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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. Your decision to become an organ donor should be

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2. Preventative maintenance

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3. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
When you actually begin the turn
Depth perception
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Zero tolerance

4. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
True
Push/pull/slide
Visibility
Distance judgement

5. The turn signal will always cancel after a turn
False
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Peripheral vision
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

6. 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
True
Implied consent
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Stop - prohibitive

7. An advantage to selecting a car with an automatic transmission is...
Push/pull/slide
True
Backward
It is easier to drive

8. If your engine stalls

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9. The horn should not be used to
Show anger
The first open lane going in your direction
True
Weekly

10. Steady Green Light
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
True
Go if the way is clear

11. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
False
The lane furthest to the left
Peripheral vision
Will not increase engine power

12. Braking just short of lockup is known as
Peripheral vision
False
Threshold braking
25

13. When backing up - one of the points most likely to hit something is...
Will not increase engine power
16 and 3 months old
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

14. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
True
15 years and 6 months old
4 seconds

15. A driver turning right
Protected turn/go in direction of arrow
Driving around the block
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Must yield right of way to cross traffic

16. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Turn the wheels towards the curb
True
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

17. Acceleration results in weight transfer
Backward
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
It is easier to drive
True

18. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
10
Implied consent
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court

19. The way to sober up a person Who has had too much to drink is to
Give the alcohol time to wear off
True
Is the selection between two or more possible options
21 or 18 if immediate family member

20. There are plenty of donated organs to meet the needs of all patients.
Executing your maneuver
False
Show anger
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

21. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
False
Give the alcohol time to wear off
Over the right and left shoulders
8 to 12 seconds

22. Estimating distance between yourself and an object
Distance judgement
True
True
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

23. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Yield
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
False

24. Weight transfer resulting from loss of traction to the rear is known as
1
4 seconds
Yaw
True

25. Ability to see clearly
True
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Visual activity
Signal your speed

26. The steering wheel shoud be adjusted upward
Driver error
A point system
Turn the wheels towards the curb
False

27. You are covered by your parents' insurance policy while driving with a learner's permit.
Yaw
True
False
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

28. The use or cruise control is helpful on slippery roadways
500
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
False
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

29. Vehicle registered in VA must be inspected
Roll
Rest
Driver error
Once a year

30. It takes a train going 50 mph approximately
500
4 seconds
True
1 1/2 miles

31. A 2-point turn is when you use a driveway
1 1/2 miles
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
True
To reverse your direction

32. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
False
Weekly

33. Vehicle balance is maintained through
Go if the way is clear
Field of vision
Across the hips
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking

34. The side view mirrors should be adjusted so that while driving the driver can see
Pitch
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
True
False

35. Most railroad crossing crashes are the result of
Lower humidity
Driver error
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner

36. The first thing to do in the event of brake failure is to
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
25
Pump the brake pedal rapidly

37. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Rest
False

38. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
15
No passing
Forward
Over the right and left shoulders

39. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
True
Whiplash injuries
True
8 to 11 seconds

40. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
15 years and 6 months old
False
Clear the intersection
False

41. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
In the bottom of the trunck
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces

42. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Events you think might happen
In the bottom of the trunck
About the same

43. A yellow line indicates
Two way traffic
$500
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
25

44. When securing the vehicle - the parking brake should be set before placing the vehicle in park
False
True
Human-perception time
Push/pull/slide

45. At dusk - there is more danger of hitting a deer because...
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Crosswalks
True
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card

46. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Driver error
Two way traffic
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True

47. All vehicles have adjustable head restraints
True
False
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
When you actually begin the turn

48. When backing straight you should look over your right shoulder
Orange
True
Field of vision
Will not increase engine power

49. There are two separate levers to open the hood
1
Pitch
True
Everything

50. The friction point is...
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
The first open lane going in your direction
True
Show anger