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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. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
4 seconds
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
True
Once a year

2. You set your car's automatic choke by...
False
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
100%
False

3. Safety experts recommend the use of headlights whenever the vehicle is moving
False
Peripheral vision
3000-5000 miles
True

4. When parking downhill with a curb
Stop-go when the way is clear
Turn the wheels towards the curb
True
True

5. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
16 and 3 months old
100%
No
True

6. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
True
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family
500
21 or 18 if immediate family member

7. Ability to see clearly
Signal your speed
False
Events you think might happen
Visual activity

8. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
False
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
A madatory driver improvement class
8 to 11 seconds

9. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
15 years and 6 months old
Gravity
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly

10. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
Smell gasoline
Will not increase engine power
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
15

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

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12. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
5
100%
Everything
It is easier to drive

13. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
Smell gasoline
True
Will not increase engine power
Clear the intersection

14. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Show anger
A madatory driver improvement class
True
Occur in urban areas

15. Flashing Amber Light
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
CDL
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Proceed with caution

16. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
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
False

17. Steady Amber Light
Yield sign
Clear the intersection
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Gravity

18. The penalty for anyone less than 20 Who is convicted of a demerit violation is...
Smell gasoline
Everything
A madatory driver improvement class
False

19. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
Threshold braking
Occur in urban areas
A madatory driver improvement class
False

20. Preventative maintenance

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21. The oil should be changed every
Can get better traction
3000-5000 miles
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Across the hips

22. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
The lane furthest to the left
False
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven

23. While driving look at least _______ down the road
False
20 to 30 seconds
15
Depth perception

24. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids
Plan your move
1 1/2 miles
$500

25. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
Across the hips
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
Stop - prohibitive
500

26. Assumptions are
Events you think might happen
5
Executing your maneuver
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

27. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
Crosswalks
Two way traffic

28. The lap belt should be adjusted to fit snugly
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
1 1/2 miles
Across the hips
Backward

29. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Distance judgement
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Gravity
The rear wheels

30. The total time needed for a person to determine his or her options and choose on is known as
Depending on the driver's height
Implied consent
Human-perception time
True

31. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
8 to 12 seconds
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Over the right and left shoulders

32. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
A point system
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
Area of central vision
Events you think might happen

33. When you approach a school bus with flashing red lights from either direction you
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Forward
A point system
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

34. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
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
True
Give the alcohol time to wear off

35. The head restraint should be adjusted

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36. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
The first open lane going in your direction
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
$500

37. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
False
Yaw
$500
Backward

38. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
True
$500
Crosswalks
Whiplash injuries

39. The type of license which will allow a person to drive a large truck or van designed for 16 or more passengers is a...
True
About the same
CDL
Rest

40. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
The rear wheels
True
Go if the way is clear

41. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
Threshold braking
500
Proceed with caution
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well

42. An important point to remember in skid control is...
Depending on the driver's height
Driver error
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
True

43. General warning signs are
Yellow
Zero tolerance
Across the hips
Will not increase engine power

44. Steering input to the left will result in weight transfer
False
Right
5
Visibility - time - space

45. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Roll
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
True
8 to 11 seconds

46. When parallel parking you
The rear wheels
4 seconds
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car
25

47. Braking just short of lockup is known as
True
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Threshold braking
False

48. When an oncoming vehicle's headlights are too bright - you should
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Stop-go when the way is clear
100%
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

49. A regulatory sign that has a red circle with a red slash means
No
Can get better traction
True
True

50. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
False
Executing your maneuver
Turn the wheels towards the curb
Depth perception