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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. The basic color for construction signs is...
Orange
3000-5000 miles
False
500

2. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
4 seconds
Threshold braking
Yield
True

3. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
5
Show anger
Stop - prohibitive

4. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
To reverse your direction
True
Deer move around to feed at dusk
True

5. When seated properly - the driver should be at least ____ inches from the steering wheel
10
Stop-remained stopped
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Across the hips

6. Flashing Red Light
15
Go if the way is clear
Stop-go when the way is clear
False

7. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
Plan your move
True
Regulatory sign
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

8. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
True
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Once a year

9. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
True
Signal your speed
Proceed with caution
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

10. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
Stop-remained stopped
False
100%
Right

11. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
No passing
About the same
Rest
False

12. An important point to remember in skid control is...
True
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
It is easier to drive
Backward

13. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Gravity
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Smell gasoline

14. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Check tire tread depth with a penny
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Signal your speed
Can get better traction

15. Ability to see clearly
False
Visual activity
True
500

16. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Visibility
Lower humidity
Area of central vision
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

17. Assumptions are
True
Yield
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Events you think might happen

18. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
500
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Stop-go when the way is clear

19. The oil should be changed every
5
3000-5000 miles
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside

20. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
False
Once a year
The same vehicle you have practiced in
True

21. Red signs indicate
False
Depth perception
Stop - prohibitive
5

22. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Signal your speed
True
Peripheral vision

23. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
Distance judgement
CDL
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Push/pull/slide

24. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Regulatory sign
False
Once a year
True

25. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
Events you think might happen
8 to 11 seconds
20/40 in one or both eyes
Human-perception time

26. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
No passing
Over the right and left shoulders
About the same
Yield sign

27. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Crosswalks
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
8 to 11 seconds

28. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
1 1/2 miles
150 feet before the turn
It is easier to drive
Yaw

29. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
20/40 in one or both eyes
Yield
Visibility - time - space

30. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
Backward
16 and 3 months old
True
True

31. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Roll
True

32. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
500
15
False
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

33. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
Visibility
False
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
True

34. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
True
Can get better traction
Occur in urban areas

35. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
Stop-remained stopped
False
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

36. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
To reverse your direction
Whiplash injuries
Field of vision
A point system

37. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
True
Over the right and left shoulders
Across the hips
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

38. There are two separate levers to open the hood
3000-5000 miles
True
Stop - prohibitive
Whiplash injuries

39. A yellow line indicates
20 to 30 seconds
Yield
5
Two way traffic

40. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
No
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Across the hips

41. The head restraint should be adjusted

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42. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
Will appear slower than it is
Will not increase engine power
True
Deer move around to feed at dusk

43. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
The rear wheels
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
False

44. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
False
The lane furthest to the left
Depending on the driver's height
Peripheral vision

45. Vehicle balance is maintained through
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Depth perception
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

46. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
20/40 in one or both eyes
Threshold braking
After you have entered the intersection

47. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
False
Gravity

48. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
16 and 3 months old
10
Visual activity
15

49. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
It is easier to drive
True
Once a year
Depth perception

50. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Human-perception time
Everything
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven