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Illinois CDL Combination Test 1
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QUESTION 1 / 20
When driving a tractor-trailer equipped with ABS, you should:
Choose one answer below.
A
Stop harder than you would otherwise.
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B
Use extra braking force to ensure the ABS kicks in.
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C
Brake as you normally would.
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D
Brake using less pressure than you would otherwise use.
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QUESTION 2 / 20
The emergency air line:
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A
Is controlled by the foot brake.
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B
Is connected to the relay valves.
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C
Supplies air to the trailer air tanks.
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D
Prevents skids.
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QUESTION 3 / 20
Using the trailer hand brake while experiencing a trailer jackknife will:
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A
Stop the skid.
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B
Straighten the trailer.
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C
Increase traction.
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D
Continue the skid.
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QUESTION 4 / 20
Compared to other commercial motor vehicles, combination vehicles need more space on the road because they are longer and they:
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A
Need more space to turn and stop.
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B
Drive more slowly.
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C
Are twice the width.
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D
Swerve more often.
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QUESTION 5 / 20
A trailer will be most likely to swing around when:
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A
It is full.
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B
Traveling in a straight line.
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C
It is empty.
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D
The wheels are rotating.
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QUESTION 6 / 20
Which of the following types of vehicles is most prone to the “crack-the-whip" effect?
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A
An automobile
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B
A three-axle tractor
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C
A bobtail tractor
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D
A triple combination
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QUESTION 7 / 20
To test the trailer service brakes, you should:
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A
Move the vehicle forward slowly and apply the brakes with the brake pedal.
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B
Reverse the vehicle slowly and apply the brakes with the hand control.
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C
Reverse the vehicle slowly and apply the brakes with the brake pedal.
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D
Move the vehicle forward slowly and apply the brakes with the hand control.
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QUESTION 8 / 20
Fully-loaded rigs:
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A
Are less likely to roll over than empty rigs.
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B
Are more likely to roll over than empty rigs.
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C
Are just as likely to roll over as empty rigs.
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D
Should not be driven.
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QUESTION 9 / 20
If a trailer begins to skid, the driver should:
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A
Lock the brakes.
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B
Release the brakes.
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C
Steer in the opposite direction.
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D
Accelerate.
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QUESTION 10 / 20
To help prevent a rollover, cargo should be:
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A
Placed as high as possible inside the trailer.
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B
Placed as low as possible inside the trailer.
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C
Placed on the passenger side of the trailer.
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D
Placed on the driver’s side of the trailer.
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QUESTION 11 / 20
The easiest way to recognize that your trailer has begun to skid is to:
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A
Ask another driver.
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B
Use your mirrors to determine if the trailer has left the lane.
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C
Release the brake pedal and then push it down again.
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D
Watch the jackknife warning light on the control panel.
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QUESTION 12 / 20
When traveling more slowly than 40 mph, maintain at least ____ of following distance per every 10 feet of your vehicle.
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A
One second
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B
Two seconds
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C
Three seconds
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D
Four seconds
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QUESTION 13 / 20
When driving a combination rig, following distance should be:
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A
Decreased in poor weather.
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B
Shorter than when driving a single vehicle.
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C
About the same as when driving a single vehicle.
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D
Longer than when driving a single vehicle.
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QUESTION 14 / 20
Trailers with low underneath clearance may be difficult to drive:
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A
On interstate highways.
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B
Over railroad crossings.
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C
On dirt roads.
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D
At the posted speed limit.
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QUESTION 15 / 20
After finishing a pre-trip inspection, you should:
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A
Leave the rear shut-off valves open.
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B
Remove the service line valve.
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C
Close the emergency line valve.
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D
Leave the emergency line valve open.
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QUESTION 16 / 20
To lower the risk of a rollover, you should:
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A
Load the cargo as far forward as possible.
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B
Load the cargo as far back as possible.
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C
Load the cargo as low as possible.
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D
Stack the cargo as high as possible.
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QUESTION 17 / 20
The trailer hand valve should be used:
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A
Regularly to activate the trailer brakes in all driving conditions.
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B
Only to test the trailer brakes.
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C
Only in inclement weather when the trailer may skid.
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D
Only if the trailer is carrying a load.
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QUESTION 18 / 20
When glad hands are coupled, the seals should be pressed together at an angle of:
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A
30 degrees.
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B
45 degrees.
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C
60 degrees.
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D
90 degrees.
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QUESTION 19 / 20
When driving a bobtail tractor, you should be aware that:
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A
Bobtails stop very easily.
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B
Bobtails cannot drive as fast as tractors with semitrailers.
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C
Bobtails are more difficult to stop than tractors with semitrailers.
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D
Bobtails are illegal in most states.
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QUESTION 20 / 20
To prevent a trailer from rolling over, you should:
Choose one answer below.
A
Speed up when nearing a corner.
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B
Make sudden steering moves.
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C
Take on-ramps faster than the posted speed limit.
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D
Drive slowly around corners.
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