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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. FACT is an abbreviation for...
Route signs
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Turn wheels to right
To left

2. highway hypnosis is caused by...
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
65% light blockage
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
To left

3. A fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 mph could take up to ______ to come to a complete stop...
400 feet
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Blind spots
60

4. You may pass another vehicle by using the shoulder of the road...
65
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Never
The most current address on your driver record

5. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
Service signs
$3.50
Right
Should not cover any information on the license plate

6. fluorescent orange
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Work zone signs
Watch for children walking along the side of the road

7. if you think you tires are hydroplaning
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn 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
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

8. at night - use your low beams when you come within
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Service signs
Its changing from green to red

9. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Its changing from green to red
Right
350 feet

10. If you are at fault in an accident and do not pay for the damages
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
400 feet
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

11. The 'No-Zone' is...
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Slow moving vehicle
300 feet

12. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
65% light blockage
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Service signs

13. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
Blind spots
.08% or more
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Its changing from green to red

14. green arrow ro circular green or flashing yellow arrow. drivers must wait until gap in opposing traffic. commonly called left turn yield on green
100 feet
$3.50
Turn your wheels to the right
Protected/permissive

15. interstate highways freeways or expressways within urbanized areas
60
The most current address on your driver record
55
Traffic is moving in the same direction

16. circular green or flashing yellow light and are required to wait until gap in opposite traffic
Never
Permissive
Turn wheels to right
300 feet

17. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Are something you don't want on your driver record
The most current address on your driver record
The same thing as a stop sign

18. square or rectangle - green or brown with white lettering
$3.50
100 feet
Guide signs
30 days

19. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
60
100 feet
11/2 feet

20. rural expressways
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
65
Permissive

21. if the line is yellow
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Turn wheels left
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

22. You must keep proof of your liability insurance
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Turn wheels left
Work zone signs
Traffic is moving in the same direction

23. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
30 days
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
400 feet
100 feet

24. Work zone signs mean...
Guide signs
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Protected/permissive
500 feet of oncoming vehicle

25. up hill without curb
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Work zone signs
Turn wheels right
The most current address on your driver record

26. A license plate frame...
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
65
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Permissive

27. A speed restriction sign...
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
15 years old
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
30 days

28. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
You
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
15 years old

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

30. in a severe rainstorm the tires can lose all contact with the road at
The most current address on your driver record
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
55 mph
65% light blockage

31. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
You
To left
Guide signs
Turn your wheels to the right

32. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Service signs
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Work zone signs

33. at night - your headlights should let you see
Permissive
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Yield sign
350 feet

34. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
30 days
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Yield sign
Protected

35. orange triangle
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Slow moving vehicle
Service signs
Right

36. When a traffic signal light turns green - you should...
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
55 mph
Its changing from green to red
Yield sign

37. up hill with curb
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Turn wheels left
Service signs
Traffic is moving in the same direction

38. shape of sign indicates the type of foadway
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Slow moving vehicle
Route signs
65

39. In Missouri - the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which it is illegal for an adult driver to operate a motor vehicle is...
.08% or more
35 mph
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
500 feet of oncoming vehicle

40. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
Slow moving vehicle
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
To left
$3.50

41. A 'No Right On Red' sign means...
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Yield sign
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
65

42. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
The same thing as a stop sign
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Yield sign

43. square or rectangular - blue with white lettering
Yield sign
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Service signs
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated

44. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
The same thing as a stop sign
Permissive
40/70
Should not cover any information on the license plate

45. dual use lanes
35 mph
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Permissive
.08% or more

46. you should signal
100 feet
60
65% light blockage
Route signs

47. When making right or left turns - a driver should signal ________ before the turn...
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
100 feet
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed

48. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
Service signs
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
35 mph
To left

49. solid yellow line
The same thing as a stop sign
Should not cover any information on the license plate
To left
No passing

50. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
35 mph
15 years old
To left
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations