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Drivers Education Exam

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Driving around the block
Is the selection between two or more possible options
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

2. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
False
Everything

3. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
Regulatory sign
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
25
Will not increase engine power

4. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
Everything
Right
Zero tolerance
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

5. A triangular shaped sign indicates
25000/50000/20000
Yield
True
Human-perception time

6. Green Arrow
Rest
15 years and 6 months old
Events you think might happen
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

7. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
8 to 11 seconds
Threshold braking
4 seconds
Weekly

8. A solid line indicates
True
True
Visual activity
No passing

9. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
To reverse your direction
True
True
When you actually begin the turn

10. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
Yield sign
4 seconds
No
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

11. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Is the selection between two or more possible options
150 feet before the turn
Smell gasoline
When you actually begin the turn

12. A driver turning right
True
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
4 seconds
Occur in urban areas

13. General warning signs are
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Yellow
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

14. An important point to remember in skid control is...
True
Occur in urban areas
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Zero tolerance

15. Cruise control
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Visual activity
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Deer move around to feed at dusk

16. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
Visual activity
The rear wheels
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
3000-5000 miles

17. Reference points are the same for all drivers
4 seconds
False
True
Orange

18. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
True
Occur in urban areas
False
True

19. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
10
False
Visibility - time - space
Yaw

20. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
Smell gasoline
Once a year
4 seconds
False

21. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
True
Check tire tread depth with a penny
4 seconds
In the bottom of the trunck

22. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
Right
False
Smell gasoline
25

23. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
False
4 seconds
After you have entered the intersection
Threshold braking

24. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
False
$500
True
About the same

25. A certificate of title proves
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Right
Who owns a car
Executing your maneuver

26. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Stop - prohibitive
Right
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Will not increase engine power

27. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
The rear wheels
True
Yaw
Roll

28. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
Will not increase engine power
False
Roll
Deer move around to feed at dusk

29. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
150 feet before the turn
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Zero tolerance

30. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Can get better traction
A madatory driver improvement class
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Events you think might happen

31. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Area of central vision
It is easier to drive
Over the right and left shoulders
False

32. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
False
Who owns a car
Peripheral vision
True

33. Steady Amber Light
Clear the intersection
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
False

34. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
True
20 to 30 seconds
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

35. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
CDL
Crosswalks
Visibility - time - space
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

36. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
True
Forward
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

37. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
25
Weekly
Executing your maneuver

38. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
25000/50000/20000
False
After you have entered the intersection

39. Assumptions are
Events you think might happen
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Stop - prohibitive
Threshold braking

40. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Area of central vision
True
Visibility

41. The function of the differential is to
False
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Signal your speed
Proceed with caution

42. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
True
25000/50000/20000
21 or 18 if immediate family member
False

43. A driver's license expires

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44. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Forward
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
CDL

45. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Lower humidity
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True
Stop-remained stopped

46. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
True
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
20/40 in one or both eyes

47. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
500
20 to 30 seconds
True

48. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
Will not increase engine power
Pitch
True
21 or 18 if immediate family member

49. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
100%
150 feet before the turn
True
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

50. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
20/40 in one or both eyes
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Check tire tread depth with a penny
$500