Free Missouri DOR Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 1 2026
This Practice Test 1 is modeled on the Department of Revenue (DOR) written knowledge exam, which has 25 questions; to pass you need 20 of 25 correct (80%). Besides the 25-question written test (20 correct to pass), there is a separate road sign test. These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the DOR 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 Missouri Practice Test 1
The real Missouri knowledge test has 25 questions, and to pass you need 20 of 25 correct (80%). Practice Test 1 is a 25-question set drawn from 53 questions, scored against a practice target of 80%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 21
- Traffic laws 13
- Right of way 5
- Safe driving 5
- Speed limits 3
- Emergencies 2
- Parking 2
- Vehicle equipment 1
- Alcohol & drugs 1
53 questions in the pool, 11 of them written specifically for Missouri. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
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1. In Missouri, you may not drive on the left side of the road to pass when you are within what distance of an intersection or railroad crossing?
- A. 50 feet
- B. 200 feet
- C. 100 feet (correct)
- D. 500 feet
Why: Missouri does not allow passing on the left within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad grade crossing. The same 100-foot rule applies near a bridge, viaduct or tunnel when your view is blocked.
Source: official Missouri driver handbook, p.22 (PDF p.24), Passing on the Left
2. In Missouri, the orange triangle 'slow moving vehicle' sign is required on vehicles that travel at what speed or slower?
- A. 15 mph
- B. 35 mph
- C. 45 mph
- D. 25 mph (correct)
Why: The reflective orange triangle marks vehicles that move 25 mph or slower, such as farm equipment or construction machines. Be ready to slow down when you see one.
Source: official Missouri driver handbook, p.85 (PDF p.87), Slow Moving Vehicle Sign
3. Traffic is backed up just past a railroad crossing. When should you start across the tracks?
- A. Right away, since no train is in sight now
- B. When the car ahead of you has started to cross
- C. Only when there is room to get fully past the tracks (correct)
- D. Whenever the crossing lights are not flashing
Why: Never stop on railroad tracks. Wait behind the crossing until there is enough space on the other side for your whole vehicle.
4. At a 4-way stop sign, two cars arrive at exactly the same time. Who goes first?
- A. The car going straight
- B. The car on the right (correct)
- C. The car on the left
- D. The car that signals first
Why: When two vehicles arrive at a 4-way stop simultaneously, the driver on the LEFT must yield to the driver on the RIGHT. This is the standard right-of-way rule.
5. When parking uphill with a curb, which direction do you turn your front wheels?
- A. Toward the curb (right)
- B. Away from the curb (left) (correct)
- C. Straight ahead, parallel to the curb
- D. Either way, if the parking brake is set
Why: When parking uphill with a curb, turn your wheels away from the curb (left). If the car rolls backward, it hits the curb and stops. Downhill: turn toward the curb.
6. How much of a traffic lane is a motorcycle entitled to?
- A. Half a lane, so a car may share it
- B. Only the right third of the lane
- C. A full lane, the same as a car (correct)
- D. Whatever space other traffic leaves
Why: A motorcycle has the right to use a full lane. Never drive alongside a motorcycle in the same lane, even if the rider is far to one side.
More Missouri facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Missouri permit practice test page.
Missouri DOR Test Info
- Questions on real test
- 25
- Passing score
- 80%
- Correct needed
- 20 of 25 correct (80%)
- Minimum age
- 15 years old
- Testing agency
- Department of Revenue
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this Missouri Practice Test 1 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 DOR exam.