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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. solid yellow line
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
No passing
Slow moving vehicle
30 days

2. When a traffic signal light turns green - you should...
Protected/permissive
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
.08% or more

3. square or rectangle - green or brown with white lettering
55
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
35 mph
Guide signs

4. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
40/70
Turn wheels to right
70
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn

5. You may pass another vehicle by using the shoulder of the road...
The same thing as a stop sign
60
Never
500 feet of oncoming vehicle

6. if you are skidding
65% light blockage
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Protected/permissive
Blind spots

7. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
55
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
$3.50

8. in a severe rainstorm the tires can lose all contact with the road at
70
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Turn wheels to right
55 mph

9. at night use your low beams when following a vehicle at
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
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
300 feet

10. lettered roads
400 feet
55
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Yield sign

11. Points

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12. A yellow signal light means
Its changing from green to red
Work zone signs
The same thing as a stop sign
Protected

13. The 'No-Zone' is...
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Slow moving vehicle
500 feet of oncoming vehicle

14. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
Guide signs
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Turn wheels left

15. square or rectangular - blue with white lettering
Turn your wheels to the right
25 - unless posted otherwise
350 feet
Service signs

16. A speed restriction sign...
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Traffic is moving in the same direction
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

17. When you approach a railroad crossing without flashing warning signals or crossing gates - you should...
.08% or more
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Turn wheels left
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other

18. up hill with curb
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
Turn wheels left
No passing

19. Work zone signs mean...
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
100 feet
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

20. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
Permissive
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
30 days

21. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children
Protected
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
400 feet
Watch for children walking along the side of the road

22. at night - your headlights should let you see
350 feet
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
35 mph
100 feet

23. if the line is yellow
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Its changing from green to red

24. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
.08% or more
Right
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year

25. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
11/2 feet
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
15 years old
500 feet of oncoming vehicle

26. Littering
To left
Permissive
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
65% light blockage

27. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
35 mph
65% light blockage

28. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
300 feet
Turn wheels left
To left
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

29. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
$3.50
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
25 - unless posted otherwise

30. fluorescent orange
Route signs
Work zone signs
Guide signs
.08% or more

31. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
$3.50
11/2 feet
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Traffic is moving in the same direction

32. interstate highways freeways or expressways within urbanized areas
To left
100 feet
The most current address on your driver record
60

33. rural interstates and freeways
300 feet
70
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

34. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Traffic is moving in the same direction
You
Yield sign

35. dual use lanes
60
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
$3.50

36. A fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 mph could take up to ______ to come to a complete stop...
Service signs
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Right
400 feet

37. A 'No Right On Red' sign means...
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
You
25 - unless posted otherwise

38. In Missouri - the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which it is illegal for an adult driver to operate a motor vehicle is...
Protected/permissive
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
You
.08% or more

39. FACT is an abbreviation for...
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
40/70
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
65% light blockage

40. Emergency vehicles...
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
30 days

41. speed limit in any city town or village is...
Blind spots
The same thing as a stop sign
350 feet
25 - unless posted otherwise

42. if the line is white
Right
Protected
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

43. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
100 feet
65% light blockage

44. When parking you vehicle down hill on a two way street...
Turn wheels left
Turn your wheels to the right
55 mph
The same thing as a stop sign

45. highway hypnosis is caused by...
Turn your wheels to the right
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
40/70
35 mph

46. When making right or left turns - a driver should signal ________ before the turn...
60
Blind spots
100 feet
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations

47. You must keep proof of your liability insurance
Guide signs
65% light blockage
.08% or more
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated

48. if you think you tires are hydroplaning
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Protected/permissive
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
55 mph

49. If you miss your exit from an interstate expressway...
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
100 feet
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
The most current address on your driver record

50. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Blind spots
60
70