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

Hang down while cruising

Be on the back of your pegs

Hanging back

Be on their pegs

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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?

It offers less visibility

The aerodynamics is worse in those conditions

All of these

Dirt or gravel tends to collect there

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

Ease off the throttle

Brake

Tap the throttle slightly

Coast off the road and eventually stop

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The sharper the turn...?

None of these

The less you need to lean

The more you must lean

Quicker you move

5 / 30

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

All of these

How slow the other vehicle near you are moving

How quick your motorcycle accelerates

Your ability to react quickly

6 / 30

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

To the far right for better visibility

Behind the last vehicle in either lane

Between both lanes

At the bumper of either vehicle

7 / 30

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

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

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

Open the throttle a little bit for more power

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

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Speed limits posted on curves apply to...?

4-wheeled vehicles

Good conditions

All of these

Inexperienced drivers

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You should not consider carrying passengers until...?

All of these

Your insurance allows for it

Your license qualifies you to carry them

You have become comfortable driving your motorcycle

10 / 30

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

Wander back and forth

Skid with the rear wheel

Lose steering ability

None of these

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

Written and sign test

A test on instruments

A road test in traffic

A motorcycle balance test maneuver

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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)

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

Upshifting/downshifting (changing gears while riding

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

13 / 30

What increases stopping distances?

All of these

Skids

Older motorcycles

Inexperience

14 / 30

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

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

Keep the bike upright as much as possible

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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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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What should you do if your throttle sticks?

Ride the front brake

Ride the rear brake

Immediately squeeze the clutch lever

Roll the throttle slightly to loosen it

17 / 30

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

Proof of insurance (pink liability card)

An approved helmet and eye protection

Your motorcycle - with only a few defects

Motorcycle registration permit

18 / 30

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

Before the turn

As you begin the turn

While turning

All of these

19 / 30

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

18 years of age

21 years of age

16 years of age with parental approval

15 years of age with parental approval

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

Sound your horn

Brake

Stand up to make yourself more visible

Ride toward the right shoulder of the road

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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

Maintain speed

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

22 / 30

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

Clutching in

Clutching out

Slapping the clutch

Pushing the power

23 / 30

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

Unequal tire inflation

Bent or misaligned wheel

A new mounted windshield

Loose bearings

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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

Passenger NOT permitted

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

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

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

Yes

Only with a supervisor driver

Only during certain periods of the day

26 / 30

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

Your two fists

Your palm

Your foot

The width of your hand

27 / 30

How often should you check your mirrors?

Every 5 seconds

Every 2 seconds

Every 12 seconds

Every 10 seconds

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

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

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 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

29 / 30

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

Brake

Ease off the road

Gradually release the throttle

Hold the handlebars firmly instead of loosely

30 / 30

What can cause a skid on slippery surfaces?

Actions from other road users

All of these

Older bikes

Sudden changes in speed or direction

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