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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. Preventative maintenance

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

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3. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
10
True
1 1/2 miles

4. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Driver error
True
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

5. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Gravity
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
To reverse your direction
Everything

6. A driver's license expires

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7. According to VA law - you must turn into
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
The first open lane going in your direction
Visual activity
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

8. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Two way traffic
8 to 12 seconds
Right

9. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
Roll
5
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Yield

10. Acceleration results in weight transfer
False
Backward
True
Lower humidity

11. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
The rear wheels
500
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

12. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

13. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Push/pull/slide
8 to 11 seconds
Gravity
False

14. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
8 to 11 seconds
Go if the way is clear
20/40 in one or both eyes
True

15. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Threshold braking
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Turn the wheels towards the curb

16. Braking results in weight transfer
Once a year
Forward
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Driving around the block

17. Flashing Red Light
4 seconds
Stop-go when the way is clear
500
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

18. A yellow line indicates
Two way traffic
False
8 to 12 seconds
Human-perception time

19. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
False
Executing your maneuver
True

20. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
True
Is the selection between two or more possible options
5

21. A solid line indicates
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
No passing
False
Depth perception

22. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Will appear slower than it is
True
Roll

23. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Can get better traction
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
8 to 12 seconds
Rest

24. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
Smell gasoline
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Weekly
A madatory driver improvement class

25. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
True
CDL
Show anger
Regulatory sign

26. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
10
False
Visibility
Occur in urban areas

27. When parking downhill with a curb
No passing
20/40 in one or both eyes
Turn the wheels towards the curb
1

28. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
Weekly
Pitch
False
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

29. The horn should not be used to
Will not increase engine power
Peripheral vision
Backward
Show anger

30. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Right
Two way traffic
1
Field of vision

31. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
When you actually begin the turn
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
True
Depending on the driver's height

32. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Rest
Area of central vision
15

33. Red Light
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Roll
Stop-remained stopped
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

34. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
True
100%
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Rest

35. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
CDL
After you have entered the intersection
1 1/2 miles
Check tire tread depth with a penny

36. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
True
20/40 in one or both eyes
Yaw
It is easier to drive

37. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
Forward
The rear wheels
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
No

38. 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
Push/pull/slide
15
10

39. Red signs indicate
100%
Stop - prohibitive
15
Can get better traction

40. When turning left at an intersection
Plan your move
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
The rear wheels
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well

41. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
True
Rest
Push/pull/slide
Distance judgement

42. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Visibility - time - space
Push/pull/slide
True

43. The basic color for construction signs is...
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
4 seconds
Orange

44. The function of an odometer is to
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Gravity
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
10

45. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
True
Show anger
False
Over the right and left shoulders

46. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
True
5
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Visibility

47. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
No passing
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly

48. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
False
False
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
True

49. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
20 to 30 seconds
False
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
In the bottom of the trunck

50. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Push/pull/slide
True