Quebec Commercial Drivers License Class 3 Practice Test 2

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Quebec Class 3 Practice Test 2

A 20 question practice test to help prepare you for the Class 3 knowledge test in Quebec

1 / 20

A circle check is?

Testing your brakes while driving in a circle

A daily check of your vehicles roadworthiness

A visual check for cosmetic damage

Drawing circles to prove you are not tired

2 / 20

What is the best way to dry out your brakes after driving through water?

Stop the vehicle and wipe them down with your towel

Lower speed and pump the brakes

Hit your brakes aggressively to heat up the pads

Apply slight pressure to the brakes for a while

3 / 20

If your speed increases too much while going down a hill, what should you do?

Increase your speed even more, switch to a higher gear and lightly apply the brakes

Lightly apply the brakes to lower your speed about 10-15km/h under your safe speed and lower your main gear

Lightly press the brake pedal until the vehicle slows down to a safe speed

Shift to a higher gear immediately and apply firm pressure to the brake pedal until you slow down

4 / 20

How do you engage the emergency / parking brake on most air brake systems?

Twist it to the right

Pull out the control

Twist it to the left

Press down the pedal

5 / 20

What does a driver need to transport dangerous goods?

A letter

Dangerous goods

A log book

Training

6 / 20

Which of these is not part of an air brake system?

Rotors

Lining

Drum

Shoe

7 / 20

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

A five or ten day cycle

A fourteen or twenty-one day cycle

A seven or fourteen day cycle

A Seven or twenty one day cycle

8 / 20

To measure the time it takes to build up pressure in the air system, the engine should be idling between _______________.

800 to 1000 RPM

600 to 900 RPM

200 to 500 RPM

1000 to 2000 RPM

9 / 20

What does this yellow diamond sign mean?

Road construction ahead

Narrow bridge ahead

Divided highway begins

Divided highway ends

10 / 20

What is the purpose of the National Safety Code?

Determines rules for safe operation of many different tasks and vehicles in Canada

To set out minimum safety standards for commercial vehicles, drivers and carriers operating in Canada

Determines how many hours a commercial driver can safely drive

Determines minimum safety standards for car manufacturers

11 / 20

What does this sign tell you about the cities named?

Lists the closest golf courses to the highway

Provides the distance to the cities along the highway

Provides the correct spelling before entering the city

Gives the elevation of each city

12 / 20

What are the four factors that affect commercial vehicle stopping distance?

Braking conditions, tire traction, truck weight, driving speed

Driving speed, weather conditions, tire pressure, reaction time

How many people in the truck, truck weight, driver awareness, truck speed

Reaction time, truck weight, distance to the vehicle ahead, distance of the vehicle behind you

13 / 20

What does this red octagonal sign tell you?

To stop at the intersection before proceeding

To yield to oncoming drivers

Rolling stop permitted at this intersection

Notes a rest area up ahead

14 / 20

Cut in pressure level must never fall below __________.

413 kPa (60 psi)

551 kPa (80 psi)

690 kPa (100 psi)

345 kPa (50 psi)

15 / 20

What don’t a vehicle’s back wheels usually do?

Spin

Tricks

Rotate

Pivot

16 / 20

Which belt should you check during your pre-trip inspection?

Alternator belt

All of these

Power steering belt

Water pump belt

17 / 20

Spring brake controls are usually what color?

Yellow

Orange

Blue

Red

18 / 20

Why are their two service tanks?

For safety

For efficiency

Incase you need more stopping power

For fuel economy

19 / 20

What does this sign tell you about parking?

Parking is permitted for 2 hours

Parking costs 2 dollars

You can only park here at 2pm

The 2 parking spaces have a 2 hour limit

20 / 20

What does this sign mean?

The white zone is for loading only

No parking here, this is a loading zone

The red zone is for loading only

No parking if you are waiting to load

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