Nova Scotia Class 7 Practice Exam For Learning Licence

1.When you want to apply the trailer brakes without applying the tractor brakes, what should you use?

The foot valve

The trailer air supply valve

The hand valve

Any of these

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2.Automatic slack adjusters need to be checked…?

More often than manual adjusters

Less often than manual adjusters

Only during servicing

As often as manual adjusters

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3.In a Type 30 brake chamber, the maximum available stroke is…?

0.5 inches

1.5 inches

3.5 inches

2.5 inches

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4.A tractor with a bobtail proportioning system will reduce the braking pressure to the drive axle brakes by up to…?

10%

25%

50%

75%

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5.The trailer air supply knob on the dashboard will usually be what shape?

Circle

Square

Hexagon

Octagon

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6.Your vehicle will have automatic slack adjusters if it was built later than…?

1976

1986

1996

2006

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7.Which of these statements is most accurate regarding poorly adjusted brakes?

You may not notice poor adjustment in normal operation

It is safe to use poorly adjusted brakes in normal operation

Poorly adjusted brakes will work normally if you increase pedal pressure

You will immediately notice poor adjustment

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8.If a vehicle is equipped with a tractor parking brake valve, it will usually be what colour?

Green button

Yellow button

Red button

Blue button

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9.On which of these vehicles are you most likely to find air over hydraulic brakes?

A heavyweight truck

A bus

A crane towing vehicle

A heavyweight emergency response vehicle

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10.If your vehicle has wedge brakes, you will know the automatic adjusters have failed if when the brakes are applied and released the linings move more than…?

1/4 of an inch

1/8 of an inch

1/16 of an inch

1/32 of an inch

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11.An application pressure gauge shows what?

The pressure being delivered to the brakes

The pressure in the compressor

The pressure in the supply tank

The pressure in the secondary tank

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12.Which of these people is ultimately responsible for making sure air brakes are working properly?

State inspection officials

The company mechanic

The vehicle driver

The vehicle owner

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13.When stopping on slippery surfaces with an ABS equipped truck, how should you apply the brake pedal?

With intermittent pressure

With as much pressure as possible

With light pressure

With firm continuous pressure

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14.The vast majority of brake failures are caused by what?

Poor driving

Road debris

Poor maintenance/checking

Mechanical defects

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15.Operating a vehicle with an excessive brake chamber pushrod stroke can result in a fine of up to…?

$1500

$1000

$2000

$2500

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16.Alcohol injector systems are designed to prevent…?

Freezing

Rusting

Excessive moisture

All of these

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17.When checking adjustment, you should wear…?

Eye protection

Stout clothing

A hard hat

All of these

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18.By law, you must check the manual and automatic slack adjusters…?

Every day

Every 1000 miles

Every two days

Once a week

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19.Before manually releasing spring brakes, you should do what?

Turn on the engine

Chock the wheels

Presserise the air system

Attach the vehicle to a tow truck

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20.The couplers between tractor and trailer are known as what?

No hands

Third hands

Extra hands

Glad hands

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21.When not in use, glad hand couplers should be blocked with dead-end couplers or if these are not available they should be…?

Secured upright

Blocked with rags

Left venting air

Connected to each other

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22.What force does the coil spring in spring parking brake chambers exert?

1000 – 1500 lbs

1500 – 2000 lbs

2000 – 2500 lbs

2500 – 3000 lbs

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23.How are safety actuator parking brakes different from normal brake systems?

The brake chamber operates hydraulically

The parking brakes operate automatically

The brake chamber has two springs

The brake chamber has two diaphragms

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24.The chief difference between a trailer air brake system compared to the tractor is that the trailer will not have…?

Foundation brakes

Air reservoirs

Control valves

A compressor

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25.Releasing a spring parking brake manually is known as what?

Boxing

Unlocking

Forcing

Caging

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26.The parking brake control valve on the dashboard is usually which colour?

Blue

Yellow

Green

Red

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27.Which of these is an alternative name for the control line?

