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Example Test #5

1. What's the main hazard the driver of the red car (arrowed) should be aware of?
Glare from the sun may affect the driver's vision

The black car may stop suddenly

The bus may move out into the road

Oncoming vehicles will assume the driver is turning right

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2. What will happen if you follow this vehicle too closely?
Your brakes will overheat

Your fuel consumption will be increased

Your engine will overheat

Your view ahead will be reduced

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3. How should you give an arm signal to turn left?
A

B

C

D

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4. What does it mean if you see a pedestrian with a dog that has a yellow or burgundy coat?
The pedestrian is an older person

The pedestrian is a dog trainer

The pedestrian is colour-blind

The pedestrian is deaf

5. 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

6. You arrive at the scene of a motorcycle crash. The rider is injured. When should their helmet be removed?
Only when it's essential

Always straight away

Only when the motorcyclist asks

Always, unless they're in shock

7. What does the term ‘blind spot’ mean?
An area covered by your right-hand mirror

An area not covered by your headlights

An area covered by your left-hand mirror

An area not visible to the driver

8. How can driving in a fuel-efficient manner help protect the environment?
Through the legal enforcement of speed regulations

By increasing the number of cars on the road

Through increased fuel bills

By reducing exhaust emissions

9. You're driving past parked cars. What should you do if you see a bicycle wheel sticking out between the cars?
Accelerate past quickly and sound your horn

Slow down and wave the cyclist across

Brake sharply and flash your headlights

Slow down and be prepared to stop for a cyclist

10. How can drivers help the environment?
By accelerating harshly

By accelerating gently

By using leaded fuel

By driving faster

11. What should you do if you want to turn left at a junction where pedestrians have started to cross?
Go around them, leaving plenty of room

Stop and wave at them to cross

Sound your horn and proceed

Give way to them

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12. You're about to start a journey in freezing weather. What part of your vehicle should you clear of ice and snow?
The aerial

The windows

The bumper

The boot

13. What's the legal minimum insurance cover you must have to drive on public roads?
Third party, fire and theft

Comprehensive

Third party only

Personal injury cover

14. 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

15. You're travelling behind a bus. What should you do if it pulls up at a bus stop?
Accelerate past the bus

Look for pedestrians

Sound your horn

Pull in closely behind the bus

16. What should you do when going through a contraflow system on a motorway?
Use dipped headlights

Keep a good distance from the vehicle ahead

Switch lanes to keep the traffic flowing

Stay close to the vehicle ahead to reduce queues

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17. What does this sign mean?
No parking

No road markings

No through road

No entry

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18. Which type of sign tells you what you must not do?
A

B

C

D

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19. You're driving a car fitted with automatic transmission. When would you use ‘kick down’?
To engage cruise control

To accelerate quickly

To brake progressively

To improve fuel economy

20. What can cause excessive or uneven tyre wear?
A faulty gearbox

A faulty braking system

A faulty electrical system

A faulty exhaust system

21. You're driving on a single carriageway road. Why should you keep well back while you're following a large vehicle?
To give yourself acceleration space if you decide to overtake

To get the best view of the road ahead

To leave a gap in case the vehicle stops and rolls back

To offer other drivers a safe gap if they want to overtake you

22. You're driving a car that has a diesel engine. What can a loose filler cap on your fuel tank cause?
It can make the engine difficult to start

It can make the roads slippery for other road users

It can improve your vehicle’s fuel consumption

It can increase the level of exhaust emissions

23. What’s most likely to distract you while you’re driving?
Using a mobile phone

Using the windscreen wipers

Using the demisters

Using the mirrors

24. What does this sign mean?
Hump bridge

Humps in the road

Entrance to tunnel

Soft verges

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25. What's the legal minimum tread depth for tyres on your trailer or caravan?
1 mm

1.6 mm

2 mm

2.6 mm

26. What should you do when you're approaching traffic lights that have been green for some time?
Accelerate hard

Maintain your speed

Be ready to stop

Brake hard

27. What should you expect if you see this sign ahead?
The road will go steeply uphill

The road will go steeply downhill

The road will bend sharply to the left

The road will bend sharply to the right

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28. What must you check before you drive someone else's vehicle?
That the vehicle owner has third-party insurance cover

That your own vehicle has insurance cover

That the vehicle is insured for your use

That the insurance documents are in the vehicle

29. Which vehicle should you allow extra room as you overtake them?
Lorry

Tractor

Bicycle

Road-sweeper

30. What's covered by third-party insurance?
Damage to your vehicle

Fire damage to your vehicle

Flood damage to your vehicle

Damage to other vehicles