Manitoba Commercial Drivers License Class 1 Practice Test 5

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Manitoba Class 1 Practice Test 5

A 20 question practice test to help prepare you for the Class 1 knowledge test in Manitoba

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What emergency items are required in a commercial vehicle?

Flags, first aid kit and flashlight

Flares, first aid kit fire extinguisher, and flashlight

Traffic cones, first aid kit and fire extinguisher

Gloves, first aid kit and fire extinguisher

2 / 20

What type of license do you need to driver a semi trailer?

Class A / Class 1

Class Z

Class M / Class 6

Class D / Class 3

3 / 20

What does this sign mean?

Highway 50 is ahead

Police up ahead

The speed limit is 50km/h

The speed limit changes to 50km/h ahead

4 / 20

What is brake lag time?

The time between pressing the pedal and coming to a complete stop

Total weekly braking time

The time it takes to recognize the hazard and press the brake pedal

The time between pressing the pedal and the brakes engaging

5 / 20

How much air loss is allowed for a tractor and a trailer when the brakes are engaged?

28 kPa/minute

32 kPa/minute

34 kPa/minute

26 kPa/minute

6 / 20

What does this sign tell you?

Trucks parked on the road up ahead

Police truck supply route

Defines a commercial vehicle parking area

Parking beside trucks only

7 / 20

When should you be ready to stop for a school bus?

School hours

In residential areas only

During the day

Anytime

8 / 20

When towing a trailer, you will usually be able to tell if it is employing ABS by?

The feel of the brake pedal

Checking for lights in your mirror

Looking at it

Listening for the sound of the ABS

9 / 20

When backing up a to a trailer, align the 5th wheel slot with?

The lines painted on the pavement

The trailer

The kingpin on the trailer

None of the above

10 / 20

When can you adjust your own air brakes?

If you are certified or trained

When you are on the road

Never

If it is an emergency

11 / 20

What does this sign mean?

All vehicle enter to the left

Truck entrance is to the left

Trucking school starts to the left

Loading docks are to the right

12 / 20

What is the best way to inspect an air compressor?

With the engine on and in high gear

With the engine on in neutral

With the engine on in first gear

With the engine off

13 / 20

Driving a commercial vehicle on the road is?

A freedom

A privilege

A right

Hard

14 / 20

What is Gross Vehicle Weight Rating?

The weight of the load

Maximum weight of the vehicle, driver, and load combined

Determines which bridges the truck can cross

Maximum size of the load the truck can carry

15 / 20

What does this sign tell you?

Tells you brake check area is coming up

This is the exit for the brake check area

This is the exit for a parking area to take a break in

Exit sign for the town Brake Check

16 / 20

How many previous days must a drivers log keep track of?

Fourteen

Thirty

Twenty one

Seven

17 / 20

Once you've started driving, when should you check your brakes?

Within 25 metres

Once on the road

At the stop light

Within 10 metres

18 / 20

What should a trailer hand valve be used for?

To link a trailer that is not equipped with spring brakes

Lowering the trailers landing gear

Stopping the trailer at stop lights

Applying the spring brakes

19 / 20

A commercial vehicle with air brakes engaged must not lose air pressure faster than?

32 kPa/minute

38 kPa/minute

26 kPa/minute

21 kPa/minute

20 / 20

What is the first step of the pre-trip?

Start the engine

Release the brakes

Open the hood

Chock the wheels

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Many of the answers to the questions can be found in the driver hand books or learning materials your province provides.

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