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DRIVING - THEORY ANSWER SHEETS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q1. When Following a large vehicle, you should keep well back because this……
(a) Allows you to corner more quickly
(b) Helps the large vehicle to stop more easily
(c) Helps you to keep out the wind
(d) ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO SEE YOU IN THE MIRRORS
Q2. What does the term “blind spot” mean for a driver?
(a) AN AREA NOT COVERED BY YOUR MIRRORS
(b) An area NOT covered by your headlights
(c) An area covered by your left-hand mirror
(d) An area covered by your right-hand mirror
Q3. Objects hanging from your interior mirror may………(MARK 2 ANSWERS)
(a) Help your concentration
(b) Improve your driving
(c) RESTRICT YOUR VIEW
(d) DISTRACT YOUR ATTENTION
Q4. On a long motorway journey, boredom can cause you to feel sleep. What should you do in
a case like that? (MARK 2 ANSWERS)
(a) LEAVE THE MOTORWAY AND FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP
(b) ENSURE A SUPPLY OF FRESH AIR INTO YOUR VEHICLE
(c) Stop on the hard shoulder for a rest
(d) Keep looking around at the surrounding landscape
(e) Drive faster to complete your journey sooner
Q5. You should ONLY use a mobile phone when…….
(a) Receiving a call
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(b) Driving at less than 30 mph
(c) SUITABLY PARKED
(d) Driving an automatic vehicle
Q6. You are travelling along a narrow country road. When passing a cyclist, what should
you do?
(a) Go slowly and sound your horn as you pass
(b) Go quickly and leave plenty of room
(c) Go quickly and sound your horn as you pass
(d) GO SLOWLY AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM
Q7. You are waiting to emerge from a junction. The windscreen pillar is restricting your view.
What should you be particularly aware of?
(a) Lorries
(b) MOTORCYCLISTS
(c) Buses
(d) Coaches
Q8. When emerging from junctions, which is most likely to obstruct your view?
(a) Steering wheel
(b) WINDSCREEN PILLARS
(c) Interior mirror
(d) Windscreen wipers
Q9. When you see a hazard ahead, you should use the mirrors. Why is this?
(a) Because you will need to accelerate out of danger
(b) TO CHECK WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE ROAD
(c) Because you will need to brake sharply to a stop
(d) To assess how your actions will affect following traffic
Q10. You are waiting to turn right at the end of a road. Your view is obstructed by parked
vehicles. What should you do?
(a) Turn your vehicle around immediately and find another junction to use
(b) Move quickly to where you can see so you only block traffic from one direction
(c) Wait for a pedestrian to let you know when it is safe for you to emerge
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(d) STOP AND THEN MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY FOR A PROPER VIEW
Q11. You are on a motorway. You see an incident on the other side of the road.
Your lane is clear. What should you do?
(a) Assist the emergency services
(b) CONCENTRATE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING AHEAD
(c) Stop, and cross the road to help
(d) Place a warning triangle in the road
Q12. You should never wave people across at pedestrian crossings because……
(a) They may not be looking
(b) THERE MAY BE ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING
(c) It is safer for you to carry on
(d) They may not be ready to cross
Q13. The conditions are good and dry. You could use the “two-second rule” …….
(a) Before restarting the engine after it has stalled
(b) Before using the “Mirror-Signal-Manoeuvre” routine
(c) TO KEEP A SAFE GAP FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT
(d) When emerging on wet roads
Q14. “Tailgating” means……..
(a) Using the rear door of a hatchback car
(b) FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE TOO CLOSELY
(c) Reversing into a parking space
(d) Driving with rear fog lights on
Q15. Following a large vehicle too closely is unwise because……
(a) Your brakes will overheat
(b) YOUR VIEW AHEAD IS REDUCED
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(c) Your engine will overheat
(d) Your view ahead is increased
Theory Questions and Answers
Test #2
Q1. You are turning right at Vigie roundabout. What should you do just before leaving
the roundabout?
(a) Take a ‘lifesaver’ glance over your right shoulder
(b) TAKE A ‘LIFESAVER’ GLANCE OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER
(c) Put on your right indicator
(d) Cancel the left indicator
Q2. Someone is standing on the pavement, waiting to cross at a pedestrian’s crossing.
What should you do?
(a) Go on quickly before they step onto the crossing
(b) STOP, AND WAIT PATIENTLY AS THEY CROSS
(c) Stop before you reach the crossing and let them cross
(d) Ignore them as they are still on the pavement
Q3. You are reversing your vehicle into a side road. When would the greatest hazard to
DRIVING - THEORY ANSWER SHEETS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q1. When Following a large vehicle, you should keep well back because this……
(a) Allows you to corner more quickly
(b) Helps the large vehicle to stop more easily
(c) Helps you to keep out the wind
(d) ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO SEE YOU IN THE MIRRORS
Q2. What does the term “blind spot” mean for a driver?
