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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. A triangular shaped sign indicates
False
20 to 30 seconds
No passing
Yield

2. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
A madatory driver improvement class
Peripheral vision
Yield
True

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

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4. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
True
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
1 1/2 miles
Proceed with caution

5. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
Regulatory sign
Weekly
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
15

6. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
$500
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
16 and 3 months old
Area of central vision

7. 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
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Forward
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

8. A choice
Area of central vision
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Zero tolerance

9. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
$500
Area of central vision

10. The lane position for a right turn is...
Regulatory sign
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
5
About the same

11. It is illegal to pass on the right in VA
False
21 or 18 if immediate family member
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
True

12. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
Driving around the block
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Area of central vision
Depth perception

13. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
About the same
True
$500
25000/50000/20000

14. What you see looking straight ahead and at an angle to the left and right
False
Visibility
1
Field of vision

15. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
20/40 in one or both eyes
True
False
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

16. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
Across the hips
Push/pull/slide
Plan your move
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

17. You should signal for a turn at least
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
16 and 3 months old
150 feet before the turn
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

18. Braking just short of lockup is known as
Right
Who owns a car
Threshold braking
True

19. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
False
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

20. A driver turning right
Gravity
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Orange

21. According to VA law - you must turn into
Who owns a car
The first open lane going in your direction
Right
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

22. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
21 or 18 if immediate family member
True
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

23. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
True
Executing your maneuver
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
When you actually begin the turn

24. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
Distance judgement
Rest
True
Threshold braking

25. Cruise control
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
True
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
True

26. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
False
Driver error
True
True

27. When parking downhill with a curb
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
20 to 30 seconds

28. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
Across the hips
Orange
True

29. A yellow line indicates
8 to 11 seconds
True
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Two way traffic

30. The easiest and safest methor of making a turnabout it
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Driving around the block
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

31. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Weekly
True
Stop-go when the way is clear

32. Flashing Red Light
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
4 seconds
Stop-go when the way is clear
25000/50000/20000

33. Green Arrow
Signal your speed
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
True

34. Assumptions are
True
True
Everything
Events you think might happen

35. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Backward
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Forward

36. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
False
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Go if the way is clear
When you actually begin the turn

37. Tires should be checked
False
To reverse your direction
Weekly
True

38. Preventative maintenance

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39. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
True
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
False

40. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
Can get better traction
Zero tolerance
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
True

41. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
True
3000-5000 miles
1
Will not increase engine power

42. A banked curve is one that
False
Orange
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Forward

43. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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44. When turning left at an intersection
Check tire tread depth with a penny
10
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Who owns a car

45. Steady Amber Light
Yield sign
10
Clear the intersection
Driving around the block

46. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
100%
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
500
True

47. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
Yaw
Crosswalks
4 seconds
Visibility

48. When parallel parking you
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Is the selection between two or more possible options
True
Visual activity

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

50. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Driving around the block
Smell gasoline
1 1/2 miles
Roll