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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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1. Emergency vehicles...
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
70
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. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Route signs
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
The same thing as a stop sign

3. When you approach a railroad crossing without flashing warning signals or crossing gates - you should...
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
40/70
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

4. solid yellow line
No passing
To left
Service signs
Its changing from green to red

5. Points

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6. rural expressways
Protected/permissive
65
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Permissive

7. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
To left
$3.50
100 feet
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians

8. if you think you tires are hydroplaning
Its changing from green to red
55 mph
$3.50
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down

9. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
Turn wheels to right
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
$3.50
11/2 feet

10. orange triangle
Should not cover any information on the license plate
11/2 feet
Slow moving vehicle
100 feet

11. A 'No Right On Red' sign means...
Slow moving vehicle
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

12. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
Route signs
You
Never
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail

13. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
350 feet
40/70
Yield sign
300 feet

14. A license plate frame...
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Should not cover any information on the license plate
30 days

15. 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
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
70

16. A fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 mph could take up to ______ to come to a complete stop...
100 feet
Blind spots
Never
400 feet

17. down hill without curb
15 years old
40/70
Turn wheels to right
Work zone signs

18. shape of sign indicates the type of foadway
Route signs
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Turn wheels to right
Both turn arrow and straight arrow

19. speed limit in any city town or village is...
25 - unless posted otherwise
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
You
Never

20. at night - your headlights should let you see
350 feet
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail

21. vehicles may only turn when they recieive a green arrow while opposing vehicles are stopped by red light. commonly called left turn signal
Protected
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Its changing from green to red
100 feet

22. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
65
To left
11/2 feet

23. up hill without curb
25 - unless posted otherwise
70
Turn wheels right
No passing

24. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
100 feet
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Permissive
The most current address on your driver record

25. up hill with curb
Work zone signs
300 feet
Guide signs
Turn wheels left

26. dual use lanes
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you

27. Littering
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Right

28. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
40/70
35 mph
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

29. When parking you vehicle down hill on a two way street...
60
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Turn your wheels to the right

30. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children
Turn wheels left
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
60

31. if the line is yellow
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
35 mph
Permissive

32. square or rectangular - blue with white lettering
Service signs
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
.08% or more
Watch for children walking along the side of the road

33. A yellow signal light means
$3.50
Route signs
60
Its changing from green to red

34. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
30 days
100 feet
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
$3.50

35. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
Right
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
To left

36. If you miss your exit from an interstate expressway...
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Turn wheels left
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed

37. FACT is an abbreviation for...
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Protected/permissive
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Its changing from green to red

38. in a severe rainstorm the tires can lose all contact with the road at
Protected/permissive
Turn wheels right
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
55 mph

39. rural interstates and freeways
70
350 feet
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Both turn arrow and straight arrow

40. you should signal
11/2 feet
Work zone signs
100 feet
Traffic is moving in the same direction

41. interstate highways freeways or expressways within urbanized areas
55 mph
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
70
60

42. 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
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
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 your wheels to the right

43. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
65
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
30 days

44. highway hypnosis is caused by...
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Are something you don't want on your driver record

45. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
Blind spots
60
Turn your wheels to the right
The most current address on your driver record

46. You may pass another vehicle by using the shoulder of the road...
65
Never
$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

47. at night use your low beams when following a vehicle at
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
.08% or more
11/2 feet
300 feet

48. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Turn wheels left
Turn your wheels to the right
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

49. green arrow ro circular green or flashing yellow arrow. drivers must wait until gap in opposing traffic. commonly called left turn yield on green
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Protected/permissive
Slow moving vehicle

50. You must keep proof of your liability insurance
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Service signs
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated