Missouri DMV practice test
Prepare for the Missouri learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
Missouri practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Missouri knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
Shapes, colors and meanings of the signs on the test.
Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Missouri laws
Rules that are specific to Missouri.
Final exam prep
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Key rules from the Missouri handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- You can apply for a learner's permit at 15 years old.
- Hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
- At least 40 hours of supervised driving are required.
- At least 10 hours of the practice must be at night.
- The night limit for provisional drivers starts at 1 a.m.; the handbook lists any exceptions.
- A standard license is usually valid for 6 years.
- First six months: one passenger under 19 (not immediate family); after that: three.
- You can renew up to six months before the license expires.
Rules of the road
- Signal at least 100 feet before you turn so other drivers can be ready.
- Do not pass within 100 feet of an intersection or railroad grade crossing.
- Drive no more than 500 feet in the center left-turn lane.
- Drivers on the opposite side of a divided highway separated by a median do not have to stop; drivers behind the bus must stop.
- Headlights must be on from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.
- Amber lights flash about 500 feet before the stop; prepare to stop.
- Passing a stopped school bus: 5 points and a court-ordered suspension (90 days for a first offense).
- Work zone speeding or passing: at least $250 first offense, $300 for later offenses.
- Give bicycles and mopeds a full lane width when passing.
- Dial *55 (or 911 in a metropolitan area).
- Amber lights flash 500 feet before the bus stops; get ready to stop.
- Five points; a first offense also brings a court-ordered suspension (90 days or as the court decides).
- First: as ordered (90 days); second within 5 years: 90 days; third or more: 180 days.
- Leave three to four feet to avoid doors that open suddenly.
- Almost 400 feet; a car at 55 mph stops in about 130-140 feet.
- Bicycle brakes must stop you within 25 feet from 10 mph.
- From ½ hour after sunset: a white front light visible from 500 feet, plus a rear red reflector or light.
- A motorized bicycle: engine of no more than 50 cc and a top speed of no more than 30 mph on level ground.
- Up to a $1,000 fine and/or up to one year in jail.
Parking
- Park with your wheels within 18 inches of the curb.
How to get a driver's license in Missouri
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 15 years old).
- Hold the permit for at least 6 months.
- Complete 40 hours of supervised driving, including 10 hours at night.
- Pass the road (driving) test.
- As a new provisional driver, follow the night limit that starts at 1 a.m..
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Missouri driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 15 years old
- Hold the permit at least
- 6 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 40 hours
- Of them at night
- 10 hours
- Night limit for new drivers from
- 1 a.m.
Parking distances by state
- Wheels from the curb
- 18 inches
School bus, move over and bicycle passing laws by state
- Bus on the other side of a divided highway
- Do not have to stop, but should watch for children
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- License valid for
- 6 years
Sample questions
In Missouri, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?
- 14½ years old
- 15 years old
- 15½ years old
- 16 years old
Missouri: you can apply for a learner's permit at 15 years old.
In Missouri, you should signal at least how far before you turn?
- 75 feet
- 100 feet
- 150 feet
- 200 feet
Missouri: signal at least 100 feet before you turn so other drivers can be ready.
In Missouri, when you parallel park, your wheels must be no more than how far from the curb?
- 6 inches
- 12 inches
- 18 inches
- 24 inches
Missouri: park with your wheels within 18 inches of the curb.
Missouri permit test: questions and answers
The Missouri knowledge test has 25 questions.
You need 20 correct answers out of 25 (80%).
According to the Missouri driver handbook, the minimum age is 15.
From the official Missouri driver handbook (Missouri Driver Guide (rev. Aug. 2026)). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.