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Question - 50 / 1

What can people who live or work in towns and cities do to help reduce urban pollution levels?

Drive more quickly

Over-rev in a low gear

Walk or cycle

Drive short journeys

Question - 50 / 2

When may you stop on a motorway?

When you're tired and need a rest

If you have to read a map

If your mobile phone rings

In an emergency or breakdown

Question - 50 / 3

What type of emergency vehicle is fitted with a green flashing beacon?

Fire engine

Road gritter

Ambulance

Doctor's car

Question - 50 / 4

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

Question - 50 / 5

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 / 6

What colour are the reflective studs between the lanes on a motorway?

Red

Green

White

Amber

Question - 50 / 7

You're turning right onto a dual carriageway. What should you do if the central reservation is too narrow to contain your vehicle?

Proceed to the central reservation and wait

Wait until the road is clear in both directions

Stop in the first lane so that other vehicles give way

Emerge slightly to show your intentions

Question - 50 / 8

Why should you reduce your speed when you're driving or riding in fog?

The brakes don't work as well

You'll be dazzled by other headlights

The engine will take longer to warm up

It's more difficult to see what's ahead

Question - 50 / 9

Why is the caravan unstable and swinging from side to side?

Because of side winds

Because it's in the wrong lane

Because the other cars are passing too close to it

Because there are traffic cones on the road

Question - 50 / 10

You're travelling in the left-hand lane of a three-lane motorway. How should you react to traffic joining from a slip road?

Switch on your hazard warning lights

Maintain a steady speed

Increase your speed to ensure they join behind you

Adjust your speed or change lane if you can do so safely

Question - 50 / 11

You're following a vehicle on a wet road. You stay a safe distance behind it. What should you do if a driver overtakes you and pulls into the gap you've left?

Flash your headlights as a warning

Drop back to regain a safe distance

Try to overtake safely as soon as you can

Stay close to the other vehicle until it moves on

Question - 50 / 12

Which arm signal tells you that the car you're following is going to pull up?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 13

Which sign means that the national speed limit applies?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 14

Where would you find these road markings?

At a railway crossing

At a mini-roundabout

On a motorway

On a pedestrian crossing

Question - 50 / 15

Why should you try and park in a secure car park?

It makes it easy to find your car

it helos deter thieves

It stops the car being exposed to bad weather

It doesn't cost anything to park here

Question - 50 / 16

You want to turn right from a junction. What should you do if your view is restricted by parked vehicles?

Stop, get out and look along the main road to check

Sound your horn and pull out if there's no reply

Stop, then move forward slowly until you have a clear view

Move out quickly, but be prepared to stop

Question - 50 / 17

What shape is a 'stop' sign?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 18

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

Question - 50 / 19

When will you feel the effects of engine braking?

When you only use the parking brake

When you're in neutral

When you change to a lower gear

When you change to a higher gear

Question - 50 / 20

You take some cough medicine given to you by a friend. What should you do before driving your car?

Ask your friend if taking the medicine affected their driving

Drink some strong coffee one hour before driving

Check the label to see if the medicine will affect your driving

Drive a short distance to see if the medicine is affecting your driving

Question - 50 / 21

Which diagram shows a hazard warning line?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 22

What must you do when you're overtaking a car at night?

Flash your headlights before overtaking

Select a higher gear

Switch your headlights to main beam before overtaking

Make sure you don't dazzle other road users

Question - 50 / 23

How should you drive when you're driving along a road that has road humps?

Maintain a reduced speed throughout

Accelerate quickly between the humps

Always keep to the maximum legal speed

Drive slowly at school times only

Question - 50 / 24

Other than direction indicators, how can you give signals to other road users?

By using brake lights

By using sidelights

By using fog lights

By using interior lights

Question - 50 / 25

When may you stop on an urban clearway?

To set down and pick up passengers

To use a mobile telephone

To ask for directions

To load or unload goods

Question - 50 / 26

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

Question - 50 / 27

When should you flash your headlights at other road users?

When showing that you're giving way

When showing that you're about to turn

When telling them that you have right of way

When letting them know that you're there

Question - 50 / 28

How can you help to prevent your car radio being stolen?

Park in an unlit area

Leave the radio turned on

Park near a busy junction

Install a security-coded radio

Question - 50 / 29

What style of driving causes increased risk to everyone?

Considerate

Defensive

Competitive

Responsible

Question - 50 / 30

How should you give an arm signal to turn left?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 31

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 / 32

What should you do if you see a large box fall from a lorry onto the motorway?

Catch up with the lorry and try to get the driver's attention

Go to the next emergency telephone and report the hazard

Pull over to the hard shoulder, then remove the box

Stop close to the box until the police arrive

Question - 50 / 33

You're driving on a road with several lanes. What do these signs above the lanes mean?

The two right lanes are open

The two left lanes are open

Traffic in the left lanes should stop

Traffic in the right lanes should stop

Question - 50 / 34

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

Question - 50 / 35

What does this sign mean?

Tourist attraction

Beware of trains

Level crossing

Beware of trams

Question - 50 / 36

You're turning right from a main road into a side road. There's no oncoming traffic. What should you do if pedestrians are standing on the pavement waiting to cross the side road?

Turn in because the pedestrians are safe on the pavement

Wave at the pedestrians, inviting them to cross the road

Sound your horn to alert the pedestrians to your presence

Wait and give way to the pedestrians

Question - 50 / 37

You're following a large vehicle. Why should you stay a safe distance behind it?

You'll keep out of the wind better

You'll help the large vehicle to stop more easily

You'll be able to corner more quickly

You'll give the driver a chance to see you in their Mirrors

Question - 50 / 38

Where would you find these flashing red light signals?

Pelican crossings

Motorway exits

Zebra crossings

Level crossings

Question - 50 / 39

What should you do when you're unsure whether it's safe to reverse your vehicle?

Sound your horn

Rev your engine

Get out and check

Reverse slowly

Question - 50 / 40

What should you do when you see this sign as you travel along a motorway?

Leave the motorway at the next exit

Turn left immediately

Change lane

Move onto the hard shoulder

Question - 50 / 41

What does this sign mean?

School crossing patrol

No pedestrians allowed

Pedestrian zone - no vehicles

Zebra crossing ahead

Question - 50 / 42

Why has the line in the centre of the road changed?

To warn you not to change lanes

To warn you the speed limit has changed

To warn you there's a speed camera ahead

To warn of hazards ahead

Question - 50 / 43

What does this sign mean?

Ring road

Mini-roundabout

No vehicles

Roundabout

Question - 50 / 44

What does this sign mean?

Low bridge ahead

Tunnel ahead

Ancient monument ahead

Traffic danger spot ahead

Question - 50 / 45

Which sign means 'no stopping'?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 46

When should you use your vehicle's horn?

To alert others to your presence

To allow you right of way

To greet other road users

To signal your annoyance

Question - 50 / 47

What does this sign mean?

Uneven road surface

Bridge over the road

Road ahead ends

Water across the road

Question - 50 / 48

How can you use your vehicle's engine as a brake?

By changing to a lower gear

By changing to a higher gear

By selecting neutral gear

By selecting reverse gear

Question - 50 / 49

What should you do when you leave your car unattended for a few minutes?

Leave the engine running

Switch the engine off but leave the key in

Lock it and remove the key

Park near a traffic warden

Question - 50 / 50

What does it mean if your vehicle keeps bouncing after you sharply press down and release on the bodywork over a wheel?

The tyres are worn

The tyres are under inflated

The vehicle is on soft ground

The shock absorbers are worn