Free Missouri permit practice tests with 1011 exam-style questions, a timed mock exam sized to the real test, flashcards, a road-sign quiz, and an on-device AI tutor grounded in the official Missouri driver handbook. The official Missouri written knowledge test has 25 questions and requires 80% to pass.
About the Missouri written test
Written (knowledge) test: multiple choice, drawn from the *Missouri Driver Guide*; 80% is required to pass (the guide/exam is commonly delivered as 25 questions, needing 20 correct — the exam is administered by MSHP).
Road-sign recognition test: identify standard traffic signs (also required at every license renewal).
Vision test: screening at application and at renewal.
Getting licensed in Missouri
Instruction Permit (Stage 1) — eligible at age 15; valid up to 12 months (renewable).
Supervision under age 16: may drive only when accompanied in the front seat by a licensed qualified person, a grandparent, a qualified driving instructor, or a qualified driver at least 25 years old who has been licensed ≥3 years and has written permission from the parent/guardian.
Supervision at age 16+ (still on the permit): any licensed driver at least 21 in the front seat.
Seat belts required for driver and all passengers. Carry the permit itself (the test paper alone is not valid to drive).
Missouri written-test FAQ
Minimum age for a Missouri instruction permit?
15.
How long must you hold the instruction permit before the intermediate license?
At least 182 days.
Supervised-driving hours required for the intermediate license?
40 hours, including at least 10 at night.
Who may supervise a permit holder who is under 16?
A qualified person, grandparent, qualified driving instructor, or a licensed driver 25+ (licensed ≥3 yrs) with written parental permission — in the front seat.
Who may supervise a 16-year-old still on a permit?
Any licensed driver at least 21.
Intermediate-license late-night curfew?
1:00 a.m. to 5:00 a.m. (exceptions: school activity, job, emergency, or a 21+ licensed driver aboard).
First 6 months of the intermediate license
how many non-family passengers under 19? — No more than one. After 6 months? — No more than three.