1 . During a trip, the ____ should be open.

Rear service line shut-off valve
Rear supply line shut-off valve
Inner shut-off valves

2 . Before beginning a trip, you should:

Leave the service line valve open.
Remove the relay valves.
Close the emergency line valve.

3 . Push in the trailer air supply control to:

Activate the emergency brakes.
Deactivate the air brakes.
Sound the horn.
Supply the trailer with air.

4 . Trailers with low underneath clearance can present challenges when driving over:

Bridges.
Railroad tracks.
Overpasses.

5 . Combination vehicles need extra space on the road because they:

Drive more slowly than other commercial motor vehicles.
Are heavier than other commercial motor vehicles.
Need more space to turn and stop than other commercial motor vehicles.

6 . To find out if a vehicle that was built before 1998 has an Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS), you can:

Pump the air brakes to activate the ABS.
Look into the back of the fifth wheel.
Check for wheel speed sensors coming from the back of the brakes.

7 . Older trailers are not equipped with spring brakes. This means that if the air supply for a vehicle's air braking system leaks away:

The trailer will stop normally.
The trailer will not have brakes.
The trailer will speed up.

8 . Using the trailer hand brake while experiencing a trailer jackknife will:

Stop the skid.
Straighten the trailer.
Increase traction.
Continue the skid.

9 . During a trip, which shut-off valves should be open?

All shut-off valves should be open.
The rear shut-off valves should be open.
All shut-off valves should be in the open position, except the rear shut-off valves.
No shut-off valves should be open.

10 . ____ are the cause of more than half of all accident-related truck driver deaths.

Truck rollovers
Motorcycles
Slippery roads
Pedestrians

11 . What does the trailer air supply control look like?

It is a square blue knob.
It is a triangular yellow knob.
It is an eight-sided red knob.
It is a circular orange knob.
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12 . If your vehicle gets stuck on railroad tracks, you should:

Sit in the cab and call for help.
Exit the cab and walk away from the tracks.
Motion for another driver to push your vehicle.

13 . Air pressure in the ____ air line is controlled by either the foot brake or trailer hand brake.

Emergency
Service
Rear
Auxiliary

14 . Bobtail tractors are ____ to stop than tractors attached to full semitrailers.

Quicker
Easier
More difficult

15 . If the emergency air line loses pressure:

The service brakes will activate.
The tractor protection valve will close.
The rear trailer will detach from the combination.

16 . To prevent a rollover, a driver should:

Keep cargo low.
Place cargo high.
Keep cargo loose.
Turn quickly.

17 . When uncoupling a trailer, landing gear should be:

Raised completely.
Lowered halfway.
Just off the pavement.
Firmly on the ground.

18 . What is off-tracking?

When a vehicle’s front wheels follow a different path than its rear wheels
When a vehicle's wheels all follow the exact same path
When a load shifts during a turn
When a vehicle's wheels run over a curb during a turn

19 . Compared to other commercial motor vehicles, combination vehicles need more space on the road because they are longer and they:

Need more space to turn and stop.
Drive more slowly.
Are twice the width.
Swerve more often.

20 . If you use the trailer hand brake while your trailer is skidding, it will:

Stop the skid.
Straighten the trailer.
Continue the skid.