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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. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
Over the right and left shoulders
10
True
False

2. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
To reverse your direction
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Forward
Everything

3. The oil should be changed every
Everything
3000-5000 miles
A point system
Clear the intersection

4. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
Field of vision
Smell gasoline
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Will not increase engine power

5. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
True
Across the hips
Turn the wheels towards the curb

6. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Pitch
Plan your move
The first open lane going in your direction
When you actually begin the turn

7. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
True
Everything
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

8. Red signs indicate
Occur in urban areas
Stop - prohibitive
Regulatory sign
Gravity

9. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Push/pull/slide
Depth perception
Yaw
False

10. While driving look at least _______ down the road
20 to 30 seconds
In the bottom of the trunck
Yaw
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

11. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
Crosswalks
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
True
Distance judgement

12. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
True
25000/50000/20000
True
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

13. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
3000-5000 miles
False
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
1

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

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15. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
Over the right and left shoulders
15 years and 6 months old
Visibility
25

16. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
Everything
Zero tolerance
CDL
25

17. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
Backward
Field of vision
No passing
True

18. Assumptions are
True
Events you think might happen
True
Yield sign

19. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
$500
Pitch
Signal your speed
To reverse your direction

20. The head restraint should be adjusted

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21. Green Arrow
Everything
Driving around the block
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance

22. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
False
15
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True

23. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Forward
$500
True

24. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
8 to 11 seconds
Executing your maneuver
It is easier to drive
Signal your speed

25. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Yield
The lane furthest to the left
Lower humidity
True

26. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Regulatory sign
Visual activity
Can get better traction
4 seconds

27. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
100%
25000/50000/20000
Check tire tread depth with a penny
False

28. You should signal for a turn at least
150 feet before the turn
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
True
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

29. According to VA law - you must turn into
Visual activity
16 and 3 months old
The first open lane going in your direction
True

30. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Crosswalks
500
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Two way traffic

31. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
True
Forward
Depth perception
4 seconds

32. Preventative maintenance

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33. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Over the right and left shoulders

34. When parking downhill with a curb
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Check tire tread depth with a penny

35. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Show anger
Occur in urban areas
Forward
True

36. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
False
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
500
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

37. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
Rest
No
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Plan your move

38. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
False
Backward
Driving around the block
150 feet before the turn

39. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
The lane furthest to the left
15 years and 6 months old
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
False

40. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
500
The first open lane going in your direction
False

41. Flashing Amber Light
Proceed with caution
Once a year
False
Deer move around to feed at dusk

42. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
Crosswalks
False
8 to 12 seconds
Executing your maneuver

43. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
10
True
Executing your maneuver
Will appear slower than it is

44. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
A madatory driver improvement class
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

45. There are two separate levers to open the hood
True
In the bottom of the trunck
False
Visual activity

46. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Roll
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
21 or 18 if immediate family member
No

47. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
False
Across the hips
Field of vision
It is easier to drive

48. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
True
In the bottom of the trunck
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Lower humidity

49. Braking results in weight transfer
100%
Forward
Proceed with caution
False

50. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
1
False
Who owns a car