NWT Class 7: Lane driving, passing and merging

All 20 questions in this test

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1. You are passing a vehicle on a two-lane road. When is it time to shoulder check right and signal to return?

   1. After you have gone 100 m past it
   2. As soon as your rear bumper clears its front bumper
   3. When you are beside its driver
   4. When the passed vehicle shows in your inside mirror

2. You are at the end of an acceleration lane and the gap you wanted closes. What should you avoid?

   1. Checking your mirrors again
   2. Keeping your signal on
   3. Adjusting your speed to find a gap
   4. Stopping at the end of the lane

3. When driving, what is meant by your vehicle's blind spot?

   1. A dark section of highway
   2. A spot hidden by sun glare
   3. The area right in front of the hood
   4. An area you cannot see in your mirrors

4. On a multi-lane highway, which lane should slow-moving traffic use?

   1. The far left lane
   2. The far right lane
   3. Any lane
   4. The centre lane

5. Which of these is a situation where passing is illegal?

   1. When the vehicle ahead is a truck
   2. On a broken yellow line with a clear road
   3. In a school zone while its limits are in effect
   4. On a multi-lane highway in the left lane

6. Someone is passing you on a two-lane highway. How can you help?

   1. Slow down, keep your lane, move slightly right
   2. Move onto the shoulder
   3. Speed up slightly so that the pass takes less time
   4. Flash your high beams

7. You realize you have just missed your highway exit. What should you do?

   1. Back up on the shoulder
   2. Stop and wait for a gap
   3. Cross the median to turn around
   4. Continue to the next exit

8. Is it legal to put an automatic transmission in neutral and coast down a long hill?

   1. Yes, under 50 km/h
   2. No, it is illegal and unsafe
   3. Yes, if the road is dry
   4. Yes, it saves fuel

9. When merging onto a highway, when may you move into the gap you chose?

   1. Before the solid white line ends
   2. As soon as you enter the ramp
   3. Only when no vehicle is in sight
   4. After you pass the solid white line

10. On a highway with marked lanes, where should you position your vehicle?

    1. Close to the right edge of your lane, near the shoulder
    2. Close to the left line of your lane
    3. Straddling two lanes for visibility
    4. As close as practical to the centre of your lane

11. A faster vehicle wants to pass you on a highway. May you move onto the shoulder to let it by?

    1. No, the shoulder is for emergency parking
    2. Yes, but only in daylight
    3. Yes, if you signal right first and slow down
    4. Yes, if the shoulder is paved

12. You are in the right lane of a passing lane section and the passing lane is ending. What must you do?

    1. Move onto the shoulder
    2. Merge safely into traffic on the left
    3. Speed up to stay ahead of traffic
    4. Stop and wait for traffic to clear

13. How should you drive through a curve?

    1. Slow down before it, accelerate slightly in it
    2. Speed up before it, brake in it
    3. Keep your full speed and steer smoothly through it
    4. Brake hard in the middle of it

14. You are passing a slow truck on a two-lane highway posted at 90 km/h. How fast may you go while passing?

    1. Up to 110 km/h briefly
    2. As fast as needed to finish
    3. No faster than 90 km/h
    4. Up to 100 km/h briefly

15. Your mirrors are properly adjusted. Can you skip the shoulder check before changing lanes?

    1. Yes, on a multi-lane highway
    2. No, mirrors never replace a shoulder check
    3. Yes, if your mirrors are adjusted properly
    4. Yes, if you signal early

16. You are approaching the crest of a hill on a two-lane road. Where should you keep your vehicle?

    1. On the shoulder
    2. In the centre of the road
    3. To the left of your lane
    4. To the right of your lane

17. You are about to go down a very steep hill. What should you do first?

    1. Turn on your high beams
    2. Speed up to keep momentum
    3. Shift to neutral and coast down the hill
    4. Slow down and shift to a lower gear

18. On a limited-access highway, what is a weave zone?

    1. A lane for passing slow vehicles
    2. A winding section of highway
    3. A construction zone where the lanes shift over
    4. Where entering and exiting traffic cross paths

19. You are on a highway and see vehicles merging from an acceleration lane on your right. What is recommended?

    1. Move to the left lane if it is safe
    2. Slow down and stop
    3. Sound your horn to warn them
    4. Speed up to stay ahead

20. Your tires start to lose traction as you enter a left-hand curve. What does the manual advise?

    1. Brake firmly and hold the steering wheel straight
    2. Steer hard to the right shoulder
    3. Steer slightly toward, but not over, the centre
    4. Steer over the centre line