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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. fluorescent orange
Work zone signs
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
To left

2. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Service signs
The same thing as a stop sign
Turn wheels right

3. rural expressways
15 years old
65
No passing
Should not cover any information on the license plate

4. A yellow signal light means
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
35 mph
Its changing from green to red
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

5. dual use lanes
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Slow moving vehicle
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Both turn arrow and straight arrow

6. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
Protected/permissive
15 years old
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations

7. In Missouri - the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which it is illegal for an adult driver to operate a motor vehicle is...
The same thing as a stop sign
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
.08% or more
70

8. Littering
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Are something you don't want on your driver record
65
350 feet

9. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
Right
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
40/70
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving

10. interstate highways freeways or expressways within urbanized areas
60
Blind spots
Guide signs
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other

11. if you are skidding
Yield sign
11/2 feet
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

12. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
Permissive
35 mph
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

13. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
You
Yield sign
55

14. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
Yield sign
Blind spots
11/2 feet
350 feet

15. solid yellow line
No passing
Slow moving vehicle
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Turn your wheels to the right

16. Work zone signs mean...
35 mph
30 days
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

17. if the line is yellow
The same thing as a stop sign
Yield sign
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you

18. When a traffic signal light turns green - you should...
$3.50
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

19. you should signal
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Protected/permissive
100 feet

20. A 'No Right On Red' sign means...
Yield sign
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians

21. rural interstates and freeways
Turn your wheels to the right
To left
55 mph
70

22. A license plate frame...
100 feet
Should not cover any information on the license plate
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
100 feet

23. A speed restriction sign...
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Turn wheels right
350 feet

24. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
The same thing as a stop sign
Never
25 - unless posted otherwise
65% light blockage

25. if the line is white
Traffic is moving in the same direction
11/2 feet
You
Both turn arrow and straight arrow

26. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
Blind spots
Right
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
The most current address on your driver record

27. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
To left
Are something you don't want on your driver record
65
11/2 feet

28. speed limit in any city town or village is...
25 - unless posted otherwise
No passing
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Never

29. When parking you vehicle down hill on a two way street...
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Turn your wheels to the right
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed

30. Points

31. at night - use your low beams when you come within
$3.50
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
The same thing as a stop sign
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

32. You may pass another vehicle by using the shoulder of the road...
Work zone signs
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Never
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

33. if you think you tires are hydroplaning
30 days
70
No passing
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down

34. square or rectangle - green or brown with white lettering
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Guide signs
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail

35. shape of sign indicates the type of foadway
Turn your wheels to the right
Route signs
35 mph
500 feet of oncoming vehicle

36. FACT is an abbreviation for...
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Turn wheels left
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Are something you don't want on your driver record

37. highway hypnosis is caused by...
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
300 feet
Turn wheels right
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine

38. triangular with red and white with red letters. means you must slow down and yield the right of way
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Yield sign
The same thing as a stop sign
Service signs

39. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
Right
Permissive
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
11/2 feet

40. vehicles may only turn when they recieive a green arrow while opposing vehicles are stopped by red light. commonly called left turn signal
Turn your wheels to the right
70
15 years old
Protected

41. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Turn wheels to right
30 days
To left

42. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
30 days
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down

43. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children
30 days
Turn wheels right
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Protected

44. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
Turn your wheels to the right
The most current address on your driver record
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Work zone signs

45. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
The same thing as a stop sign
You
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

46. When making right or left turns - a driver should signal ________ before the turn...
Blind spots
100 feet
Protected
No passing

47. up hill with curb
70
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
300 feet
Turn wheels left

48. at night use your low beams when following a vehicle at
Guide signs
300 feet
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
No passing

49. avoid highway hypnosis by...
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn

50. orange triangle
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
The most current address on your driver record
Slow moving vehicle
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn