Nebraska CDL — General Knowledge: Parking & Stopping Practice Test

Question 1

You are taking the basic control skills test in a bus and walk to the back for a better view. How is that scored?

Accepted Answer

As a 'look' — Opening the door, leaving the seat, or on a bus walking to the back to see better is counted as a look.

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As an encroachment

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As a pull-up

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As an automatic failure

Question 2

During a basic control skills exercise, a unique vehicle part that sits below door mirror height crosses a boundary line. How is it scored?

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As an encroachment — Mirrors and unique parts at or above door mirror height are excluded, but unique parts below that height count as an encroachment when they touch or cross a line or cone.

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It is ignored, like a mirror

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As a pull-up

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As a look

Question 3

On a backing exercise you do not maneuver the vehicle into the final position the examiner described. What is the result?

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You are penalized and fail the Basic Control Skills test — The manual says each exercise must be finished exactly as instructed. Missing the described final position brings a penalty and a failed Basic Control Skills test.

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A warning and a second attempt

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One extra pull-up is charged

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The exercise is skipped

Question 4

Where may the basic control skills exercises be conducted?

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Off-road, or on a street as part of the road test — The manual says the four exercises may be given off-road or at some point on the street during the road test.

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Only on a closed course

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Only inside a DMV garage

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Only in a parking lot the applicant chooses

Question 5

When getting on or off a bus during the skills tests, how does the manual say to do it safely?

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Facing forward, with a firm grasp on the handrail — Truck drivers face the vehicle and keep three points of contact. For a bus, the manual says to face forward and hold the handrail firmly.

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Facing the seats, with both hands free

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Backward, with three points of contact

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Quickly, before the examiner begins timing

Question 6

According to the manual's section on basic vehicle control, what should you do when you leave your vehicle?

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Apply the parking brake — The section's opening reminders are to fasten your seatbelt on the road and to set the parking brake whenever you leave the vehicle.

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Leave it in neutral

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Turn the front wheels toward traffic

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Leave the four-way flashers running

Question 7

When must a warning device be placed back beyond a hill or curve?

Accepted Answer

When the obstruction keeps others from seeing your vehicle within 500 feet — If a hill, curve, or other obstruction hides your stopped vehicle from drivers within 500 feet, the rear-most device goes farther back so they are warned in time.

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When the obstruction keeps others from seeing your vehicle within 100 feet

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When the obstruction keeps others from seeing your vehicle within 200 feet

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When the obstruction keeps others from seeing your vehicle within 1,000 feet

Question 8

In Nebraska's hydraulic brake check, what do you identify before pumping the brake pedal?

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The normal height of the brake pedal — With the transmission in park, the driver identifies the pedal's normal height, then pumps it three times and holds it down for five seconds, or follows the manufacturer's procedure.

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The governor cutoff pressure

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The air leakage rate

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The spring brake setting

Question 9

On the stop/start maneuver, how do you move off when traffic permits?

Accepted Answer

Let off the parking brake and go straight forward, keeping the wheel still until the vehicle is moving — The manual says to release the parking brake, pull straight ahead, and not turn the steering wheel before the vehicle has started to move.

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Turn the wheel fully left, then release the brake

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Back up a few feet to gain room

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Keep the four-way flashers on until you reach full speed

Question 10

The forward offset tracking exercise is driven without stopping until the end. Where does the manual say that final stop is made?

Accepted Answer

Parallel to the outer boundary, no farther than the last cones — You stop once the vehicle is parallel to the outer boundary and has not passed the far-end cones, then set the parking brake, shift to neutral or park, and sound the horn.

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Halfway through the opening

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With the rear bumper inside the stop box

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Wherever the vehicle first touches a line

Question 11

In the seven-step inspection you set the parking brake, select a low gear, and gently pull forward against it. The vehicle rolls. What does that tell you?

Accepted Answer

The parking brake is faulty and needs to be fixed — The pull test checks that the parking brake holds. If it does not hold the vehicle, the manual says it is faulty and must be repaired.

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The brake is working normally

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The gear chosen was too low

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The trailer brakes are set

Question 12

An emergency forced you onto a clear shoulder, and you have brought the vehicle to a stop there. What should you do before pulling back onto the road?

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Signal and check your mirrors — If the shoulder is clear, the manual says to stay on it until the vehicle has stopped, then signal and check the mirrors before returning to the road.

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Sound the horn twice

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Accelerate hard along the shoulder first

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Turn on your high beams

Nebraska CDL — General Knowledge: Parking & Stopping practice test

Study questions with answers

1. You are taking the basic control skills test in a bus and walk to the back for a better view. How is that scored?

2. During a basic control skills exercise, a unique vehicle part that sits below door mirror height crosses a boundary line. How is it scored?

3. On a backing exercise you do not maneuver the vehicle into the final position the examiner described. What is the result?

4. Where may the basic control skills exercises be conducted?

5. When getting on or off a bus during the skills tests, how does the manual say to do it safely?

6. According to the manual's section on basic vehicle control, what should you do when you leave your vehicle?

7. When must a warning device be placed back beyond a hill or curve?

8. In Nebraska's hydraulic brake check, what do you identify before pumping the brake pedal?

9. On the stop/start maneuver, how do you move off when traffic permits?

10. The forward offset tracking exercise is driven without stopping until the end. Where does the manual say that final stop is made?

11. In the seven-step inspection you set the parking brake, select a low gear, and gently pull forward against it. The vehicle rolls. What does that tell you?

12. An emergency forced you onto a clear shoulder, and you have brought the vehicle to a stop there. What should you do before pulling back onto the road?

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