Chapter 6

Question 1

To steer straight forward, look:

Answer 1

far ahead toward the center of you intended path

Question 2

A beginning driver may tend to understeer. This means to:

Answer 2

driver turns the steering wheel too little

Question 3

Backing a stick shift care requires skillful use of the :

Answer 3

clutch pedal

Question 4

A right turn hand signal is indicated by:

Answer 4

the left arm and hand pointing up

Question 5

The hand signal to indicate slow or stop is:

Answer 5

left arm and hand pointing downward

Question 6

Just before beginning any lane-change maneuver:

Answer 6

check to see that the roadway ahead has no obstructions

Question 7

Making proper turns depends on:

Answer 7

steering and speed control

Question 8

Why should you place your right hand near the top of the steering wheel when beginning a left turn?

Answer 8

To begin pulling the wheel down while releasing your left hand

Question 9

Always prepare to straighten your car after a turn by:

Answer 9

using hand-over-hand steering

Question 10

You need to downshift to slow for a turn. Why should you complete the down shift before the turn?

Answer 10

You will have both hands free for steering

Question 11

For a right turn, start turning the steering wheel when:

Answer 11

the front wheels are even with the bend of the corner

Question 12

Completing a turn requires that you:

Answer 12

Accelerate gently about halfway through the turn

Question 13

To back to the left, you (put hands where and crank which way?)

Answer 13

Pull the steering wheel to the left

Question 14

When backing to the left, the front wheels move:

Answer 14

far to the right of the rear wheels

Question 15

A turnabout maneuver is risky because;

Answer 15

you cross or back into one or more lanes of traffic

Question 16

A turnabout manuever is for: (doing what?)

Answer 16

turning your vehicle completely around

Question 17

Backing into a driveway or an alley on the right side:

Answer 17

is the safest turnabout maneuver

Question 18

Why do you avoid parking ina space next to a badly parked vehicle?

Answer 18

That driver might hit your vehicle upon leaving

Question 19

Angle parking begins with your car (where)?

Answer 19

At least six feet from a row of parked vehicles

Question 20

Use perpendicular parking to park (where)?

Answer 20

at a right angle to the curb

Question 21

When parking on the right turn the wheels sharply to the left when?

Answer 21

when your front bumper is even with the front vehicle’s rear bumper.

Question 22

After completing a parallel parking maneuver, your vehicle should:

Answer 22

be in the center of the parking space

Question 23

Regardless of the hill you park on, you should: leave it how

Answer 23

set the parking break

Question 24

when parking uphill on the right side when there is not curb:

Answer 24

steer left, shift to neutral, and roll back to the curb

Question 25

You are starting an automatic transmission car on an uphill grade. If you use the parking brake, you: (release it when/how)

Answer 25

release the parking break after you feel the engine start to pull.