Mississippi DPS Permit Practice Test 2
Test 2 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 24 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Mississippi test.
- Questions30
- Correct to pass24
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. On an overhead guide sign, the small exit number panel sits above the left-hand end rather than the right. What does that placement tell you?
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Answer A: The exit leaves from the left side of the roadway
The exit number plaque is placed on the side from which the ramp leaves, which gives advance notice of the unusual left-hand exit.
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2. What is worth carrying in the vehicle during a winter trip?
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Answer A: A blanket, a flashlight, a scraper and a small shovel
A winter kit keeps you warm and visible if you are stopped for hours, and lets you clear glass and dig the wheels out. Hot water can crack cold glass.
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3. Which occupant is exempt from Mississippi's seat belt requirement?
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Answer B: A utility meter reader driving a passenger car while on duty
Mississippi exempts rural letter carriers and utility meter readers on duty, farm-registered vehicles, buses, and anyone holding a physician's written verification.
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4. At what age may a first-time Mississippi applicant apply directly for a Regular Driver's License instead of starting with a learner's permit?
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Answer B: 17 years old
An applicant who first applies at 17 or older may apply directly for a Class R license and may take the computerized exam the same day.
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5. A mixed drink is made with two shots of spirits. How much alcohol is that?
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Answer C: About two standard drinks
A standard drink is a fixed amount of pure alcohol, so a glass poured with two measures counts as two drinks however it is served.
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6. A bicyclist ahead of you puts the left arm straight out to the side. What is being signaled?
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Answer B: A left turn or a move to the left
The left arm held straight out is the bicycle signal for a left turn, so hold back and give the rider room to cross toward the center.
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7. A Mississippi resident studying at an out-of-state college renews by mail. Which document must be enclosed?
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Answer D: A notarized letter on college letterhead confirming full-time study
Mississippi requires a notarized letter from the college, on its letterhead, stating that the applicant is a full-time student.
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8. How does Mississippi law rank reckless driving against careless driving?
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Answer C: Reckless driving is treated as the greater offense of the two
Mississippi defines reckless driving as willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property and states that it is a greater offense than careless driving.
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9. Where should your hands normally rest on the steering wheel?
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Answer C: On opposite sides of the wheel, near the 9 and 3 positions
Hands placed opposite each other near the middle of the wheel give smooth, balanced control and keep the arms clear of a deploying air bag.
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10. For which purposes may a Mississippi hardship licensee drive without supervision?
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Answer C: School, transporting siblings to school, work and medical needs
Mississippi allows the hardship licensee to drive unsupervised only for school, sibling school transport, work and medical needs. At all other times a supervising adult must sit beside the driver.
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11. Where is a strong crosswind most likely to hit you suddenly?
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Answer D: Coming out of a tunnel or a cut onto an open bridge
Gusts arrive the moment you leave shelter, which is why bridge approaches and the ends of cuts and tunnels catch drivers out.
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12. Two lanes at the corner are marked for right turns. What does that require of you?
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Answer A: Keep your own lane through the turn and into the matching new lane
Dual turn lanes work only if each vehicle stays in its own lane all the way round and finishes in the corresponding lane of the new street.
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13. A Mississippi crash injures nobody. Above what amount of apparent property damage must it still be reported to law enforcement?
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Answer C: $500
Mississippi requires an immediate report to law enforcement when an accident involves injury, death, or apparent property damage exceeding $500.
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14. What must a Mississippi driver do within thirty days of a DUI arrest to stop the temporary permit lapsing into a suspension?
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Answer B: Contact the court, request a trial date and ask to extend the permit
If no order extending the temporary permit is obtained within thirty days, driving privileges are suspended for ninety days.
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15. How does going a long time without sleep compare with drinking?
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Answer A: It can impair a driver in much the same way
Long periods awake produce slow reactions, poor judgment and lapses of attention that resemble the effects of alcohol, which is why fatigue counts as impairment.
