Nova Scotia Commercial Drivers License Class 1 Practice Test 1

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Nova Scotia Class 1 Practice Test 1

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

1 / 20

When is a pre-trip inspection required?

Daily

Weekly

When a light comes on the dashboard

When there is visual damage

2 / 20

What does the sign below tell you?

This is a school zone when the lights are flashing

School zone. Observe the speed limit shown when the yellow lights are flashing

This road has a maximum speed limit of 40km/h at all times

When lights are flashing it is safe to cross the road

3 / 20

What do you do if you get stuck over railway tracks?

Call the police

Try to push the vehicle to safety

Remain in the vehicle and rock it back and forth

Get out of the vehicle and stand away from it and call the police

4 / 20

Which is true about B-Train couplings?

B-Train couplings are illegal in Canada

B-Trains do not require electrical or air line hook up

B-train coupling is safer than coupling to a tractor

The second trailer connects to the rear axle of the lead trailer

5 / 20

Drivers must operate in a cycle. What are the two cycles available to drivers?

A Seven or twenty one day cycle

A fourteen or twenty-one day cycle

A five or ten day cycle

A seven or fourteen day cycle

6 / 20

What is a "glad hand"?

A dance move

The crank for the trailer legs

A coupling device

An emergency supply line

7 / 20

What does this yellow sign mean?

School zone

Pedestrians not permitted

Pedestrian pathway only, vehicles prohibited

Watch for pedestrians

8 / 20

What must you do at a stop sign with a painted stop line?

Look quickly before proceeding

Come to a complete stop

Take a sip of your coffee

Perform a rolling stop

9 / 20

How do you fix a leaky glad hand?

Tape the seal with duct tape

Lower pressure in the sytem

Swap the service and supply lines

Inspect the seal for dirt and grit and replace if necessary

10 / 20

The air system pressure range must be between _________.

690 kPa (100 psi) and 1380 kPa (200 psi)

551 kPa (80 psi) and 1000 kPa (145 psi)

483 kPa (70 psi) and 1138 kPa (165 psi)

413 kPa (60 psi) and 828 kPa (120 psi)

11 / 20

What does a slider do on a trailer?

Shorten the wheel base for easier cornering

Shorten overall wheel base

Shorten the pin setting and adjust axle weights

Shorten the wheel base for easier backing up

12 / 20

What does this sign tell you?

Parking beside trucks only

Police truck supply route

Defines a commercial vehicle parking area

Trucks parked on the road up ahead

13 / 20

What does this X sign mean?

Draw bridge

No commercial traffic

Do not enter

Railway crossing

14 / 20

After disconnecting from a trailer, a driver should?

Lower the landing gear

Make sure the trailer brakes are applied

Both A and B

Block the wheels with wheel chocks

15 / 20

What gauges should you check after starting your vehicle?

Fuel, Oil and Air Brake Gauges

Oil, Voltmeter and Air Brake Gauges

None of these

Oil, Voltmeter, Water Temperature and Fuel Gauge

16 / 20

When performing a normal stop, how should you press the brake pedal?

Steady pressure at the beginning, ease as the vehicle slows

Apply a little bit at a time until the vehicle stops

As hard as possible at first and then pump the brakes

Slowly with light pressure

17 / 20

How long should it take for the air pressure to rise from 587kPa to 690 kPa after the pressure had fallen below 552 kPa?

2 mins

5 mins

1 min

4 mins

18 / 20

When can your vehicle be inspected on a highway?

At weight stations

Never

During the day

Anytime

19 / 20

Your truck or other commercial vehicle must be have?

Spare tires

Water

Moving blankets

Portable reflectors

20 / 20

Cut in pressure level must never fall below __________.

345 kPa (50 psi)

690 kPa (100 psi)

551 kPa (80 psi)

413 kPa (60 psi)

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