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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. circular green or flashing yellow light and are required to wait until gap in opposite traffic
Are something you don't want on your driver record
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Permissive

2. at night - use your low beams when you come within
The same thing as a stop sign
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Are something you don't want on your driver record
100 feet

3. speed limit in any city town or village is...
You
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Its changing from green to red
25 - unless posted otherwise

4. dual use lanes
70
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
350 feet

5. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
350 feet
Blind spots

6. green arrow ro circular green or flashing yellow arrow. drivers must wait until gap in opposing traffic. commonly called left turn yield on green
Protected/permissive
The most current address on your driver record
40/70
Protected

7. 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 slow down
Turn wheels left
You
60

8. if you are skidding
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Blind spots
Turn your wheels to the right
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

9. You must keep proof of your liability insurance
Guide signs
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
400 feet
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine

10. solid yellow line
No passing
400 feet
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail

11. if you think you tires are hydroplaning
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
15 years old
Its changing from green to red

12. if the line is yellow
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Its changing from green to red
Guide signs
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

13. down hill without curb
Never
100 feet
Turn wheels to right
55 mph

14. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
400 feet
65% light blockage

15. in a severe rainstorm the tires can lose all contact with the road at
55
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
65% light blockage
55 mph

16. lettered roads
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
55
Turn wheels to right

17. shape of sign indicates the type of foadway
Route signs
25 - unless posted otherwise
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

18. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
11/2 feet
350 feet

19. at night - your headlights should let you see
Right
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
.08% or more
350 feet

20. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
Turn wheels to right
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
65% light blockage
Are something you don't want on your driver record

21. The 'No-Zone' is...
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
40/70
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other

22. you should signal
100 feet
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Right
40/70

23. avoid highway hypnosis by...
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
$3.50

24. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
100 feet
Service signs
40/70
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail

25. orange triangle
Slow moving vehicle
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
30 days
Turn wheels left

26. When making right or left turns - a driver should signal ________ before the turn...
100 feet
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
11/2 feet
Guide signs

27. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
400 feet
Yield sign
30 days
Should not cover any information on the license plate

28. FACT is an abbreviation for...
Protected/permissive
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Are something you don't want on your driver record

29. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
Guide signs
Protected/permissive
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months

30. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
Guide signs
Right
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
The most current address on your driver record

31. rural expressways
70
65
Right
Both turn arrow and straight arrow

32. rural interstates and freeways
Protected
100 feet
55 mph
70

33. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
$3.50
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
15 years old

34. highway hypnosis is caused by...
Slow moving vehicle
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Its changing from green to red
Turn wheels to right

35. if the line is white
To left
Protected/permissive
Turn your wheels to the right
Traffic is moving in the same direction

36. square or rectangular - blue with white lettering
Its changing from green to red
65
Service signs
Permissive

37. at night use your low beams when following a vehicle at
100 feet
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
300 feet
You

38. 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 right
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
60

39. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
35 mph
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
The same thing as a stop sign

40. Emergency vehicles...
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Work zone signs

41. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Route signs

42. A license plate frame...
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Should not cover any information on the license plate
65% light blockage

43. 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
To left
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
11/2 feet

44. Littering
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
70
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated

45. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
Right
Route signs
Its changing from green to red
15 years old

46. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children
30 days
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Right

47. up hill with curb
400 feet
Turn wheels left
Turn wheels to right
25 - unless posted otherwise

48. Work zone signs mean...
Right
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
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving

49. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
To left
Right

50. When a traffic signal light turns green - you should...
65
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
.08% or more
15 years old