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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. The 'No-Zone' is...
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
The same thing as a stop sign

2. interstate highways freeways or expressways within urbanized areas
400 feet
65% light blockage
Work zone signs
60

3. square or rectangular - blue with white lettering
30 days
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Service 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

4. if you are skidding
300 feet
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
400 feet
40/70

5. A fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 mph could take up to ______ to come to a complete stop...
No passing
400 feet
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

6. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Yield sign
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

7. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
Turn wheels right
To left
300 feet
Permissive

8. circular green or flashing yellow light and are required to wait until gap in opposite traffic
Permissive
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine

9. When making right or left turns - a driver should signal ________ before the turn...
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
100 feet
Turn wheels to right
No passing

10. rural expressways
$3.50
65
15 years old
55

11. you should signal
55 mph
100 feet
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
60

12. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
300 feet
Turn your wheels to the right
Blind spots

13. at night - your headlights should let you see
350 feet
11/2 feet
The same thing as a stop sign
Route signs

14. if the line is white
Traffic is moving in the same direction
100 feet
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

15. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
No passing
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

16. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
11/2 feet
Should not cover any information on the license plate
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
The same thing as a stop sign

17. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
65% light blockage
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Its changing from green to red

18. Points

19. if you think you tires are hydroplaning
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Permissive
Protected
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

20. vehicles may only turn when they recieive a green arrow while opposing vehicles are stopped by red light. commonly called left turn signal
Turn wheels right
Permissive
Protected
55 mph

21. Littering
Slow moving vehicle
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
.08% or more
Watch for children walking along the side of the road

22. green arrow ro circular green or flashing yellow arrow. drivers must wait until gap in opposing traffic. commonly called left turn yield on green
Guide signs
500 feet of oncoming 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
Protected/permissive

23. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Turn wheels left

24. at night - use your low beams when you come within
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
35 mph
65% light blockage
500 feet of oncoming vehicle

25. shape of sign indicates the type of foadway
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Route 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
Blind spots

26. A yellow signal light means
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
11/2 feet
Its changing from green to red
Yield sign

27. highway hypnosis is caused by...
30 days
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Guide signs
.08% or more

28. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
Traffic is moving in the same direction
40/70
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Turn wheels left

29. up hill with curb
Right
11/2 feet
Turn wheels left
$3.50

30. When parking you vehicle down hill on a two way street...
Should not cover any information on the license plate
No passing
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Turn your wheels to the right

31. If you miss your exit from an interstate expressway...
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
100 feet
To left
Traffic is moving in the same direction

32. In Missouri - the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which it is illegal for an adult driver to operate a motor vehicle is...
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
.08% or more
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

33. A speed restriction sign...
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
55
11/2 feet
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

34. avoid highway hypnosis by...
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
55
Guide signs
Turn your wheels to the right

35. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
You
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Yield sign

36. up hill without curb
Right
Service signs
Turn wheels right
Guide signs

37. lettered roads
55
No passing
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Permissive

38. If you are at fault in an accident and do not pay for the damages
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Work zone signs
Turn wheels right
Permissive

39. A license plate frame...
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Slow moving vehicle
30 days
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn

40. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means
The same thing as a stop sign
Service signs
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
70

41. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
Protected
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
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 most current address on your driver record

42. orange triangle
Slow moving vehicle
100 feet
70
Turn your wheels to the right

43. When you approach a railroad crossing without flashing warning signals or crossing gates - you should...
Its changing from green to red
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
500 feet of oncoming vehicle

44. down hill without curb
25 - unless posted otherwise
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Turn wheels to right
Are something you don't want on your driver record

45. rural interstates and freeways
To left
70
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Its changing from green to red

46. at night use your low beams when following a vehicle at
25 - unless posted otherwise
Route signs
300 feet
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

47. FACT is an abbreviation for...
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
40/70
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

48. speed limit in any city town or village is...
Traffic is moving in the same direction
25 - unless posted otherwise
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

49. Work zone signs mean...
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Turn wheels to right
25 - unless posted otherwise
Watch for children walking along the side of the road

50. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Slow moving vehicle
35 mph
Turn wheels left