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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 wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
False
Pitch
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
The rear wheels

2. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
4 seconds
True
Go if the way is clear
Visibility

3. For the test - your state may require you to present

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4. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
False
Rest

5. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Visibility - time - space
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

6. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Plan your move
Events you think might happen
True
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

7. The horn should not be used to
Gravity
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Show anger
3000-5000 miles

8. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
10
True
Driving around the block
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

9. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
It is easier to drive
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
False
A point system

10. General warning signs are
Weekly
Yellow
16 and 3 months old
When you actually begin the turn

11. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
Show anger
Across the hips
True
500

12. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Across the hips
Executing your maneuver
3000-5000 miles

13. Braking results in weight transfer
Forward
Go if the way is clear
True
25000/50000/20000

14. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
The lane furthest to the left
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

15. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
150 feet before the turn
False
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True

16. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Crosswalks
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Smell gasoline

17. A certificate of title proves
Who owns a car
Peripheral vision
True
25000/50000/20000

18. The basic color for construction signs is...
Once a year
150 feet before the turn
True
Orange

19. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
The lane furthest to the left
When you actually begin the turn
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

20. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
Signal your speed
Can get better traction
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
To reverse your direction

21. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
False
About the same
In the bottom of the trunck
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly

22. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Events you think might happen
16 and 3 months old
Visibility
20/40 in one or both eyes

23. Steady Amber Light
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Executing your maneuver
Clear the intersection

24. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Visual activity
Yaw
Executing your maneuver
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

25. Red Light
Check tire tread depth with a penny
True
False
Stop-remained stopped

26. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
$500
False
Signal your speed
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

27. There are two separate levers to open the hood
500
Yellow
True
Two way traffic

28. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
True
Threshold braking
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Weekly

29. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Roll
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Yellow
Check tire tread depth with a penny

30. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Will not increase engine power
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Smell gasoline
False

31. You should signal for a turn at least
Visibility - time - space
150 feet before the turn
21 or 18 if immediate family member
4 seconds

32. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
True
Once a year
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

33. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
500
Deer move around to feed at dusk
8 to 11 seconds
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well

34. The air conditioner is used to
False
Will appear slower than it is
Smell gasoline
Lower humidity

35. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
True
Field of vision
4 seconds
A madatory driver improvement class

36. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
Depending on the driver's height
False
16 and 3 months old
Regulatory sign

37. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
Yaw
False
True
Signal your speed

38. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
False
Threshold braking

39. Red signs indicate
Driving around the block
Stop - prohibitive
Visibility - time - space
False

40. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
The first open lane going in your direction
10
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
500

41. Steady Green Light
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Yield sign
Go if the way is clear

42. A driver's license expires

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43. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
500
15 years and 6 months old
Distance judgement
4 seconds

44. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Backward
Smell gasoline

45. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
CDL
True
Go if the way is clear

46. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Over the right and left shoulders
Driver error
Peripheral vision
A point system

47. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
Distance judgement
A point system
True
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

48. Braking just short of lockup is known as
The rear wheels
1 1/2 miles
Threshold braking
False

49. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
The same vehicle you have practiced in

50. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
8 to 12 seconds
True
Will not increase engine power
Right