New Hampshire CDL — General Knowledge Practice Test 8

1.What does the manual say about the time saved by driving faster than the flow of traffic?
Not much time is saved, and the added risk is not worth itAbout one hour is saved on every tripThe time saved outweighs the risk on dry roadsTime is saved only in heavy traffic
2.Placards or orange panels on certain packagings carry a four-digit identification number. Which packagings does the manual say display it this way?
Any box that weighs more than 50 poundsOnly packages labeled as radioactiveCargo tanks and other bulk packagingSealed containers of ordinary freight
3.At night you suspect you may be getting sleepy. What quick self-check does the manual suggest, if you can do it safely?
Count backward from 100Look at yourself in a mirror, and stop driving if you look sleepyTurn the radio upSpeed up to stay alert
4.You must cross deep standing water. Why does the manual have you gently apply the brakes as you go through?
It cools the brake drumsThe linings stay pressed to the drums or discs, which keeps out water, mud, silt and sandIt keeps the engine from stallingIt lights the brake lights for drivers behind
5.What must the brake lights do to pass the lights operations check?
Come on when the brakes are applied and go off when they are releasedStay on whenever the engine is runningFlash three times at each stopCome on only when the headlights are on
6.At night your headlights can bother other drivers. When does the manual say to dim them?
Only after another driver flashes headlights at youOnly when you are inside city limitsOnly when it is rainingBefore the glare reaches other drivers
7.A bicyclist is riding near the edge of your lane. Nothing has gone wrong, and you have not had to change speed or direction. In the manual's terms, what is the bicyclist?
An emergencyA vehicle emergencyA hazardA traffic violation
8.In the Reverse Offset Backing exercise, which line may your vehicle not go beyond?
The center line of the alleyThe outer boundary lineThe line marking the forward stop boxThe first pair of cones
9.What is the purpose of the safety arm on the front of a school bus?
It holds the entry door openIt makes students cross well away from the front of the bus, in the driver's viewIt keeps other vehicles from parking in front of the busIt signals traffic behind the bus to stop
10.Only your trailer has ABS. During hard braking you start to lose steering control. What does the manual tell you to do?
Press the brake pedal harderShift to neutral and coastSet the parking brakeEase off the brake pedal, when that is safe, until you have control again