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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. Shortly before your driver or nondriver license expires - the Driver License Bureau will mail a renewal reminder postcard to...
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Yield sign
55
The most current address on your driver record

2. When approaching a railroad crossing you should
25 - unless posted otherwise
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
$3.50
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

3. square or rectangular - blue with white lettering
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Service signs
25 - unless posted otherwise

4. avoid highway hypnosis by...
Work zone signs
.08% or more
Slow moving vehicle
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you

5. highway hypnosis is caused by...
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Its changing from green to red
Yield sign

6. at night - your headlights should let you see
350 feet
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Permissive

7. orange triangle
Slow moving vehicle
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
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right

8. you should signal
Traffic is moving in the same direction
100 feet
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Shows a recommended speed for a curve or turn

9. solid yellow line
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
No passing
The same thing as a stop sign
Are something you don't want on your driver record

10. if you think you tires are hydroplaning
Should not cover any information on the license plate
350 feet
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
35 mph

11. spaces where you can not see with your rearview mirror
Blind spots
60
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
11/2 feet

12. in a severe rainstorm the tires can lose all contact with the road at
Never
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
55 mph
65% light blockage

13. speed limit in any city town or village is...
25 - unless posted otherwise
350 feet
No passing
Route signs

14. When you approach a railroad crossing without flashing warning signals or crossing gates - you should...
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Turn wheels to right
Are something you don't want on your driver record
Yield to all trains at the crossing.

15. down hill without curb
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Turn wheels to right
Service signs

16. parallel parking - when clear of front vehicle - turn wheels
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
To left
300 feet
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed

17. at night - use your low beams when you come within
No passing
You
500 feet of oncoming vehicle
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

18. if you are skidding
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
You
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

19. FACT is an abbreviation for...
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
Protected
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
65% light blockage

20. dual use lanes
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
55 mph
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year

21. rural interstates and freeways
35 mph
70
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Take your foot off the accelerator and gently turn your wheel the direction that your rear wheels are sliding

22. When a traffic signal light turns green - you should...
65
Slow down - look for a train - be ready to stop
Traffic is moving in the same direction
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians

23. if the line is yellow
To left
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
400 feet
The traffic on the other side is moveing in the opposite direction

24. In Missouri - the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level at which it is illegal for an adult driver to operate a motor vehicle is...
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Turn your wheels to the right
.08% or more
Right

25. Littering
Failure to Appear in Court for Traffic violations
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
70

26. Work zone signs mean...
Turn wheels left
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
.08% or more
To left

27. When parking you vehicle down hill on a two way street...
350 feet
Turn your wheels to the right
15 years old
Watch for children walking along the side of the road

28. You must keep proof of your liability insurance
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
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other

29. triangular with red and white with red letters. means you must slow down and yield the right of way
60
Take your foot off the accelerator and slow down
.08% or more
Yield sign

30. shape of sign indicates the type of foadway
100 feet
Route signs
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
35 mph

31. When making right or left turns - a driver should signal ________ before the turn...
Service signs
100 feet
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
Turn wheels to right

32. Front door windows on a vehicle may be tinted to no more than...
Permissive
Are something you don't want on your driver record
60
65% light blockage

33. A 'No Right On Red' sign means...
If the traffic signal is red - you cannot turn right
The most current address on your driver record
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you

34. up hill without curb
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Turn wheels right
Turn your wheels to the right
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

35. Emergency vehicles...
Get off at the next exit and come back to the exit you missed
Accumulate a total of 4 points in 12 months
55 mph
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other

36. vehicles may only turn when they recieive a green arrow while opposing vehicles are stopped by red light. commonly called left turn signal
Protected
65
Have the right of way when using siren - horn - and red/blue lights may use a loudspeaker to give instructions may follow each other
350 feet

37. The fee for an Instruction Permit is...
Watch for children walking along the side of the road
$3.50
Route signs
Both turn arrow and straight arrow

38. The minimum age that a person must be in order to obtain an Instruction Permit is...
Guide signs
15 years old
Constantly moving your eyes and watching the traffic and signs around you
Substance Abuse Traffic Offender Program

39. hydroplaning can happen at any speed over
In your vehicle whenever it is being operated
Guide signs
35 mph
11/2 feet

40. The minimum and maximum speed limits on Missouri interstate highways are...
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Both turn arrow and straight arrow
40/70
Blind spots

41. 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
The same thing as a stop sign
Never
The term used to describe the blind spots around a truck or bus

42. A yellow signal light means
Never
55
100 feet
Its changing from green to red

43. If you are ordered to install an ignition interlock on your vehicle - the cost of installation and monthly inspection must be paid by...
You
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
70
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail

44. parallel parking - trun wheels sharply to the what to back out
Yield to all trains at the crossing.
Guide signs
Right
Permissive

45. up hill with curb
Turn wheels left
60
40/70
Less than ideal conditions are present for driving

46. parallel parking - stop vehcle how any feet to the left of that vehicle
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Sameness road and traffic and the hum of wind tires and engine
Should not cover any information on the license plate
11/2 feet

47. lettered roads
65% light blockage
Never
55
300 feet

48. A flashing red light on a traffic signal means
Turn your wheels to the right
40/70
Service signs
The same thing as a stop sign

49. You may pass another vehicle by using the shoulder of the road...
Can lead to a $1000 fine and up to one year in jail
Yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
Never
$3.50

50. interstate highways freeways or expressways within urbanized areas
Your driver license or plates or both will be suspended for one year
Its changing from green to red
60
350 feet