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How old do you need to be to obtain a Virginia Learner's Permit? - ✔✔15 years and 6 months
An applicant for a learner's permit must score at least ____ on the knowledge test. - ✔✔80%
If an applicant fails either learner's permit test three times, he/she must complete the classroom driver
education course and re-try. If he/she has already completed the classroom driver education course,
he/she must: - ✔✔complete an 8 hour manual course
A driver with a learner's permit is limited to _____ non-family member passenger(s) under the age of 21.
- ✔✔1
What are the three major factors that increase crash risk for teen drivers? - ✔✔inexperience, speed,
distractions
What is the number one cause of Virginia crashes? - ✔✔Following too closely
The brain does not mature until around the age of: - ✔✔25
How do drivers move from novice to experience? - ✔✔practice
This allows for students to have guided practice prior to getting their license. - ✔✔The Graduated
Licensing System
A steady red light means: - ✔✔Stop and remain stopped as long as the signal is red
This arrow is a warning light that the light is about to change. If you have not entered the intersection,
stop-do not speed up to beat the light. - ✔✔steady yellow
,You may always turn right on red as long as you come to a complete stop first. - ✔✔False
You should treat this light the same as a stop sign. - ✔✔Flashing red
Pedestrians do not have to obey traffic signals. - ✔✔False
Pedestrians are part of the Highway Transportation System but they do not have to follow the same rules
of the road as drivers. - ✔✔False
Suspension is when the privilege to drive has been temporarily withdrawn. - ✔✔True
What is the meaning of a yellow diamond? - ✔✔Warning of a hazard
If you are under 18, from whom will you receive your permanent license? - ✔✔Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Court
Passenger restrictions allow no more than one non-family passenger(s) under the age of 21 until you
have held your license for one year. - ✔✔True
This sign means: - ✔✔school zone
Match the color with the appropriate sign. - ✔✔Yellow = general warning
Red = prohibitive or stop
Pink = incident
Orange = construction
Brown = recreational and cultural event
Match the shape with the corresponding type of sign. - ✔✔Octagon = stop
,Diamond = warning
Pennant = no passing
pentagon = school
circle = railroad crossing ahead
This pavement marking means: - ✔✔yield
This pavement marking means: - ✔✔The color means two-way traffic and the double line means no
passing
When approaching a vehicle in a parking lot, you should always approach from the _____. - ✔✔rear
When approaching a vehicle parked at the curb, you should always approach from the _____. - ✔✔front
Your driver's license may be suspended if you are absent from school for 10 consecutive days and those
absences are unexcused. - ✔✔True
Upon failing the DMV Learner's Permit Test, applicants must wait ten days to retake the test? - ✔✔False
A licensed driver must be how old to accompany the driver with a learner's permit? - ✔✔21 years if not
an immediate family member or 18 years old if an immediate family member
For juvenile licensing, the court will send notice to appear in court within 180 days. - ✔✔True
If you are 16 or 17 years old and have your license for less than one year, you may only have _____ non-
family member(s) under the age of 21 in the vehicle. After one year, you may have _____ non-family
member(s) under the age of 21 in the vehicle ONLY UNDER SPECIFIC circumstances (e.g., school
sponsored activities, emergencies, etc.) - ✔✔1, 3
This pavement marking means: - ✔✔One-way traffic and passing is allowed
, A yellow line (broken or solid) in the center of a roadway indicates _____. - ✔✔two way traffic
What are the three components of the Highway Transportation System? - ✔✔People, vehicles, roadways
A solid line indicates _____. - ✔✔no passing
Why is it important to check behind the vehicle before you enter it? - ✔✔all of them
Having a back up camera in your vehicle can help with visibility and reduce risk of backing over an object
or person. - ✔✔True
Preventive maintenance includes vehicle self checks. Checking the vehicle emergency kit should be done
__________? - ✔✔Every six months
If a car catches fire, use an A-B-C type fire extinguisher to put it out. - ✔✔False
If a car catches fire, use an A-B-C type fire extinguisher to put it out. - ✔✔True
If an engine overheats, open the radiator cap to cool down the vehicle? - ✔✔False
SEEiT stands for _____. - ✔✔Search, Evaluate, Execute, in Time
Seeing the ball roll into the road is an example of _____. - ✔✔Searching
Space without restrictions to line of sight or path of travel is _____. - ✔✔open
Space in which the level of risk is increasing is _____. - ✔✔changing
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How old do you need to be to obtain a Virginia Learner's Permit? - ✔✔15 years and 6 months
An applicant for a learner's permit must score at least ____ on the knowledge test. - ✔✔80%
If an applicant fails either learner's permit test three times, he/she must complete the classroom driver
education course and re-try. If he/she has already completed the classroom driver education course,
he/she must: - ✔✔complete an 8 hour manual course
A driver with a learner's permit is limited to _____ non-family member passenger(s) under the age of 21.
