Quebec Commercial Driver Test 02

When you feel ready, you can take the official exam confidently, knowing that you’ve done all you can to be fully prepared. By passing your official exam with flying colors, you’ll be well on your way to obtaining your Quebec heavy vehicle driver’s license and hitting the open road. Remember to take advantage of all available resources and prioritize safety and responsible driving.

1 / 30

Which statement is false? Going into a curve at high speed could cause the following...

High wind resistance

A swerve

Overturning

Loss of control of your vehicle

2 / 30

Which statement is false? Since there is no way you can prevent other drivers from tailgating you, you have to make allowance for their presence by doing the following...

Increase the distance between yourself and the vehicle ahead of you

Signal your intentions ahead of time and before you brake, if the manoeuvre you are preparing to execute requires you to do so

Use your brake lights as a warning to the other driver against following you too closely

Avoid making abrupt manoeuvres if you have to change lanes or turn

3 / 30

What should you do about your following distance when driving on wet pavement?

Double it

Reduce it

Add 3 more metres

Keep it the same

4 / 30

What will help you to maintain your vehicle in the centre of your lane?

Glancing repeatedly at each side of your lane

Experience

Looking well ahead into the centre of your lane

Lining the centre of your hood with the curb

5 / 30

To upshift into 2nd gear, you must press down on the accelerator until the engine reaches what rpm?

1200

600

750

950

6 / 30

Looking far ahead requires you to scan the distance you will be covering in the next...

12 to 15 seconds

7 to 9 seconds

10 seconds

5 seconds

7 / 30

Which mirrors provide a wide-angle view?

Wing mirrors

Convex mirrors

All of them

Inside mirrors

8 / 30

Which statement is false? All heavy vehicle brake systems, regardless of their type, include the following components...

The compression brake, which serves as a back-up to regular brakes

The parking brake, which keeps your vehicle stationary when it is parked

The emergency brake, which allows you to stop your vehicle if the service brake is not working properly or in the event of a trailer breakaway

The service brake, which allows you to reduce the speed of your vehicle (or vehicle combination) using the brake pedal

9 / 30

What should you do about your following distance when driving on snowy pavement?

Double it

Triple it

Add 3 more metres

Keep it the same

10 / 30

An engine that does not turn over fast enough tends to do what?

All of these

Improves fuel economy

Stall

Lurch

11 / 30

If the weight of your load is doubled and you apply the same brake pressure, what will happen?

The brakes will fail

All of these

The brake will catch fire

It will take you a greater distance to come to a stop

12 / 30

When turning at an intersection, you must consider the fact that your rear wheels will do what?

Hit vehicles

None of these

Go wider than the front wheels

Track a shorter path than your front wheels

13 / 30

An engine that turns over too fast tends to do what?

Provides no more power than it would at a lower RPM

Lurch

Stall

Improves fuel economy

14 / 30

When should you be in the correct gear when dealing with curves?

Exiting the curve

Entering the curve

Before the curve

It doesn't matter

15 / 30

Which of the following is not a step to reduce abrupt stops?

Properly mainlining the brakes

Look up ahead, to the sides and in the rear view mirrors so that you are always aware of traffic conditions

Adjust vehicle speed to traffic conditions and maintain a safe distance between you and the vehicle up ahead

Anticipate where and when you will have to stop

16 / 30

How would you ensure that you are following at a safe distance?

Allow one second for every three metres in length of your vehicle

2 car lengths

3 car lengths

6 seconds minimum

17 / 30

When pressing the brake pedal, what is a sign of a serous problem?

When there is a squealing sound

When the brake pedal is extremely stiff

When the brake pedal is abnormally low

None of these

18 / 30

What should your vehicle position be before entering a curve turning to the left?

It doesn't matter

To the right side of the lane you are driving in

Close to the left side of the lane you are driving in

In the centre of your lane

19 / 30

What should your vehicle position be before entering a curve turning to the right?

None of these

Close to the centre line or the far-left side of the lane you are driving in

In the centre of your lane

Close to the curb or shoulder

20 / 30

Which statement is false? While completing a turn, the following must be done...

Checking your mirrors

Begin your turn as soon as your vehicle enters the intersection

Check the driving environment throughout the manoeuvre

Accelerate gently as you are coming out of the turn

21 / 30

Use your rear view mirrors to check the traffic beside and behind you, and do so at regular intervals of...

10 to 12 seconds

4 seconds

15 seconds

5 to 8 seconds

22 / 30

All dump trucks and road tractors that carry dump trailers or semi dump trailers must be equipped with what?

All of these

Trap doors

A warning system that is automatically activated until the dump body is completely lowered

Locking devices

23 / 30

Will you sometimes have to encroach on the next lane, either left or right, with your front wheels in order to complete the turn?

Yes

In winter conditions only

Only with extended loads

24 / 30

If there are two lanes from which left-hand turns are permitted, why should you make your turn from the outside or far right lane?

Less steering

All of these

Less braking involved

To avoid trespassing into the adjacent lane

25 / 30

Downshifting and braking at the same time does what?

Less tire wear

All of these

Puts less of a strain on your brakes

Extends the braking distance

26 / 30

Why should heavy vehicle drivers use their gears for slowing down?

It's more economical on fuel

It saves tire wear

Engine compression helps you slow down your vehicle

It's less work

27 / 30

When should you start signalling your turn?

Before slowing down

After you've begun to slow down

Anytime you feel it's necessary

Prior to steering

28 / 30

Is the tachometer a more reliable indicator of when to change gears than the sound of the engine?

Only with a full load

Yes

Only without a load

29 / 30

When you come to a stop behind another vehicle, how far back should you stop?

One metre

3 metres

So you can see the wheels of that vehicle

So that you can pull out around the vehicle in front of you, if you have to, without having to back up

30 / 30

Should you still drive your vehicle if your power brake system is not working properly?

Only at low speed

Yes

Yes, but brake early

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