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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. While driving look at least _______ down the road
When you actually begin the turn
1 1/2 miles
20 to 30 seconds
Plan your move

2. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
25
Is the selection between two or more possible options
4 seconds
Driving around the block

3. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Smell gasoline
16 and 3 months old
Clear the intersection
False

4. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
100%
In the bottom of the trunck
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Proceed with caution

5. The speed limit in school - business and residential areas is...
15
25
True
1

6. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Push/pull/slide
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Gravity
Depending on the driver's height

7. Under the ________ law - persons less than 21 may lose the priviledge to drive if they have a BAC of .02 or above
Over the right and left shoulders
False
10
Zero tolerance

8. A driver turning right
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Occur in urban areas

9. Cruise control
In the bottom of the trunck
Driver error
Human-perception time
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces

10. Ability to see clearly
Visual activity
True
Proceed with caution
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

11. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
4 seconds
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
The same vehicle you have practiced in
16 and 3 months old

12. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Orange

13. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
True
The rear wheels
To reverse your direction
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

14. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
It is easier to drive
Visibility
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
About the same

15. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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16. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
After you have entered the intersection
1 1/2 miles
Driving around the block
True

17. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
False
The lane furthest to the left
Crosswalks
Who owns a car

18. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
Two way traffic
Stop - prohibitive
10
$500

19. A choice
True
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly

20. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Two way traffic
Backward
False

21. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
8 to 12 seconds
True
After you have entered the intersection
False

22. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
Can get better traction
Signal your speed
Smell gasoline
Everything

23. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Clear the intersection
The lane furthest to the left
False

24. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
4 seconds
True
Human-perception time
5

25. Red Light
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Yield
15 years and 6 months old
Stop-remained stopped

26. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
False
Human-perception time
True
No passing

27. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Yaw
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Deer move around to feed at dusk
True

28. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
10
Yaw
True

29. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Signal your speed
True
Yield sign
Area of central vision

30. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Smell gasoline
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
True
To reverse your direction

31. Green Arrow
Across the hips
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow

32. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
True
True
True
15

33. 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
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
The first open lane going in your direction
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

34. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
Driver error
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
CDL
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

35. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
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
Depth perception
Right

36. Steady Amber Light
Push/pull/slide
Clear the intersection
False
Area of central vision

37. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Distance judgement
Stop-go when the way is clear
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Is the selection between two or more possible options

38. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
To reverse your direction
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
A madatory driver improvement class
20/40 in one or both eyes

39. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Everything
Backward
Lower humidity
Stop - prohibitive

40. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
Push/pull/slide
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Two way traffic
True

41. General warning signs are
Yellow
True
Turn the wheels towards the curb
5

42. The basic color for construction signs is...
5
False
True
Orange

43. The air conditioner is used to
Threshold braking
Lower humidity
Weekly
5

44. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
Clear the intersection
After you have entered the intersection
True
No

45. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Rest
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
Lower humidity
Implied consent

46. Braking results in weight transfer
Forward
Area of central vision
Field of vision
Depending on the driver's height

47. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Everything
A point system
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

48. The oil should be changed every
The rear wheels
Roll
Two way traffic
3000-5000 miles

49. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
True

50. You should signal for a turn at least
150 feet before the turn
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
No passing
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road