- ✔✔1
What are the three major factors that increase crash risk for teen drivers? - ✔✔inexperience, speed,
distractions
What is the number one cause of Virginia crashes? - ✔✔Following too closely
The brain does not mature until around the age of: - ✔✔25
How do drivers move from novice to experience? - ✔✔practice
This allows for students to have guided practice prior to getting their license. - ✔✔The Graduated
Licensing System
A steady red light means: - ✔✔Stop and remain stopped as long as the signal is red
This arrow is a warning light that the light is about to change. If you have not entered the intersection,
stop-do not speed up to beat the light. - ✔✔steady yellow
,You may always turn right on red as long as you come to a complete stop first. - ✔✔False
You should treat this light the same as a stop sign. - ✔✔Flashing red
Pedestrians do not have to obey traffic signals. - ✔✔False
Pedestrians are part of the Highway Transportation System but they do not have to follow the same rules
of the road as drivers. - ✔✔False
Suspension is when the privilege to drive has been temporarily withdrawn. - ✔✔True
What is the meaning of a yellow diamond? - ✔✔Warning of a hazard
If you are under 18, from whom will you receive your permanent license? - ✔✔Juvenile and Domestic
Relations Court
Passenger restrictions allow no more than one non-family passenger(s) under the age of 21 until you
have held your license for one year. - ✔✔True
This sign means: - ✔✔school zone
Match the color with the appropriate sign. - ✔✔Yellow = general warning
Red = prohibitive or stop
Pink = incident
Orange = construction
Brown = recreational and cultural event
Match the shape with the corresponding type of sign. - ✔✔Octagon = stop
,Diamond = warning
Pennant = no passing
pentagon = school
circle = railroad crossing ahead
This pavement marking means: - ✔✔yield
This pavement marking means: - ✔✔The color means two-way traffic and the double line means no
passing
When approaching a vehicle in a parking lot, you should always approach from the _____. - ✔✔rear
When approaching a vehicle parked at the curb, you should always approach from the _____. - ✔✔front
Your driver's license may be suspended if you are absent from school for 10 consecutive days and those
absences are unexcused. - ✔✔True
Upon failing the DMV Learner's Permit Test, applicants must wait ten days to retake the test? - ✔✔False
A licensed driver must be how old to accompany the driver with a learner's permit? - ✔✔21 years if not
an immediate family member or 18 years old if an immediate family member
For juvenile licensing, the court will send notice to appear in court within 180 days. - ✔✔True
If you are 16 or 17 years old and have your license for less than one year, you may only have _____ non-
family member(s) under the age of 21 in the vehicle. After one year, you may have _____ non-family
member(s) under the age of 21 in the vehicle ONLY UNDER SPECIFIC circumstances (e.g., school
sponsored activities, emergencies, etc.) - ✔✔1, 3
This pavement marking means: - ✔✔One-way traffic and passing is allowed
, A yellow line (broken or solid) in the center of a roadway indicates _____. - ✔✔two way traffic
What are the three components of the Highway Transportation System? - ✔✔People, vehicles, roadways
A solid line indicates _____. - ✔✔no passing
Why is it important to check behind the vehicle before you enter it? - ✔✔all of them
Having a back up camera in your vehicle can help with visibility and reduce risk of backing over an object
or person. - ✔✔True
Preventive maintenance includes vehicle self checks. Checking the vehicle emergency kit should be done
__________? - ✔✔Every six months
If a car catches fire, use an A-B-C type fire extinguisher to put it out. - ✔✔False
If a car catches fire, use an A-B-C type fire extinguisher to put it out. - ✔✔True
If an engine overheats, open the radiator cap to cool down the vehicle? - ✔✔False
SEEiT stands for _____. - ✔✔Search, Evaluate, Execute, in Time
Seeing the ball roll into the road is an example of _____. - ✔✔Searching
Space without restrictions to line of sight or path of travel is _____. - ✔✔open
Space in which the level of risk is increasing is _____. - ✔✔changing
