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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. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
The first open lane going in your direction
Visibility
Gravity
True

2. Flashing Red Light
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
False
Stop-go when the way is clear

3. An important point to remember in skid control is...
True
Gravity
25
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

4. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
5
When you actually begin the turn
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

5. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
Proceed with caution
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Roll
False

6. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Area of central vision
True

7. If your engine stalls

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8. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
1 1/2 miles
Occur in urban areas

9. The oil should be changed every
3000-5000 miles
The first open lane going in your direction
Two way traffic
Rest

10. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
Roll
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Go if the way is clear
20/40 in one or both eyes

11. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
Push/pull/slide
True
Rest
Right

12. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
True
It is easier to drive
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
3000-5000 miles

13. Cruise control
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
16 and 3 months old
True
Will appear slower than it is

14. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
True
Distance judgement
The same vehicle you have practiced in
4 seconds

15. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Yield
It is easier to drive
Stop-go when the way is clear
Push/pull/slide

16. Green Arrow
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Once a year
It is easier to drive
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

17. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
True

18. A banked curve is one that
1
True
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
21 or 18 if immediate family member

19. The air conditioner is used to
Clear the intersection
Implied consent
Lower humidity
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

20. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Rest
True
In the bottom of the trunck

21. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
False
Over the right and left shoulders
5

22. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
Zero tolerance
500
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Visibility - time - space

23. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Backward
Yield sign
It is easier to drive

24. A solid line indicates
Everything
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
No passing

25. Red signs indicate
To reverse your direction
False
Stop - prohibitive
500

26. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Field of vision
5

27. The friction point is...
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
True
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Right

28. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
The lane furthest to the left
150 feet before the turn
Gravity
Two way traffic

29. A driver's license expires

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30. Red Light
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Depending on the driver's height
Stop-remained stopped
Distance judgement

31. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
Yellow
$500
100%
Rest

32. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
False
Forward
True
21 or 18 if immediate family member

33. A certificate of title proves
Driving around the block
3000-5000 miles
Who owns a car
10

34. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Smell gasoline
Rest
Field of vision
Check tire tread depth with a penny

35. Assumptions are
Peripheral vision
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Events you think might happen

36. 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
Implied consent
False
Backward

37. When parallel parking you
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Two way traffic
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
25000/50000/20000

38. Braking results in weight transfer
Plan your move
Forward
Once a year
Driver error

39. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
Will not increase engine power
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
No passing

40. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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41. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
It is easier to drive
Is the selection between two or more possible options
To reverse your direction
Check tire tread depth with a penny

42. A driver turning right
1 1/2 miles
To reverse your direction
Implied consent
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

43. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
Yield
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
4 seconds
Orange

44. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
True
False
Regulatory sign
1

45. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
25000/50000/20000
True
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
8 to 12 seconds

46. You set your car's automatic choke by...
True
Weekly
False
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

47. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
After you have entered the intersection
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Once a year
Depth perception

48. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
4 seconds
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Events you think might happen
True

49. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Lower humidity
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

50. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
True
Occur in urban areas
Driving around the block
Regulatory sign