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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. 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
Never
$3.50

2. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
55 mph
Blind spots
No passing
30 days

3. if the line is white
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Turn wheels to right

4. if the line is yellow
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Route signs

5. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
The most current address on your driver record
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop

6. A fully loaded tractor-trailer traveling 55 mph could take up to ______ to come to a complete stop...
400 feet
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
350 feet
Guide signs

7. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
400 feet
35 mph
40/70

8. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
Turn wheels right
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
55 mph
Right

9. When a person buys a vehicle - he or she must title the vehicle within...
15 years old
Service signs
You
30 days

10. Work zone signs mean...
Turn wheels to right
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
350 feet
55

11. interstate highways freeways or expressways within urbanized areas
Blind spots
60
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
11/2 feet

12. at night use your low beams when following a vehicle at
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Right
40/70
300 feet

13. speed limit in any city town or village is...
Its changing from green to red
25 - unless posted otherwise
You
$3.50

14. circular green or flashing yellow light and are required to wait until gap in opposite traffic
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
Permissive
Right
Turn wheels to right

15. A license plate frame...
Turn wheels left
Permissive
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

16. If you miss your exit from an interstate expressway...
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
The most current address on your driver record
Work zone signs

17. fluorescent orange
Service signs
Turn wheels to right
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Work zone signs

18. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
The same thing as a stop sign
55
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

19. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
35 mph
100 feet
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
11/2 feet

20. vehicles may only turn when they recieive a green arrow while opposing vehicles are stopped by red light. commonly called left turn signal
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Protected
35 mph
The most current address on your driver record

21. When making right or left turns - a driver should signal ________ before the turn...
100 feet
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
25 - unless posted otherwise
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations

22. A point accumulation advisory letter will be sent to you if you
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
60
Permissive

23. You must keep proof of your liability insurance
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Route signs
100 feet

24. up hill without curb
Turn wheels right
Should not cover any information on the license plate
65% light blockage
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down

25. rural expressways
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
65
Blind spots
60

26. in a severe rainstorm the tires can lose all contact with the road at
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Its changing from green to red
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
55 mph

27. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
Turn wheels left
65
15 years old
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

28. square or rectangle - green or brown with white lettering
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Guide signs
Work zone signs
Never

29. Emergency vehicles...
11/2 feet
Right
300 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

30. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
300 feet
$3.50
100 feet
55

31. You may pass another vehicle by using the shoulder of the road...
Never
Route signs
The most current address on your driver record
40/70

32. 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
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
Yield sign
Right

33. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
100 feet
You
Turn wheels right
55 mph

34. lettered roads
$3.50
65% light blockage
55
Route signs

35. FACT is an abbreviation for...
Yield sign
60
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations

36. After stopping for a school bus that is unloading children
55 mph
Never
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

37. The 'No-Zone' is...
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
To left
300 feet
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed

38. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
65% light blockage
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program
400 feet
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated

39. 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
25 - unless posted otherwise
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Both turn arrow and straight arrow

40. A 'No Right On Red' sign means...
100 feet
Protected/permissive
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
You

41. orange triangle
70
15 years old
Slow moving vehicle
60

42. at night - your headlights should let you see
350 feet
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Yield sign
65% light blockage

43. rural interstates and freeways
15 years old
30 days
Blind spots
70

44. if you think you tires are hydroplaning
Should not cover any information on the license plate
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

45. When a traffic signal light turns green - you should...
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
15 years old
Turn your wheels to the right

46. square or rectangular - blue with white lettering
Service signs
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
No passing
Are something you don't want on your driver record

47. 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
60
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Never

48. SATOP is an abbreviation for...
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn
65
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

49. A yellow signal light means
To left
Its changing from green to red
300 feet
35 mph

50. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
Guide signs
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
You
65