CDL PRE TRIP PRACTICE TEST – 01

The CDL pre trip practice test will examine your knowledge of internal inspection and external inspection. In order to receive your Commercial driver’s license, it is required that you pass the state’s official CDL written Knowledge exam.

Pre Trip Test 01

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The most important thing to demonstrate on the pretrip inspection portion of the skills test is that...?

The vehicle is safe

You know how to drive the vehicle

These are all equally important for this section

The vehicle is licensed

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During the pretrip inspection portion of the skills test, you will not have to...?

Unscrew or remove any part of the vehicle

Touch any part of the vehicle

Crawl under the vehicle

Do any of these things

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Which of these is not acceptable as an emergency warning device?

Red lantern

Red reflective triangle

Liquid flare

Fusee

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Which of these should be a compulsory part of your emergency equipment?

Spare electrical fuses

Spare wing mirrors

Spare brake cables

Spare air hoses

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Side reflectors on your vehicle must be of what color?

Any of these

Amber

White

Red

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The play on a steering wheel without power steering should not exceed...?

15°

10°

20°

5°

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The first maneuver in a safe start is to...?

Place the gear shift in neutral

Turn on the ignition

Depress the clutch

Depress the accelerator

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During the pretrip inspection test, you should...?

Look towards the item you're inspecting

Ask the examiner to point to the items to be inspected

Point to each item you're inspecting

Read each item from a checklist

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The first way to check for leaks from hoses is to...?

Check the hoses

Smell for leaks

Listen for drips

Check the ground

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You should check your parking brake function by...?

Reversing gently with the brake on

Reversing sharply with the brake on

Pulling gently forward with the brake on

Pulling sharply forward with the brake on

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Which of these will show you that the oil pressure gauge is working satisfactorily?

It shows increasing oil pressure

Any of them

It shows normal oil pressure

The warning light goes off

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If your vehicle is not equipped with an inspection reservoir sight glass, you should remove the radiator cap to inspect visually, making sure...?

The engine has fully warmed up

The engine is not hot

The wheels are chocked

The engine is running

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Power steering fluid levels must be...?

Exactly at the refill mark

Above the refill mark

Below the refill mark

Any of these

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The belts in the engine compartment should have no more than...?

One quarter of an inch of play

Three quarters of an inch of play

Two inches of play

Half an inch of play

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When making a safe start, you should place the gearshift lever in...?

Neutral

Fifth

First

Reverse

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How many properly charged and rated fire extinguishers must you have on board your vehicle?

Three

Zero

One

Two

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If your vehicle has power steering, a 20 inch steering wheel should not turn more than how far before the front left wheel barely moves?

1 inch

3 inches

4 inches

2 inches

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Which of these should result in a vehicle failing a pretrip inspection?

All of them

Cracks in the windshield

Objects obstructing the windshield

Illegal stickers on windshield

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If your warning devices consist of fusees, you must have at least how many?

Five

Six

Four

Three

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Which gauge shows you that the alternator and/or generator is charging?

Odometer

Oil pressure gauge

Ammeter

Tachometer

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If you have an oil temperature gauge, when you start the engine it should...?

Remain where it was before you started the engine

Rise immediately to normal operating range

Gradually rise to normal operating range

Any of these depending on external temperature

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Your windshield wiper arms and blades must be...?

Smooth

Secure

Undamaged

All of these things

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For the pretrip inspection, you must bring...?

All of these things

A full set of safety clothing

A vehicle of the class you wish to be tested on

Emergency warning devices

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You should look on the underside of the engine and transmission for...?

Dirt

Rust

Moisture

Drips

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To test the air gauge, you should build air pressure to the governor cutout, which is usually...?

90 to 110 psi

70 to 90 psi

120 to 140 psi

110 to 120 psi

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After starting the engine for safe start, you should...?

Release the clutch half way

Quickly release the clutch

Slowly release the clutch

Press the clutch further in

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You must have working indicators on the dashboard for which of these lights?

Highbeam headlight

Four-way emergency flashers

All of them

Turn signals

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Clearance lights on the rear of your vehicle must be what color?

Any of these

Amber

White

Red

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When checking the oil, the level must be...?

Any of these

Level with the refill mark

Just below the refill mark

Above the refill mark

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When checking your brake, turn signal and four way flasher operation, you should do so...?

No more than any two at a time

Separately

Simultaneously

Any of these

Your score is

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