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Missouri · DOR study resources

Missouri permit test prep.

Build your knowledge of Missouri driving rules with 64 short lessons, 62 road-sign illustrations, and 650 study questions based on the course’s driver handbook edition.

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A winding country road with a red car and road signs
Study questions
650
Driving lessons
64
Signs & illustrations
62
Course units
11

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Missouri practice test

See the 25-question simulation, the 20-correct passing threshold, sample questions, and source notes.

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Recognition

Missouri road signs

Browse 62 signs and illustrations, with their meanings and the action to take.

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Reference

Missouri driver handbook

Find the chapter list, source PDF, and companion lessons for the handbook in this course.

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A clear route through the handbook

The 64 lessons below follow 11 course units. Open a lesson to read its rules, examples, and source page references, or use the study app for its checkpoint quiz.

Unit 1 · 8 lessons

Getting Licensed

Who needs a license, documents, GDL steps, renewal and losing it

  1. Who needs a license, and your first permit
  2. License classes and the nondriver ID
  3. Documents you'll need, and when you must retest
  4. Step One: the instruction permit
  5. Step Two: the intermediate license
  6. Step Three and renewing your license
  7. Restrictions, endorsements and medical referral
  8. How you can lose your license

Unit 2 · 4 lessons

The Driver Exam

Written, vision, sign and driving tests

  1. The four-part driver exam
  2. Vision and road sign tests
  3. The driving test: vehicle and skills
  4. Your grade, failing, and exam fraud

Unit 3 · 7 lessons

Rules of the Road

Right-of-way, emergency vehicles, school buses, turns and roundabouts

  1. Right-of-way and passing
  2. Right-of-way at intersections
  3. Emergency vehicles and the Move Over law
  4. Stopping for school buses
  5. Signals, turns and U-turns
  6. Special turn lanes, J-turns and local rules
  7. Roundabouts

Unit 4 · 6 lessons

Sharing the Road

Motorcycles, trucks, pedestrians, bicycles, mopeds and processions

  1. Sharing the road with motorcycles
  2. Sharing the road with large trucks
  3. Pedestrians
  4. Bicycles and mopeds on the road
  5. Mopeds, bike equipment and e-bikes
  6. Funeral processions, road rage and littering

Unit 5 · 2 lessons

Parking

Where, and how, to park legally and safely

  1. Where you can't park
  2. Parking safely, on hills and parallel

Unit 6 · 4 lessons

Highway Driving

Lane use, passing, ramps, fatigue and breakdowns

  1. Lanes, blind spots and passing
  2. Keeping pace, slow traffic and stopping
  3. Entering and leaving the highway
  4. Highway hypnosis, fatigue and breakdowns

Unit 7 · 8 lessons

Signs, Signals & Markings

Lines, lights, sign shapes and colors, speed limits and work zones

  1. Pavement markings and no-passing zones
  2. Special lanes, unmarked roads and traffic officers
  3. Traffic signals and turn arrows
  4. Sign shapes, colors and guide signs
  5. Warning signs
  6. Intersection warnings and regulatory signs
  7. Speed limits and railroad crossings
  8. Work zones

Unit 8 · 7 lessons

Safe Driving Basics

Belts, defensive driving, space, stopping, signals and traffic stops

  1. Seat belts, air bags and child restraints
  2. Defensive driving, posture and steering
  3. Following distance and space around you
  4. Stopping distance
  5. Signaling, the horn and slow driving
  6. Carbon monoxide, deer and tire care
  7. When you're stopped by law enforcement

Unit 9 · 5 lessons

Special Driving Conditions

Night, weather, skids and vehicle emergencies

  1. Night driving and headlights
  2. Winter driving and wet pavement
  3. Hydroplaning, ABS, skids and fog
  4. Brake failure, blowouts and other breakdowns
  5. Stuck accelerator, head-on threats and stalling on tracks

Unit 10 · 6 lessons

Alcohol, Drugs & Points

BAC limits, DWI penalties, under-21 rules and the point system

  1. BAC limits and administrative actions
  2. DWI court penalties, test refusal and ignition interlock
  3. Under 21: Abuse and Lose and minor in possession
  4. How alcohol and drugs affect driving
  5. The point system
  6. Points coming off, driving while suspended, and FACT

Unit 11 · 7 lessons

Insurance, Vehicles & Distracted Driving

Insurance, crashes, titles, registration, inspections and phone laws

  1. Mandatory insurance
  2. Traffic crashes and accident reports
  3. Titling your vehicle
  4. Registration, plates and selling a vehicle
  5. Safety inspections and required equipment
  6. Other required equipment and emissions tests
  7. Distracted driving and electronic devices

Know which test you are studying for

Missouri Driver License Written Knowledge Test

This Roadwise course uses a 25-question practice test with 20 correct answers needed to pass. The format can depend on your age, license class, or application type.

This is the standard Class F (operator) written test. A Class E (for-hire) applicant takes a longer written test that also covers Chapter 15 (commercial vehicles), but the handbook does not give a separate question count or passing score for it, so this exam models the standard Class F test. The handbook states there are no 'trick' questions and all test content comes directly from the guide. No time limit is stated. Sections are not scored separately, so the practice test uses one combined score.

See format details and sample questions