Test your basic knowledge |

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. You should signal for a turn at least
150 feet before the turn
Peripheral vision
A point system
False

2. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

3. Red Light
True
Stop-remained stopped
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

4. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
True

5. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
Right
16 and 3 months old
Over the right and left shoulders
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

6. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Occur in urban areas
Pitch
Regulatory sign

7. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
Check tire tread depth with a penny
True
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
False

8. Preventative maintenance

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183

10. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
Will not increase engine power
Clear the intersection
Once a year
False

11. According to the _______ law - you must submit to a chemical test for alcohol and other drugs if requested when driving on VA's public roadways or lose your license
False
Implied consent
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

12. When backing up - you must
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Everything
True
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

13. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Smell gasoline
True
Whiplash injuries

14. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Whiplash injuries
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
25000/50000/20000
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

15. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
Give the alcohol time to wear off
To reverse your direction
Go if the way is clear
A madatory driver improvement class

16. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Yield
Who owns a car
False
It is easier to drive

17. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
True
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Backward
Crosswalks

18. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
A madatory driver improvement class
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Clear the intersection
Go if the way is clear

19. When turning left at an intersection
Implied consent
15 years and 6 months old
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Crosswalks

20. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
False
Show anger
Over the right and left shoulders
Push/pull/slide

21. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
True
Events you think might happen
CDL
Yield

22. Flashing Red Light
Yield sign
True
Stop-go when the way is clear
False

23. The friction point is...
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Everything
A madatory driver improvement class
4 seconds

24. General warning signs are
150 feet before the turn
In the bottom of the trunck
Yellow
Threshold braking

25. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
True
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
False
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

26. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
True
Go if the way is clear
1 1/2 miles

27. The function of the differential is to
False
500
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
10

28. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
Yield
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Whiplash injuries
False

29. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
About the same
15 years and 6 months old
Go if the way is clear
Human-perception time

30. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Over the right and left shoulders
3000-5000 miles
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

31. When using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Deer move around to feed at dusk
True
3000-5000 miles

32. A yellow line indicates
Over the right and left shoulders
False
20 to 30 seconds
Two way traffic

33. The lane position for a right turn is...
To reverse your direction
5
500
True

34. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Will not increase engine power
Over the right and left shoulders
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Yield

35. When an emergency vehicle approaches you using a siren - you should
True
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
100%
About the same

36. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
False
Stop - prohibitive
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

37. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
3000-5000 miles
Zero tolerance
Visibility
True

38. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
4 seconds
Go if the way is clear
Can get better traction
15

39. The best remedy for driving fatigue is...
Rest
Threshold braking
Peripheral vision
After you have entered the intersection

40. The function of an odometer is to
False
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Will not increase engine power
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

41. Braking just short of lockup is known as
A madatory driver improvement class
When you actually begin the turn
A point system
Threshold braking

42. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
True
$500
500
When you actually begin the turn

43. A solid line indicates
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
True
Across the hips
No passing

44. When parking downhill with a curb
Once a year
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Implied consent

45. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
True
True
Push/pull/slide
Can get better traction

46. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
True
Who owns a car
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
False

47. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
500
100%
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Driving around the block

48. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
8 to 12 seconds
Is the selection between two or more possible options
The lane furthest to the left
Rest

49. Braking results in weight transfer
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
True
Forward
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

50. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
No
True
Distance judgement
Human-perception time