Missouri Class E Driver License Practice Exam
Written Knowledge Test | 120 Multiple-Choice Questions
1. What does a Missouri Class E license allow you to operate?
A. Commercial trucks over 26,001 pounds
B. Only motorcycles
C. School buses carrying students
D. Non-commercial passenger vehicles such as cars and light trucks
Correct Answer: D. Non-commercial passenger vehicles such as cars and
light trucks
Rationale: Class E is the standard non-commercial license for ordinary passenger
vehicles; commercial and motorcycle driving require other classes or endorsements.
2. What is the shape of a stop sign?
A. Octagon
B. Triangle
C. Circle
D. Diamond
Correct Answer: A. Octagon
Rationale: The eight-sided octagon is reserved for stop signs so drivers can
recognize them even from behind or when covered in snow.
3. What is the shape of a yield sign?
A. Octagon
B. Pentagon
C. Downward-pointing triangle
D. Rectangle
Correct Answer: C. Downward-pointing triangle
Rationale: A yield sign is a downward-pointing triangle, meaning slow down and
give the right-of-way to others.
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,4. A round yellow sign with an X and the letters RR warns of:
A. A road closure
B. A railroad crossing ahead
C. A school zone
D. A truck route
Correct Answer: B. A railroad crossing ahead
Rationale: Circular signs are used for advance warning of railroad crossings.
5. A five-sided (pentagon) sign indicates:
A. A hospital
B. A construction zone
C. A no-passing zone
D. A school zone or school crossing
Correct Answer: D. A school zone or school crossing
Rationale: The pentagon shape is used for school advance warning and school
crossing signs.
6. What does a diamond-shaped sign generally indicate?
A. A regulatory rule you must obey
B. A direction to a service area
C. A speed limit
D. A warning of hazards ahead
Correct Answer: D. A warning of hazards ahead
Rationale: Diamond signs warn of road conditions or hazards such as curves,
intersections or slippery pavement.
7. What does an orange sign or orange rectangular sign usually indicate?
A. Bicycle route
B. Construction or work zone
C. Hospital
D. Tourist attraction
Correct Answer: B. Construction or work zone
Rationale: Orange is the color used for construction and maintenance warnings.
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,8. A rectangular white sign with black letters is generally a:
A. Warning sign
B. Guide sign
C. Recreation sign
D. Regulatory sign
Correct Answer: D. Regulatory sign
Rationale: White rectangular signs state laws, such as speed limits or keep right.
9. What does a flashing red traffic signal mean?
A. Slow down and proceed with caution
B. Speed up to clear the intersection
C. Yield only to pedestrians
D. Stop, then proceed when safe, as at a stop sign
Correct Answer: D. Stop, then proceed when safe, as at a stop sign
Rationale: A flashing red light is treated like a stop sign: come to a complete stop
and proceed when it is safe.
10. What does a flashing yellow traffic signal mean?
A. Slow down and proceed with caution
B. Stop completely
C. Road is closed
D. Pull over for emergency vehicles
Correct Answer: A. Slow down and proceed with caution
Rationale: A flashing yellow signal warns drivers to be careful but does not require a
stop.
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, 11. What does a steady yellow light mean?
A. Speed up
B. The light is about to turn red; stop if you can do so safely
C. Turn only
D. Road is closed
Correct Answer: B. The light is about to turn red; stop if you can do so safely
Rationale: A steady yellow is a warning that the signal is changing; stop unless you
are too close to stop safely.
12. When a traffic signal is not working at an intersection, you should:
A. Drive through without slowing
B. Treat it as a four-way stop
C. Wait for a police officer to arrive
D. Make a U-turn
Correct Answer: B. Treat it as a four-way stop
Rationale: A dark signal means the intersection should be treated as an all-way
stop.
13. At a four-way stop, who has the right-of-way if two vehicles arrive at the
same time?
A. The vehicle on the left
B. The larger vehicle
C. The vehicle on the right
D. The faster vehicle
Correct Answer: C. The vehicle on the right
Rationale: When arrival is simultaneous, yield to the driver on your right.