(a) AN AREA NOT COVERED BY YOUR MIRRORS
(b) An area NOT covered by your headlights
(c) An area covered by your left-hand mirror
(d) An area covered by your right-hand mirror
Q3. Objects hanging from your interior mirror may………(MARK 2 ANSWERS)
(a) Help your concentration
(b) Improve your driving
(c) RESTRICT YOUR VIEW
(d) DISTRACT YOUR ATTENTION
Q4. On a long motorway journey, boredom can cause you to feel sleep. What should you do in
a case like that? (MARK 2 ANSWERS)
(a) LEAVE THE MOTORWAY AND FIND A SAFE PLACE TO STOP
(b) ENSURE A SUPPLY OF FRESH AIR INTO YOUR VEHICLE
(c) Stop on the hard shoulder for a rest
(d) Keep looking around at the surrounding landscape
(e) Drive faster to complete your journey sooner
Q5. You should ONLY use a mobile phone when…….
(a) Receiving a call
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(b) Driving at less than 30 mph
(c) SUITABLY PARKED
(d) Driving an automatic vehicle
Q6. You are travelling along a narrow country road. When passing a cyclist, what should
you do?
(a) Go slowly and sound your horn as you pass
(b) Go quickly and leave plenty of room
(c) Go quickly and sound your horn as you pass
(d) GO SLOWLY AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM
Q7. You are waiting to emerge from a junction. The windscreen pillar is restricting your view.
What should you be particularly aware of?
(a) Lorries
(b) MOTORCYCLISTS
(c) Buses
(d) Coaches
Q8. When emerging from junctions, which is most likely to obstruct your view?
(a) Steering wheel
(b) WINDSCREEN PILLARS
(c) Interior mirror
(d) Windscreen wipers
Q9. When you see a hazard ahead, you should use the mirrors. Why is this?
(a) Because you will need to accelerate out of danger
(b) TO CHECK WHAT IS HAPPENING ON THE ROAD
(c) Because you will need to brake sharply to a stop
(d) To assess how your actions will affect following traffic
Q10. You are waiting to turn right at the end of a road. Your view is obstructed by parked
vehicles. What should you do?
(a) Turn your vehicle around immediately and find another junction to use
(b) Move quickly to where you can see so you only block traffic from one direction
(c) Wait for a pedestrian to let you know when it is safe for you to emerge
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(d) STOP AND THEN MOVE FORWARD SLOWLY AND CAREFULLY FOR A PROPER VIEW
Q11. You are on a motorway. You see an incident on the other side of the road.
Your lane is clear. What should you do?
(a) Assist the emergency services
(b) CONCENTRATE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING AHEAD
(c) Stop, and cross the road to help
(d) Place a warning triangle in the road
Q12. You should never wave people across at pedestrian crossings because……
(a) They may not be looking
(b) THERE MAY BE ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING
(c) It is safer for you to carry on
(d) They may not be ready to cross
Q13. The conditions are good and dry. You could use the “two-second rule” …….
(a) Before restarting the engine after it has stalled
(b) Before using the “Mirror-Signal-Manoeuvre” routine
(c) TO KEEP A SAFE GAP FROM THE VEHICLE IN FRONT
(d) When emerging on wet roads
Q14. “Tailgating” means……..
(a) Using the rear door of a hatchback car
(b) FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE TOO CLOSELY
(c) Reversing into a parking space
(d) Driving with rear fog lights on
Q15. Following a large vehicle too closely is unwise because……
(a) Your brakes will overheat
(b) YOUR VIEW AHEAD IS REDUCED
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(c) Your engine will overheat
(d) Your view ahead is increased
Theory Questions and Answers
Test #2
Q1. You are turning right at Vigie roundabout. What should you do just before leaving
the roundabout?
(a) Take a ‘lifesaver’ glance over your right shoulder
(b) TAKE A ‘LIFESAVER’ GLANCE OVER YOUR LEFT SHOULDER
(c) Put on your right indicator
(d) Cancel the left indicator
Q2. Someone is standing on the pavement, waiting to cross at a pedestrian’s crossing.
What should you do?
(a) Go on quickly before they step onto the crossing
(b) STOP, AND WAIT PATIENTLY AS THEY CROSS
(c) Stop before you reach the crossing and let them cross
(d) Ignore them as they are still on the pavement
Q3. You are reversing your vehicle into a side road. When would the greatest hazard to
