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Example Test #88

1. 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

2. A cycle lane, marked by a solid white line, is in operation. What does this mean for car drivers?
They may park in the lane

They may drive in the lane at any time

They may use the lane when necessary

They mustn't drive along the lane

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3. Where should you take particular care to look for motorcyclists and cyclists?
On dual carriageways

At junctions

At zebra crossings

On one-way streets

4. You're about to go down a steep hill. What should you do to control the speed of your vehicle?
Select a high gear and use the brakes carefully

Select a high gear and use the brakes firmly

Select a low gear and use the brakes carefully

Select a low gear and avoid using the brakes

5. How can you reduce the damage your vehicle causes to the environment?
Use narrow side streets

Brake heavily

Use busy routes

Anticipate well ahead

6. You're driving in fog. Why should you keep well back from the vehicle in front?
In case it changes direction suddenly

In case its fog lights dazzle you

In case it stops suddenly

In case its brake lights dazzle you

7. You're at a junction controlled by traffic lights. When should you wait at a green light?
When pedestrians are waiting to cross

When your exit from the junction is blocked

When you think the lights may be about to change

When you intend to turn right

8. What should you do if the left-hand pavement is closed due to street repairs?
Watch out for pedestrians walking in the road

Use your right-hand mirror more often

Speed up to get past the roadworks more quickly

Position close to the left-hand kerb

9. You want to reverse into a side road. What should you do if you aren't sure that the area behind your car is clear?
Look through the rear window only

Get out and check

Check the mirrors only

Carry on, assuming it's clear

10. What can you achieve if you drive smoothly?
Reduction in journey times by about 15%

Increase in fuel consumption by about 15%

Reduction in fuel consumption by about 15%

Increase in journey times by about 15%

11. What lights should you use when you're driving on a wet motorway and vehicles are throwing up surface spray?
Hazard warning lights

Dipped headlights

Rear fog lights

Sidelights

12. You're approaching a junction where the traffic lights aren't working. What should you do when a police officer gives this signal?
Turn left only

Turn right only

Continue ahead only

Stop at the stop line

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13. Which instrument-panel warning light would show that headlights are on main beam?
A

B

C

D

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14. What's the meaning of this sign?
Local speed limit applies

No waiting on the carriageway

National speed limit applies

No entry for vehicles

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15. What's the national speed limit on a single carriageway road for cars and motorcycles?
30 mph

50 mph

60 mph

70 mph

16. 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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17. 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

18. Following a collision, a person has been injured. What would be a warning sign for shock?
Flushed complexion

Warm dry skin

Slow pulse

Rapid shallow breathing

19. What must you do at this junction?
Stop behind the line, then edge forward to see clearly

Stop beyond the line, at a point where you can see clearly

Stop only if there's traffic on the main road

Stop only if you're turning right

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20. What does this sign mean?
Route for trams

Give way to trams

Route for buses

Give way to buses

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21. What should you do while you're driving or riding along a motorway?
Look much further ahead than you would on other roads

Travel much faster than you would on other roads

Maintain a shorter separation distance than you would on other roads

Concentrate more than you would on other roads

22. You're travelling in very heavy rain. How is this likely to affect your overall stopping distance?
It will be doubled

It will be halved

It will be ten times greater

It will be no different

23. What should you do immediately after joining a motorway?
Try to overtake

Re-adjust your mirrors

Position your vehicle in the centre lane

Stay in the left-hand lane

24. The road outside this school is marked with yellow zigzag lines. What do these lines mean?
You may park on the lines when dropping off schoolchildren

You may park on the lines when picking up schoolchildren

You shouldn't wait or park your vehicle here

You must stay with your vehicle if you park here

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25. What colour are the reflective studs between the hard shoulder and the left-hand lane of a motorway?
Green

Red

White

Amber

26. You're carrying a child under three years old in your car. Which restraint is suitable for a child of this age?
A child seat

An adult holding a child

An adult seat belt

An adult lap belt

27. Where would you expect to see these markers?
On a motorway sign

On a railway bridge

On a large goods vehicle

On a diversion sign

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28. Why is it bad technique to coast when you're driving downhill?
The fuel consumption will increase

The engine will overheat

The tyres will wear more quickly

The vehicle will gain speed more quickly

29. What does it mean if your insurance policy has an excess of £500?
The insurance company will pay the first £500 of any claim

You'll be paid £500 if you don't claim within one year

Your vehicle is insured for a value of £500 if it's stolen

You'll have to pay the first £500 of the cost of any claim

30. You're turning right at a crossroads. An oncoming driver is also turning right. What's the advantage of turning behind the oncoming vehicle?
You'll have a clearer view of any approaching traffic

You'll use less fuel because you can stay in a higher gear

You'll have more time to turn

You'll be able to turn without stopping