PA CDL GENERAL KNOWLEDGE TEST - CDL PRACTICE TEST

11. How can you avoid rolling back when you start your vehicle?
Accelerate quickly so the vehicle does not jerk.
Use stab braking before you engage the clutch.
Partly engage the clutch before you take your right foot off the brake.
All of the above.
12. Before transporting sealed loads, you should check that:
the load is properly secured.
the seal numbers match the placard numbers.
the load can be inspected.
All of the above.
13. In coming down a long, steep downgrade, which of the following is NOT a factor you should consider to select an appropriate safe speed?
Steepness of the grade
Your schedule
Road conditions
Weather
14. For fire safety, the correct list of items you should check during your pre-trip inspection is:
tires, cargo, fuel, electrical and exhaust systems, fire extinguisher.
fuel and fire extinguisher.
cargo, fuel, steering wheel, electrical system, fire extinguisher.
cargo, fuel, electrical and exhaust systems.
15. While driving, you should use your mirrors to:
check where the rear of your vehicle is while you make turns.
check the condition of the tires and cargo.
know where other vehicles are around you.
All of the above.
16. When passing a vehicle, you should NOT:
at night, flash your lights from low to high beam and back.
keep blowing your horn while passing.
drive carefully enough to avoid an accident.
assume the other driver does not see you.
17. When making a turn you should:
honk your horn.
signal early.
make gestures to get the attention of other drivers.
turn the signal off before entering the turn.
18. Front-end header boards:
protect the cargo from weather.
protect you from your cargo in case of an accident.
protect your from glare and eyestrain.
can cause your vehicle to hydroplane.
19. You should downshift:
before entering a curve and before starting down a hill.
after starting down a hill and after entering a curve.
when stopping suddenly and when you are being tailgated.
before starting up a hill and while going around a curve.
20. Confused drivers may:
change lanes for no apparent reason.
change direction suddenly.
stop without warning.
All of the above.
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