Example Theory Tests In United Kingdom #37 / driverly

1. Why should you switch off your rear fog lights when the fog has cleared?

To allow your headlights to work

To stop draining the battery

To stop the engine losing power

To prevent dazzling drivers behind

2. What’s the purpose of the yellow lines painted across the road?

To show a safe distance between vehicles

To keep the area clear of traffic

To make you aware of your speed

To warn you to change direction

3. You're driving on a motorway. What does it mean if the car in front shows its hazard warning lights for a short time?

The driver wants you to overtake

The other car is going to change lanes

Traffic ahead is slowing or stopping suddenly

There's a police speed check ahead

4. You're about to reverse into a side road. What should you do if a pedestrian is waiting to cross behind your car?

Wave to the pedestrian to stop

Give way to the pedestrian

Sound your horn to warn the pedestrian

Reverse before the pedestrian starts to cross

5. What would you expect to find at a contraflow system on a motorway?

Temporary traffic lights

Lower speed limits

Wider lanes than normal

Road humps

6. Which colour follows the green signal at a puffin crossing?

Steady red

Flashing amber

Steady amber

Flashing green

7. Which type of glasses would make driving at night more difficult?

Half-moon

Round

Bifocal

Tinted

8. An injured person has been placed in the recovery position. They're unconscious but breathing normally. What else should be done?

Press firmly between their shoulders

Place their arms by their side

Give them a hot sweet drink

Check their airway remains open

9. There's been a collision. A motorcyclist is lying injured and unconscious. Why should you only remove their helmet if it’s essential?

They might not want you to remove it

Removing it could make any injuries worse

Removing it could let them get cold

You could scratch the helmet as you remove it

10. What does this sign mean?

Multi-exit roundabout

Risk of ice

Six roads converge

Place of historical interest

11. What should you do to avoid fuel spillage?

Check that your tank is only three-quarters full

Check that you've used a locking filler cap

Check that your fuel gauge is working

Check that your filler cap is securely fastened

12. Why should you switch your headlights on when it first starts to get dark?

To make your dials easier to see

So others can see you more easily

So that you blend in with other drivers

Because the street lights are lit

13. You're on a motorway. What should you do if there's a red cross showing on the signs above your lane only?

Continue in that lane and look for further information

Don't continue in that lane

Pull onto the hard shoulder

Stop and wait for an instruction to proceed

14. This junction, controlled by traffic lights, has a marked area between two stop lines. What's this for?

To allow taxis to position in front of other traffic

To allow people with disabilities to cross the road

To allow cyclists and pedestrians to cross the road together

To allow cyclists to position in front of other traffic

15. When should you update your vehicle registration certificate?

When you pass your driving test

When you move house

When your vehicle needs an MOT

When you have a collision

16. What does this motorway sign mean?

Change to the lane on your left

Leave the motorway at the next exit

Change to the opposite carriageway

Pull up on the hard shoulder

17. Who should obey diamond-shaped traffic signs?

Tram drivers

Bus drivers

Lorry drivers

Taxi drivers

18. How should you use the lanes on a motorway?

Use the lane that has the least traffic

Keep to the left-hand lane unless you're overtaking

Overtake using the lane that’s clearest

Stay in one lane until you reach your exit

19. What should you do if a vehicle pulls out in front of you at a junction?

Swerve past it and sound your horn

Flash your headlights and drive up close behind

Slow down and be ready to stop

Accelerate past it immediately

20. Why should you slow down as you approach this hazard?

Because of the level crossing

Because it’s hard to see to the right

Because of approaching traffic

Because of animals crossing

21. You're waiting at a level crossing. What must you do if a train passes but the lights keep flashing?

Carry on waiting

Phone the signal operator

Edge over the stop line and look for trains

Park and investigate

22. When must you use dipped headlights during the day?

All the time you're driving

When you're driving along narrow streets

When you're driving in poor visibility

When you're parking

23. When may you wait in a box junction?

When you're stationary in a queue of traffic

When approaching a pelican crossing

When approaching a zebra crossing

When oncoming traffic prevents you turning right

24. You want to turn right from a junction. What should you do if your view is restricted by parked vehicles?

Move out quickly, but be prepared to stop

Sound your horn and pull out if there's no reply

Stop, then move forward slowly until you have a clear view

Stop, get out and look along the main road to check

25. What does a red traffic light mean?

You should stop unless turning left

Stop, if you're able to brake safely

You must stop and wait behind the stop line

Proceed with care

26. You're leaving a safe gap as you follow a large vehicle. What should you do if a car moves into this gap?

Sound your horn

Drop back further

Flash your headlights

Start to overtake

27. What should you do if you have to make a journey in foggy conditions?

Follow other vehicles’ tail lights closely

Avoid using dipped headlights

Leave plenty of time for your journey

Keep two seconds behind the vehicle ahead

28. You're approaching a roundabout. What should you do if there are horses being ridden in front of you?

Sound your horn as a warning

Treat them like any other vehicle

Give them plenty of room

Accelerate past as quickly as possible

29. Other drivers may sometimes flash their headlights at you. What's the official meaning of this signal?

There's a radar speed trap ahead

They're giving way to you

They're warning you of their presence

There's a fault with your vehicle

30. You're travelling along a residential street. There are parked vehicles on the left-hand side. Why should you keep your speed down?

So that oncoming traffic can see you more clearly

You may set off car alarms

There may be delivery lorries on the street

Children may run out from between the vehicles

Example Test #37