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Example Test #54

1. 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

2. You're on a country road that has no pavement. What should you anticipate finding on your side of the road?
Motorcycles

Bicycles

Pedestrians

Horse riders

3. You see a pedestrian carrying a white stick that also has a red band. What does this mean?
They have limited mobility

They're deaf

They're blind

They're deaf and blind

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4. How should the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway be used?
As a high-speed lane

As an overtaking lane

As a right-turn lane

As an acceleration lane

5. What should the driver of the car approaching the crossing do?
Continue at the same speed

Sound the horn

Drive through quickly

Slow down and get ready to stop

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6. What will happen if your car's wheels are unbalanced?
The steering will pull to one side

The steering will vibrate

The brakes will fail

The tyres will deflate

7. What must you do if poor health affects your driving?
Inform your local police

Avoid using motorways

Always drive accompanied

Inform the licensing authority

8. 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

9. What should you do as you approach this cyclist?
Try to overtake before the cyclist gets to the junction

Flash your headlights at the cyclist

Slow down and allow the cyclist to turn

Rev your engine so the cyclist knows you're following behind

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10. What should you do if you have to stop while you're going through a congested tunnel?
Pull up very close to the vehicle in front to save space

Ignore any message signs, as they're never up to date

Keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front

Make a U-turn and find another route

11. In which conditions will your overall stopping distance increase?
In the rain

In fog

At night

In strong winds

12. 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

13. You're driving in busy traffic. You want to pull up just after a junction on the left. When should you signal?
As you're passing or just after the junction

Just before you reach the junction

Well before you reach the junction

It would be better not to signal at all

14. What information would be shown in a triangular road sign?
Road narrows

Ahead only

Keep left

Minimum speed

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15. Why should you reduce your speed here?
A staggered junction is ahead

A low bridge is ahead

The road surface changes ahead

The road narrows ahead

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16. What does this sign mean?
Bus station on the right

Contraflow bus lane

With-flow bus lane

Give way to buses

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17. What should you do if your anti-lock brakes (ABS) warning light stays on?
Check the brake-fluid level

Check the footbrake free play

Check that the parking brake is released

Have the brakes checked immediately

18. What restrictions apply to people who have a provisional driving licence?
They can't drive over 30 mph

They can't drive at night

They can't drive unaccompanied

They can't drive with more than one passenger

19. You're driving on this dual carriageway. Why may you need to slow down?
There's a broken white line in the centre

There are solid white lines on either side

There are roadworks ahead of you

There are no footpaths

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20. 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

21. What will help you to keep your car secure?
Being a member of a vehicle breakdown organisation

Registering with a Vehicle Watch scheme

Passing an advanced driving test

Taking car maintenance classes

22. What does this sign mean?
T-junction

No through road

Telephone box ahead

Toilet ahead

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23. What should you do if you begin to feel drowsy while you're driving?
Stop and rest as soon as possible

Turn the heater up to keep you warm and comfortable

Close the car windows to help you concentrate

Continue with your journey but drive more slowly

24. What does fuel-efficient driving achieve?
Increased fuel consumption

Improved road safety

Damage to the environment

Increased exhaust emissions

25. What does this traffic sign mean?
Slippery road ahead

Tyres liable to punctures ahead

Danger ahead

Service area ahead

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26. What's the main benefit of driving a four-wheel-drive vehicle?
Improved grip on the road

Lower fuel consumption

Shorter stopping distances

Improved passenger comfort

27. You're on a smart motorway. What does it mean if a red cross is showing above the hard shoulder and mandatory speed limits above all other lanes?
The hard shoulder can be used as a rest area if you feel tired

The hard shoulder is for emergency or breakdown use only

The hard shoulder can be used as a normal running lane

The hard shoulder has a speed limit of 50 mph

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28. What should you do when you move off from behind a parked car?
Give a signal after moving off

Look around before moving off

Look around after moving off

Use the exterior mirrors only

29. 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

30. You need to top up your battery with distilled water. What level should you fill it to?
The top of the battery

Halfway up the battery

Just below the cell plates

Just above the cell plates