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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. Flashing Red Light
Push/pull/slide
No
Stop-go when the way is clear
10

2. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
About the same
True
16 and 3 months old
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

3. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
Depth perception
True
100%
After you have entered the intersection

4. General warning signs are
100%
Yellow
Plan your move
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

5. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
16 and 3 months old
True
Smell gasoline
After you have entered the intersection

6. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
After you have entered the intersection
A point system
True
Visibility

7. 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
Peripheral vision
3000-5000 miles
Implied consent
The lane furthest to the left

8. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
The lane furthest to the left
It is easier to drive
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

9. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
20/40 in one or both eyes
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Implied consent
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

10. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
When you actually begin the turn
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Right
Yield sign

11. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Executing your maneuver
False
True

12. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Driving around the block
Go if the way is clear
Right
True

13. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Plan your move
The first open lane going in your direction
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
False

14. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
1 1/2 miles
100%
Backward
Deer move around to feed at dusk

15. A certificate of title proves
Events you think might happen
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Who owns a car
Visual activity

16. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True
500
Smell gasoline

17. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
Events you think might happen
Field of vision
False
Lower humidity

18. Reference points are the same for all drivers
False
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
It is easier to drive

19. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
10
True
5
No

20. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Roll
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
In the bottom of the trunck

21. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
Threshold braking
A point system
15 years and 6 months old
True

22. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
8 to 12 seconds
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
True
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

23. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
Go if the way is clear
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Push/pull/slide
About the same

24. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
Will appear slower than it is
Depth perception
Driver error
True

25. An important point to remember in skid control is...
1 1/2 miles
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Depth perception

26. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
Stop - prohibitive
8 to 12 seconds
True
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

27. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Field of vision
100%
The lane furthest to the left
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

28. The function of an odometer is to
False
True
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

29. Tires should be checked
True
The first open lane going in your direction
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Weekly

30. Assumptions are
4 seconds
Events you think might happen
Lower humidity
Smell gasoline

31. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
After you have entered the intersection
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Area of central vision

32. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Visibility
True
When you actually begin the turn

33. 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
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Regulatory sign

34. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
4 seconds
Rest
Push/pull/slide

35. A driver's license expires

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36. The basic color for construction signs is...
Once a year
False
Orange
1

37. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Gravity
20/40 in one or both eyes
Area of central vision
Driving around the block

38. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
False
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Events you think might happen
Pitch

39. If your engine stalls

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40. 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
10
5
25

41. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
After you have entered the intersection
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Human-perception time

42. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
Push/pull/slide
A point system
Over the right and left shoulders
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

43. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
Stop-go when the way is clear
Visual activity
False
No passing

44. Green Arrow
15 years and 6 months old
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Zero tolerance
Visual activity

45. A banked curve is one that
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
In the bottom of the trunck
Two way traffic
25000/50000/20000

46. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Will not increase engine power
Rest
Plan your move

47. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
Stop-remained stopped
False
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Right

48. The horn should not be used to
Show anger
Everything
3000-5000 miles
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

49. Steady Amber Light
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
True
Clear the intersection
False

50. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
Pitch
False
True
Proceed with caution