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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. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
False
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Area of central vision

2. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Is the selection between two or more possible options
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Gravity
Visibility

3. When parking downhill with a curb
Orange
After you have entered the intersection
Turn the wheels towards the curb
False

4. Vehicles tend to slow down going uphill and pick up speed downhill because of
When you actually begin the turn
15
Clear the intersection
Gravity

5. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Signal your speed
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Will not increase engine power

6. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
3000-5000 miles
About the same
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
True

7. Gives 3-dimensional perspective to objects
Peripheral vision
Regulatory sign
25
Depth perception

8. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
Zero tolerance
8 to 12 seconds
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
500

9. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
16 and 3 months old
Once a year
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
15

10. You should signal for a turn at least
150 feet before the turn
Stop-remained stopped
Driver error
A point system

11. There are two separate levers to open the hood
Stop - prohibitive
True
CDL
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability

12. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True
Human-perception time

13. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
True
20/40 in one or both eyes
True

14. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Over the right and left shoulders
To reverse your direction
Executing your maneuver

15. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Occur in urban areas
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Human-perception time

16. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
$500
False
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True

17. The crossbuck is considered the same as a...
Backward
Can get better traction
The first open lane going in your direction
Yield sign

18. If your engine stalls

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19. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
Right
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Show anger
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

20. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
25
When you actually begin the turn

21. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
A madatory driver improvement class
True
$500
Give the alcohol time to wear off

22. The function of the differential is to
15
A madatory driver improvement class
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True

23. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
True
Over the right and left shoulders
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Right

24. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Two way traffic
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

25. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
False
Stop-go when the way is clear
True
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

26. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Implied consent
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
25000/50000/20000

27. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Push/pull/slide
False
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
The rear wheels

28. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
4 seconds
Push/pull/slide
False
1 1/2 miles

29. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Zero tolerance
True
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Visibility - time - space

30. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
15 years and 6 months old
Across the hips
4 seconds

31. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
True
1
Area of central vision
Weekly

32. The function of an odometer is to
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Across the hips
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
15

33. Steady Amber Light
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Over the right and left shoulders
Push/pull/slide
Clear the intersection

34. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
15 years and 6 months old
The same vehicle you have practiced in
No passing

35. Steady Green Light
Go if the way is clear
Will not increase engine power
Orange
True

36. The basic color for construction signs is...
3000-5000 miles
4 seconds
Orange
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

37. Green Arrow
8 to 11 seconds
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
False
$500

38. A driver's license expires

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39. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
True
Two way traffic
After you have entered the intersection
Occur in urban areas

40. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
5
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Over the right and left shoulders
4 seconds

41. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
True
Pitch
Driver error

42. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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43. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
500
True
4 seconds
Field of vision

44. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
False
4 seconds
Stop-go when the way is clear
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

45. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Stop-go when the way is clear
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

46. The first thing to do before changing lanes is...
21 or 18 if immediate family member
5
Signal your speed
500

47. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
Depth perception
False
True
Threshold braking

48. When backing - the driver should turn the steering wheel to the right in order to back to the left
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Stop-remained stopped
Turn the wheels towards the curb
False

49. General warning signs are
Will appear slower than it is
True
Push/pull/slide
Yellow

50. Braking results in weight transfer
CDL
Depth perception
Forward
25