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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 penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
8 to 11 seconds
Who owns a car
True
A madatory driver improvement class

2. General warning signs are
Yellow
Yield
Turn the wheels towards the curb
$500

3. The function of the differential is to
CDL
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

4. The head restraint should be adjusted

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5. The oil should be changed every
The rear wheels
False
No
3000-5000 miles

6. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Plan your move
True

7. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Whiplash injuries
Zero tolerance
A madatory driver improvement class

8. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
Yellow
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
True
21 or 18 if immediate family member

9. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
21 or 18 if immediate family member
True
10
False

10. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
A madatory driver improvement class
True
When you actually begin the turn
Stop-remained stopped

11. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
True
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

12. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Rest
Visual activity

13. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Over the right and left shoulders
Visibility
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

14. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Push/pull/slide
False
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly

15. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
False
No passing
Pitch
Will not increase engine power

16. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
After you have entered the intersection
Two way traffic
Field of vision
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

17. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
False
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Peripheral vision
Events you think might happen

18. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
True
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
False
Backward

19. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
No
True
True
Driving around the block

20. According to VA law - you must turn into
False
The first open lane going in your direction
4 seconds
Lower humidity

21. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
Show anger
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
150 feet before the turn
CDL

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

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23. When parking downhill with a curb
Turn the wheels towards the curb
100%
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Forward

24. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
500
100%
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Give the alcohol time to wear off

25. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
A point system
Zero tolerance
When you actually begin the turn
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

26. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Push/pull/slide
False

27. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
The same vehicle you have practiced in
True
True

28. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
Visibility - time - space
False
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
About the same

29. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Occur in urban areas
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True

30. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
True
Across the hips
Visibility - time - space
When you actually begin the turn

31. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
True
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

32. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Field of vision
Driving around the block
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Pitch

33. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
False
15 years and 6 months old
Distance judgement

34. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Driver error
Is the selection between two or more possible options
To reverse your direction

35. If your engine stalls

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36. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
True
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces

37. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
False
Everything
True
False

38. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Visibility
500
Can get better traction

39. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Yield
15
After you have entered the intersection
The first open lane going in your direction

40. There are two separate levers to open the hood
The rear wheels
False
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
True

41. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
Executing your maneuver
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Across the hips
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

42. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
True
Yield
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
False

43. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
True
Events you think might happen
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
16 and 3 months old

44. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
The rear wheels
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Clear the intersection
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

45. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
21 or 18 if immediate family member
8 to 12 seconds
True
Push/pull/slide

46. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Visibility
False
Can get better traction
Orange

47. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
Across the hips
The rear wheels
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

48. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
16 and 3 months old
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
False

49. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
500
Depth perception
20/40 in one or both eyes
16 and 3 months old

50. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Smell gasoline
Zero tolerance
25000/50000/20000
Deer move around to feed at dusk