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1. Traffic signs giving orders are normally which shape?

A white rectangle with a red border.

A white circle with a red border.

A white triangle with a red border.

A blue rectangle with a white border.

2. Why should you allow extra room while overtaking a motorcyclist on a windy day?

The rider may turn off suddenly to get out of the wind

The rider may be blown in front of you

The rider may stop suddenly

The rider may be travelling faster than normal

3. What should you do when you're passing loose sheep on the road?

Briefly sound your horn

Go very slowly

Pass quickly but quietly

Herd them to the side of the road

4. How can you use your vehicle's engine to control your speed?

By changing to a lower gear

By selecting reverse gear

By changing to a higher gear

By selecting neutral

5. You're following two cyclists as they approach a roundabout in the left-hand lane. Where would you expect the cyclists to go?

Left

Right

Any direction

Straight ahead

6. At an incident, someone is suffering from severe burns. How could you help them?

Apply lotions to the injury

Burst any blisters

Remove anything sticking to the burns

Douse the burns with clean, cool water

7. You're approaching traffic lights and the red light is showing. What signal will show next?

Red and amber

Green alone

Amber alone

Green and amber

8. What should you do when you park at night on a road that has a 40 mph speed limit?

Park facing the traffic

Leave parking lights switched on

Leave dipped headlights switched on

Park near a street light

9. How should you use anti-lock brakes when you need to stop in an emergency?

Keep pumping the footbrake to prevent skidding

Brake normally but grip the steering wheel tightly

Brake promptly and firmly until you've stopped

Apply the parking brake to reduce the stopping distance

10. What part of the car does the law require you to keep in good condition?

The gearbox

The transmission

The door locks

The seat belts

11. What should you do if your anti-lock brakes (ABS) warning light stays on?

Check the brake-fluid level

Check the footbrake free play

Check that the parking brake is released

Have the brakes checked immediately

12. When would you use the right-hand lane on a three-lane motorway?

When you're turning right

When you're overtaking

When you're travelling above the speed limit

When you're trying to save fuel

13. Why is it important to make full use of the slip road as you join a motorway?

Because there's space available to turn round if you need to

To allow you direct access to the overtaking lanes

To allow you to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane

Because you can continue on the hard shoulder

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