Newfoundland Motorcycle Practice Test 02

Are you ready to hit the roads of Newfoundland on your motorcycle? Before you can experience the freedom of riding, it’s important to pass your motorcycle test and ensure that you are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge for safe driving.

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Which statement is FALSE? To drive safely at night, you must do these things...?

Use the vehicle ahead. Its headlights can give you a better view of the road and its bouncing tail lights can alert you to bumps or rough pavement

Reduce your speed and don't overdrive your headlights. Be sure you are going slowly enough to stop before reaching something your headlight shows on the road ahead

Allow a shorter distance between yourself and the vehicle ahead so you can use their headlights

Use your high beam whenever you are not following or meeting a vehicle to get all the light you can

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It is best to slow down and change gears...?

As you begin the turn

While turning

All of these

Before the turn

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The trick to making a quick turn is...?

Keep the bike upright as much as possible

To get the motorcycle to lean quickly in the opposite direction you wish to turn

Leaning forward to add more weight over the front wheel

To get the motorcycle to lean quickly in the direction you wish to turn

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The contact patch of your two tires with the road surface is approximately equal to the size of...?

Your foot

Your palm

Your two fists

The width of your hand

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Matching engine power and vehicle speed is generally referred to as...?

Clutching out

Clutching in

Pushing the power

Slapping the clutch

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The sharper the turn...?

The more you must lean

None of these

Quicker you move

The less you need to lean

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When you ride over rain grooves or a metal bridge grating, the motorcycle will tend to...?

Lose steering ability

None of these

Skid with the rear wheel

Wander back and forth

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Which statement is FALSE? As a Level I motorcycle operator, you will be restricted to these conditions while learning...?

Accompanied by a licenced motorcycle driver with 2 years driving experience, on another motorcycle or in a motor vehicle

No upgrade to commercial class. Not permitted to drive after darkness (one half hour before sunset to one half hour after sunrise

Passenger NOT permitted

Novice driver must have a BAC of 0 mg % and accompanying driver cannot exceed 50 mg % BAC

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What increases stopping distances?

Skids

All of these

Older motorcycles

Inexperience

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What can cause a skid on slippery surfaces?

Sudden changes in speed or direction

All of these

Actions from other road users

Older bikes

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You should not consider carrying passengers until...?

You have become comfortable driving your motorcycle

All of these

Your license qualifies you to carry them

Your insurance allows for it

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Which of the following does not cause a front wheel wobble?

Unequal tire inflation

A new mounted windshield

Bent or misaligned wheel

Loose bearings

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Your chances of getting out safely depend upon...?

Your ability to react quickly

All of these

How slow the other vehicle near you are moving

How quick your motorcycle accelerates

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Which statement is FALSE? What should you do if a car is coming at you in your lane?

Ride toward the right shoulder of the road

Sound your horn

Stand up to make yourself more visible

Brake

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What should you do if your throttle sticks?

Ride the front brake

Ride the rear brake

Roll the throttle slightly to loosen it

Immediately squeeze the clutch lever

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Which statement is FALSE? When you report for the balance test you should have...?

An approved helmet and eye protection

Motorcycle registration permit

Your motorcycle - with only a few defects

Proof of insurance (pink liability card)

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If the rear tire blows, maintain your position on the machine and...?

Coast off the road and eventually stop

Brake

Tap the throttle slightly

Ease off the throttle

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Both of the passenger's feet should always...?

Hang down while cruising

Be on their pegs

Be on the back of your pegs

Hanging back

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To get a motorcycle licence in our province you must be a minimum of...?

18 years of age

16 years of age with parental approval

21 years of age

15 years of age with parental approval

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Why should you stay away from the edge of the road when you make sharp turns at intersections or enter and leave freeways at high speed?

The aerodynamics is worse in those conditions

It offers less visibility

All of these

Dirt or gravel tends to collect there

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With a Level I license, permitted on highways where posted speed limit exceeds 80 KM/H?

Only with a supervisor driver

Yes

Only during certain periods of the day

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How often should you check your mirrors?

Every 10 seconds

Every 5 seconds

Every 12 seconds

Every 2 seconds

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Which statement is FALSE? To operate a motorcycle on uneven surfaces, you should...?

Rise slightly on the footpegs so that you can absorb the shock with your knees and elbows

Straighten out your course so that the motorcycle is upright

If you have to cross the tracks, slow down and cross as close to a 90-degree angle as possible

Maintain speed

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Speed limits posted on curves apply to...?

Inexperienced drivers

Good conditions

All of these

4-wheeled vehicles

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When approaching two lanes of vehicles stopped at a traffic light, you should stop where?

At the bumper of either vehicle

To the far right for better visibility

Behind the last vehicle in either lane

Between both lanes

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Which statement is FALSE? The motorcycle balance test will consist of these maneuvers...?

Straight line balance (riding as quickly as you can through a pylon course)

Upshifting/downshifting (changing gears while riding

operating the controls (being able to designate any of the major-minor operating controls)

Controlling the engine (starting and shutting down the engine during the test)

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What should you not do if you develop a speed wobble?

Hold the handlebars firmly instead of loosely

Brake

Ease off the road

Gradually release the throttle

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Which statement is FALSE? If a front tire blows, you should do the following...?

Push the throttle forward

Shift your weight to the rear

Hang on firmly

Try to steer straight

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Which statement is FALSE? You are required to pass...?

A road test in traffic

A motorcycle balance test maneuver

A test on instruments

Written and sign test

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Which statement is FALSE? The following are steps required to start a motorcycle on a hill...?

Do not touch the brake while you start the engine and shift into first gear

Release the clutch gradually. If you release it too quickly, the front wheel may come off the ground or the engine may stop - or both

Open the throttle a little bit for more power

Change to the foot brake to hold the cycle while you operate the throttle with your right hand

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