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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. If your engine stalls

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2. A driver's license expires

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3. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Events you think might happen
False
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

4. There are two separate levers to open the hood
Who owns a car
Push/pull/slide
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
True

5. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
1 1/2 miles
True
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Visual activity

6. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Field of vision

7. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
8 to 12 seconds
Depth perception
False

8. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
1 1/2 miles
False
500
Who owns a car

9. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
Can get better traction
1 1/2 miles
Yield sign
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

10. The head restraint should be adjusted

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11. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
Turn the wheels towards the curb
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Proceed with caution
Human-perception time

12. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
8 to 12 seconds
Push/pull/slide
Two way traffic
Driver error

13. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Right
Peripheral vision
Driving around the block
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

14. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
Clear the intersection
False
Distance judgement
The same vehicle you have practiced in

15. A choice
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
True

16. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
False
Human-perception time
16 and 3 months old
Across the hips

17. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Across the hips
Will not increase engine power
Can get better traction
Once a year

18. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
False
20/40 in one or both eyes
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Crosswalks

19. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
Area of central vision
Backward
Go if the way is clear
A madatory driver improvement class

20. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
Area of central vision
To reverse your direction
Backward
The rear wheels

21. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
True
500

22. A solid line indicates
True
No passing
Pitch
True

23. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
False
True
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

24. Red Light
Stop-remained stopped
8 to 12 seconds
No
25

25. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
Crosswalks
Deer move around to feed at dusk
True
Driver error

26. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
When you actually begin the turn
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
1

27. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Yaw
False
It is easier to drive
A point system

28. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
True
Zero tolerance
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

29. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
21 or 18 if immediate family member
True
1
8 to 11 seconds

30. Assumptions are
500
Weekly
Events you think might happen
Visibility - time - space

31. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
Depth perception
True
25000/50000/20000
Field of vision

32. A yellow line indicates
False
True
Two way traffic
Pitch

33. Preventative maintenance

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34. Flashing Amber Light
After you have entered the intersection
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Proceed with caution
A madatory driver improvement class

35. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
True
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Across the hips

36. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
20/40 in one or both eyes
Threshold braking
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Clear the intersection

37. Steady Amber Light
Clear the intersection
Depending on the driver's height
Implied consent
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

38. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Who owns a car
Distance judgement
False
False

39. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Pitch
15
Smell gasoline
25

40. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
When you actually begin the turn
True
True
Backward

41. A certificate of title proves
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Who owns a car

42. Acceleration results in weight transfer
False
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
1
Backward

43. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
150 feet before the turn
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Right

44. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
False
Yield sign
Clear the intersection
Events you think might happen

45. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
Yield
False
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Who owns a car

46. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Yield
Crosswalks
4 seconds
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

47. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
8 to 12 seconds
Yellow
8 to 11 seconds
Driving around the block

48. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
Deer move around to feed at dusk
False
10
True

49. You should signal for a turn at least
150 feet before the turn
Distance judgement
Turn the wheels towards the curb
8 to 11 seconds

50. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
The same vehicle you have practiced in
The lane furthest to the left
25
Pump the brake pedal rapidly