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Example Test #39

1. What does this arm signal mean?
The driver is slowing down

The driver intends to turn right

The driver wishes to overtake

The driver intends to turn left

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2. What's a cover note?
A document issued before you receive your driving licence

A document issued before you receive your insurance certificate

A document issued before you receive your registration document

A document issued before you receive your MOT certificate

3. You're on a three-lane motorway. Which lane are you in if there are red reflective studs on your left and white ones to your right?
In the right-hand lane

In the middle lane

On the hard shoulder

In the left-hand lane

4. What will happen to your car when you drive up a steep hill?
The high gears will pull better

The steering will feel heavier

Overtaking will be easier

The engine will work harder

5. At an incident, how could you help a small child who isn't breathing?
Find their parents and explain what's happening

Open their airway and begin CPR

Put them in the recovery position and slap their back

Talk to them confidently until an ambulance arrives

6. What shape is a 'stop' sign?
A

B

C

D

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7. You're driving in a slow-moving queue of traffic. What should you do just before changing lane?
Sound the horn and flash your lights

Look for motorcyclists filtering through the traffic

Give a ‘slowing down’ arm signal

Change down to first gear

8. What messages are given by circular traffic signs that have a blue background?
They give temporary directions during a diversion

They give directions to car parks

They give motorway information

They give mandatory instructions

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9. 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

10. When may you sound your vehicle's horn?
To give you right of way

To attract a friend’s attention

To warn others of your presence

To make slower drivers move over

11. You're being overtaken by a long, heavily laden lorry. What should you do if it's taking a long time for it to overtake?
Speed up

Slow down

Hold your speed

Change direction

12. What does this sign mean?
Motorcycles only

No cars

Cars only

No motorcycles

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13. What hazard should you be especially aware of if you're turning left into a side road?
One-way street

Pedestrians

Traffic congestion

Parked vehicles

14. Which driving technique can help you save fuel?
Using lower gears as often as possible

Accelerating sharply in each gear

Using each gear in turn

Missing out some gears

15. What should you do if you see a pedestrian waiting at a zebra crossing?
Go on quickly before they step onto the crossing

Stop before you reach the zigzag lines and let them cross

Be ready to slow down or stop to let them cross

Ignore them as they're still on the pavement

16. What should you do when you're using a contraflow system?
Choose an appropriate lane in good time

Switch lanes to make better progress

Increase speed to get through the contraflow more quickly

Follow other motorists closely to avoid long queues

17. How will a roof rack affect your car?
There will be less wind noise

The engine will use more oil

The car will accelerate faster

Fuel consumption will increase

18. You're driving towards a zebra crossing. What should you do if a person in a wheelchair is waiting to cross?
Continue on your way

Wave to the person to cross

Wave to the person to wait

Be prepared to stop

19. You wish to tow a trailer. Where would you find the maximum noseweight for your vehicle’s tow hitch?
In the vehicle handbook

In The Highway Code

In your vehicle registration certificate

In your licence documents

20. What's the purpose of road humps, chicanes and narrowings?
To separate lanes of traffic

To increase traffic speed

To allow pedestrians to cross

To reduce traffic speed

21. What does this sign mean?
Route for trams

Give way to trams

Route for buses

Give way to buses

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22. What's the reason for the hatched area along the centre of this road?
It separates traffic flowing in opposite directions

It marks an area to be used by overtaking motorcyclists

It's a temporary marking to warn of the roadworks

It separates the two sides of the dual carriageway

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23. What could cause you to crash if the level is allowed to get too low?
Anti-freeze level

Brake-fluid level

Battery-water level

Radiator-coolant level

24. Where would you find green reflective studs on a motorway?
Separating driving lanes

Between the hard shoulder and the carriageway

At slip-road entrances and exits

Between the carriageway and the central reservation

25. What should you do when you're overtaking at night?
Wait until a bend so that you can see oncoming headlights

Sound your horn twice before moving out

Go past slowly so that you can react to unseen hazards

Beware of bends in the road ahead

26. Where are amber reflective studs found on a motorway?
Between the hard shoulder and the carriageway

Between the acceleration lane and the carriageway

Between the central reservation and the carriageway

Between each pair of lanes

27. You're at the front of a queue of traffic waiting to turn right into a side road. Why is it important to check your right mirror just before turning?
To look for pedestrians about to cross

To check for overtaking vehicles

To make sure the side road is clear

To check for emerging traffic

28. Why are place names painted on the road surface?
To restrict the flow of traffic

To warn of oncoming traffic

To help you select the correct lane in good time

To prevent you from changing lanes

29. What should you do when you're overtaking a horse and rider?
Sound your horn as a warning

Go past as quickly as possible

Flash your headlights as a warning

Go past slowly and carefully

30. What should you do if you think the driver of the vehicle in front has forgotten to cancel their right indicator?
Flash your lights to alert the driver

Sound your horn before overtaking

Overtake on the left if there's room

Stay behind and don't overtake