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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. A speed restriction sign...
The same thing as a stop sign
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
35 mph
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down

2. Littering
55 mph
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
Permissive

3. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
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
400 feet

4. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
.08% or more
Permissive
You

5. triangular with red and white with red letters. means you must slow down and yield the right of way
.08% or more
Work zone signs
Yield sign
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

6. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
Right
Protected
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

7. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
Turn wheels right
35 mph
.08% or more
No passing

8. at night use your low beams when following a vehicle at
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
300 feet
55
The most current address on your driver record

9. if you are skidding
The same thing as a stop sign
Service signs
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

10. When making right or left turns - a driver should signal ________ before the turn...
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
100 feet
11/2 feet
40/70

11. lettered roads
55
The most current address on your driver record
Guide signs
Right

12. in a severe rainstorm the tires can lose all contact with the road at
Turn wheels right
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Traffic is moving in the same direction
55 mph

13. dual use lanes
Guide signs
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
300 feet
Both turn arrow and straight arrow

14. FACT is an abbreviation for...
No passing
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Never
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations

15. you should signal
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
.08% or more
100 feet
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving

16. avoid highway hypnosis by...
15 years old
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed

17. When you approach a railroad crossing without flashing warning signals or crossing gates - you should...
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
40/70

18. When a traffic signal light turns green - you should...
$3.50
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

19. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
15 years old
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

20. if the line is yellow
Right
Turn your wheels to the right
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

21. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
Route signs
55
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

22. If you are at fault in an accident and do not pay for the damages
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
100 feet
Should not cover any information on the license plate

23. circular green or flashing yellow light and are required to wait until gap in opposite traffic
Permissive
.08% or more
You
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other

24. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Blind spots
Are something you don't want on your driver record

25. if you think you tires are hydroplaning
65% light blockage
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Slow moving vehicle

26. When parking you vehicle down hill on a two way street...
Its changing from green to red
Turn your wheels to the right
55
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

27. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
You
30 days
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

28. highway hypnosis is caused by...
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
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
The most current address on your driver record

29. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
40/70
To left
350 feet

30. green arrow ro circular green or flashing yellow arrow. drivers must wait until gap in opposing traffic. commonly called left turn yield on green
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
65
The same thing as a stop sign
Protected/permissive

31. if the line is white
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Slow moving vehicle
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Protected

32. shape of sign indicates the type of foadway
65% light blockage
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Route signs
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

33. rural interstates and freeways
The same thing as a stop sign
70
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Slow moving vehicle

34. Emergency vehicles...
Never
Permissive
Traffic is moving in the same 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

35. You may pass another vehicle by using the shoulder of the road...
Protected
Yield sign
Blind spots
Never

36. at night - use your low beams when you come within
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
25 - unless posted otherwise
Route signs
Turn wheels left

37. orange triangle
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Slow moving vehicle
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 - unless posted otherwise

38. If you miss your exit from an interstate expressway...
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations

39. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
65% light blockage
15 years old
60
Work zone signs

40. 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
Slow moving vehicle
Turn your wheels to the right
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

41. rural expressways
Turn your wheels to the right
Blind spots
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
65

42. interstate highways freeways or expressways within urbanized areas
60
Turn your wheels to the right
Its changing from green to red
Permissive

43. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
25 - unless posted otherwise
$3.50
The most current address on your driver record
70

44. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Slow moving vehicle
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

45. A fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 mph could take up to ______ to come to a complete stop...
400 feet
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
No passing

46. A 'No Right On Red' sign means...
65
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Service signs
100 feet

47. A yellow signal light means
Permissive
Its changing from green to red
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Watch for children walking along the side of the road

48. The 'No-Zone' is...
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Guide signs
You
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other

49. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
The most current address on your driver record
Turn wheels to right
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Protected

50. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means
15 years old
The same thing as a stop sign
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
65