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#1. A broken yellow line alongside a solid yellow line means:

Passing is allowed if the broken line is on your side

A. Passing is allowed if the broken line is on your side

Passing is not allowed in either direction

B. Passing is not allowed in either direction

Passing on the left is permitted in either direction

C. Passing on the left is permitted in either direction

Broken lines may be crossed in a passing or left-turn maneuver, but only when it is safe to do so. On any two-lane road, never pass if you cannot see the road is clear for the distance you need to make a pass, even if there is no marking on the roadway.

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#2. Which should you always check before you begin to drive?

That brake lights are working

A. That brake lights are working

That your rear-view and side mirrors are properly adjusted

B. That your rear-view and side mirrors are properly adjusted

That all doors are locked

C. That all doors are locked

Adjust vehicle’s controls (climate controls, mirrors, radio, seat, etc.) before you begin to drive.

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#3. A conviction under state law of a felony involving a motor vehicle will result in the following points on your driver record:

Four points

A. Four points

12 points

B. 12 points

Six points

C. Six points

Points assessed for violations vary, based on conviction under state law or county or municipal ordinance. A conviction under state law of a Felony Involving a Motor Vehicle carries 12 points.

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#4. Which signal gives vehicles a protected phase?

A solid green light

A. A solid green light

A green arrow

B. A green arrow

A flashing yellow arrow

C. A flashing yellow arrow

A green arrow tells you that you can drive in the direction the arrow is pointing. You must be in the proper lane and the way must be clear of all traffic and pedestrians.

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#5. A speed limit sign:

May be ignored in rain, snow, or icy conditions

A. May be ignored in rain, snow, or icy conditions

Has a triangular shape

B. Has a triangular shape

Shows the maximum allowable speed in ideal conditions

C. Shows the maximum allowable speed in ideal conditions

Speed limit signs indicate the maximum speed allowed by law, and do not mean that all parts of the road can be safely driven at those speeds under all conditions. The speed limit is the maximum allowable speed in ideal conditions.

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#6. Going around a lowered gate at a railroad crossing is:

Permitted, if no gongs are sounding

A. Permitted, if no gongs are sounding

Illegal

B. Illegal

Permitted, if no red light is flashing

C. Permitted, if no red light is flashing

Never try to go through, around or under any crossing gate or barrier at a railroad crossing.

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#7. Drivers who use marijuana:

Have improved judgment of time and distance

A. Have improved judgment of time and distance

Drive safer than other drivers

B. Drive safer than other drivers

Make more mistakes while driving

C. Make more mistakes while driving

Marijuana can impair cognitive function, impair judgment of time and distance, and decrease coordination. Research studies have shown negative effects of marijuana on drivers, including an increase in lane weaving, poor reaction time, and altered attention to the road.

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#8. Which is one factor that significantly affects your stopping distance?

Type and condition of tires

A. Type and condition of tires

Type of safety belts

B. Type of safety belts

Condition of brake lights

C. Condition of brake lights

Your stopping distance equals your reaction distance plus your braking distance. Perception and reaction can be affected by human factors such as tiredness, alcohol, fatigue and concentration levels. Braking distance depends on factors such as: tires, brakes, road, and weather conditions.

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#9. You approach an intersection with a stop sign and a stop line painted across the pavement. You must:

Stop at the line

A. Stop at the line

Stop at the stop sign

B. Stop at the stop sign

Stop at a point where it is possible to see clearly in all directions

C. Stop at a point where it is possible to see clearly in all directions

You must stop at the stop line if one is present even if it is located past the stop sign. If there is no stop line, stop before the crosswalk. If there is no stop line or crosswalk, stop before entering the intersection. Look both ways, and then proceed when it is safe.

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#10. To avoid getting tired on a long trip, you should:

Always keep your car windows closed

A. Always keep your car windows closed

Stop and take regular breaks

B. Stop and take regular breaks

Turn off radio and avoid other irregular sounds

C. Turn off radio and avoid other irregular sounds

Highway hypnosis can make you sleepy and unaware of the traffic around you. Highway hypnosis is caused by the sameness of the road and traffic. The hum of the wind, tires, and engine also adds to the hypnosis. You can avoid highway hypnosis by constantly moving your eyes, watch the traffic and highway signs around you. You should also stop and take regular breaks. Walk around, get some fresh air and have some, water, coffee, soda or juice. If you are really sleepy, take a nap.

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#11. You should always allow more space than average in front of your vehicle when following:

A passenger car

A. A passenger car

A motorcycle

B. A motorcycle

A police car

C. A police car

You should allow extra space when following a motorcycle. Motorcyclists change speed and lane position when encountering bad road conditions, such as manhole covers, diagonal railroad tracks, road debris, or in strong winds. Be ready to react.

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#12. When stopping on a slippery surface such as snow or ice, you should:

Apply brakes gently and smoothly

A. Apply brakes gently and smoothly

Use your emergency flashers

B. Use your emergency flashers

Drive close to the center of the road

C. Drive close to the center of the road

When you want to slow down or stop, apply the brakes early, gently and smoothly. Do not brake or turn suddenly

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#13. If you see a deer crossing the road:

Chances are there are others nearby

A. Chances are there are others nearby

Speed up and honk your horn to deter the deer

B. Speed up and honk your horn to deter the deer

Flash your high-beam headlights

C. Flash your high-beam headlights

Deer seldom travel alone. Chances are if you see one deer crossing a road or notice a struck deer on the side of the road, there are others nearby.

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#14. What is true about driving on a wet roadway?

Water does not affect cars with good tires

A. Water does not affect cars with good tires

Deeper water is less dangerous

B. Deeper water is less dangerous

As you drive faster, your tires become less effective

C. As you drive faster, your tires become less effective

The faster you drive on a wet roadway, the less effective your tires become at wiping the water from the road. Skids are caused by drivers traveling too fast for the conditions.

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#15. When stopping before a left turn, you should turn the front wheels:

To the left

A. To the left

Straight ahead

B. Straight ahead

To the right

C. To the right

Keep your front wheels pointed straight ahead until you are actually going to make the left turn. This prevents you from being pushed into oncoming traffic if another vehicle crashes into you from behind.

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#16. When your view is obstructed, Missouri law prohibits passing on the left side of the roadway:

Only outside city limits

A. Only outside city limits

Within 100 feet of a bridge

B. Within 100 feet of a bridge

Only at intersections

C. Only at intersections

You cannot pass on the left side of the road within 100 feet of a bridge or tunnel when the view is obstructed.

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#17. The driver ahead signals:

A right turn

A. A right turn

A slow down or stop

B. A slow down or stop

A left turn

C. A left turn

Right turn – left arm extended, with elbow bent upward, at about a 90-degree angle.

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#18. A pedestrian has entered a crosswalk and should have the right-of-way:

In all situations

A. In all situations

Only if a control signal displays WALK or a walking person

B. Only if a control signal displays WALK or a walking person

Only if a control signal displayed WALK before the pedestrian started crossing

C. Only if a control signal displayed WALK before the pedestrian started crossing

You must yield when a pedestrian is in a marked or unmarked crosswalk on or approaching your side of the road. Even when you are facing a green light you must yield the right-of-way to all pedestrians in the intersection. Never assume you have the right-of-way.

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#19. When you approach a roundabout, you should:

Keep speed to merge smoothly

A. Keep speed to merge smoothly

Always stop before entering

B. Always stop before entering

Reduce speed and wait for a gap in traffic

C. Reduce speed and wait for a gap in traffic

Slow down before entering a roundabout. Look to your left as you drive towards the entrance, yield to traffic already in the roundabout, bicyclists, and pedestrians in the crosswalk. Enter when there is a gap in traffic and merge with the other flow of vehicles.

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#20. A child can be secured with a seat belt when they is:

Five years or older

A. Five years or older

No less than 12 years old

B. No less than 12 years old

No less than eight years old

C. No less than eight years old

Children at least 8 years old, at least 80 pounds, or children more than four feet and nine inches tall shall be secured by a vehicle safety belt or booster seat appropriate for that child.

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#21. If you are involved in an accident where someone is injured, you must always:

Call the police

A. Call the police

Move everyone off the roadway

B. Move everyone off the roadway

Drive the injured to a hospital

C. Drive the injured to a hospital

If you are in an accident, you should:

• Stop and stay until a law enforcement officer says you may leave the accident scene.
• Move your vehicle off the road, if possible.
• Help anyone who is hurt.
• Call the police.
• Warn other traffic.
• Exchange information with everyone involved.
• Contact your insurance company.

Remember, leaving the scene of an accident is a crime.

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#22. When approaching a stopped emergency vehicle with activated lights on a four-lane roadway, you must:

Avoid looking in the direction of the emergency vehicle

A. Avoid looking in the direction of the emergency vehicle

Stay in your lane and keep your speed

B. Stay in your lane and keep your speed

Try to vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle

C. Try to vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle

When approaching a stationary emergency vehicle displaying lighted red or red and blue lights, you must proceed with caution. If it is safe to do so, make a lane change into a lane not adjacent to the stationary vehicle. If changing lanes is unsafe or impossible, reduce speed.

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#23. When leaving an interstate highway or a controlled access highway with a deceleration lane:

Slow down well ahead of the deceleration lane

A. Slow down well ahead of the deceleration lane

Avoid signaling until you are leaving the deceleration lane

B. Avoid signaling until you are leaving the deceleration lane

Do not slow down until you move into the deceleration lane

C. Do not slow down until you move into the deceleration lane

Use the deceleration lane and the exit ramp to slow down when leaving the highway.

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#24. Parking in an intersection is legal and allowed:

If your vehicle can be seen for at least 500 feet from all directions

A. If your vehicle can be seen for at least 500 feet from all directions

If the intersection has no signs or signals

B. If the intersection has no signs or signals

Under no circumstances

C. Under no circumstances

Never park in an intersection.

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#25. When driving in foggy conditions, high beams will:

Impair your visibility

A. Impair your visibility

Improve your ability to see ahead

B. Improve your ability to see ahead

Reduce glare

C. Reduce glare

If you must drive in foggy weather, drive with your lights on low beam. High beams will create glare that reflects back into your eyes. You will see less if your lights are on high beam.

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Facts about Your Missouri Written Test

Missouri License & Permit Practice Test

This practice test for your Missouri written knowledge exam has 25 random questions based on the Driver Guide and actual tests released by MO Driver’s License Bureau. You can take the practice test as often as needed. Since all tests have random questions from a large bank, the questions on each test differ.

After each question, you get the correct answer and an explanation. When you complete the test, you will see your score.

The passing score in Missouri is 80 percent, which means you must answer at least 20 questions correctly. When you study, you should go for a 100% score. That way, you will know that you can pass the actual examination.

Missouri 4-part Driver Examination

To get your full unrestricted driver’s license in Missouri, you must pass four different tests:

• Vision screening
• Road sign recognition test
• Written knowledge test
• Road skills test

This practice test focuses on the 25-question written knowledge test. To check your knowledge of common road signs described in the Missouri Driver Guide, you should try this practice test: Missouri Road Sign Recognition Test .

1   Start by Getting the Missouri Driver Guide

When you are ready to prepare for the first steps of your driver’s examination, you should start by getting the Missouri Driver Guide.

The latest version of the Driver Guide is available at your local Driver Licensing Office and online.

You must know the basic Missouri traffic laws and safe driving practices described in this guide. Read it at least two or three times over a week or two. It is best to take your time digesting all the new information.

2   Use the Practice Test to Check Your Progress

When you think you have mastered the guide’s contents, use these practice tests to check whether you are ready for the real exam.

A practice test is a learning and diagnostic tool but not a good cheat sheet.

The sample questions help you understand the types of questions on the exam and which areas they may cover. The practice test has many sample questions but may not include all possible questions that the Driver Examination Division may throw at you when the day comes.

You should also be aware that Driversprep.com is not affiliated with any Missouri state or government entity. What you see here is not the official online knowledge test certifying your permit or license eligibility.

Who Must Take the MO Written Knowledge Test?

Requirements differ slightly depending on your age, whether you are applying for a new license or permit, renewing one, or recently moved to Missouri.

You must take the complete four-part driver examination if:

  You are a new driver.

New drivers must pass all tests to be eligible for a driver’s license.

If you are under 18 years, the Graduated Driver’s License (GDL) law requires you to complete a period of driving with a licensed driver (instruction permit) and restricted driving (intermediate license) before getting a full driver’s license.

  You let your license expire for more than six months.

If you let your Missouri driver’s license expire more than 184 days, you must retake all tests.

If you move to Missouri and have an out-of-state license that has been expired for more than 184 days, you must also pass all tests.

  You have a foreign license.

If you have a license from a country other than the United States and Canada, you must also pass all tests before you are eligible for a Missouri license.

  Your license was revoked

You must apply for a new license and pass all tests if your license was revoked because of too many points on your driving record or because of an Administrative Alcohol action.

  The Director of Revenue has reasons to ask for a re-examination.

When there are reasonable grounds, the Director of Revenue can require a re-examination, even if your current driver’s license is still valid.

When is the Knowledge Test Waived?

Your examiner will typically waive the knowledge test if you move to Missouri and transfer your out-of-state driver’s license to a Missouri license. Your out-of-state license must be valid. The Driver Examination Division will not issue a Missouri license if your out-of-state license has been suspended, revoked, or expired for more than six months.

Even if the clerk waives the written test, you must still pass the vision screening and the road sign identification test .

When you renew your Missouri driver’s license, you must also take the vision and road sign identification tests again.

The Official Written Test

The written test will verify your knowledge of Missouri traffic laws and driving methods.

The test is not an open-book test. Cheating, using, or attempting to use any recording, photographic, or two-way communication device during the test may be considered fraud. Fraud is a Class “A” misdemeanor that may result in the loss of your driving privilege for up to one year.

Missouri State Highway Patrol offers the written test on a computer or paper. Oral tests are also available, typically as part of the computer’s audio system. You can also request that an examiner read the test to you.

The written test on paper is available in 11 foreign languages plus English.

Not all languages are available on the computerized test. You can take the test on a computer in these languages:

If you fail the test, you can retake the test at the discretion of the examiner. There is no official wait time, but don’t expect that they will allow you to retake it. You are, however, usually allowed to retake it the next business day.

There is no time limit on the test.

You take your test at a Missouri State Highway Patrol testing location. They offer testing in all 114 Missouri counties.

Online Proctoring Test from Home

Missouri does not offer online proctoring tests from home just yet.

Missouri Graduated Licensing Program

All first-time drivers between 15 and 18 years must complete a period of driving with a licensed driver (instruction permit) and restricted driving (intermediate license) before getting a full driver’s license.

Step 1: Instruction Permit

To get your first instruction permit, you must:

  Be at least 15 years old.
  Pass vision screen, road sign recognition test, and the written knowledge test.
  Have a signed permission statement from a parent, legal guardian, or certified trainer.

You must present the test form to a local license office to apply for the temporary instruction permit. The six-month permit term begins when the instruction permit is issued, NOT the test form. Your test form from the Missouri State Highway Patrol is not valid for driving.

With a valid instruction permit, you may drive when accompanied in the front seat by a parent, legal guardian, or certified trainer with a federal residential job training program unless you are 16 years or older. If you are 16 years or older, you may drive when accompanied in the front seat by any driver who is at least 21 years old and has a valid driver’s license.

When you practice driving, you must always carry the permit with you. The driver and all passengers must wear seat belts, and you cannot use a hand-held electronic wireless communication device for sending, reading, or writing a text or electronic message.

The permit is valid for 12 months.

Step 2: Intermediate License

To qualify for the intermediate driver’s license, you must:

  Be at least 16 years old.
  Have held an instruction permit for 182 days (six months).
  Not have been convicted of alcohol-related offenses in the last 12 months.
  Not have been convicted of traffic offenses in the last six months.
  Have completed 40 hours of supervised driving, of which 10 must be at night.
  Pass vision, road sign, and written tests if previous results are more than one year old.
  Pass the road skills test.

With a valid intermediate license, you may drive without supervision. The license, however, comes with passenger restrictions and a night curfew.

  Passenger restriction:

• During the first six months, you cannot drive with more than one passenger who is under 19 years old and who is not a member of your immediate family.
• After the first six months, you cannot drive with more than three passengers who are under 19 years old and who are not members of your immediate family

  Night curfew:

You cannot drive alone between 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. except to and from a school activity, job, or emergency. You may also drive at night if a licensed driver at least 21 years old accompanies you.

Step 3: Unrestricted License

The next step is the Under-21 unrestricted license.

To get your license:

  Results from your previous Missouri written test and road skills test cannot be more than one year old.
  Your Missouri instruction permit must be valid or expired no more than six months ago.
  You must pass the vision screening and the road sign recognition test again.
  Your driver record cannot show any alcohol-related offenses or traffic convictions in the last 12 months.
  Your driving privilege cannot be suspended, revoked, or denied in any state.