Drivers Education Exam

Instructions:

• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
• If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
• Match each statement with the correct term.
• Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

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. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
25000/50000/20000
True
Show anger
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well


2. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
True
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Distance judgement
True


3. If your engine stalls


4. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
True
Stop-remained stopped
Smell gasoline
Stop - prohibitive


5. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
Yield
After you have entered the intersection
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Right


6. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Forward


7. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Go if the way is clear
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
500
It is easier to drive


8. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
15 years and 6 months old
Regulatory sign
25
15


9. When parallel parking you
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Crosswalks
20 to 30 seconds
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car


10. There are two separate levers to open the hood
Yellow
Human-perception time
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
True


11. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Distance judgement
In the bottom of the trunck


12. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
True
Zero tolerance
Driver error
The lane furthest to the left


13. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Yield sign
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Push/pull/slide


14. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
Events you think might happen
False
Over the right and left shoulders
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids


15. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
True
Executing your maneuver
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Human-perception time


16. A train's speed
Will appear slower than it is
Will not increase engine power
Proceed with caution
Depending on the driver's height


17. Reference points are the same for all drivers
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
To reverse your direction
False
Field of vision


18. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Peripheral vision
True
4 seconds


19. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
False
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside


20. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
True
1
No passing
20/40 in one or both eyes


21. A certificate of title proves
Events you think might happen
Signal your speed
Who owns a car
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle


22. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
Push/pull/slide
Right
Push/pull/slide
True


23. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Pitch
1
True


24. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
Push/pull/slide
Show anger
True
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it


25. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
25
Turn the wheels towards the curb
The first open lane going in your direction


26. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
8 to 11 seconds
20/40 in one or both eyes
Rest
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus


27. Braking just short of lockup is known as
16 and 3 months old
False
1
Threshold braking


28. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
Yaw
Roll
A point system
A madatory driver improvement class


29. The head restraint should be adjusted


30. Ability to see clearly
CDL
Visual activity
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5


31. The lane position for a right turn is...
Regulatory sign
5
25
True


32. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Peripheral vision
True
16 and 3 months old
Smell gasoline


33. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
True
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
1 1/2 miles
Implied consent


34. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
True
False
After you have entered the intersection


35. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
Executing your maneuver
100%
Signal your speed
False


36. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
When you actually begin the turn
25000/50000/20000
To reverse your direction


37. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Deer move around to feed at dusk
About the same
Everything


38. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
CDL
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Plan your move
150 feet before the turn


39. A choice
Two way traffic
100%
Field of vision
Is the selection between two or more possible options


40. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
False
Driving around the block
$500


41. According to VA law - you must turn into
The first open lane going in your direction
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver


42. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
Pitch
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Push/pull/slide


43. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Driving around the block
Show anger
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas


44. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
True
Orange
Depending on the driver's height
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car


45. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Regulatory sign
Field of vision
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
In the bottom of the trunck


46. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Once a year
True
500
False


47. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
False
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
True
Regulatory sign


48. Steady Green Light
8 to 12 seconds
Stop-go when the way is clear
No
Go if the way is clear


49. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
True
False
Occur in urban areas
False


50. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Executing your maneuver
True
Events you think might happen