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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. A driver's license expires

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2. Locking your wheels in an emergency braking situation
Look at the right edge of the traffic lane beyone the oncoming car
Your power brakes and power steering won't work very well
Decreases braking effectiveness - can make you go into a skid - increases your stopping distance
Visibility - time - space

3. When backing up - you must
No
Look behind your vehicle - not just un the rearview mirror
Proceed with caution
It is easier to drive

4. The first thing you should do in the event of brake failure is to
False
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
False
After you have entered the intersection

5. Before you can successfully respond to a driving event - you must have adequate
Depending on the driver's height
The vehicles in the lanes beside his/her vehicle
Visibility
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn

6. The vision requirement in VA for obtaining a driver's license is...
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
The lane furthest to the left
The same vehicle you have practiced in
20/40 in one or both eyes

7. When parking or turning beyond an instersection - you should signal left or right
After you have entered the intersection
Field of vision
25000/50000/20000
True

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

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9. Each year over _____ persons are killed in highway crashes
True
500
Yield
Will not increase engine power

10. When making a turn - you should use your turn signal as least
150 to 200 feet in advance of a turn in urban areas
Events you think might happen
Once a year
Pull over to allow a clear path for the emergency vehicle

11. When seated properly - the driver's chin should be above the steering wheel
Over the right and left shoulders
True
150 feet before the turn
Once a year

12. A triangular shaped sign indicates
Must yield right of way to cross traffic
Area of central vision
True
Yield

13. The horn should only be used to communicate presence
Backward
Push/pull/slide
Can get better traction
True

14. Tires should be checked
Clear the intersection
4 seconds
Weekly
Recorded on your driver's license and discussed with your family

15. There is a national network to coordinate organ distribution.
True
Stop - prohibitive
4 seconds
Threshold braking

16. Head restraints are designed to help reduce
A madatory driver improvement class
Whiplash injuries
A point system
Crosswalks

17. Ability to see clearly
CDL
20 to 30 seconds
Visual activity
Weekly

18. The basic color for construction signs is...
Occur in urban areas
16 and 3 months old
Field of vision
Orange

19. The correct method of steering through a turn is...
15 years and 6 months old
Push/pull/slide
Check tire tread depth with a penny
Lower humidity

20. Changing lanes requires planning in advance and
Executing your maneuver
The front side of the vehicle opposite the direction in which you are turning
Regulatory sign
Yellow

21. When the daytime running lights are in use - the tail lights are not on
True
Deer move around to feed at dusk
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
Visibility

22. What isn't a necessary step when approaching a vehicle?
Backward
Check tire tread depth with a penny
False
Regulatory sign

23. In order to obtain a learner's permit in VA - you must be at least
True
Deer move around to feed at dusk
15 years and 6 months old
Stop - prohibitive

24. The lane position for a right turn is...
Threshold braking
Occur in urban areas
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver
5

25. The function of an odometer is to
False
Is higher on the outside of the curve than the inside
Keep track of the number of miles the vehicle has been driven
True

26. You must park at least ___ from a fire hydrant
20/40 in one or both eyes
Can get better traction
15
3000-5000 miles

27. The panic button on a wireless remote door control
Peripheral vision
Orange
False
Causes the horn to blow and the lights to flash

28. Driving with the hands in the 8 o'clock and 4 o'clock position
Reduces excessive steering - helps protect the driver from airbag injuries - improves vehicle stability
The same vehicle you have practiced in
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
True

29. Red Light
Implied consent
Stop-remained stopped
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
Will not increase engine power

30. Weight transfer from side to side is known as
8 to 12 seconds
True
Roll
Driver error

31. Braking just short of lockup is known as
True
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
Your dirver's permit - the vehicle's registration - the vehicle's insurance identification card
Threshold braking

32. Normally - the correct lane to make a left turn is...
The lane furthest to the left
Signal your speed
Will appear slower than it is
4 seconds

33. Vehicle balance is maintained through
True
Yield to all oncoming vehicles until you have the time and space to turn
Precise steering - smooth acceleration - controlled braking
You are hit by an uninsured driver or you are a victim of a hit-and-run driver

34. General warning signs are
Visual activity
Field of vision
Threshold braking
Yellow

35. Steady Amber Light
Yield
False
True
Clear the intersection

36. A driver with a learner's permit is limited to ___ passengers under the age of 18
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage
500
Backward
1

37. An applicant for a learner's permit must score ____ on signs test
100%
Go if the way is clear
Push/pull/slide
CDL

38. In a snowfall - you should drive in the tacks of the vehicle ahead of you so you
Rest
About the same
Forward
Can get better traction

39. When you are making a left or right turn - it is correct to turn your wheels
When you actually begin the turn
Keep a firm grip on the steering wheel with both hands - release the accelerator pedal slowly
True
Pressing the accelerator once to the floor and then releasing it

40. The minimum age for a licensed driver accompanying a driver with a learner's permit is...
Pump the brake pedal rapidly
True
21 or 18 if immediate family member
The point where - as you let up on the clutch pedal - the trnamission and engine engage

41. You should prepare for a turn approximately _______ before you make it
500
True
Show anger
8 to 12 seconds

42. Of all the collisions between cars and pedestrians - most
Crosswalks
On the licensee's birthday in ages divisible by 5
Occur in urban areas
Yellow

43. When making a left turn - must yeild the right-of-way to
Everything
Will not increase engine power
Depth perception
A madatory driver improvement class

44. The rearview mirror should be adjusted to frame to back windshield
Regulatory sign
A madatory driver improvement class
True
Stop even with the stop sign or just in front of it

45. If you are less than 18 - you will receive your permanent license from...
Stop-go when the way is clear
False
Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court
False

46. If your engine stalls

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47. While driving look at least _______ down the road
Once a year
Backward
Human-perception time
20 to 30 seconds

48. 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
Weekly
Once a year
Is routine care you give your vehicle - is outlined in the owner's manual - includes checking fluids

49. You are required to dim your headlights when you are within ____ feet of an approaching vehicle
The lane furthest to the left
False
500
Human-perception time

50. When parking downhill with a curb
False
The same vehicle you have practiced in
True
Turn the wheels towards the curb