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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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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. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
False
150 feet before the turn
4 seconds
Executing your maneuver

2. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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3. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
A madatory driver improvement class
True

4. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Distance judgement
True
Area of central vision
Yaw

5. General warning signs are
Show anger
Yellow
True
False

6. 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
In the bottom of the trunck
The rear wheels
No

7. Assumptions are
The rear wheels
Events you think might happen
Rest
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

8. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Backward
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Driver error
Signal your speed

9. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
It is easier to drive
Driver error
In the bottom of the trunck
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

10. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Is the selection between two or more possible options
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Roll
Driving around the block

11. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
Across the hips
Zero tolerance
Orange
Visibility

12. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
16 and 3 months old
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True
True

13. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
10
CDL
Roll
Occur in urban areas

14. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Plan your move
Yellow
Backward

15. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Implied consent
False
True
25

16. The friction point is...
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Distance judgement
Everything
Will not increase engine power

17. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
False
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

18. When seated properly - the driver should be at least ____ inches from the steering wheel
10
Stop - prohibitive
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Orange

19. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
False
True
20/40 in one or both eyes
Across the hips

20. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Orange
25
Yellow

21. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
Will not increase engine power
8 to 11 seconds
Who owns a car
To reverse your direction

22. There are two separate levers to open the hood
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Driver error
True

23. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
False
4 seconds
15

24. Green Arrow
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
True
False

25. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Everything
Right
Driver error
True

26. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
Implied consent
No passing
Plan your move
Crosswalks

27. Braking results in weight transfer
Forward
False
False
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

28. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Crosswalks
Yaw
True
CDL

29. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
Across the hips
Roll
100%
Distance judgement

30. A driver's license expires

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31. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
25000/50000/20000
It is easier to drive
The same vehicle you have practiced in

32. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Gravity
Over the right and left shoulders
Check tire tread depth with a penny
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

33. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Distance judgement
False
Two way traffic
Once a year

34. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
True
False
Clear the intersection
The lane furthest to the left

35. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
Area of central vision
When you actually begin the turn
False
Will appear slower than it is

36. If your engine stalls

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37. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
Deer move around to feed at dusk
16 and 3 months old
Will appear slower than it is
4 seconds

38. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
21 or 18 if immediate family member
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Pitch
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

39. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
Human-perception time
No passing
Show anger
Yellow

40. Tires should be checked
25
Weekly
Clear the intersection
CDL

41. Cruise control
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Roll
False

42. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Peripheral vision
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Implied consent
True

43. A solid line indicates
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
False
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
No passing

44. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
Proceed with caution
Check tire tread depth with a penny
15 years and 6 months old
True

45. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Human-perception time
Events you think might happen
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True

46. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Events you think might happen
About the same
20/40 in one or both eyes
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

47. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Right
Yield sign
Zero tolerance

48. Red signs indicate
Visual activity
100%
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Stop - prohibitive

49. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
Regulatory sign
8 to 12 seconds
Whiplash injuries
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

50. While driving look at least _______ down the road
Right
Will appear slower than it is
20 to 30 seconds
The rear wheels