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Question - 50 / 1

When may you use hazard warning lights?

When driving on a motorway to warn traffic behind of a hazard ahead

When you're double-parked on a two-way road

When your direction indicators aren't working

When warning oncoming traffic that you intend to stop

Question - 50 / 2

You arrive at an incident. A pedestrian is bleeding heavily from a leg wound. The leg isn't broken and there's nothing in the wound. How could you help?

Dab the wound to stop the bleeding

Apply firm pressure over the wound

Give them a warm drink

Keep the casualty's legs flat on the ground

Question - 50 / 3

As you approach a pelican crossing, the lights change to green. What should you do if older people are still crossing?

Rev your engine to make them hurry

Flash your lights in case they haven't noticed you

Wave them to cross as quickly as they can

Wait patiently while they cross

Question - 50 / 4

What should you do if your vehicle catches fire while you're driving through a tunnel?

Drive it out of the tunnel if it's safe to do so

Pull up, then walk to an emergency telephone

Park it away from the carriageway

Leave it where it is, with the engine running

Question - 50 / 5

What's the purpose of road humps, chicanes and narrowings?

To separate lanes of traffic

To increase traffic speed

To allow pedestrians to cross

To reduce traffic speed

Question - 50 / 6

What does this traffic sign mean?

No overtaking allowed

Give priority to oncoming traffic

Two-way traffic

One-way traffic only

Question - 50 / 7

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

Question - 50 / 8

Why is travelling in neutral for long distances (known as coasting) bad driving technique?

It will cause the car to skid

It will make the engine stall

The engine will run faster

There won't be any engine braking

Question - 50 / 9

You want to turn left at this junction. What should you do if your view of the main road is restricted?

Stay well back and wait to see if anything comes

Build up your speed so that you can emerge quickly

Stop and apply the parking brake even if the road is clear

Approach slowly and edge out until you can see more clearly

Question - 50 / 10

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

Question - 50 / 11

What does it mean if you see this signal on the motorway?

Leave the motorway at the next exit

All vehicles use the hard shoulder

Sharp bend to the left ahead

Stop: all lanes ahead closed

Question - 50 / 12

You're travelling along a motorway. When are you allowed to overtake on the left?

When you can see well ahead that the hard shoulder is clear

When the traffic in the right-hand lane is signalling right

When you warn drivers behind by signalling left

When in queues and traffic to your right is moving more slowly than you are

Question - 50 / 13

What should you do if your vehicle breaks down in a tunnel?

Stand in front of your vehicle to warn oncoming drivers

Switch on hazard warning lights, then go and call & for help

Stay in your vehicle and wait for the police

Stand in the lane behind your vehicle to warn others

Question - 50 / 14

You're driving on a one-way street. What should you do if you realise you've taken the wrong route?

Reverse out of the road

Turn around in a side road

Continue and find another route

Reverse into a driveway

Question - 50 / 15

Who has priority when traffic lights are out of order?

Traffic going straight on

Traffic turning right

Nobody

Traffic turning left

Question - 50 / 16

Which document may the police ask you to produce after you've been involved in a collision?

Your theory test certificate

Your driving licence

Your vehicle registration document

Your vehicle service record

Question - 50 / 17

(What can result when you travel for long distances in neutral (known as coasting?

Reduction in control

Improvement in control

Easier steering

Increased fuel consumption

Question - 50 / 18

You're waiting in a traffic queue at night. How can you avoid dazzling drivers behind you?

Use the parking brake and release the footbrake

Keep your foot on the footbrake

Balance the clutch with the accelerator

Use the parking brake and footbrake together

Question - 50 / 19

What should you check before you start a journey in foggy weather?

The radiator has enough anti-freeze

You have a warning triangle in the vehicle

The windows and lights are clean and clear

You have a mobile phone with you

Question - 50 / 20

You're about to drive home. What should you do if you feel very tired and have a severe headache?

Wait until you're fit and well before driving

Drive home, but take a tablet for headaches

Drive home if you can stay awake for the journey

Wait for a short time, then drive home slowly

Question - 50 / 21

What should you do if the amber lights come on and a warning sounds while you're driving over a level crossing?

Get everyone out of the vehicle immediately

Stop and reverse back to clear the crossing

Keep going and clear the crossing

Stop immediately and use your hazard warning lights

Question - 50 / 22

What shape is a 'stop' sign?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 23

An injured person has been placed in the recovery position. They're unconscious but breathing normally. What else should be done?

Press firmly between their shoulders

Check their airway remains open

Place their arms by their side

Give them a hot sweet drink

Question - 50 / 24

What should you do when you see these horse riders in front?

