WASHINGTON CDL PRACTICE TEST - GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

11. What is the most important hand signal you should agree on with a helper?
Go forward
Keep backing
Stop
12. Using a helper when backing up is:
encouraged.
dangerous.
illegal.
13. The air compressor is connected to:
the engine.
the radiator.
the transmission.
14. Which of the following beverages contains the most alcohol?
A 12 ounce glass of 5% beer
A 1½-ounce shot of 80 proof liquor
All of the above.
15. If you're carrying hazardous materials and are stopped at a truck stop, you should:
leave the shipping papers on the dashboard in clear view.
keep the shipping papers with you.
leave the shipping papers in the driver’s door pouch or on the driver’s seat.
16. Stab braking:
should never be used.
involves applying the brakes all the way, and releasing them when wheels lock up.
involves applying the brakes as hard as you can without locking the wheels.
17. Empty trucks:
require greater stopping distances.
are higher than loaded trucks.
All of the above.
18. Your vehicle has hydraulic brakes. When you press the brake pedal while driving and the pedal goes to the floor, remember that:
shifting into neutral may help slow the vehicle.
pumping the brake pedal may generate enough hydraulic pressure to stop the vehicle.
the parking brake should never used to slow the vehicle.
19. The Johnson bar is a valve that:
reduces the braking pressure to a safe level.
is installed in the first tank the air compressor pumps air to.
works the trailer brakes.
20. Wheel and rim problems include:
mismatched lock rings.
missing clamps.
All of the above.
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