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16. A raised area crosses the roadway and carries a series of white markings on its face. What are those markings for?
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Answer A: To make the hump visible so drivers slow for it
Speed hump markings warn drivers that the pavement rises, which matters most at night or when the hump is in shadow.
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17. Mississippi's texting prohibition is written to cover a driver in what situation?
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Answer A: An operator of a moving motor vehicle, in the words of the statute
Section 63-33-1 prohibits an operator of a moving motor vehicle from writing, sending or reading a text message on a hand-held telephone.
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18. You are about to pass a large truck on a two-lane highway. Which practice is correct?
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Answer A: Finish the pass without delay and expect wind turbulence beside the truck
Lingering beside a truck keeps you in its blind spot and exposes you to air turbulence. Pass on the left, keep moving, and move back only when you can see the whole truck in your mirror.
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19. A hands free phone conversation is which kind of distraction?
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Answer C: Cognitive, because your mind leaves the road
Hands free equipment removes the manual and visual parts of a call but not the mental load, and it is the mental load that makes a driver miss hazards.
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20. A person who moves to Mississippi must obtain a Mississippi driver's license within how many days?
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Answer C: 60 days
New residents have 60 days to obtain a Mississippi driver's license, while the deadline for a Mississippi license plate is 30 days.
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21. Who can be fined when passengers in a Mississippi car are not wearing seat belts?
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Answer D: Only the operator of the vehicle
Mississippi allows only the operator to be fined for seat belt violations by the operator or any passenger, and caps the total in the aggregate.
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22. The inside of your windshield keeps fogging up on a cold, damp day. What clears it best?
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Answer B: The defroster with the air conditioning on, which dries the air
Fog on the inside is moisture from the cabin air. The air conditioner dries that air, and the defroster warms the glass, so together they clear it and keep it clear.
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23. A square sign with a red field, a wide white horizontal bar and the words DO NOT ENTER tells a driver that
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Answer B: the roadway ahead must not be entered from that point
The do not enter sign is posted at the end of a one-way roadway or ramp to keep traffic from driving into it against the flow.
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24. The hood of your vehicle flies open while you are driving and blocks your view. What should you do?
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Answer A: Look through the gap beneath the hood or out the side window, slow down and pull off the road
You usually still have a narrow view under the raised hood or through the side window. Use it to steer, slow gradually and get clear of traffic before securing the hood.
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25. You have turned onto a ramp at night and your headlights pick out large white arrows painted on the pavement pointing straight back at you. What do they mean?
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Answer C: You are traveling against the flow and must turn back
Wrong-way arrows are laid so that a driver going the correct way never sees them head on, so an arrow pointing at you means you are on the ramp backwards.
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26. An orange background with a black legend on a sign indicates
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Answer B: a temporary traffic control or work zone situation
Orange is reserved for temporary traffic control signing, so an orange sign means conditions have been altered for work or another temporary operation.
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27. How far in advance of the expiration date may a Mississippi driver renew a license?
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Answer A: Up to six months early
Mississippi allows a license to be renewed at any time within six months of the expiration date.
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28. A rectangular marker with alternating black and retroreflective yellow stripes set at a slant is used to
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Answer C: mark an obstruction, with the stripes sloping down toward the side on which traffic should pass
This striped panel is an object marker, and the direction in which the stripes slope shows the driver which side of the obstruction to pass on.
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29. You are driving on a divided highway and see a solid yellow line along the left side of your lanes. What does it tell you?
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Answer D: It marks the left edge of the roadway for your direction
On a divided highway or a one-way roadway, the left edge of the traveled way is marked with a solid yellow line.
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30. The tire pressure monitoring symbol lights up on your dashboard. What is the system telling you?
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Answer A: At least one tire is significantly underinflated
The system warns when a tire falls well below the recommended pressure. Check all four with a gauge and inflate to the placard figure while they are cold.