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

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

Yes, but brake early

Only at low speed

Yes

2 / 30

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

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

In the centre of your lane

None of these

Close to the curb or shoulder

3 / 30

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

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

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

Anticipate where and when you will have to stop

Properly mainlining the brakes

4 / 30

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

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

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

5 / 30

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

Triple it

Add 3 more metres

Double it

Keep it the same

6 / 30

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

Keep it the same

Double it

Reduce it

Add 3 more metres

7 / 30

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

Stall

Improves fuel economy

Lurch

Provides no more power than it would at a lower RPM

8 / 30

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

Glancing repeatedly at each side of your lane

Lining the centre of your hood with the curb

Experience

Looking well ahead into the centre of your lane

9 / 30

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

Checking your mirrors

Check the driving environment throughout the manoeuvre

Accelerate gently as you are coming out of the turn

Begin your turn as soon as your vehicle enters the intersection

10 / 30

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

750

950

1200

600

11 / 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

12 / 30

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

Before the curve

Entering the curve

Exiting the curve

It doesn't matter

13 / 30

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

All of these

Locking devices

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

Trap doors

14 / 30

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

Only without a load

Only with a full load

Yes

15 / 30

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

To the right side of the lane you are driving in

It doesn't matter

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

In the centre of your lane

16 / 30

Which mirrors provide a wide-angle view?

Wing mirrors

Inside mirrors

All of them

Convex mirrors

17 / 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...

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

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

Increase the distance between yourself and the vehicle ahead of you

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

18 / 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

15 seconds

4 seconds

5 to 8 seconds

19 / 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 braking involved

Less steering

All of these

To avoid trespassing into the adjacent lane

20 / 30

When should you start signalling your turn?

Before slowing down

After you've begun to slow down

Prior to steering

Anytime you feel it's necessary

21 / 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

22 / 30

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

When the brake pedal is extremely stiff

When there is a squealing sound

None of these

When the brake pedal is abnormally low

23 / 30

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

It saves tire wear

It's more economical on fuel

Engine compression helps you slow down your vehicle

It's less work

24 / 30

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

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

The brake will catch fire

The brakes will fail

All of these

25 / 30

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

3 metres

One metre

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

So you can see the wheels of that vehicle

26 / 30

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

All of these

Lurch

Improves fuel economy

Stall

27 / 30

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

None of these

Hit vehicles

Track a shorter path than your front wheels

Go wider than the front wheels

28 / 30

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

A swerve

Loss of control of your vehicle

Overturning

High wind resistance

29 / 30

Downshifting and braking at the same time does what?

All of these

Puts less of a strain on your brakes

Extends the braking distance

Less tire wear

30 / 30

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

2 car lengths

6 seconds minimum

3 car lengths

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

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