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Drivers Education Exam

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Gravity
Depth perception
Whiplash injuries

2. When backing up - you must
20/40 in one or both eyes
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Rest
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

3. General warning signs are
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Yellow
Weekly
Signal your speed

4. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
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
In the bottom of the trunck
True

5. Ability to see clearly
False
1 1/2 miles
Visual activity
Roll

6. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
True
Zero tolerance
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
10

7. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
Yield
1
500
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

8. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
After you have entered the intersection
True
Go if the way is clear
False

9. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
15
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
False
1 1/2 miles

10. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Can get better traction
True
False

11. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
Area of central vision
16 and 3 months old
500
Driving around the block

12. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
20 to 30 seconds
A point system
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

13. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
True
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Signal your speed
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

14. A choice
Deer move around to feed at dusk
500
Is the selection between two or more possible options
True

15. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
About the same
Right
150 feet before the turn

16. Cruise control
Forward
500
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
False

17. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
500
Backward
25
Can get better traction

18. Flashing Amber Light
21 or 18 if immediate family member
10
Proceed with caution
It is easier to drive

19. Flashing Red Light
Stop-go when the way is clear
The rear wheels
$500
Push/pull/slide

20. Green Arrow
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
Field of vision
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

21. There are two separate levers to open the hood
Area of central vision
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

22. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
True
The rear wheels
Rest
Plan your move

23. If your engine stalls

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24. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
False
Visibility - time - space
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Crosswalks

25. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
Driver error
Peripheral vision
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
True

26. Steady Green Light
Go if the way is clear
True
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

27. The oil should be changed every
500
A madatory driver improvement class
True
3000-5000 miles

28. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Yaw
False
Threshold braking
16 and 3 months old

29. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Executing your maneuver
True
Plan your move
Area of central vision

30. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
In the bottom of the trunck
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
False

31. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
False
25000/50000/20000
Turn the wheels towards the curb
4 seconds

32. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
True
The rear wheels
Go if the way is clear
Will not increase engine power

33. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
False
Roll
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
False

34. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
20 to 30 seconds
Field of vision
Show anger

35. A train's speed
Will appear slower than it is
False
A madatory driver improvement class
Executing your maneuver

36. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Push/pull/slide
False
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

37. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Driving around the block
Executing your maneuver
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Once a year

38. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
False
True
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
The lane furthest to the left

39. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
The lane furthest to the left
Executing your maneuver
Go if the way is clear

40. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
Signal your speed
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
True
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

41. Steady Amber Light
Crosswalks
Clear the intersection
Yield sign
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

42. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
True
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

43. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
Crosswalks
False
True
Visibility

44. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
True
False
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
500

45. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Smell gasoline
Visibility - time - space
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
False

46. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
Who owns a car
1 1/2 miles
Yaw
False

47. Red signs indicate
True
Lower humidity
Stop - prohibitive
A point system

48. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
True
The lane furthest to the left
Threshold braking
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

49. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Lower humidity
True
Visibility
Yield

50. 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
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
500
True