Instructions

Knowledge Test Class A

This license is required for driving any legal combination of vehicles, with a gross combination weight rating of 26,001 pounds or more, provided the GVWR of a trailer exceeds 10,000 pounds To receive this license, applicants must pass a 50-question test. To pass, applicants must answer 40 questions correctly. Each question has four possible answer choices. Test questions come from the Commercial Driver License Manual. Questions come from chapters covering: Introduction, Driving Safely, Transporting Cargo Safely, Air Brakes (if applicable), Combination, Doubles and Hazardous Materials. Endorsements that may be used with a Class A CDL are: Hazardous materials, Tank, Passenger, HazMat and Tank, Air Brakes and School bus.

Number of Question 50

Passing Score 40

1. Which of the following is not a backing maneuver that you will be asked to perform during the basic control skills test?

Straight line backing

Offset back/right

Offset back/left

Blind offset

Backing maneuvers that may be included in the basic vehicle control skills test include straight line backing, offset back/right, offset back/left, driver side parallel parking, conventional parallel parking, and alley docking.

2. On a leaf spring, the leaves:

May be broken.

Are not required.

Should not be broken.

Should shift.

When inspecting a vehicle's suspension, you should look for broken or missing leaves in the leaf springs. Any defect of this kind is dangerous. If one-fourth or more of the leaves are missing from any leaf spring, the vehicle must be put out-of-service.

3. Bridges usually:

Freeze, but only once the temperature drops significantly below 32 degrees Fahrenheit.

Freeze after other road surfaces freeze.

Freeze before other road surfaces.

Have heaters to prevent them from freezing.

Bridges usually freeze before the rest of the road. You should be especially careful when crossing bridges if the temperature is near the freezing point.

4. When driving, the steering wheel should be:

Held with one hand.

Held with both hands on opposite sides of the wheel.

Held with both hands at the bottom of the wheel.

Held with both hands at the top of the wheel.

Hold the steering wheel firmly with both hands, placing them on opposite sides of the wheel.

5. When you leave your vehicle, you should:

Apply the parking brake.

Apply the regular brake.

Leave the keys in the ignition.

The parking brake should be applied when leaving your vehicle.

6. In cold weather, an alcohol evaporator should be checked and filled:

Once a week.

Every day.

Every hour.

Once a month.

An alcohol evaporator can help prevent ice from building up in an air brake system. In cold weather, the evaporator should be checked and refilled every day.

7. Applying the brake pedal causes air pressure to activate an electric switch and:

Turn off the brake lights.

Turn on the low pressure warning light.

Turn on the brake lights.

Turn off the low pressure warning light.

In a vehicle with air brakes, the brake lights are activated when the brake pedal is pushed and air pressure moves an electric switch. With the application of air pressure, the switch will then turn on the brake lights.

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