Missouri Permit Test Languages: 20 Choices, Including Spanish and ASL
Can you take the Missouri permit written test in another language?
Yes. The Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) gives the Class F written test (the car test) in 20 languages, including Spanish and American Sign Language (ASL). The test has 25 questions, and you need 20 correct answers (80%) to pass. A spoken version through headphones is available in English and Spanish.
Where the Missouri language rules come from
The Missouri State Highway Patrol gives the written test, and it lists the languages on its driver examination FAQ page and its driver examination page. The test format and the deaf or hard of hearing notation come from the Missouri Driver Guide of the Department of Revenue (DOR). The DOR Graduated Driver License page and driver license FAQ also list the permit tests and the pass mark. This guide is current as of 2026. Confirm the rules with the Missouri Department of Revenue (dor.mo.gov) before you drive.
The 20 languages for the Missouri Class F written test
- English
- American Sign Language (a sign language video version of the test)
- Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese and Dari
- French, German, Greek and Italian
- Japanese, Kinyarwanda, Korean and Marshallese
- Pashto, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Ukrainian and Vietnamese
Where you take the written test in Missouri
The Missouri State Highway Patrol gives the written test and the driving skills test through its Driver and Vehicle Safety Division. For an instruction permit, you pass the vision, road sign recognition and written tests at an MSHP driver examination station. Written and skills testing is offered in all 114 Missouri counties. The MSHP station map and station list give the address, testing days, hours and phone number of each station. After you pass, you get the permit at a DOR license office.
Choose how you take the test: screen, paper or read aloud
Every applicant can take the written test on a touch screen PC or tablet, with or without headphones, on a printed paper test, or read aloud by an examiner. The headphone (oral) version of the Class F test is available in English and Spanish. If you ask an examiner to read the test, you may wait in line with people who take the driving skills test, because the examiner must sit with you. There is no time limit on the written test, whatever the format.
Which option fits you?
Written test languages by Missouri license type
| Test | Written test languages | Oral (headphones) version |
|---|---|---|
| Class F (car) | 20 languages, including ASL | English and Spanish |
| Class E (for hire) | English and Spanish only | English only |
| Class M (motorcycle) | English and Spanish only | English only |
| CDL, including the School Bus endorsement | English only | — |
What the Class F written questions cover
The questions come from the Missouri Driver Guide, and there are no trick questions. The test is not open book, and the commercial vehicle chapter is not on it. This practice question on what the test covers shows how to focus your study. The vision test at the station checks acuity and peripheral (side) vision. You may take the written test up to two times per day statewide, during normal business hours, until you pass. The Missouri written test guide explains the question format and the pass mark.
Key takeaways
- The MSHP gives the Class F written test in 20 languages, including Spanish and American Sign Language.
- The spoken version through headphones is available in English and Spanish. Every applicant can also choose a screen, a paper test or an examiner who reads the test.
- If your language is missing and you take a non-CDL test, you may use an interpreter from the state list, at your own cost.
- Class E and motorcycle written tests come in English and Spanish only, and CDL written tests come in English only.
- Next step: practice the rules of the road on the free Missouri Class F practice test.
Missouri written test languages: common questions
Can I take the Missouri permit test in Spanish?
Yes. Spanish is one of the 20 Class F languages, and the spoken version through headphones is also available in Spanish. Class E (for hire) and motorcycle written tests are in English and Spanish only. A CDL written test is in English only.
Is there a Missouri written test in American Sign Language?
Yes. The Class F test has a sign language video version, made possible by the Missouri Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and you take it on the testing kiosk. If you want a live sign language interpreter, contact the testing site before test day: the Driver Examination office arranges the interpretation.
Can I bring my own interpreter to the Missouri written test?
Only an interpreter from the approved list. For a non-CDL test, a third-party interpreter must be a service on the state list of interpretation contractors, and you pay the cost. Get the list at the testing site and make your arrangements before test day. CDL written tests are given in English only.
Do I need an appointment to take the written test in another language?
No. You do not need an appointment for a written test at an MSHP station; only CDL skills tests need one. Tests are given based on staff availability and the number of applicants, and arriving before closing time does not guarantee a test. Check the testing days and hours of the station, and arrive early.
Do I pay for the written test in another language?
No. The Patrol charges nothing for the written test or the non-CDL driving skills test. You pay when you buy the permit or license at a DOR license office, and the testing receipt alone is not valid for driving. An interpreter from the state list is a cost you pay yourself. See the license office fees and retake limits before you go.
Is the free practice test also in other languages?
No. Our free Missouri Class F practice tests and question pages are in English only. Use them to learn the rules of the road, then take the official written test in the language you choose at the MSHP station.
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