Alberta Class 7 Learner's Knowledge Test
Basics of driving and parking: practice questions
Our Alberta Class 7 Test bank has 28 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
What is threshold braking?
- Pumping the brakes quickly
- Pumping the brake pedal quickly on and off until the vehicle comes to a stop
- Braking only with the engine
- Braking firmly just short of locking the wheels
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D. Braking firmly just short of locking the wheels — Threshold braking is applying the brakes as hard as possible without locking the wheels, so you can still steer.
Question 2
How close may you park to a fire hydrant in Alberta?
- No closer than 1 metre
- No closer than 3 metres
- No closer than 15 metres
- No closer than 5 metres
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D. No closer than 5 metres — Do not park within five metres of a fire hydrant.
Question 3
About how long does it take an average driver to perceive a hazard?
- About three seconds, even when alert
- About one-tenth of a second
- About three-quarters of a second
- About 5 seconds
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C. About three-quarters of a second — Perception time is about three-quarters of a second, and reaction time another three-quarters.
Question 4
Entering a perpendicular parking space, how far should you keep from the rear of the parked vehicles?
- About 2 metres
- About 30 cm
- About 10 metres
- About 5 metres
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A. About 2 metres — Keep about two metres between your vehicle and the rear of the parked vehicle to your right.
Question 5
Parking facing uphill on a street with a curb, which way do you turn the wheels?
- To the left, toward the centre of the road
- To the right, toward the curb, so the wheel touches it
- Straight ahead
- It makes no difference
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A. To the left, toward the centre of the road — Uphill with a curb: wheels left, then roll back until the tire touches the curb.