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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 using the accelerator and brake pedal - the heel of the foot should remain on the floor
False
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
It is easier to drive
True

2. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
$500
Is the selection between two or more possible options
False
21 or 18 if immediate family member

3. The head restraint should be adjusted

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4. The function of an odometer is to
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Who owns a car
Yield
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas

5. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Peripheral vision
500
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

6. A driver's license expires

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7. Steady Amber Light
4 seconds
Clear the intersection
25
CDL

8. Red Light
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Stop-remained stopped
Depending on the driver's height
Go if the way is clear

9. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
Go if the way is clear
A madatory driver improvement class

10. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
15 years and 6 months old
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Yaw
Stop-go when the way is clear

11. A train's speed
Will appear slower than it is
Peripheral vision
1
Weekly

12. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
Who owns a car
Whiplash injuries
False
No

13. A solid line indicates
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Weekly
No passing
Rest

14. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Visibility
False
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Who owns a car

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

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16. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
No
True
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
500

17. Red signs indicate
3000-5000 miles
Visibility
Stop - prohibitive
Driver error

18. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
True
False
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

19. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Yaw
Will appear slower than it is
1

20. 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
Zero tolerance
The lane furthest to the left
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road

21. While driving look at least _______ down the road
20 to 30 seconds
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Push/pull/slide
15 years and 6 months old

22. Steady Green Light
Go if the way is clear
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Lower humidity

23. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
Who owns a car
Across the hips
False
20/40 in one or both eyes

24. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
True
Visibility
15 years and 6 months old
Peripheral vision

25. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Two way traffic
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
False
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

26. You set your car's automatic choke by...
False
False
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning

27. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
Peripheral vision
A point system
To reverse your direction
False

28. A choice
150 feet before the turn
Is the selection between two or more possible options
To reverse your direction
Show anger

29. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Push/pull/slide
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Depending on the driver's height

30. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
Smell gasoline
Crosswalks
False
True

31. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
True
Once a year
Human-perception time
Deer move around to feed at dusk

32. The horn should not be used to
Pitch
15 years and 6 months old
Show anger
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

33. 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
In the bottom of the trunck
20 to 30 seconds
8 to 12 seconds
Implied consent

34. The wheels that receive the power from the engine are called
Yield sign
True
The rear wheels
25

35. In VA - you can get a motorcycle license without a driver's license.
Peripheral vision
Weekly
Will appear slower than it is
True

36. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

37. When turning left at an intersection
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Everything
Whiplash injuries
True

38. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Depth perception
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

39. When parallel parking you
The rear wheels
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Push/pull/slide

40. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
True
Pitch
Go if the way is clear
A point system

41. A banked curve is one that
Backward
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
True

42. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
25000/50000/20000
False
Yaw
Signal your speed

43. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
True
Executing your maneuver
Once a year

44. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
4 seconds
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
True

45. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
Rest
Gravity
Plan your move
Will appear slower than it is

46. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Depending on the driver's height
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Backward
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

47. Green Arrow
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Signal your speed
Go if the way is clear
True

48. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
Over the right and left shoulders
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
True
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

49. When backing up - you must
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Signal your speed
25

50. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
When you actually begin the turn
True
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well