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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. If your tire loses pressure while you are driving - you should
It is easier to drive
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
4 seconds
Distance judgement

2. Ideally - the in-vehicle test should be taken in
True
Deer move around to feed at dusk
The same vehicle you have practiced in
True

3. The minimum age to receive a driver's license in VA is...
True
Threshold braking
16 and 3 months old
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

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

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

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6. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
True
Visual activity
Right
16 and 3 months old

7. When pulling into traffic - the following is a crucial consideration
Implied consent
Visibility - time - space
Whiplash injuries
Is the selection between two or more possible options

8. Blind spots are areas you cannot see on either your mirrors or peripheral vision
True
Will appear slower than it is
Stop - prohibitive
Signal your speed

9. In traditional mirror settings - there is a blind spot
Human-perception time
Over the right and left shoulders
8 to 12 seconds
16 and 3 months old

10. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
1
Weekly
500
Orange

11. You should signal at least ______ before you turn or change position
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
4 seconds
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Everything

12. The first thing to do when moving your vehicle into traffic is to
True
To reverse your direction
Plan your move
Turn the wheels towards the curb

13. If the driver needs to adjust the defroster - he/she should place the steering hand at the top of the steering wheel temporarily
True
Events you think might happen
10
Weekly

14. Assumptions are
A madatory driver improvement class
Events you think might happen
25
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

15. The minimum amount of liability insurance needed to satisfy the financial responsibility law in VA is...
False
True
To reverse your direction
25000/50000/20000

16. The vision that enables you to detect movement to the side is...
Clear the intersection
Peripheral vision
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
Gravity

17. An important point to remember in skid control is...
True
Stop-remained stopped
Do not brake - look where you want the vehicle to gom steer in the direction you want to go
500

18. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
A madatory driver improvement class
21 or 18 if immediate family member
500
8 to 12 seconds

19. Flashing Amber Light
Proceed with caution
No
True
Two way traffic

20. Blindspots are greatly reduced by using the contemporary mirror settings
True
Occur in urban areas
Two way traffic
CDL

21. The uninsured motorist fee provides you with minimal insurance converage in the event of a crash.
Pitch
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
False
Occur in urban areas

22. To make sure no one is about to enter your driving path - you should always look to the sides at
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Crosswalks
Yellow
Lower humidity

23. Pedal extensions are available to allow short drivers to maintain a safe distance from the steering wheel
True
The lane furthest to the left
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

24. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Roll
A madatory driver improvement class
500
Everything

25. A train's speed
Will appear slower than it is
True
Driving around the block
True

26. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
Give the alcohol time to wear off
15
You will block the truck driver's vision of the road
Two way traffic

27. Braking just short of lockup is known as
4 seconds
Threshold braking
Push/pull/slide
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5

28. You set your car's automatic choke by...
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
5
Can get better traction
1

29. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
Occur in urban areas
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
True
Roll

30. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
Visibility
Clear the intersection
21 or 18 if immediate family member
Threshold braking

31. A driver turning right
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
False
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror

32. Vision clearest in a narrow cone-shaped area directly in front of you
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Area of central vision
True

33. Gears below drive - provide more engine power
True
Events you think might happen
Will appear slower than it is
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle

34. The gap between vehicles to give you time and space to make a safe lane change should be
4 seconds
Allows a driver to select and travel as a set speed - works at apeeds above 25 mph - should not be used on slippery surfaces
False
Push/pull/slide

35. Preventative maintenance

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36. The horn should not be used to
Deer move around to feed at dusk
Plan your move
No
Show anger

37. Using a gasoline that has a high octance rating
1
True
150 feet before the turn
Will not increase engine power

38. When seated properly - the driver should be at least ____ inches from the steering wheel
Gravity
10
False
True

39. When parallel parking you
Deer move around to feed at dusk
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Once a year
Need a space as least 5 feet longer than your car

40. When making a right turn into traffic - the gap in traffic approaching from your left should be
8 to 11 seconds
Over the right and left shoulders
500
A point system

41. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
10
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
May proceed only if there is a median between you and the bus

42. The function of the differential is to
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it
Allow each of the rear wheels to turn at a different speed when turning a corner
False
25

43. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Zero tolerance
Visibility
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True

44. The oil should be changed every
3000-5000 miles
1 1/2 miles
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it
Orange

45. The friction point is...
3000-5000 miles
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
Smell gasoline

46. Steady Green Light
Go if the way is clear
Stop-go when the way is clear
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Over the right and left shoulders

47. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash
Crosswalks
True

48. If your engine is flooded - you will probably
True
Smell gasoline
Gravity
Events you think might happen

49. Locking the door ensures that they will not fly open during a crash
A point system
Backward
Implied consent
True

50. When you pack your car for a long trip - the heaviest items should be
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
True
True
In the bottom of the trunck