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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 function of the differential is to
False
Regulatory sign
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Over the right and left shoulders

2. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Backward
The lane furthest to the left
Field of vision

3. A choice
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
20/40 in one or both eyes

4. Cruise control
Human-perception time
Roll
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Across the hips

5. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
True
To reverse your direction
Orange
21 or 18 if immediate family member

6. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
Backward
True
A point system
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

7. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
True
20/40 in one or both eyes
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

8. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
Yield
CDL
5
True

9. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
25000/50000/20000
True
False
Field of vision

10. While driving look at least _______ down the road
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
20 to 30 seconds
Across the hips
21 or 18 if immediate family member

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

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12. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
20/40 in one or both eyes
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Area of central vision
8 to 12 seconds

13. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
False
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

14. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
False
Whiplash injuries
Stop-remained stopped
16 and 3 months old

15. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
True
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Crosswalks

16. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
The rear wheels
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Once a year
Backward

17. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Is the selection between two or more possible options
True
8 to 12 seconds
Once a year

18. The head restraint should be adjusted

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19. When seated properly - the driver should be at least ____ inches from the steering wheel
10
5
False
After you have entered the intersection

20. The air conditioner is used to
True
150 feet before the turn
Lower humidity
Clear the intersection

21. Ability to see clearly
Visual activity
True
When you actually begin the turn
500

22. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
No
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

23. Reference points are the same for all drivers
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Whiplash injuries
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
False

24. Braking results in weight transfer
Depth perception
Across the hips
Forward
When you actually begin the turn

25. When backing up - you must
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
False
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Distance judgement

26. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Everything
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Across the hips

27. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
True
True
Regulatory sign
15 years and 6 months old

28. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
Weekly
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Over the right and left shoulders
500

29. Red Light
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
10
In the bottom of the trunck
Stop-remained stopped

30. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
Across the hips
8 to 12 seconds
Who owns a car
Turn the wheels towards the curb

31. The horn should not be used to
Show anger
False
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Proceed with caution

32. A certificate of title proves
Who owns a car
Area of central vision
Visibility
Will not increase engine power

33. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Zero tolerance
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
100%

34. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
Gravity
Crosswalks
False
Across the hips

35. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Roll
The rear wheels
Is the selection between two or more possible options

36. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Peripheral vision
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
True

37. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
True
Two way traffic
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

38. Assumptions are
Smell gasoline
Once a year
True
Events you think might happen

39. For the test - your state may require you to present

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40. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
Implied consent
Whiplash injuries
1
False

41. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Depth perception
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Clear the intersection

42. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
True
Events you think might happen
False

43. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
True
To reverse your direction
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

44. General warning signs are
Visibility
Stop - prohibitive
Yellow
15

45. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
Lower humidity
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Threshold braking
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

46. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
A point system
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
True

47. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Driver error
Over the right and left shoulders
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

48. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
A point system
Lower humidity
Will not increase engine power

49. The function of an odometer is to
500
A madatory driver improvement class
Push/pull/slide
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

50. The basic color for construction signs is...
Orange
1
Depth perception
True