Free Mississippi DPS Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 4 2026
This Practice Test 4 is modeled on the Department of Public Safety (DPS) written knowledge exam, whose length the agency does not publish; to pass you need 80% correct. These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the DPS tests most heavily. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.
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What's on the Mississippi Practice Test 4
The DPS does not publish how many questions are on the real Mississippi knowledge test, and to pass you need 80% correct. Practice Test 4 is a 25-question set drawn from 49 questions, scored against a practice target of 80%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 16
- Safe driving 10
- Traffic laws 9
- Right of way 6
- Parking 2
- Vehicle equipment 2
- Emergencies 2
- Speed limits 1
- Alcohol & drugs 1
49 questions in the pool, 8 of them written specifically for Mississippi. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
Want to test yourself first? Take the test above before reading these. Every answer below is checked against the source shown.
1. When passing a bicyclist in Mississippi, you must leave at least how much space between your vehicle and the bicycle?
- A. 2 feet
- B. 4 feet
- C. 3 feet (correct)
- D. 6 feet
Why: Mississippi treats a bicycle as a vehicle. Drivers must leave at least 3 feet when passing a cyclist, and should move into the next lane to pass when it is safe.
Source: official Mississippi driver handbook, p.73 (PDF p.73), Sharing the Road with Bicycles - Rules for Drivers
2. Mississippi law requires you to use low beams when you are following another vehicle within:
- A. 200 feet
- B. 300 feet
- C. 500 feet (correct)
- D. 1,000 feet
Why: You must switch to low beams within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle and when following within 500 feet of another vehicle, so you do not blind the other driver.
Source: official Mississippi driver handbook, p.63 (PDF p.63), Using Your Headlights
3. A yellow sign showing a bump or dip in the road warns you to:
- A. Move to the shoulder to avoid it
- B. Slow down for a rough spot ahead (correct)
- C. Stop and check the road ahead
- D. Keep speed - it only affects trucks
Why: Bump and dip signs warn of an abrupt change in the road surface. Slow down to maintain control and protect your vehicle's suspension.
4. In most states, which left turn may you make on a steady red light after a full stop, if no sign forbids it?
- A. From a two-way street onto another two-way street
- B. From any street when no oncoming car is in sight
- C. From a two-way street into a store's driveway
- D. From a one-way street onto another one-way street (correct)
Why: Most states allow a left turn on red from a one-way street onto another one-way street that carries traffic to the left. You must stop fully and yield to pedestrians and traffic first.
5. A white rectangular sign generally provides:
- A. A hazard warning ahead
- B. A rule you must obey (correct)
- C. Directions to a city
- D. A suggested safe speed
Why: White rectangular signs are regulatory signs. They tell you the law - such as speed limits, lane usage, and turning rules - and must be obeyed.
6. Which of these is a warning sign that you are too drowsy to drive safely?
- A. You feel hungry and want to stop for a snack
- B. Your passengers start talking more loudly
- C. You cannot remember driving the last few miles (correct)
- D. You notice more traffic signs than usual
Why: Not remembering the last few miles, heavy eyelids, missing exits or signs, and drifting out of your lane all mean you should pull over and rest.
More Mississippi facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Mississippi permit practice test page.
Mississippi DPS Test Info
- Questions on real test
- Not published by the DPS
- Passing score
- 80%
- Correct needed
- 80% correct
- Minimum age
- 15 years old
- Testing agency
- Department of Public Safety
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this Mississippi Practice Test 4 once - keep taking it until you score 80% or higher two or three times in a row. Read the explanation after every question, even the ones you get right, to lock in the rule before your DPS exam.