Uk Driving Theory Mock Test

1.How should you ride a motorcycle when new tyres have just been fitted?

Carefully, until the shiny surface is worn off

By riding at faster-than-normal speeds

By braking hard, especially into bends

Normally, but with higher tyre pressures

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2.You’ve been waiting for some time to make a right turn into a side road. What should you do just before you make the turn?

Move close to the kerb

Select a higher gear

Make a lifesaver check

Wave to the oncoming traffic

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3.What should you do before you start a journey in foggy conditions?

Check that the battery is fully charged

Check that your lights are working

Make sure that you have a warm drink with you

Make sure that you have a spare visor with you

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4.At an incident, a casualty is unconscious. You need to check whether they’re breathing. How long should you allow for this check?

At least 1 minute

At least 2 minutes

At least 2 seconds

At least 10 seconds

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5.You aren’t sure whether your cough medicine will affect your ability to ride safely. What should you do?

Ask a friend or relative for advice

Don't take the medicine

Ride if you feel all right

Ask your doctor

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6.You intend to go abroad and will be riding on the right-hand side of the road. What should you fit to your motorcycle?

Tinted yellow brake lights

Headlight deflectors

Tinted red indicator lenses

Twin headlights

Correct! Wrong!

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7.Who can carry out compulsory basic training (CBT)?

Any motorcycle main dealer

Any approved driving instructor (ADI)

Any Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)-approved training body

Any road safety officer

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8.Which vehicle will use a blue flashing beacon?

Motorway maintenance

Bomb disposal

Snow plough

Breakdown recovery

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9.You’re riding in fast-flowing traffic. The vehicle behind is following too closely. What should you do?

Slow down gradually to increase the gap in front of you

Slow down as quickly as possible by braking

Apply the brakes sharply to warn the driver behind

Accelerate to get away from the vehicle behind you

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10.You’re following two cyclists. They approach a roundabout in the left-hand lane. In which direction should you expect the cyclists to go?

Straight ahead

Any direction

Right

Left

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11.Where would you see a contraflow bus and cycle lane?

On a roundabout

On an urban motorway

On a dual carriageway

On a one-way street

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12.You’re going to a social event and alcohol will be available. You’ll be riding your motorcycle shortly afterwards. What’s the safest thing to do?

Have soft drinks and alcohol in turn

Don’t go beyond the legal limit

Stay just below the legal limit

Stick to non-alcoholic drinks

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13.What must you have to legally carry a pillion passenger on your motorcycle?

Three years’ motorcycle riding experience

A full motorcycle licence

A passenger who holds a full motorcycle licence

A motorcycle with an engine larger than 125 cc

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14.Why should you keep a large gap between your motorcycle and a lorry in front?

So you don't breathe in the lorry’s exhaust fumes

So drivers behind can see you

So wind from the lorry won't slow you down

So your view ahead isn't obstructed

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15.When may you sound the horn?

To give you right of way

To make slower drivers move over

To attract a friend’s attention

To warn others of your presence

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16.Where on a motorway would you find green reflective studs?

Between the hard shoulder and the carriageway

Separating driving lanes

Between the carriageway and the central reservation

At slip-road entrances and exits

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17.You’re riding on an exposed stretch of motorway and there’s a strong side wind. When should you take extra care?

As you approach a service area

When you overtake a large vehicle

When there’s slow queuing traffic

As you approach an exit slip road

Correct! Wrong!

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18.An injured person has been placed in the recovery position. They’re unconscious but breathing normally. What else should be done?

Press firmly between their shoulders

Give them a hot sweet drink

Place their arms by their side

Check their airway remains clear

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19.When you’re riding a motorcycle, what should your normal road position allow?

Faster traffic to overtake you easily

You to keep within half a metre (1 foot 8 inches) of the kerb

Other vehicles to pass easily on your left

Drivers at junctions ahead to see you approaching

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20.What’s the national speed limit for cars and motorcycles on a dual carriageway?

30 mph

50 mph

70 mph

60 mph

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21.What’s the national speed limit on a single carriageway road for cars and motorcycles?

50 mph

70 mph

30 mph

60 mph

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22.What should you do if you see a large box fall from a lorry onto the motorway?

Catch up with the lorry and try to get the driver’s attention

Stop close to the box until the police arrive

Pull over to the hard shoulder, then remove the box

Go to the next emergency telephone and report the hazard

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23.You’re driving at the legal speed limit. A vehicle comes up quickly behind you, flashing its headlights. What should you do?

Accelerate to make a gap behind you

Touch the brakes sharply to show your brake lights

Maintain your speed to prevent the vehicle from overtaking

Allow the vehicle to overtake

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24.Your motorcycle isn’t fitted with daytime running lights. When must you use dipped headlights during the day?

In poor visibility

On narrow streets

On country roads

When parking

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25.Your motorcycle doesn’t have linked brakes. In an emergency, what should you do to stop quickly?

Apply the rear brake only

Apply the front brake only

Apply the rear brake just before the front brake

Apply the front brake just before the rear brake

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26.What’s the maximum width allowed for a trailer on a motorcycle?

2 metres (6 feet 6 inches)

0.5 metres (1 foot 8 inches)

1.5 metres (4 feet 11 inches)

1 metre (3 feet 3 inches)

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27.Unless signs show otherwise, what’s the national speed limit for a car or motorcycle on a motorway?

50 mph

60 mph

80 mph

70 mph

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28.What can you do to prevent a cable-operated clutch from becoming stiff?

Keep the cable slack

Keep the cable oiled

Keep the cable dry

Keep the cable tight

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29.Which of these is an effect of drinking alcohol?

