Knowledge Test Class A #2
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. Test questions come from the North Carolina Commercial Driver License Manual. To pass, applicants must answer 40 questions correctly. Each question has three or four possible answer choices. Questions come from chapters covering: Introduction, Driving Safely, Transporting Cargo Safely, Air Brakes (if applicable), Combination Vehicles, Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test and On-Road Driving. Endorsements that may be used with a Class A CDL are: Hazardous materials, Tank, Passenger, Doubles/Triples, HazMat, Tank, Air Brakes and School bus.
Number of Questions
49
Passing Score
40
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To Pass
0
Correct
0
Incorrect
0
16. When stopping in an emergency situation, you should:
Veer your trailer to the left and stop.
Stop in a straight line.
Veer your trailer to the right and stop.
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17. When passing another vehicle, you should:
Honk your horn.
Wave to other drivers.
Assume the other driver doesn’t see you.
Make eye contact with the other driver.
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18. Which of the following is not an example of a driver who might be a hazard?
The operator of a rental truck
The driver of a station wagon with items covering the back windows
A person operating a pick-up truck
A driver operating a vehicle without first scraping ice off the windshield
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19. What is a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating?
The minimum weight that can be hauled by a single vehicle
The maximum weight stated by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle
The maximum weight that can be pulled by a single vehicle
The maximum amount that can be loaded onto a single trailer
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20. During the vehicle inspection test, you will be asked to:
Estimate the weight of a load in a trailer.
Explain to the examiner what you would inspect and why.
Change a windshield wiper.
Change a tire.
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21. During a basic vehicle control skills test, what is considered an encroachment?
A driver placing the vehicle in neutral and applying the parking brake.
A driver properly completing an exercise in the skills test.
The vehicle touching an exercise boundary line.
An applicant trying to bribe the examiner.
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