Delaware CDL — General Knowledge practice
Delaware CDL — General Knowledge: Parking & Stopping practice test
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Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. On the basic control skills test, a 'back-up' is reversing during an exercise that is supposed to move forward. On which exercise are back-ups scored?
Correct answer: Forward offset tracking
Back-ups are scored on Exercise 3, Forward Offset Tracking, where no free back-ups are allowed. Pull-ups are the matching term for the two backing exercises.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 12.1, Scoring
2. After you pull over for a Delaware officer, what should you do with the vehicle before the officer reaches you?
Correct answer: Turn off the ignition and the radio, and stay inside unless told to get out
The manual says to switch off the ignition and radio and remain in the vehicle unless the officer directs you to exit, keeping your hands on the wheel where they can be seen.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — What to Do and Expect When Stopped by Law Enforcement
3. When the reverse offset backing exercise is finished, how must your vehicle sit in the alley?
Correct answer: Straight, and completely inside the exercise boundaries
The vehicle has to end up straight within the alley and entirely inside the defined boundaries, apart from mirrors or unique parts higher than the door mirrors.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 12.2.4, Exercise 4 – Reverse Offset Backing
4. At night you notice your eyelids drooping. Where does the manual say to stop?
Correct answer: At the nearest safe place
The manual says people often do not realize how close to sleep they are. If you look or feel sleepy, stop driving at the nearest safe place, because sleep is the only safe cure.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 2.11.5, Night Driving Procedures
5. Your registration is in a compartment you cannot reach from the driver's seat when a Delaware officer asks for it. What should you do?
Correct answer: Tell the officer where it is before you reach for it
The manual says not to make sudden moves or dig for documents. When the papers are out of reach, say where they are first and then get them.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — What to Do and Expect When Stopped by Law Enforcement
6. You are stopped by a Delaware officer at night. What does the manual ask you to do right away to help with visibility?
Correct answer: Turn on your interior lights
At night the officer may point a spotlight at your vehicle. The manual says to switch on the interior lights once you have stopped so the officer can see inside.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — What to Do and Expect When Stopped by Law Enforcement
7. In very hot weather you find a tire too hot to touch. Why does the manual say to stay stopped until it cools?
Correct answer: The tire could blow out or catch fire
Air pressure rises with temperature, and the manual warns that driving on a tire that is too hot to touch risks a blowout or a fire. It also says not to let air out.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 2.14.1, Vehicle Checks
8. You have just driven through deep water and want to make a test stop to see whether the brakes work. What should you check first?
Correct answer: That no one is following close behind
After drying the brakes with light pedal pressure, the manual says to make a test stop when it is safe: look behind to be sure nobody is following, then apply the brakes.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 2.13.2, Driving
9. How does the straight line backing exercise begin on the basic control skills test?
Correct answer: From where you stopped in the previous exercise, you pull forward and stop when the examiner raises a hand
Straight line backing follows the forward stop. From that stopped position the examiner has you pull forward until they raise a hand, and then you back straight through the alley.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 12.2.2, Exercise 2 – Straight Line Backing
10. During a Delaware traffic stop, the officer asks you to get out of your truck. What does the manual tell you to do?
Correct answer: Keep well clear of traffic, with your hands where the officer can see them
If you are asked to exit, the manual says to stay a safe distance from passing traffic and to keep your hands in plain view.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — What to Do and Expect When Stopped by Law Enforcement
11. Fog closes in and you decide not to keep driving. Where does the manual say it is preferable to wait?
Correct answer: Off the road in a rest area or truck stop
The manual's first choice is to get off the road and wait somewhere like a truck stop or rest area for visibility to improve. It advises against stopping on the roadside except when there is no alternative.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 2.12, Driving in Fog
12. On which basic control skills exercises is the vehicle's final position scored?
Correct answer: Straight-line backing and reverse offset backing
Final position is scored on the two backing exercises, Exercise 2 and Exercise 4. Failing to place the vehicle as the examiner described means failing the test.
Source: Delaware Commercial Driver's Manual — Section 12.1, Scoring
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