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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 you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
True

2. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
True
Give the alcohol time to wear off
True

3. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
Yield
No
4 seconds

4. When backing up - you must
True
Visual activity
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
3000-5000 miles

5. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
8 to 12 seconds
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Area of central vision
False

6. A banked curve is one that
Stop-remained stopped
Executing your maneuver
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Over the right and left shoulders

7. A solid line indicates
5
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Go if the way is clear
No passing

8. If you come to a stop sign and there is no white stop line
20 to 30 seconds
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

9. The steering technique best suited for mainting vehicle balance is...
Push/pull/slide
Implied consent
CDL
True

10. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
Zero tolerance
True
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

11. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
True
Will not increase engine power
1 1/2 miles
Human-perception time

12. The lane position for a right turn is...
True
False
5
Go if the way is clear

13. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
20/40 in one or both eyes
CDL
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Peripheral vision

14. The fine for speeding in a work zone may be up to
Signal your speed
21 or 18 if immediate family member
$500
16 and 3 months old

15. The friction point is...
False
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Depending on the driver's height

16. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
Field of vision
False
Area of central vision
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

17. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
False
The rear wheels
Roll
A point system

18. Preventative maintenance

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19. Position one on the ignition switch allows you to use accessories with the engine off
False
True
A madatory driver improvement class
20 to 30 seconds

20. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Forward
False
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Clear the intersection

21. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
True
100%
5
Go if the way is clear

22. Ability to see clearly
True
Push/pull/slide
False
Visual activity

23. According to VA law - you must turn into
False
Stop-go when the way is clear
The first open lane going in your direction
15

24. The horn should not be used to
Yield sign
15 years and 6 months old
Show anger
After you have entered the intersection

25. 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
Implied consent
150 feet before the turn
Who owns a car
Check tire tread depth with a penny

26. If the foot brake fails - the parking brake may be used to stop the vehicle
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
True
False
Right

27. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
8 to 11 seconds

28. Reference points are the same for all drivers
False
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Who owns a car
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

29. Steady Green Light
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
True
1
Go if the way is clear

30. The oil should be changed every
Visual activity
Driver error
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
3000-5000 miles

31. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
False
Backward
Over the right and left shoulders
Depth perception

32. Use of a lower gear may be helpful when going up or down steep grades
Field of vision
Everything
True
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

33. Uninsured motorist insurance protects you if
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
True
Gravity
True

34. When parking downhill with a curb
Clear the intersection
1 1/2 miles
Turn the wheels towards the curb
False

35. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
To reverse your direction
8 to 11 seconds
Distance judgement
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

36. To determine whether or not to suspend a driver's license - most states use
Stop - prohibitive
Threshold braking
A point system
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

37. A vertical-rectangular sign is a...
CDL
Regulatory sign
1 1/2 miles
Check tire tread depth with a penny

38. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
The rear wheels
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Forward
In the bottom of the trunck

39. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Driving around the block
Driver error
Signal your speed
True

40. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Peripheral vision
The rear wheels
Can get better traction
True

41. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
False
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
25

42. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Yield
16 and 3 months old
False
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

43. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
Depth perception
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car

44. Weight transfer forward or backward is known as
20 to 30 seconds
Push/pull/slide
True
Pitch

45. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
True
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Depending on the driver's height

46. The basic color for construction signs is...
Orange
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
True
Once a year

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

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48. A driver's license expires

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49. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
150 feet before the turn
Crosswalks
Everything
Once a year

50. Braking results in weight transfer
Forward
Depth perception
True
True