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Written Knowledge Test | 120 Multiple-Choice Questions
1. What does a Missouri Class E license allow you to operate?
A. Commercial trucks over 26,001 pounds
B. Only motorcycles
C. School buses carrying students
D. Non-commercial passenger vehicles such as cars and light trucks
Correct Answer: D. Non-commercial passenger vehicles such as cars and
light trucks
Rationale: Class E is the standard non-commercial license for ordinary passenger
vehicles; commercial and motorcycle driving require other classes or endorsements.
2. What is the shape of a stop sign?
A. Octagon
B. Triangle
C. Circle
D. Diamond
Correct Answer: A. Octagon
Rationale: The eight-sided octagon is reserved for stop signs so drivers can
recognize them even from behind or when covered in snow.
3. What is the shape of a yield sign?
A. Octagon
B. Pentagon
C. Downward-pointing triangle
D. Rectangle
Correct Answer: C. Downward-pointing triangle
Rationale: A yield sign is a downward-pointing triangle, meaning slow down and
give the right-of-way to others.
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,4. A round yellow sign with an X and the letters RR warns of:
A. A road closure
B. A railroad crossing ahead
C. A school zone
D. A truck route
Correct Answer: B. A railroad crossing ahead
Rationale: Circular signs are used for advance warning of railroad crossings.
5. A five-sided (pentagon) sign indicates:
A. A hospital
B. A construction zone
C. A no-passing zone
D. A school zone or school crossing
Correct Answer: D. A school zone or school crossing
Rationale: The pentagon shape is used for school advance warning and school
crossing signs.
6. What does a diamond-shaped sign generally indicate?
A. A regulatory rule you must obey
B. A direction to a service area
C. A speed limit
D. A warning of hazards ahead
Correct Answer: D. A warning of hazards ahead
Rationale: Diamond signs warn of road conditions or hazards such as curves,
intersections or slippery pavement.
7. What does an orange sign or orange rectangular sign usually indicate?
A. Bicycle route
B. Construction or work zone
C. Hospital
D. Tourist attraction
Correct Answer: B. Construction or work zone
Rationale: Orange is the color used for construction and maintenance warnings.
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,8. A rectangular white sign with black letters is generally a:
A. Warning sign
B. Guide sign
C. Recreation sign
D. Regulatory sign
Correct Answer: D. Regulatory sign
Rationale: White rectangular signs state laws, such as speed limits or keep right.
9. What does a flashing red traffic signal mean?
A. Slow down and proceed with caution
B. Speed up to clear the intersection
C. Yield only to pedestrians
D. Stop, then proceed when safe, as at a stop sign
Correct Answer: D. Stop, then proceed when safe, as at a stop sign
Rationale: A flashing red light is treated like a stop sign: come to a complete stop
and proceed when it is safe.
10. What does a flashing yellow traffic signal mean?
A. Slow down and proceed with caution
B. Stop completely
C. Road is closed
D. Pull over for emergency vehicles
Correct Answer: A. Slow down and proceed with caution
Rationale: A flashing yellow signal warns drivers to be careful but does not require a
stop.
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, 11. What does a steady yellow light mean?
A. Speed up
B. The light is about to turn red; stop if you can do so safely
C. Turn only
D. Road is closed
Correct Answer: B. The light is about to turn red; stop if you can do so safely
Rationale: A steady yellow is a warning that the signal is changing; stop unless you
are too close to stop safely.
12. When a traffic signal is not working at an intersection, you should:
A. Drive through without slowing
B. Treat it as a four-way stop
C. Wait for a police officer to arrive
D. Make a U-turn
Correct Answer: B. Treat it as a four-way stop
Rationale: A dark signal means the intersection should be treated as an all-way
stop.
13. At a four-way stop, who has the right-of-way if two vehicles arrive at the
same time?
A. The vehicle on the left
B. The larger vehicle
C. The vehicle on the right
D. The faster vehicle
Correct Answer: C. The vehicle on the right
Rationale: When arrival is simultaneous, yield to the driver on your right.
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