Faster reactions

Colour blindness

Poor judgement

Increased concentration

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30.Which of these is needed before you can legally use a vehicle on the road?

A valid driving licence

Breakdown cover

Proof of your identity

A vehicle handbook

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31.Do you need to display L plates when learning to ride a motorcycle under the direct access scheme?

Yes, you need L plates only when learning on your own machine

No, you don't need L plates if you've passed a moped test

No, you don't need L plates if you've passed a car test

Yes, you need L plates while learning with a qualified instructor

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32.You’re going straight ahead at a roundabout. How should you signal?

Signal left just after you pass the exit before the one you're going to take

Signal right on the approach and then left to leave the roundabout

Signal left after you leave the roundabout and enter the new road

Signal right on the approach to the roundabout and keep the signal on

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33.You’re riding at night and are dazzled by the headlights of an oncoming car. What should you do?

Slow down or stop

Turn your head away

Close your eyes

Flash your headlights

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34.How should you maintain cable-operated brakes?

By removing all free play at the lever or pedal

By lubricating and adjusting them regularly

By checking them at normal operating temperature

By always fitting new ones for the MOT

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35.You’re involved in a collision. Afterwards, which document may the police ask you to produce?

Vehicle registration document

Driving licence

Theory test certificate

Vehicle service record

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36.How are you likely to be affected by drinking alcohol?

The speed of your reactions will increase

Your awareness of danger will improve

Your judgement of speed will be worse

You'll be more cautious and perceptive

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37.What requirement must you meet if you want to carry a pillion passenger on your motorcycle?

You must hold a full car licence

You must hold a full motorcycle licence

You must be over the age of 25

You must be over the age of 21

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38.At an incident, a casualty is unconscious but breathing. When should you move them?

When bystanders will help you

When there's further danger

When bystanders advise you to

When an ambulance is on its way

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39.You’ve been waiting for some time to make a right turn into a side road. What should you do just before you make the turn?

Move close to the kerb

Select a higher gear

Make a lifesaver check

Wave to the oncoming traffic

Correct! Wrong!

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40.You intend to go abroad and will be riding on the right-hand side of the road. What should you fit to your motorcycle?

Tinted yellow brake lights

Headlight deflectors

Tinted red indicator lense

Twin headlights

Correct! Wrong!

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41.You’re riding on an exposed stretch of motorway and there’s a strong side wind. When should you take extra care?

As you approach a service area

When you overtake a large vehicle

When there’s slow queuing traffic

As you approach an exit slip road

Correct! Wrong!

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42.Unless signs show otherwise, what’s the national speed limit for a car or motorcycle on a motorway?

50 mph

60 mph

80 mph

70 mph

Correct! Wrong!

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43.You intend to go abroad and will be riding on the right-hand side of the road. What should you fit to your motorcycle?

Tinted yellow brake lights

Headlight deflectors

Tinted red indicator lenses

Twin headlights

Correct! Wrong!

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44.Your motorcycle doesn’t have linked brakes. In an emergency, what should you do to stop quickly?

Apply the rear brake only

Apply the front brake only

Apply the rear brake just before the front brake

Apply the front brake just before the rear brake

Correct! Wrong!

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45.What can you do to prevent a cable-operated clutch from becoming stiff?

Keep the cable slack

Keep the cable oiled

Keep the cable dry

Keep the cable tight

Correct! Wrong!

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Bike test 9

1.How should you ride a motorcycle when new tyres have just been fitted?

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2.You’ve been waiting for some time to make a right turn into a side road. What should you do just before you make the turn?

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3.What should you do before you start a journey in foggy conditions?

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4.At an incident, a casualty is unconscious. You need to check whether they’re breathing. How long should you allow for this check?

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5.You aren’t sure whether your cough medicine will affect your ability to ride safely. What should you do?

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6.You intend to go abroad and will be riding on the right-hand side of the road. What should you fit to your motorcycle?

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7.Who can carry out compulsory basic training (CBT)?

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8.Which vehicle will use a blue flashing beacon?

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9.You’re riding in fast-flowing traffic. The vehicle behind is following too closely. What should you do?

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10.You’re following two cyclists. They approach a roundabout in the left-hand lane. In which direction should you expect the cyclists to go?

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11.Where would you see a contraflow bus and cycle lane?

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12.You’re going to a social event and alcohol will be available. You’ll be riding your motorcycle shortly afterwards. What’s the safest thing to do?

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13.What must you have to legally carry a pillion passenger on your motorcycle?

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14.Why should you keep a large gap between your motorcycle and a lorry in front?

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15.When may you sound the horn?

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16.Where on a motorway would you find green reflective studs?

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17.You’re riding on an exposed stretch of motorway and there’s a strong side wind. When should you take extra care?

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18.An injured person has been placed in the recovery position. They’re unconscious but breathing normally. What else should be done?

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19.When you’re riding a motorcycle, what should your normal road position allow?

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20.What’s the national speed limit for cars and motorcycles on a dual carriageway?

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21.What’s the national speed limit on a single carriageway road for cars and motorcycles?

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22.What should you do if you see a large box fall from a lorry onto the motorway?

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23.You’re driving at the legal speed limit. A vehicle comes up quickly behind you, flashing its headlights. What should you do?

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24.Your motorcycle isn’t fitted with daytime running lights. When must you use dipped headlights during the day?

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25.Your motorcycle doesn’t have linked brakes. In an emergency, what should you do to stop quickly?

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26.What’s the maximum width allowed for a trailer on a motorcycle?

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