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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. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
100%
Signal your speed
True

2. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
A point system
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

3. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
500
True
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

4. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
8 to 11 seconds
When you actually begin the turn
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

5. Flashing Red Light
Everything
Stop-go when the way is clear
Clear the intersection
Go if the way is clear

6. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
False
Proceed with caution

7. Green Arrow
Driver error
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
False

8. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
4 seconds
Rest
Signal your speed
500

9. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
3000-5000 miles
True
5
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

10. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
25000/50000/20000
The first open lane going in your direction
Plan your move
15

11. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
No
Plan your move
Proceed with caution
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

12. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
A madatory driver improvement class
Smell gasoline
20/40 in one or both eyes

13. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Push/pull/slide
Two way traffic
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

14. A banked curve is one that
Depending on the driver's height
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
CDL
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

15. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
True
Once a year
Plan your move

16. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
25
Yield sign
4 seconds
Check tire tread depth with a penny

17. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
True
Crosswalks
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

18. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Regulatory sign
A point system
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Forward

19. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
True
Stop-go when the way is clear
Yield sign
8 to 11 seconds

20. The oil should be changed every
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
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
3000-5000 miles

21. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
False
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Stop-go when the way is clear
Events you think might happen

22. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
3000-5000 miles
True
A madatory driver improvement class

23. If your engine stalls

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24. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
Backward
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
False
16 and 3 months old

25. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Crosswalks
150 feet before the turn
Executing your maneuver
1 1/2 miles

26. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Depending on the driver's height
True
Forward
Once a year

27. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
False
A point system
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces

28. A driver's license expires

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29. The function of an odometer is to
True
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Two way traffic
False

30. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Depth perception
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
16 and 3 months old
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

31. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Go if the way is clear
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Plan your move
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

32. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Go if the way is clear
True
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Field of vision

33. Preventative maintenance

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34. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
False
Implied consent
No
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

35. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
Check tire tread depth with a penny
After you have entered the intersection
Human-perception time
21 or 18 if immediate family member

36. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
25
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Zero tolerance
Plan your move

37. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Visibility - time - space
True
Who owns a car
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

38. There are two separate levers to open the hood
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
True
500
Human-perception time

39. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Visibility
Pitch
False

40. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
Pitch
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
True

41. The head restraint should be adjusted

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42. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Backward
25000/50000/20000
Peripheral vision
Everything

43. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Yield
Over the right and left shoulders
True
False

44. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
1
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Yellow

45. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
True
False
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Yield

46. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Show anger
$500
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

47. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
Depending on the driver's height
Across the hips
True
Zero tolerance

48. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
False
True
Will not increase engine power
True

49. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Yield sign
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Backward
True

50. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Plan your move
Yield sign
True