Missouri DMV driver's license practice test 5
Try this free Missouri practice test for the driver's license knowledge exam: 25 questions from the Missouri Driver Guide. The sections it covers most are Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals (17) and Chapter 6: Highway Driving (8). To start, you'll answer this: "Before you pass on a four-lane highway, how do you check your blind spot?" Explanations follow every answer.
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- Questions
- 25
- Passing score
- 80% (20 of 25)
- Mistakes allowed
- 5
- Official handbook
- Missouri Driver Guide
Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
Before you pass on a four-lane highway, how do you check your blind spot?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the Missouri Driver Guide.
- Chapter 6: Highway Driving8 questions
- Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals17 questions
All 25 questions on this test
Every question on this test is listed here with its answer options. Take the test above to see which answers are correct and why.
Question 1: Before you pass on a four-lane highway, how do you check your blind spot?
- A. Rely on your rearview mirror alone, since it shows the whole lane
- B. Sound your horn and move over
- C. Use your mirrors and briefly look over your left shoulder
Question 2: When may you move back into the right lane after passing another vehicle?
- A. As soon as your front bumper is past the other vehicle's rear bumper
- B. When you can see the passed vehicle in your rearview mirror
- C. After you have pulled ahead by about one car length
Question 3: Another driver starts to pass you on a highway. What should you do?
- A. Stay in your lane and do not speed up
- B. Speed up to keep beside the passing vehicle
- C. Move into the left lane ahead of the passing vehicle
Question 4: How much time does speeding save on a trip?
- A. No more than a few minutes an hour
- B. About half an hour for every hour of driving
- C. Enough to make up for a late start
Question 5: Your vehicle stalls on the shoulder of a highway. What should you do?
- A. Turn off all lights and wait outside beside the vehicle
- B. Turn on the flashers and raise the hood or tie a white cloth to the antenna
- C. Stand in the roadway and wave down other drivers for help
Question 6: What causes highway hypnosis?
- A. Driving with the windows open and the heater on for many hours in a row
- B. Passing too many vehicles in a short time
- C. The sameness of the road and traffic, plus the hum of wind and tires
Question 7: You feel sleepy while driving on a highway. What is the right response?
- A. Turn up the radio, open a window, and keep going to your exit
- B. Pull off at the nearest rest stop, and nap if needed
- C. Drive faster to finish the trip sooner
Question 8: If you cannot get a stalled vehicle off the roadway, where should you stop it?
- A. Just over a hill, out of the way of traffic
- B. Just around a curve, near the road's edge
- C. Where other drivers have a clear view of it
Question 9: There are two solid yellow lines in the center of a four-lane road. What do they mean?
- A. Never cross them to pass
- B. You may cross them to pass when no cars are coming
- C. Passing is allowed in daylight
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 10: A signal above your lane shows both a green turn arrow and a green straight arrow. What may you do?
- A. Go straight only
- B. Turn only
- C. Turn or go straight
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 11: At a stop sign, there is a stop line located past the sign. Where do you stop?
- A. At the sign
- B. At the stop line
- C. Halfway into the intersection
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 12: A traffic officer signals you to stop while the light is green. What must you do?
- A. Go, because the light is green
- B. Slow down and proceed with caution
- C. Stop, because you must obey the officer
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 13: When may you turn right on a red light?
- A. After a complete stop, if the way is clear and no sign forbids it
- B. Any time you slow down and check for traffic
- C. Only when a police officer or crossing guard waves you through the turn
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 14: What does a steady yellow light mean?
- A. Speed up to clear the intersection
- B. Proceed with caution after yielding to any oncoming traffic
- C. The light is turning red, so stop if you safely can
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 15: What does a flashing yellow arrow tell you?
- A. You may turn after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
- B. You have a protected turn and no need to yield
- C. You must stop and wait for the arrow to go green
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 16: What is a protected left-turn phase?
- A. You turn whenever there is a gap in oncoming traffic
- B. You turn only on a green arrow while opposing traffic is stopped by a red light
- C. You may turn on either a green arrow or a circular green
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 17: A pennant-shaped sign on the left side of a two-lane road marks what?
- A. A no passing zone
- B. A school zone
- C. A railroad crossing
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 18: What must you do at a yield sign?
- A. Come to a full stop every time
- B. Speed up to enter before other traffic arrives
- C. Slow down and give way to traffic in the intersection or road you enter
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 19: What does a posted speed limit tell you?
- A. The speed you should always drive
- B. The maximum speed allowed in ideal conditions
- C. The minimum speed for that road
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 20: What is the slowest you may drive on a Missouri interstate under normal conditions?
- A. 35 mph
- B. 40 mph
- C. 45 mph
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 21: What does the white X-shaped crossbuck sign at a railroad crossing mean?
- A. The same as a yield sign, so you must yield to trains
- B. The same as a stop sign, so you must always stop
- C. The crossing is closed to vehicles
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 22: The gate at a railroad crossing has just risen after a train passed. There are two or more tracks. What should you do?
- A. Cross quickly before the gate lowers again
- B. Wait for the red lights to stop flashing before you look
- C. Look for a second train before you cross
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 23: You approach a work zone with a flagger. What should you do?
- A. Speed up to clear the work zone quickly
- B. Follow the traffic signs and ignore the flagger
- C. Be prepared to stop and follow the flagger's instructions
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 24: How are Missouri's north-south and east-west routes numbered?
- A. North-south routes have odd numbers and east-west routes have even numbers
- B. North-south routes have even numbers and east-west routes have odd numbers
- C. Both directions use odd numbers, and even numbers mark loops
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
Question 25: On an interstate that runs east and west, how do exit numbers change as you drive east?
- A. They decrease, starting from the west
- B. They increase, starting from the west
- C. They stay the same all along the route
Source:Missouri Driver Guide, Chapter 7: Pavement Marking, Traffic Signs, and Signals
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