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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...
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
65
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

2. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
400 feet
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Blind spots
Should not cover any information on the license plate

3. speed limit in any city town or village is...
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
25 - unless posted otherwise
To left
$3.50

4. circular green or flashing yellow light and are required to wait until gap in opposite traffic
Permissive
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
$3.50
Service signs

5. down hill without curb
Turn wheels to right
100 feet
Protected/permissive
400 feet

6. Littering
The most current address on your driver record
60
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail

7. Work zone signs mean...
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
.08% or more
55

8. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
40/70
Route signs

9. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means
The same thing as a stop sign
400 feet
$3.50
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving

10. If you miss your exit from an interstate expressway...
100 feet
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Turn your wheels to the right
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed

11. vehicles may only turn when they recieive a green arrow while opposing vehicles are stopped by red light. commonly called left turn signal
Protected/permissive
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
65
Protected

12. rural expressways
Turn your wheels to the right
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
65
300 feet

13. When a traffic signal light turns green - you should...
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
30 days
Route signs
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians

14. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
55 mph
15 years old
35 mph
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians

15. interstate highways freeways or expressways within urbanized areas
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
60
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine

16. highway hypnosis is caused by...
30 days
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
70
To left

17. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
$3.50
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

18. If you are at fault in an accident and do not pay for the damages
55 mph
40/70
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

19. A license plate frame...
400 feet
15 years old
100 feet
Should not cover any information on the license plate

20. When parking you vehicle down hill on a two way street...
Turn your wheels to the right
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Protected
Yield sign

21. The 'No-Zone' is...
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

22. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
$3.50
30 days
11/2 feet
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

23. at night - your headlights should let you see
Its changing from green to red
Service signs
350 feet
Permissive

24. A yellow signal light means
Permissive
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
The same thing as a stop sign
Its changing from green to red

25. if the line is white
40/70
60
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you

26. You may pass another vehicle by using the shoulder of the road...
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Protected/permissive
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Never

27. avoid highway hypnosis by...
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Turn wheels right
35 mph
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you

28. triangular with red and white with red letters. means you must slow down and yield the right of way
30 days
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
40/70
Yield sign

29. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
350 feet
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
The same thing as a stop sign

30. In Missouri - the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which it is illegal for an adult driver to operate a motor vehicle is...
100 feet
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
.08% or more
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

31. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
55
35 mph
Turn your wheels to the right

32. you should signal
Permissive
400 feet
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
100 feet

33. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
400 feet
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
30 days

34. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
No passing
15 years old
Slow moving vehicle
$3.50

35. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
70

36. 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
The same thing as a stop sign
You
To left

37. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Blind spots
60
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

38. orange triangle
Slow moving vehicle
Yield sign
55
You

39. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
Turn wheels left
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
$3.50
65% light blockage

40. You must keep proof of your liability insurance
$3.50
Are something you don't want on your driver record
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
11/2 feet

41. dual use lanes
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Permissive
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year

42. When you approach a railroad crossing without flashing warning signals or crossing gates - you should...
Turn wheels to right
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Its changing from green to red
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

43. Emergency vehicles...
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
Slow moving vehicle
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving

44. A fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 mph could take up to ______ to come to a complete stop...
400 feet
No passing
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down

45. at night use your low beams when following a vehicle at
You
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
300 feet
65% light blockage

46. A speed restriction sign...
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
65
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
11/2 feet

47. lettered roads
55
55 mph
Service signs
Should not cover any information on the license plate

48. fluorescent orange
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
.08% or more
30 days
Work zone signs

49. Points

50. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
To left
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
$3.50
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine