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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.

1. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Go if the way is clear
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Whiplash injuries
True

2. Braking results in weight transfer
16 and 3 months old
False
Depth perception
Forward

3. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
4 seconds
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Show anger
True

4. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
20 to 30 seconds
True
Pitch

5. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
4 seconds
500
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
A madatory driver improvement class

6. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Give the alcohol time to wear off
True
Rest

7. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
When you actually begin the turn
Orange

8. The oil should be changed every
3000-5000 miles
Executing your maneuver
Stop-go when the way is clear
True

9. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Visual activity
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

10. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
The first open lane going in your direction
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Go if the way is clear
True

11. When parallel parking you
False
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Yield sign
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

12. The function of the differential is to
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
The lane furthest to the left
Threshold braking

13. General warning signs are
Everything
Yellow
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
It is easier to drive

14. You set your car's automatic choke by...
False
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
False
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

15. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
False
Depth perception

16. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
20 to 30 seconds
Over the right and left shoulders
500
False

17. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
15
8 to 11 seconds
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

18. A train's speed
Yield
Will appear slower than it is
False
A madatory driver improvement class

19. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
True
Will not increase engine power
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Roll

20. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
Clear the intersection
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
16 and 3 months old
Deer move around to feed at dusk

21. Steady Amber Light
True
It is easier to drive
Clear the intersection
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

22. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
The lane furthest to the left
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Driving around the block
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

23. According to VA law - you must turn into
The first open lane going in your direction
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Over the right and left shoulders

24. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
1
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Proceed with caution
500

25. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
True
False
CDL
Go if the way is clear

26. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
4 seconds
Check tire tread depth with a penny
True
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

27. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
True
Smell gasoline
Distance judgement
True

28. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
Yield sign
1 1/2 miles
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
15 years and 6 months old

29. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
Driving around the block
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
CDL
True

30. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
When you actually begin the turn
8 to 12 seconds
The lane furthest to the left
Visibility - time - space

31. The alcoholic content of a glass of wine - a mug of beer - or an ounce of whisky is...
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
About the same
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
False

32. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
100%
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

33. A solid line indicates
No passing
Go if the way is clear
True
Peripheral vision

34. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Smell gasoline
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Gravity
True

35. Cruise control
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
True
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

36. While driving look at least _______ down the road
20 to 30 seconds
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Pitch
A madatory driver improvement class

37. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
3000-5000 miles
It is easier to drive
False
The first open lane going in your direction

38. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
It is easier to drive
Proceed with caution
20/40 in one or both eyes
Across the hips

39. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Depth perception
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
True
Roll

40. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
The same vehicle you have practiced in
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

41. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
No passing
Distance judgement
To reverse your direction
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

42. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
Is the selection between two or more possible options
True
4 seconds
Yield

43. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
4 seconds
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
False

44. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
True
Backward
Occur in urban areas
Will not increase engine power

45. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
False
True
It is easier to drive
Push/pull/slide

46. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
8 to 11 seconds
Whiplash injuries
Two way traffic
True

47. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
True
True
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Check tire tread depth with a penny

48. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
Who owns a car
True
25
Show anger

49. When seated properly - the driver should be at least ____ inches from the steering wheel
True
10
True
True

50. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Two way traffic
Who owns a car
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly