keep proof of your liability insurance
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Guide signs
Slow moving vehicle

6. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
You
$3.50
.08% or more
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year

7. A 'No Right On Red' sign means...
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Blind spots
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

8. Points

9. if you are skidding
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
15 years old
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

10. rural expressways
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
$3.50
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
65

11. Littering
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
55
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
No passing

12. square or rectangle - green or brown with white lettering
60
Guide signs
15 years old
The most current address on your driver record

13. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
Turn wheels to right
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
35 mph
Traffic is moving in the same direction

14. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
300 feet
Slow moving vehicle
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

15. vehicles may only turn when they recieive a green arrow while opposing vehicles are stopped by red light. commonly called left turn signal
Turn wheels to right
Turn wheels right
Protected
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn

16. up hill with curb
15 years old
$3.50
No passing
Turn wheels left

17. A yellow signal light means
Its changing from green to red
350 feet
Protected
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

18. When you approach a railroad crossing without flashing warning signals or crossing gates - you should...
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
55
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
100 feet

19. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
The same thing as a stop sign
55
Never

20. square or rectangular - blue with white lettering
55
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Service signs
55 mph

21. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
$3.50
Its changing from green to red
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

22. If you are at fault in an accident and do not pay for the damages
55 mph
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Turn wheels to right
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year

23. you should signal
100 feet
55
65% light blockage
Its changing from green to red

24. in a severe rainstorm the tires can lose all contact with the road at
.08% or more
55 mph
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
100 feet

25. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
65
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Its changing from green to red
40/70

26. A speed restriction sign...
30 days
100 feet
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Protected

27. highway hypnosis is caused by...
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
400 feet
Turn wheels right

28. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
Right
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
The same thing as a stop sign
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

29. The 'No-Zone' is...
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
The same thing as a stop sign
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

30. orange triangle
Slow moving vehicle
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
11/2 feet

31. FACT is an abbreviation for...
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Protected
To left
300 feet

32. solid yellow line
70
No passing
Right
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

33. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
Right
The most current address on your driver record
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
$3.50

34. if the line is white
Work zone signs
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Never
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

35. speed limit in any city town or village is...
25 - unless posted otherwise
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
400 feet
$3.50

36. fluorescent orange
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Work zone signs
You

37. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
30 days
Permissive
Turn wheels right
40/70

38. avoid highway hypnosis by...
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
350 feet

39. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
65% light blockage
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Work zone signs

40. A fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 mph could take up to ______ to come to a complete stop...
The same thing as a stop sign
400 feet
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

41. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
100 feet
$3.50
Blind spots
To left

42. lettered roads
No passing
55
Turn wheels right
100 feet

43. if the line is yellow
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Protected/permissive
Protected
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving

44. rural interstates and freeways
70
300 feet
100 feet
Slow moving vehicle

45. triangular with red and white with red letters. means you must slow down and yield the right of way
Yield sign
Right
$3.50
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine

46. A license plate frame...
Guide signs
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Are something you don't want on your driver record

47. dual use lanes
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
11/2 feet
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
300 feet

48. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
15 years old
65
Are something you don't want on your driver record
To left

49. If you miss your exit from an interstate expressway...
The most current address on your driver record
30 days
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed

50. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Right