Test your basic knowledge |

Drivers Education Exam

Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
Who owns a car
False
The rear wheels
False

2. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
Yaw
True
False
Regulatory sign

3. Flashing Amber Light
Proceed with caution
3000-5000 miles
Driver error
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

4. If your engine stalls

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

5. An important point to remember in skid control is...
4 seconds
Can get better traction
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

6. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
True
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
No

7. The friction point is...
$500
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

8. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
Stop-remained stopped
True
The lane furthest to the left
$500

9. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
16 and 3 months old
The lane furthest to the left
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Plan your move

10. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Can get better traction
Visibility - time - space
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
15 years and 6 months old

11. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
About the same
Implied consent
500
Yellow

12. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
Yaw
4 seconds
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Roll

13. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Driver error
True
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Visibility

14. A driver turning right
Stop - prohibitive
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
4 seconds

15. Tires should be checked
Pitch
Weekly
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
True

16. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
True
The lane furthest to the left
A point system

17. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
Threshold braking
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Can get better traction
Regulatory sign

18. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
Threshold braking
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
To reverse your direction
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

19. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
True
Whiplash injuries
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Proceed with caution

20. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Driving around the block
Once a year

21. Green Arrow
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
In the bottom of the trunck
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

22. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
100%
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Occur in urban areas
False

23. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
Zero tolerance
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
True
Orange

24. You set your car's automatic choke by...
True
Go if the way is clear
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Depending on the driver's height

25. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Will appear slower than it is
Yaw
False

26. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Right
A point system
Push/pull/slide
15

27. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Two way traffic
Orange
False

28. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
No
True
Weekly
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

29. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Driving around the block
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
500

30. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
20/40 in one or both eyes
Signal your speed
500
Will appear slower than it is

31. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
3000-5000 miles
A point system
False
Orange

32. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
Rest
Lower humidity
A point system
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

33. 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
Implied consent
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
False
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

34. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Visibility - time - space
Once a year
Pitch
Yaw

35. Braking just short of lockup is known as
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
True
Threshold braking
True

36. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Proceed with caution
True
Turn the wheels towards the curb

37. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
25000/50000/20000
Go if the way is clear
$500
Human-perception time

38. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Yield
Visibility - time - space
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Field of vision

39. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
A point system
False
20/40 in one or both eyes
Deer move around to feed at dusk

40. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Backward
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Show anger
True

41. A choice
Is the selection between two or more possible options
True
Executing your maneuver
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

42. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
True
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
False
True

43. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Distance judgement
Push/pull/slide
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Events you think might happen

44. When turning left at an intersection
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Gravity
False

45. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Rest
Will appear slower than it is
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

46. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
1
False
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

47. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
8 to 12 seconds
It is easier to drive
True
False

48. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
The same vehicle you have practiced in
True

49. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Threshold braking
Yield
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Human-perception time

50. A banked curve is one that
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
True
Area of central vision
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside