Free Mississippi Permit Practice Test 3 (2026)
Real questions from the official Mississippi driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 5
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 4
- Adverse Conditions — 2
- Sharing the Road — 2
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 2
- Emergencies & Crashes — 1
- Points & Penalties — 1
- Safe Driving — 1
- Signaling & Communication — 1
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 1
Heaviest on Traffic Signs & Signals (5 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
Every question here applies nationwide.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. When making a LEFT turn, you should turn from and into which lanes?
- From the right lane into any lane
- From whichever lane is open
- From the lane nearest the center, into the lane just right of center
- From the shoulder
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Answer: From the lane nearest the center, into the lane just right of center
Begin from the lane nearest the center line and end in the lane just to the right of the center of the road you enter.
2. At night on an unlit road, you should:
- Speed up
- Reduce speed and use high beams where there's no oncoming traffic
- Follow closely to see
- Use only parking lights
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Answer: Reduce speed and use high beams where there's no oncoming traffic
Slow down at night; use high beams when appropriate (and dim for others).
3. A steady yellow traffic light means:
- Speed up to beat the red
- The light is about to turn red — stop if you can do so safely
- Go, the intersection is yours
- Yield only to pedestrians
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Answer: The light is about to turn red — stop if you can do so safely
Steady yellow warns the signal is about to turn red. Stop if you can do so safely.
4. During a tire blowout you should avoid:
- Easing off the gas
- Steering straight
- Braking hard or turning sharply
- Holding the wheel
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Answer: Braking hard or turning sharply
Hard braking or sharp steering in a blowout can cause loss of control.
5. You see red reflectors facing you on the lane lines. This means:
- A toll ahead
- Carpool lane
- Bridge ahead
- You are going the wrong way — turn around when safe
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Answer: You are going the wrong way — turn around when safe
Red reflectors facing you mean you are traveling the wrong way. Pull over and turn around safely.
6. To avoid brake fade on a long downhill grade, you should:
- Shift to a lower gear so the engine helps slow you
- Ride the brakes
- Speed up
- Coast in neutral
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Answer: Shift to a lower gear so the engine helps slow you
Use a lower gear so engine braking helps — don't ride the brakes down a long hill.
7. How far before a turn must you signal?
- 100 ft
- 250 ft
- 25 ft
- 50 ft
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Answer: 100 ft
Signal at least 100 feet before turning.
8. Why should you leave extra following distance behind a motorcycle?
- They can stop more quickly than a car, so you need more reaction room
- They are wider
- They are slower
- They cannot signal
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Answer: They can stop more quickly than a car, so you need more reaction room
Motorcycles can stop very quickly; increase your following distance so you don't rear-end one.
9. An orange diamond reading REDUCED SPEED AHEAD tells you to:
- Turn around
- Stop and park
- Speed up
- Reduce your speed for the work zone ahead
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Answer: Reduce your speed for the work zone ahead
Orange reduced-speed signs mean slow down for the upcoming work zone.
10. Keeping a space cushion around your car is important because it:
- Is required by law only
- Saves fuel
- Gives you time and room to avoid trouble
- Looks good
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Answer: Gives you time and room to avoid trouble
Space in front, back, and to the sides gives you options to avoid a crash.
11. Turning right on red, you must yield to:
- No one
- Only bikes
- Pedestrians and cross traffic before turning
- Only cars
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Answer: Pedestrians and cross traffic before turning
Right-on-red is allowed after a full stop, yielding to pedestrians and cross traffic.
12. An emergency vehicle is approaching with lights and siren on. You should:
- Continue at the same speed
- Stop immediately in your lane
- Pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes
- Speed up to clear the intersection
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Answer: Pull over to the right edge of the road and stop until it passes
Pull to the right edge and stop until the emergency vehicle has passed.
13. If you are involved in a crash, you must first:
- Drive away
- Stop, and give help and information
- Call your insurance only
- Post about it
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Answer: Stop, and give help and information
Always stop at a crash, render aid, and exchange information.
14. Approaching an intersection where you can't see cross traffic, you should:
- Speed up
- Close your eyes
- Slow down enough to stop for anyone with the right-of-way
- Maintain speed
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Answer: Slow down enough to stop for anyone with the right-of-way
Cover the brake and slow so you can yield to any traffic that has the right-of-way.
15. Total stopping distance is made up of:
- Only braking distance
- Tire pressure
- Only reaction time
- Perception + reaction + braking distance
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Answer: Perception + reaction + braking distance
Stopping distance = how far you travel while perceiving, reacting, and then braking.
16. A 'No U-Turn' sign is posted. You may:
- Not make a U-turn there
- U-turn only at night
- U-turn slowly
- U-turn anyway if clear
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Answer: Not make a U-turn there
Obey the sign — no U-turns where prohibited.
17. A steady red arrow means:
- Turn in that direction after stopping
- You may not turn in the direction of the arrow — wait
- Proceed with caution
- Yield to pedestrians, then turn
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Answer: You may not turn in the direction of the arrow — wait
A red arrow means you must stop and may not make that movement until it changes.
18. A motorcyclist on the road has:
- No right to a full lane
- Fewer rights than cars
- Rights only in bike lanes
- The same rights and duties as other drivers
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Answer: The same rights and duties as other drivers
Motorcycles have the same rights and responsibilities as any other vehicle.
19. This sign shape warns of:
- A hospital
- A school zone or school crossing
- A railroad crossing
- A dead end
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Answer: A school zone or school crossing
The pentagon shape marks a school zone or school crossing ahead.
20. When entering a roundabout, you must:
- Speed up to merge
- Yield to traffic already in the circle
- Stop fully before entering
- Enter to the right, going clockwise
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Answer: Yield to traffic already in the circle
Yield to vehicles already circulating, then enter into a gap. Traffic flows counter-clockwise.