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Drivers Education Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
True
Yield
25000/50000/20000
It is easier to drive

2. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
A point system
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Clear the intersection
Orange

3. The lane position for a right turn is...
Visibility - time - space
5
100%
Orange

4. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Stop-go when the way is clear
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
1

5. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Can get better traction
Driving around the block
True
Deer move around to feed at dusk

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

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7. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
After you have entered the intersection
100%
Right
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

8. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Orange
Threshold braking
Executing your maneuver

9. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Executing your maneuver
Yaw
Plan your move
False

10. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Executing your maneuver
Occur in urban areas
It is easier to drive
25

11. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
False
Threshold braking
True
Stop-remained stopped

12. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Yellow
True
4 seconds

13. Ability to see clearly
A point system
Crosswalks
Visual activity
Yield sign

14. Green Arrow
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Regulatory sign
False
Human-perception time

15. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Push/pull/slide
True
Peripheral vision
Smell gasoline

16. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
It is easier to drive

17. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
The lane furthest to the left
Orange
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

18. When parking downhill with a curb
Distance judgement
True
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Turn the wheels towards the curb

19. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
The rear wheels
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

20. A driver turning right
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
$500
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

21. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Check tire tread depth with a penny
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Distance judgement

22. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
The lane furthest to the left
Depending on the driver's height
25000/50000/20000
Check tire tread depth with a penny

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

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24. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
True
True
Once a year
25000/50000/20000

25. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
It is easier to drive
A point system
True
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

26. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
Yellow
Crosswalks
16 and 3 months old
Events you think might happen

27. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
Two way traffic
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
In the bottom of the trunck
Executing your maneuver

28. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
True
3000-5000 miles
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Occur in urban areas

29. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
True
The first open lane going in your direction
4 seconds
Human-perception time

30. The head restraint should be adjusted

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31. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
CDL
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
150 feet before the turn

32. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Stop - prohibitive
False
Everything
About the same

33. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
No
8 to 12 seconds
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Push/pull/slide

34. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Is the selection between two or more possible options
20/40 in one or both eyes
Rest
False

35. A yellow line indicates
Push/pull/slide
Two way traffic
True
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

36. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
False
Driving around the block
Occur in urban areas
25

37. The function of an odometer is to
Visibility
100%
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Distance judgement

38. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Roll
About the same
True
100%

39. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Area of central vision
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

40. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
False
The rear wheels
20/40 in one or both eyes
16 and 3 months old

41. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
True

42. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Gravity
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Deer move around to feed at dusk

43. The friction point is...
True
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Depth perception
False

44. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Stop-go when the way is clear
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Threshold braking
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

45. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
True
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
20 to 30 seconds
True

46. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
False
Once a year
Visibility - time - space
Plan your move

47. When parallel parking you
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
500
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
True

48. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Field of vision
True
8 to 11 seconds
Plan your move

49. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Backward
15

50. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
False
500
20/40 in one or both eyes
About the same