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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. at night - your headlights should let you see
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
350 feet
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine

2. When you approach a railroad crossing without flashing warning signals or crossing gates - you should...
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Its changing from green to red
Protected
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

3. at night - use your low beams when you come within
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

4. up hill with curb
65
Permissive
Turn wheels left
Turn wheels to right

5. orange triangle
Slow moving vehicle
11/2 feet
55 mph
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine

6. A yellow signal light means
Its changing from green to red
40/70
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Service signs

7. A fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 mph could take up to ______ to come to a complete stop...
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
400 feet
65
Service signs

8. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
11/2 feet
Right
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Both turn arrow and straight arrow

9. at night use your low beams when following a vehicle at
350 feet
300 feet
Traffic is moving in the same direction
11/2 feet

10. A speed restriction sign...
70
30 days
25 - unless posted otherwise
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn

11. square or rectangle - green or brown with white lettering
Protected
Guide signs
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
You

12. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
55 mph
65% light blockage
70
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

13. The 'No-Zone' is...
25 - unless posted otherwise
To left
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

14. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
11/2 feet
To left
Yield sign
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you

15. When parking you vehicle down hill on a two way street...
Turn your wheels to the right
60
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
Guide signs

16. A license plate frame...
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Should not cover any information on the license plate
65
100 feet

17. triangular with red and white with red letters. means you must slow down and yield the right of way
100 feet
30 days
Yield sign
Both turn arrow and straight arrow

18. down hill without curb
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Turn wheels to right
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
350 feet

19. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
Service signs
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Its changing from green to red
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you

20. if you are skidding
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
70
300 feet
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

21. rural interstates and freeways
Turn wheels to right
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
70
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations

22. you should signal
55
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
100 feet
Turn wheels to right

23. speed limit in any city town or village is...
$3.50
Work zone signs
25 - unless posted otherwise
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

24. In Missouri - the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which it is illegal for an adult driver to operate a motor vehicle is...
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
.08% or more
Turn your wheels to the 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

25. When a traffic signal light turns green - you should...
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
No passing
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
$3.50

26. vehicles may only turn when they recieive a green arrow while opposing vehicles are stopped by red light. commonly called left turn signal
100 feet
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
Protected
You

27. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
.08% or more
$3.50
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

28. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
The most current address on your driver record
100 feet
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
11/2 feet

29. Littering
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
40/70
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Traffic is moving in the same direction

30. You must keep proof of your liability insurance
Service signs
Yield sign
.08% or more
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated

31. If you miss your exit from an interstate expressway...
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
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
350 feet

32. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
30 days
70
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
60

33. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Protected
Blind spots
100 feet

34. FACT is an abbreviation for...
Turn wheels to right
Permissive
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
No passing

35. in a severe rainstorm the tires can lose all contact with the road at
100 feet
Its changing from green to red
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
55 mph

36. 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
You
Protected/permissive
55

37. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
The most current address on your driver record
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
You
35 mph

38. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
The most current address on your driver record
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
You

39. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
Never
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
15 years old
Service signs

40. fluorescent orange
11/2 feet
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Work zone signs
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you

41. avoid highway hypnosis by...
Turn wheels left
Permissive
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

42. lettered roads
55
The same thing as a stop sign
Work zone signs
Slow moving vehicle

43. interstate highways freeways or expressways within urbanized areas
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Turn wheels right
55
60

44. if the line is white
Traffic is moving in the same direction
No passing
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

45. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
Service signs
Yield sign
$3.50
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated

46. Emergency vehicles...
55 mph
The same thing as a stop sign
11/2 feet
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. circular green or flashing yellow light and are required to wait until gap in opposite traffic
100 feet
Turn wheels to right
Permissive
Protected

48. dual use lanes
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
65% light blockage
Right

49. up hill without curb
100 feet
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Turn your wheels to the right
Turn wheels right

50. shape of sign indicates the type of foadway
Route signs
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
55