MA 4B HOISTING FINAL PAPER 2025 QUESTIONS ANSD
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When traveling up or down a ramp, you can place more traction on the front drive
wheels of an unloaded forklift if the forks are? - ✔✔KEPT POINTING DOWNHILL
✔✔Rear-wheel steering used by many forklifts? - ✔✔a) Cause both ends of the forklift
to swing around when turned
b) Can cause the load to fall off the forks if the turn is made too fast
c) Causes them to act differently from cars, which have front wheel steering
✔✔Do not start a forklift unless. - ✔✔a) The controls are in neutral
b) The hand brake is set
c) You are sitting in the operator's seat
✔✔When may reverse gears be used to slow or stop a forklift traveling forward? -
✔✔NEVER
✔✔What things determine how fast a hydraulic system moves? - ✔✔a) The distance the
controls are moved
d) The engine speed
✔✔Jerky movements can be avoided if the operator. - ✔✔FEATHERS THE
CONTROLS
✔✔If the hydraulic system develops a leak during operation, you should. - ✔✔a) Lower
the load
b) Shut off the engine
c) Notify the supervisor
✔✔Job site conditions are? - ✔✔IMPORTANT SINCE THEY DETERMINE THE SAFE
SPEED AT WHICH A FORKLIFT CAN OPERATE
✔✔If the load being carried obstructs vision, the operator should? - ✔✔DRIVE IN
REVERSE
✔✔When crossing railroad tracks or other similar rough sections with a loaded forklift
you should? - ✔✔CROSS THEM DIAGONALLY
✔✔When traveling down a hill or slope you should? - ✔✔SAVE THE BRAKES BY
USING THE SAME GEAR TO GO DOWN HILL AS WOULD BE USED TO GO UP IT
✔✔When traveling on a slope it is necessary to? - ✔✔a) Approach it straight
b) Do not turn on the hill
, c) Do not travel crossways
✔✔When traveling on a floor system which is hollow underneath it is important to know?
- ✔✔a) The weight of the load and the forklift
b) The load capacity of the floor
✔✔When approaching another vehicle stopped in the path of the forklift you are
operating you should? - ✔✔STOP AND SOUND YOUR HORN
✔✔When you are operating a forklift and approach a vehicle or person alongside your
path... - ✔✔a) Slow down
b) Sound your horn
c) Proceed with caution after they have acknowledge your warning
✔✔When you are operating a forklift and approaching a blind corner... - ✔✔STOP,
SOUND YOUR HORN AND PROCEED SLOWLY
✔✔The rated capacity of a forklift can be found... - ✔✔b) On the load chart
c) In the manufacturer's manual
✔✔When is it safe to exceed the load limit of a forklift? - ✔✔NEVER
✔✔Picking up a load in excess of the safe limits can? - ✔✔a) Cause forward tipping
b) Cause loss of steering
c) Cause the forklift's center of gravity to move too far forward
✔✔An operator may pick up and place a load with a forklift if the load is... - ✔✔a) Within
the limits the landing point will support
b) Within the forklift's rated capacity
c) Made up of several small pieces tied or banded together securely
✔✔Before you insert the forks under the load to be picked up, they should be... -
✔✔TILTED BACK
✔✔The load will have maximum stability if... - ✔✔THE FORK TIPS ARE INSERTED
UNTIL IT IS AGAINST THE BACKREST
✔✔Carrying the load on the tips of the forks can? - ✔✔a) Act as an unwanted
counterweight in front
b) Create an unstable load condition
c) Result in the load's falling off the forks
✔✔An over-capacity load can be lifted if the load is? - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔When traveling up or down a ramp, you can place more traction on the front drive
wheels of an unloaded forklift if the forks are? - ✔✔KEPT POINTING DOWNHILL
✔✔Rear-wheel steering used by many forklifts? - ✔✔a) Cause both ends of the forklift
to swing around when turned
b) Can cause the load to fall off the forks if the turn is made too fast
c) Causes them to act differently from cars, which have front wheel steering
✔✔Do not start a forklift unless. - ✔✔a) The controls are in neutral
b) The hand brake is set
c) You are sitting in the operator's seat
✔✔When may reverse gears be used to slow or stop a forklift traveling forward? -
✔✔NEVER
✔✔What things determine how fast a hydraulic system moves? - ✔✔a) The distance the
controls are moved
d) The engine speed
✔✔Jerky movements can be avoided if the operator. - ✔✔FEATHERS THE
CONTROLS
✔✔If the hydraulic system develops a leak during operation, you should. - ✔✔a) Lower
the load
b) Shut off the engine
c) Notify the supervisor
✔✔Job site conditions are? - ✔✔IMPORTANT SINCE THEY DETERMINE THE SAFE
SPEED AT WHICH A FORKLIFT CAN OPERATE
✔✔If the load being carried obstructs vision, the operator should? - ✔✔DRIVE IN
REVERSE
✔✔When crossing railroad tracks or other similar rough sections with a loaded forklift
you should? - ✔✔CROSS THEM DIAGONALLY
✔✔When traveling down a hill or slope you should? - ✔✔SAVE THE BRAKES BY
USING THE SAME GEAR TO GO DOWN HILL AS WOULD BE USED TO GO UP IT
✔✔When traveling on a slope it is necessary to? - ✔✔a) Approach it straight
b) Do not turn on the hill
, c) Do not travel crossways
✔✔When traveling on a floor system which is hollow underneath it is important to know?
- ✔✔a) The weight of the load and the forklift
b) The load capacity of the floor
✔✔When approaching another vehicle stopped in the path of the forklift you are
operating you should? - ✔✔STOP AND SOUND YOUR HORN
✔✔When you are operating a forklift and approach a vehicle or person alongside your
path... - ✔✔a) Slow down
b) Sound your horn
c) Proceed with caution after they have acknowledge your warning
✔✔When you are operating a forklift and approaching a blind corner... - ✔✔STOP,
SOUND YOUR HORN AND PROCEED SLOWLY
✔✔The rated capacity of a forklift can be found... - ✔✔b) On the load chart
c) In the manufacturer's manual
✔✔When is it safe to exceed the load limit of a forklift? - ✔✔NEVER
✔✔Picking up a load in excess of the safe limits can? - ✔✔a) Cause forward tipping
b) Cause loss of steering
c) Cause the forklift's center of gravity to move too far forward
✔✔An operator may pick up and place a load with a forklift if the load is... - ✔✔a) Within
the limits the landing point will support
b) Within the forklift's rated capacity
c) Made up of several small pieces tied or banded together securely
✔✔Before you insert the forks under the load to be picked up, they should be... -
✔✔TILTED BACK
✔✔The load will have maximum stability if... - ✔✔THE FORK TIPS ARE INSERTED
UNTIL IT IS AGAINST THE BACKREST
✔✔Carrying the load on the tips of the forks can? - ✔✔a) Act as an unwanted
counterweight in front
b) Create an unstable load condition
c) Result in the load's falling off the forks
✔✔An over-capacity load can be lifted if the load is? - ✔✔NONE OF THE ABOVE
