General Knowledge Practice Test # 3

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If you plan to transport hazardous materials, you will:
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A. Need to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement.

B. Need to drive while using flashing lights.

C. Need to wear a gas mask.

Which of the following is not a type of tie-down equipment?
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A. Ropes

B. Straps

C. Velcro

If your brakes fail while you are traveling downhill and there is no available escape ramp, you should:

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A. Keep pumping the brakes.

B. Turn the vehicle off.

C. Drive into an open field.

You should specifically look out for black ice:

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A. When it is snowing.

B. When the temperature is below freezing and the road looks wet.

C. When the temperature is above freezing and there is snow on the ground.

While operating a downgrade, you should brake until you reach a speed that is:

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A. 5 mph below your safe speed.

B. 10 mph below your safe speed.

C. 15 mph below your safe speed.

A bridge formula:
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A. Permits less weight per axle for axles that are close together.

B. Permits more weight for trucks.

C. Is not a concern for drivers.

Which of the following is not a sign of tire failure?

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A. A loud sound

B. Vibration

C. Smoother steering

Why should you regularly drain the air tanks?
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A. Because the air gets old and needs to be replaced

B. Because compressed air contains some water and the water collects in the tanks

C. To allow for a change in pressure

When driving at highway speeds, you should watch the road about ____ ahead of your vehicle.
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A. One block

B. 100 yards

C. A quarter mile

If you are taking the driving test and the route does not include a railroad crossing, you:

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A. Will not have to do anything related to a crossing.

B. May have to explain how you would cross railroad tracks.

C. Will have to take a different route.

Rust around wheel nuts may mean:
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A. It has rained recently.

B. The nuts could be loose.

C. tires should be replaced.

Emergency equipment in a vehicle is:
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A. Only required for vehicles that are transporting hazardous materials.

B. Only required during interstate travel.

C. Required.

Skids happen when:
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A. Tires lose their grip on the road.

B. is too much weight in the trailer.

C. ABS kicks in.

The radiator cap:
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A. Should not be removed when the coolant is hot.

B. Can be removed when the coolant is hot.

C. Should be cool to the touch under normal driving conditions.

If you see taillights ahead while you are driving in fog:
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A. The lights may not indicate where the road is as the vehicle may have pulled off the roadway.

B. You can assume the vehicle ahead is on the road.

C. It may be an optical illusion.

While driving:

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A. Creating a text is not permitted, but reading a text is.

B. Creating a text is permitted, but reading a text is not.

C. Neither creating nor reading a text is permitted.

If there is a fire in your vehicle and you are not sure how to extinguish it, you should:

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A. Use a fire extinguisher.

B. Try douse the flames with water.

C. Move away from the flames and wait for the firefighters.

When starting your vehicle, the coolant temperature should:
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A. Not change.

B. Increase gradually.

C. Quickly jump from low to high.

Which of the following is not a reason to cover cargo?
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A. To protect people from spilled cargo

B. To protect the cargo from weather

C. To protect the cargo from animals.

If a vehicle begins to hydroplane, the driver should:
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A. Accelerate.

B. Release the accelerator and push in the clutch.

C. Pull in the clutch and brake.

When driving, it is important to:
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A. Avoid using your mirrors while in heavy traffic.

B. Look only to the front and right side of the vehicle.

C. Look to the front, sides, and rear of the vehicle.

Header boards:
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A. Provide extra storage.

B. Protect the driver from being hit by cargo.

C. Have no benefits.

On slippery roads, you should:

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A. Accelerate and slow down frequently.

B. Adjust your driving to match weather conditions.

C. Tailgate other vehicles.

If you are driving and the ABS light comes on, it means that the ABS:
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A. Cannot work due to weather conditions.

B. Has just been activated.

C. Is not working properly.

When completing a conventional parallel parking maneuver, you should:
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A. Back up past the parking space, then pull forward into it.

B. Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it.

C. Pull forward directly into the parking space.

When in heavy traffic, the safest driving speed is: *

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A. Slower than the speed being driven by surrounding traffic.

B. The same speed being driven by surrounding traffic.

C. Faster than the speed being driven by surrounding traffic.

Which of the following is not a reason to use your mirrors?
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A. You are changing lanes.

B. You are making a turn.

C. You are looking at fuel prices.

When pulled over to the side of the road, you should:
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A. Rely on your taillights to alert other motorists to your presence.

B. Not worry about other motorists.

C. Use your four-way emergency flashers to alert other motorists to your presence.

Braking mechanisms are located inside:
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A. The fifth wheel.

B. A brake drum.

C. The landing gear.

If using spring brakes when hauling a heavy load, a complete stop will:

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A. Be impossible.

B. Take a long time.

C. Take a short amount of time.

A second conviction of operating a CMV with a minimum blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.04 percent will result in:
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A. The loss of your CDL for life.

B. The loss of your CDL for five years.

C. The loss of your CDL for one year.

Headache racks:
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A. Are illegal.

B. Help protect the driver from the cargo.

C. Allow for increased cargo space.

During a pre-trip inspection, belts should be:

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A. Left alone and not inspected.

B. Checked for tightness.

C. Inspected, but only about once a month.

When transporting a load, the cargo should be inspected:
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A. Only at the beginning of a drive.

B. Only after driving a long distance.

C. After every break.

When traction is poor, a driver should accelerate especially slowly:
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A. Because it is always good to accelerate slowly.

B. To keep from losing control of the vehicle.

C. To keep from accelerating faster than the vehicle ahead.

Backing with a trailer is dangerous because:

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A. It is difficult to see behind the vehicle.

B. Most trucks do not have the ability to move in reverse.

C. Cargo may fall out of the trailer.

A low air pressure warning signal should activate:
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A. When tank pressure falls below 120 psi.

B. When tank pressure falls below 60 psi.

C. When tank pressure falls below 10 psi.

D. When tank pressure falls below 5 psi.

An application pressure gauge shows:
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A. How much air pressure is being applied to the brakes.

B. How much air pressure is available.

C. How much air pressure is required to stop a vehicle.

When accelerating on a surface with poor traction, such as a wet road, a driver should:

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A. Speed up quickly.

B. Speed up slowly.

C. Not be concerned about the pavement.

A driver can rely on front wheel braking to work:

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A. On dry roadways only.

B. Under all conditions.

C. Under all conditions, except for snow.

What is axle weight?
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A. The weight transmitted to the ground by one axle

B. The weight of one axle

C. How much weight an axle can hold

When it is difficult to see other vehicles, such as at dawn or dusk, you should:

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A. Keep your lights off.

B. Turn your lights on.

C. Drive on the shoulder.

You are especially likely to encounter strong winds when:
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A. Coming out of tunnels.

B. Going into tunnels.

C. Driving on shoulders.

When taking the driving test and asked to make a turn, you should:
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A. Not use a turn signal since you were told to make the turn.

B. Check traffic only to your right.

C. Check traffic in all directions.

When parking, you should not use the parking brake if:
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A. The brakes are very hot.

B. The brakes are very cold.

C. There is snow on the ground.

Wheel rims that have been welded should:
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A. Be painted.

B. Be placed on tires in the rear of the vehicle.

C. Not be used.

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