Primary line

Service line

Emergency line

Supply line

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28.When trailer brakes "dynamite" they will remain applied for how long?

10 minutes

5 minutes

15 minutes

20 minutes

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29.The trailer air supply valve must close if the tractor pressure drops below…?

10 psi

15 psi

20 psi

25 psi

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30.Using foundation brakes to hold the vehicle when parked is…?

Illegal

Dangerous

Unreliable

All of these

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31.In dual air brake systems using blended air, the parking brake will take air from…?

Each tank alternately

The tank with the lowest pressure

Directly from the compressor

The tank with the highest pressure

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32.In a typical Type 30 chamber, an air pressure of 100 psi will deliver a force on the pushrod of what?

2500 lbs

2000 lbs

3000 lbs

3500 lbs

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33.If your compressor is belt driven, when you press down on the belt midway between the pulleys, you should not be able to push it in more than…?

Four times the width of the belt

Twice the width of the belt

The width of the belt

Three times the width of the belt

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34.What do the one-way check valves on a dual air brake system control?

Airflow between the primary and secondary reservoirs

Airflow to the secondary reservoir

Airflow to the primary reservoir

Airflow to the primary and secondary reservoirs

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35.The supply reservoir is also known as…?

The dry tank

The wet tank

The cold tank

The hot tank

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36.The safety valve is sometimes referred to as what?

Pop off valve

Drop off valve

Hop off valve

Chop off valve

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37.A dual brake system has brakes controlled by…?

Two pedals

A pedal and a handbrake

A single pedal

Any of these depending on the manufacturer

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38.Which of these is not part of an air brake chamber?

Diaphragm

Pushrod

Two-way valve

Return spring

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39.In most systems the primary section of a dual air brake system controls what?

Trailer axle brakes

Steering axle brakes

Drive axle brakes

None of these

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40.When an air pressure warning is given, what should you do?

Make a note to report it to a mechanic

Drive more cautiously

Stop and check for the cause immediately

Inspect the system at your next scheduled stop

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41.A relay valve is installed to reduce what?

Lag time

Drum wear

Brake fade

Excess pressure

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42.The mechanical parts of the brake system inside the wheel are known as what?

Basic brakes

Axle brakes

Wheel brakes

Foundation brakes

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43.The air pressure gauge for the system will be found where?

On the dashboard

On the compressor

By the front brake

On the supply tank

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44.The low air pressure warning device must come on when the air pressure drops below what level?

50 psi

60 psi

40 psi

70 psi

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45.How often should you check air pressure gauges on a trip?

At the beginning and end

Occasionally

Frequently

At every stop

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Truck Test 9

1.When you want to apply the trailer brakes without applying the tractor brakes, what should you use?

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2.Automatic slack adjusters need to be checked…?

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3.In a Type 30 brake chamber, the maximum available stroke is…?

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4.A tractor with a bobtail proportioning system will reduce the braking pressure to the drive axle brakes by up to…?

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5.The trailer air supply knob on the dashboard will usually be what shape?

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6.Your vehicle will have automatic slack adjusters if it was built later than…?

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7.Which of these statements is most accurate regarding poorly adjusted brakes?

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8.If a vehicle is equipped with a tractor parking brake valve, it will usually be what colour?

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9.On which of these vehicles are you most likely to find air over hydraulic brakes?

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10.If your vehicle has wedge brakes, you will know the automatic adjusters have failed if when the brakes are applied and released the linings move more than…?

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11.An application pressure gauge shows what?

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12.Which of these people is ultimately responsible for making sure air brakes are working properly?

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13.When stopping on slippery surfaces with an ABS equipped truck, how should you apply the brake pedal?

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14.The vast majority of brake failures are caused by what?

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15.Operating a vehicle with an excessive brake chamber pushrod stroke can result in a fine of up to…?

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16.Alcohol injector systems are designed to prevent…?

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17.When checking adjustment, you should wear…?

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18.By law, you must check the manual and automatic slack adjusters…?

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19.Before manually releasing spring brakes, you should do what?

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20.The couplers between tractor and trailer are known as what?

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