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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. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
To reverse your direction
Crosswalks
True
Is the selection between two or more possible options

2. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
False
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

3. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
100%
Roll
False
Across the hips

4. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
A madatory driver improvement class
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Yield
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

5. After passing a truck - you should not pull in closely in front of it because...

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6. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Signal your speed
True
False
5

7. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Push/pull/slide
Yield
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

8. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
1
Visual activity
Forward
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

9. Braking just short of lockup is known as
Occur in urban areas
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Threshold braking
16 and 3 months old

10. There are two separate levers to open the hood
True
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

11. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
Depth perception
True
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Yield

12. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
16 and 3 months old
False
Distance judgement
The lane furthest to the left

13. Steady Green Light
Over the right and left shoulders
Whiplash injuries
Go if the way is clear
20 to 30 seconds

14. Tires should be checked
Weekly
After you have entered the intersection
Push/pull/slide
It is easier to drive

15. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Driver error
Show anger
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
100%

16. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
Gravity
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
It is easier to drive
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

17. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
True
500
True
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

18. According to the _______ law - you must submit to a chemical test for alcohol and other drugs if requested when driving on VA's public roadways or lose your license
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Implied consent
True
Is the selection between two or more possible options

19. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
8 to 11 seconds
Threshold braking
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
25

20. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
4 seconds
Roll
Area of central vision
Peripheral vision

21. When turning left at an intersection
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

22. Red Light
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Stop-remained stopped
No
15

23. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Yield
It is easier to drive
False
The rear wheels

24. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
25
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

25. Ability to see clearly
Visual activity
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Distance judgement
True

26. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
Is the selection between two or more possible options
True
4 seconds
16 and 3 months old

27. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
To reverse your direction
5
Pitch
Is the selection between two or more possible options

28. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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29. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
20/40 in one or both eyes
Area of central vision
8 to 11 seconds
Over the right and left shoulders

30. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
500
8 to 11 seconds
4 seconds

31. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
False
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Depending on the driver's height
True

32. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
A point system
Will appear slower than it is
15 years and 6 months old

33. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
After you have entered the intersection
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Across the hips
False

34. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
$500
Regulatory sign
When you actually begin the turn
A madatory driver improvement class

35. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
No passing
Rest
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
False

36. A yellow line indicates
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Field of vision
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Two way traffic

37. The basic color for construction signs is...
Weekly
Orange
True
False

38. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
500
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Everything
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

39. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
1 1/2 miles
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
500

40. A certificate of title proves
Right
True
Who owns a car
Depending on the driver's height

41. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
False
True
Lower humidity
Smell gasoline

42. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
False
Occur in urban areas

43. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Push/pull/slide
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
No
Zero tolerance

44. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Yellow
It is easier to drive
True
150 feet before the turn

45. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
1 1/2 miles
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
False

46. A choice
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Yellow
True
16 and 3 months old

47. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
A madatory driver improvement class
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
8 to 12 seconds
True

48. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
1 1/2 miles
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Human-perception time

49. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
The same vehicle you have practiced in
25
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Stop - prohibitive

50. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Lower humidity
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
True