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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. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
500
Visibility - time - space
Visual activity
8 to 11 seconds

2. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
Can get better traction
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
True

3. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Occur in urban areas
Push/pull/slide
False
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

4. The oil should be changed every
4 seconds
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
3000-5000 miles
True

5. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
CDL
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
4 seconds

6. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
False
True
Implied consent
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

7. Steady Green Light
False
Right
Go if the way is clear
Two way traffic

8. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
True
When you actually begin the turn
A point system
Driving around the block

9. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
150 feet before the turn
Regulatory sign
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Weekly

10. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
True
False
True
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

11. The friction point is...
5
A point system
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

12. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
Backward
25
True
Turn the wheels towards the curb

13. Steady Amber Light
Clear the intersection
True
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
10

14. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
Clear the intersection
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Roll
Zero tolerance

15. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Proceed with caution
Backward
False

16. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
Yellow
After you have entered the intersection
15 years and 6 months old
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

17. The basic color for construction signs is...
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
21 or 18 if immediate family member
3000-5000 miles
Orange

18. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Stop - prohibitive
10
Rest

19. Tires should be checked
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
True
Across the hips
Weekly

20. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Deer move around to feed at dusk
False
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
No passing

21. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Stop-remained stopped
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
500
Can get better traction

22. When backing up - you must
True
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
4 seconds
False

23. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Weekly
A madatory driver improvement class
Once a year
False

24. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
False
No
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Go if the way is clear

25. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
True
Human-perception time
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
CDL

26. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
A point system
21 or 18 if immediate family member

27. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Signal your speed
False
15

28. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Peripheral vision
8 to 11 seconds

29. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
Visual activity
Visibility - time - space
Human-perception time
21 or 18 if immediate family member

30. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Area of central vision
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

31. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
True
The same vehicle you have practiced in
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
False

32. When turning left at an intersection
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Executing your maneuver
150 feet before the turn
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

33. Braking just short of lockup is known as
Go if the way is clear
Visual activity
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Threshold braking

34. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
8 to 12 seconds
Check tire tread depth with a penny
The lane furthest to the left
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

35. Braking results in weight transfer
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Forward
False
Pitch

36. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
CDL
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
25000/50000/20000
Give the alcohol time to wear off

37. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
Check tire tread depth with a penny
True
Depth perception
Yield

38. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
20 to 30 seconds
Lower humidity
Executing your maneuver

39. Cruise control
Forward
Show anger
True
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces

40. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
Crosswalks
Once a year
Peripheral vision
A madatory driver improvement class

41. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
$500
Right
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
1

42. General warning signs are
Yellow
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Distance judgement
Once a year

43. While driving look at least _______ down the road
The first open lane going in your direction
Over the right and left shoulders
Driver error
20 to 30 seconds

44. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
20 to 30 seconds
Backward
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

45. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Roll
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
True

46. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
Visibility
$500
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

47. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
True
4 seconds
20/40 in one or both eyes
500

48. A yellow line indicates
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Two way traffic
Can get better traction
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

49. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Stop - prohibitive
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

50. The function of the differential is to
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Push/pull/slide
True