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

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

Exiting the curve

Entering the curve

It doesn't matter

Before the curve

2 / 30

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

6 seconds minimum

3 car lengths

2 car lengths

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

3 / 30

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

15 seconds

5 to 8 seconds

4 seconds

10 to 12 seconds

4 / 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?

Only with extended loads

Yes

In winter conditions only

5 / 30

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

In the centre of your lane

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

None of these

Close to the curb or shoulder

6 / 30

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

Track a shorter path than your front wheels

None of these

Go wider than the front wheels

Hit vehicles

7 / 30

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

Triple it

Keep it the same

Add 3 more metres

Double it

8 / 30

Downshifting and braking at the same time does what?

Puts less of a strain on your brakes

Less tire wear

Extends the braking distance

All of these

9 / 30

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

Reduce it

Add 3 more metres

Double it

Keep it the same

10 / 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...

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

Increase the distance between yourself and the vehicle ahead of you

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

11 / 30

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

High wind resistance

Loss of control of your vehicle

Overturning

A swerve

12 / 30

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

7 to 9 seconds

5 seconds

12 to 15 seconds

10 seconds

13 / 30

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

Lurch

All of these

Improves fuel economy

Stall

14 / 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

Less braking involved

All of these

To avoid trespassing into the adjacent lane

15 / 30

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

Locking devices

All of these

Trap doors

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

16 / 30

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

Provides no more power than it would at a lower RPM

Stall

Lurch

Improves fuel economy

17 / 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

18 / 30

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

Yes

Only at low speed

Yes, but brake early

19 / 30

Which mirrors provide a wide-angle view?

Convex mirrors

Wing mirrors

All of them

Inside mirrors

20 / 30

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

When there is a squealing sound

None of these

When the brake pedal is extremely stiff

When the brake pedal is abnormally low

21 / 30

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

750

950

600

1200

22 / 30

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

It's more economical on fuel

It saves tire wear

It's less work

Engine compression helps you slow down your vehicle

23 / 30

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

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

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

Properly mainlining the brakes

24 / 30

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

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

To the right side of the lane you are driving in

It doesn't matter

In the centre of your lane

25 / 30

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

Check the driving environment throughout the manoeuvre

Accelerate gently as you are coming out of the turn

Checking your mirrors

Begin your turn as soon as your vehicle enters the intersection

26 / 30

When should you start signalling your turn?

After you've begun to slow down

Before slowing down

Prior to steering

Anytime you feel it's necessary

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

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

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

28 / 30

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

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

One metre

3 metres

29 / 30

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

The brake will catch fire

The brakes will fail

All of these

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

30 / 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

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