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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. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
Show anger
To reverse your direction
True
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

2. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
4 seconds
5
Yellow
The rear wheels

3. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
15
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
4 seconds

4. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
True
Will not increase engine power
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Zero tolerance

5. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
Peripheral vision
Executing your maneuver
True
Will appear slower than it is

6. A train's speed
True
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Will appear slower than it is
4 seconds

7. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
Pitch
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
10
$500

8. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
True
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Implied consent
5

9. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
16 and 3 months old
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Events you think might happen
Zero tolerance

10. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
15 years and 6 months old
True
$500
Across the hips

11. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
25
Visibility
False
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

12. A triangular shaped sign indicates
The same vehicle you have practiced in
When you actually begin the turn
Signal your speed
Yield

13. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
Once a year
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
False
Visual activity

14. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
The rear wheels
8 to 12 seconds
False
True

15. Green Arrow
Regulatory sign
Peripheral vision
Visual activity
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

16. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
20/40 in one or both eyes
Everything
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

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

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18. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
1 1/2 miles
Roll
Depth perception
Crosswalks

19. When parallel parking you
Stop-go when the way is clear
True
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Two way traffic

20. A choice
Gravity
5
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Is the selection between two or more possible options

21. A yellow line indicates
The rear wheels
Two way traffic
Signal your speed
15 years and 6 months old

22. Red Light
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Gravity
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Stop-remained stopped

23. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
When you actually begin the turn
False
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
True

24. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
False
Signal your speed
Over the right and left shoulders
500

25. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
500
20/40 in one or both eyes
False
A point system

26. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
Push/pull/slide
Yield sign
Over the right and left shoulders
Peripheral vision

27. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
500
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Go if the way is clear
False

28. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Smell gasoline
1
False

29. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
Right
Proceed with caution
False
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

30. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
4 seconds
True
Depending on the driver's height
Zero tolerance

31. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Gravity
Stop-remained stopped
Distance judgement
True

32. 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
Occur in urban areas
True
True

33. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Plan your move
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Yaw
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

34. Braking results in weight transfer
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Forward
Can get better traction
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

35. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
Executing your maneuver
A point system
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Pitch

36. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Right
When you actually begin the turn
Who owns a car
Driving around the block

37. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Executing your maneuver
15 years and 6 months old
False

38. Flashing Red Light
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Stop-go when the way is clear
CDL
Executing your maneuver

39. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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40. When turning left at an intersection
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Everything
Lower humidity

41. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Implied consent
True
Crosswalks
Field of vision

42. A certificate of title proves
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Across the hips
Who owns a car
True

43. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Can get better traction
Stop-remained stopped
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Executing your maneuver

44. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Distance judgement
Push/pull/slide
Weekly
150 feet before the turn

45. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Backward
Rest
20 to 30 seconds
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

46. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
True
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

47. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Smell gasoline
Yellow

48. A banked curve is one that
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Depending on the driver's height
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

49. The basic color for construction signs is...
Plan your move
Go if the way is clear
Orange
Check tire tread depth with a penny

50. 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
Show anger
Once a year
True
Implied consent