Missouri DMV Test Evaluation

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80% Passing score
10 Questions
2 Mistakes allowed
This Missouri DMV practice test gives you a small but serious preview of what the Class F permit process expects from you. It is 10 questions, not the full official exam, but the topics are pulled from the same world: Missouri traffic laws, safe driving practices, road signs, signals, roadway markings, right-of-way rules, and the little judgment calls that show whether you actually understand the rules or just sort of remember seeing them once. The real Missouri written knowledge test is multiple choice and has 25 questions. You need 20 correct answers to pass, which works out to 80%. This practice test follows that same standard in a shorter format: get at least 8 out of 10 correct, and you are showing the kind of readiness you want before moving deeper into your MO permit test prep. Miss more than two, and that is not a disaster, but it is a fairly direct hint that the Driver Guide probably deserves another pass. Maybe a slower one. Missouri’s testing setup is also worth knowing before you walk in, because it is a bit more layered than people expect. The Missouri State Highway Patrol handles the driver examination, while the Department of Revenue issues the actual permit or license. The exam process can include the written test, vision screening, a separate road sign test, and eventually the driving skills test. So, yes, the written exam matters, but it is not floating out there by itself. It is one part of the larger Missouri licensing process. For teens, the Class F instruction permit starts at age 15, with a parent, guardian, or other qualifying adult involved at the license office. Adults applying for a first Missouri license still have to meet the testing requirements unless a waiver applies. New residents transferring a valid out-of-state license may be able to skip the written and driving skills tests, though Missouri still commonly requires the vision and road sign recognition tests. Use this Missouri permit practice test as an early checkpoint. It will not replace the official Driver Guide, and it is not trying to. It is here to show you, pretty plainly, whether the rules are starting to stick before the official Missouri DMV permit test asks the question for real.
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Sample Missouri Permit Test Questions

Question 1

If Missouri has revoked your driving privilege and you have no legal authorization to drive, you may:

  1. A. Drive during emergencies
  2. B. Drive only to work or school
  3. C. Not operate a motor vehicle on a highway
  4. D. Drive with a licensed adult beside you

Correct answer: C. – Not operate a motor vehicle on a highway

Operating on a highway while knowingly or criminally negligently disregarding a revocation is driving while revoked. A first violation is a class D misdemeanor, carrying a fine of up to $500; a second or third is a class A misdemeanor, carrying up to one year in jail and a $2,000 fine. Certain repeat violations become class E felonies, punishable by up to four years and a $10,000 fine.

Source: RSMo § 302.321.1–.2 – Driving while license or driving privilege is cancelled, suspended or revoked, penalty — enhanced penalty for repeat offenders — imprisonment, mandatory, exception, RSMo § 558.011.1(5), (6) – Sentence of imprisonment, terms — conditional release, RSMo § 558.002.1(1), (2), (5) – Fines for felonies

Question 2

Before proceeding in the direction of a green arrow, you must:

  1. A. Check only the vehicle behind you
  2. B. Wait five seconds
  3. C. Yield to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully using the intersection
  4. D. Yield to vehicles but not pedestrians

Correct answer: C. – Yield to pedestrians and other traffic lawfully using the intersection

A green arrow permits a cautious movement in the direction shown. Missouri law still requires the turning driver to yield to pedestrians lawfully within an adjacent crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection. Enter only after confirming that the permitted path is clear.

Source: RSMo § 304.281.1(1)(b) – Rules for traffic where controlled by light signals — right turn on red light, when — violations, penalty

Question 3

Which action is not one of the backing skills evaluated during the Missouri driving test?

Safely backing up your vehicle includes all of the following except:
  1. A. Looking through the rear glass over your right shoulder
  2. B. Keeping the vehicle in the proper lane
  3. C. Sounding the horn before moving
  4. D. Backing straight at an appropriate speed

Correct answer: C. – Sounding the horn before moving

During the backing portion of the driving test, the examiner evaluates whether you look over your right shoulder through the rear glass. The examiner also checks whether you back straight, stay in the proper lane, and use an appropriate speed. Sounding the horn is not listed as a required backing skill.

Source: Missouri Driver Guide — Ch. 2, “The Driving Test”

Question 4

Under ordinary conditions, which method does the Missouri Driver Guide recommend for checking following distance?

  1. A. Staying 20 feet behind the next vehicle
  2. B. Leaving one car length for every 10 mph
  3. C. Maintaining at least a three-second interval
  4. D. Always maintaining exactly five seconds

Correct answer: C. – Maintaining at least a three-second interval

The law requires a following distance that is reasonably safe and prudent for the speed, traffic, and roadway conditions. The three-second rule is a recommended method for measuring that space under ordinary conditions. If you reach a fixed object before completing the three-second count after the vehicle ahead passes it, you are following too closely. Poor conditions require additional space.

Source: RSMo § 304.017.1 – Distance at which vehicle must follow, penalty, Missouri Driver Guide — Ch. 8, “Three Second Rule”

Question 5

If vehicles begin lining up behind you because you must drive slowly on a two-lane road, you should:

  1. A. Continue without adjusting your driving
  2. B. Pull over at a safe place and let them pass
  3. C. Drive on the right edge of your lane indefinitely
  4. D. Activate your hazard lights and remain in the lane

Correct answer: B. – Pull over at a safe place and let them pass

Driving much more slowly than surrounding traffic can cause vehicles to bunch up behind you. When that happens, find a safe place to pull off the road and let the other vehicles pass. A designated turnout or another suitable area beside the road may be used when it is safe to enter and leave it.

Source: Missouri Driver Guide — Ch. 8, “Slow Poke Driving”

Question 6

At an intersection without painted crosswalk lines, when must a driver yield to a crossing pedestrian?

  1. A. Only when a WALK signal is displayed
  2. B. When the pedestrian is in the unmarked crosswalk on the driver’s half or is approaching it closely enough to be in danger
  3. C. Whenever a pedestrian crosses at any location
  4. D. Only after the pedestrian reaches the center of the road

Correct answer: B. – When the pedestrian is in the unmarked crosswalk on the driver’s half or is approaching it closely enough to be in danger

Missouri guidance recognizes both marked and unmarked crosswalks at intersections. A driver must yield when a pedestrian in the crosswalk is on the driver’s half of the roadway or is approaching closely enough from the opposite half to be endangered. A pedestrian may not suddenly enter the path of a vehicle that is too close for the driver to yield.

Source: RSMo § 300.375.1–.2 – Pedestrians’ right-of-way in crosswalks, Missouri Driver Guide — Ch. 4, “Sharing the Road With Pedestrians”

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