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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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1. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
500
No passing
Rest
False

2. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
True
Push/pull/slide
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Backward

3. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
False
15 years and 6 months old
Visibility
To reverse your direction

4. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Roll
20 to 30 seconds
False

5. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Push/pull/slide
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go

6. According to VA law - you must turn into
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
The first open lane going in your direction
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
True

7. Assumptions are
Events you think might happen
Visual activity
Clear the intersection
15 years and 6 months old

8. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
True
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Deer move around to feed at dusk
True

9. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Show anger
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Everything
Area of central vision

10. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
True
Zero tolerance
No passing
Whiplash injuries

11. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
CDL
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

12. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
False
The first open lane going in your direction
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside

13. You should signal for a turn at least
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
150 feet before the turn
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
8 to 12 seconds

14. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Push/pull/slide
The first open lane going in your direction
False

15. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Depth perception
Field of vision
Implied consent
Roll

16. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Field of vision
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
False
Executing your maneuver

17. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
False
False
$500
Area of central vision

18. General warning signs are
Executing your maneuver
16 and 3 months old
Yellow
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

19. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
1
Will not increase engine power
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Yaw

20. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
True
False
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

21. A driver turning right
True
Roll
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

22. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
$500
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Human-perception time

23. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
False
Stop-remained stopped
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

24. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
100%
Proceed with caution
25

25. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
Will appear slower than it is
True
Push/pull/slide
Give the alcohol time to wear off

26. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
8 to 12 seconds
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
15 years and 6 months old
Executing your maneuver

27. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Events you think might happen
4 seconds
Plan your move
25

28. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Distance judgement
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
500
Smell gasoline

29. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
Area of central vision
False
100%
True

30. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
Who owns a car
True
20/40 in one or both eyes
After you have entered the intersection

31. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
False
Driving around the block
False

32. Braking results in weight transfer
Rest
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
A madatory driver improvement class
Forward

33. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Human-perception time
Driving around the block
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Once a year

34. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Executing your maneuver
Rest
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
10

35. A certificate of title proves
4 seconds
Regulatory sign
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Who owns a car

36. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Occur in urban areas
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
False
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

37. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
True
When you actually begin the turn
Yield
Lower humidity

38. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Show anger
To reverse your direction
Stop - prohibitive
Yield

39. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
Once a year
CDL
About the same
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

40. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Clear the intersection
Is the selection between two or more possible options

41. The lane position for a right turn is...
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
5
True

42. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
100%
False
Regulatory sign
Give the alcohol time to wear off

43. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
Backward
Distance judgement
3000-5000 miles
8 to 12 seconds

44. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Weekly
Threshold braking
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Gravity

45. When turning left at an intersection
Visibility
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Zero tolerance

46. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Over the right and left shoulders
The first open lane going in your direction
Two way traffic

47. 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
Across the hips
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Stop - prohibitive
Implied consent

48. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
No
5
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
3000-5000 miles

49. 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
True
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

50. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
500