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Mock Test 12

1. Your vehicle is fitted with a hand-held telephone. What should you do to use the phone?
    a) Reduce your speed
    b) Find a safe place to stop
    c) Steer the vehicle with one hand
    d) Be particularly careful at junctions
2. What should you use your horn for?
    a) To alert others of your presence
    b) To allow you right of way
    c) To greet other road users
    d) To signal your annoyance
3. How can you reduce the environmental harm caused by your motor vehicle?
    a) Only use it for short journeys
    b) Don't service it
    c) Drive faster than normal
    d) Keep engine revs low
4. You are carrying two 13-year-old children and their parents in your car. Who is responsible for seeing that the children wear seatbelts?
    a) The children's parents
    b) You, the driver
    c) The front seat passanger
    d) The children
5. When should you especially check the engine oil level?
    a) Before a long journey
    b) When the engine is hot
    c) Early in the morning
    d) Every 6000 miles
6. You're about to drive home from holiday when you become ill. A doctor prescribes drugs that are likely to affect your driving. What should you do?
    a) Only drive if someone is with you
    b) Avoid driving on motorways
    c) Get someone else to drive
    d) Never drive at more than 30 mph
7. What action would you take when elderly people are crossing the road?
    a) Wave them across so they know that you've seen them
    b) Be patient and allow them to cross in their own time
    c) Rev the engine to let them know that you're waiting
    d) Tap the horn in case they're hard of hearing
8. What should you do when you're following a learner driver who stalls at a junction?
    a) Be patient as you expect them to make mistakes
    b) Stay very close behind and flash your lights
    c) Start to rev your engine if they take too long to restart
    d) Immediately steer around them and drive on
9. What should you do when passing sheep on a road?
    a) Briefly sound your horn
    b) Go very slowly
    c) Pass quickly buy quietly
    d) Herd them to the side of the road
10. You're driving towards a zebra crossing. A person in a wheelchair is waiting to cross. What should you do?
    a) Continue on your way
    b) Wave to the person to cross
    c) Wave to the person to wait
    d) Be prepared to stop
11. Why should you always reduce your speed while travelling in fog?
    a) The brakes don't work as well
    b) You'll be dazzled by other headlights
    c) The engine will take longer warm up
    d) It's more difficult to see what's ahead
12. Daylight visibility is poor but not seriously reduced. Which lights should you switch on?
    a) Headlights and fog lights
    b) Front fog lights
    c) Dipped headlights
    d) Rear fog lights
13. You've had a breakdown on the hard shoulder of a motorway. When the problem has been fixed, how should you rejoin the main carriageway?
    a) Move out onto the carriageway, then build up your speed
    b) Move out onto the carriageway using your hazard warning lights
    c) Gain speed on the hard shoulder before moving out onto the carriageway
    d) Wait on the hard shoulder until someone flashes their headlights at you
14. When are you allowed to stop on a motorway?
    a) When you need to walk and get fresh air
    b) When you wish to pick up hitchhikers
    c) When you're signalled to do so by flashing red lights
    d) When you need to use a mobile telephone
15. When mustn't you stop on a clearway?
    a) At any time
    b) When it's busy
    c) In the rush hour
    d) During daylight hours
16. What is the nearest you may park to a junction?
    a) 10 meters (32 feet)
    b) 12 meters (39 feet)
    c) 15 meters (49 feet)
    d) 20 meters (66 feet)
17. You're on a busy main road and find that you're travelling in the wrong direction. What should you do?
    a) Turn into a sideroad on the right and reverse into the main road
    b) Make a U-turn in the main road
    c) Make a 'three-point' turn in the main road
    d) Turn around in a side road
18. How can you identify traffic signs that give orders?
    a) Green rectangles
    b) Red triangles
    c) Blue rectangles
    d) Red circles
19.How should the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway be used?
    a) As a high-speed lane
    b) As an overtaking lane
    c) As a right turn lane
    d) As an acceleration lane
20. What is a Statutory Off-Road Notification (SORN)
    a) A notification to tell DVSA that a vehicle doesn't have a current MOT
    b) Information kept by the police about the owner of a vehicle
    c) A notification to tell DVLA that a vehicle isn't being used on the road
    d) Information held by insurance companies to check a vehicle is insured
21. Your vehicle is insured third-party only. What does this cover?
    a) Damage to your vehicle
    b) Damage to other vehicles
    c) Injury to yourself
    d) All damage and injury
22. You're first to arrive at the scene of a crash. What should you do?
    a) Leave as soon as other motorists arrive
    b) Flag down other motorists to help you
    c) Drag all casualties away from the vehicles
    d) Call the emergency services promptly
23. There's been a collision. A motorcyclist is lying injured and unconscious. Unless it's essential, why should you not usually attempt to remove their helmet?
    a) They might not want you to
    b) This could result in more serious injury
    c) They'll get too cold if you do this
    d) You could scratch the helmet
24. You're in a collision with another moving vehicle. Someone is injured and your vehicle is damaged. What information should you find out?
    a) Whether the other driver is licensed to drive
    b) The other driver's name, address and telephone number
    c) The description of the other driver
    d) The occupation of the other driver
25. Your mobile phone rings while you're travelling. What should you do?
    a) Stop immediately
    b) Answer it immediately
    c) Ignore it
    d) Pull up at the nearest kerb



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