Pull out to the middle of the road

Switch on your hazard warning lights

Give a right-turn signal

Slow down and be ready to stop

Question - 50 / 25

You service your own vehicle. How should you dispose of the old engine oil?

Take it to a local-authority site

Pour it down a drain

Tip it into a hole in the ground

Put it in your dustbin

Question - 50 / 26

You're parked in a busy high street. What's the safest way to turn your vehicle around so you can drive in the opposite direction?

Turn around in a quiet side road

Drive into a side road and reverse out into the main road

Ask someone to stop the traffic

Carry out a U-turn

Question - 50 / 27

What's most likely to waste fuel?

Reducing your speed

Driving on motorways

Using different brands of fuel

Under-inflated tyres

Question - 50 / 28

What makes the vehicle in the picture 'environmentally friendly'?

It's powered by gravity

It's powered by diesel

It's powered by electricity

It's powered by unleaded petrol

Question - 50 / 29

Where would you see this road marking?

At traffic lights

On road humps

Near a level crossing

At a box junction

Question - 50 / 30

You're leaving your vehicle parked on a road and unattended. When may you leave the engine running?

If you'll be parking for less than five minutes

If the battery keeps going flat

When parked in a 20 mph zone

Never if you're away from the vehicle

Question - 50 / 31

You're in a tunnel and you see this sign. What does it mean?

Direction to an emergency pedestrian exit

Beware of pedestrians: no footpath ahead

No access for pedestrians

Beware of pedestrians crossing ahead

Question - 50 / 32

What hazard do you need to look out for as you drive under the bridge?

Pedestrians walking in the road

The height of the bridge

Overhanging tree branches

A narrowing of the road

Question - 50 / 33

Which sign means 'no entry'?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 34

How will a roof rack affect your car?

There will be less wind noise

The engine will use more oil

The car will accelerate faster

Fuel consumption will increase

Question - 50 / 35

What does this motorway sign mean?

Change to the lane on your left

Leave the motorway at the next exit

Change to the opposite carriageway

Pull up on the hard shoulder

Question - 50 / 36

You're driving towards a zebra crossing. What should you do if a person in a wheelchair is waiting to cross?

Continue on your way

Be prepared to stop

Wave to the person to wait

Wave to the person to cross

Question - 50 / 37

What could cause you to crash if the level is allowed to get too low?

Anti-freeze level

Brake-fluid level

Battery-water level

Radiator-coolant level

Question - 50 / 38

What does this sign mean?

Turn left for parking area

No through road on the left

No entry for traffic turning left

Turn left for ferry terminal

Question - 50 / 39

What does this sign indicate?

A diversion route

A picnic area

A pedestrian zone

A cycle route

Question - 50 / 40

What do the long white lines along the centre of the road mean?

Bus lane

Hazard warning

Give way

Lane marking

Question - 50 / 41

Why would you fit chains to your wheels?

To help prevent damage to the road surface

To help prevent wear to the tyres

To help prevent skidding in deep snow

To help prevent the brakes locking

Question - 50 / 42

Which vehicles are least likely to be affected by side wind?

Cyclists

Motorcyclists

High-sided vehicles

Cars

Question - 50 / 43

You're towing a trailer along a three-lane motorway. When may you use the right-hand lane?

When there are lane closures

When large vehicles are in the left and centre lanes

When there's slow-moving traffic

When you can maintain a high speed

Question - 50 / 44

What should you do when going through a contraflow system on a motorway?

Stay close to the vehicle ahead to reduce queues

Use dipped headlights

Switch lanes to keep the traffic flowing

Keep a good distance from the vehicle ahead

Question - 50 / 45

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

Sidelights

Hazard warning lights

Dipped headlights

Rear fog lights

Question - 50 / 46

What should you do when you're passing loose sheep on the road?

Pass quickly but quietly

Go very slowly

Briefly sound your horn

Herd them to the side of the road

Question - 50 / 47

What's most likely to waste fuel?

Under-inflated tyres

Question - 50 / 48

Other drivers may sometimes flash their headlights at you. What's the official meaning of this signal?

There's a radar speed trap ahead

They're giving way to you

They're warning you of their presence

There's a fault with your vehicle

Question - 50 / 49

What should you do when you're approaching roadworks on a motorway?

Obey the speed limit

Always use the hard shoulder

Speed up to clear the area quickly

Stay very close to the vehicle in front

Question - 50 / 50

Your vehicle broke down on the hard shoulder of a motorway, but has now been repaired. How should you rejoin the main carriageway?

Move out onto the carriageway, then build up your speed

Gain speed on the hard shoulder before moving out onto the carriageway

Wait on the hard shoulder until someone flashes their headlights at you

Move out onto the carriageway using your hazard warning lights