Vermont: Vehicle controls and equipment — Part 3 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “How often must your vehicle be inspected?” · “What does the inspection sticker on a vehicle indicate?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Vermont Driver's Manual" (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles.
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On the hill stop of the road test, after you drive to the right side of the road and stop, what are you told to do?
- Turn off the engine and remove the key
- Set your parking/emergency brake and shift to neutral
- Shift to reverse and release the parking brake
- Roll back slightly to test the brakes
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Correct answer: Set your parking/emergency brake and shift to neutral
The instructions are to drive to the right side, stop, set the parking/emergency brake and shift to neutral.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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Which signal do you give when you drive to the right side of the road and stop for the hill start on your road test?
- Signal left
- Turn on your hazard lights
- Sound your horn once
- Signal right
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Correct answer: Signal right
The manual says to signal right to tell others you are pulling to the right to stop.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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What must the parking/emergency brake do during the hill stop on the road test?
- Hold the vehicle from rolling back
- Release automatically after five seconds
- Be set only after the engine is off
- Be released before you shift to neutral
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Correct answer: Hold the vehicle from rolling back
The parking/emergency brake must hold the vehicle so it does not roll back.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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Before driving up the hill on the road test, which signal do you give?
- Signal right
- Turn on your hazard lights
- Signal left
- Give no signal because the vehicle is parked
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Correct answer: Signal left
After putting the vehicle in gear, you signal left and check your mirrors and left blind spot before pulling out.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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When starting up the hill on the road test, when do you release the parking brake if it is not designed to disengage automatically?
- Before you put the vehicle in gear
- Before you check your mirrors
- Only after the vehicle has started to roll backward
- After accelerating gently until the vehicle wants to move
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Correct answer: After accelerating gently until the vehicle wants to move
You accelerate gently until you feel the vehicle want to move, and then release the parking brake.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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Just before driving out on the hill start, what does the manual say to do?
- Look over your right shoulder once
- Look over your left shoulder once again
- Sound your horn twice
- Turn your wheels toward the curb
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Correct answer: Look over your left shoulder once again
The manual says to look over your left shoulder once again before driving out.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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Some vehicles have a hill assist function and some parking brakes disengage automatically. How should you do the hill start?
- Always with the parking brake set by hand
- Always by rolling back slightly first
- The way your vehicle is meant to
- Always with the engine turned off
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Correct answer: The way your vehicle is meant to
The manual says to perform the hill start the way your vehicle is designed to work.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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Which technique can a driver use to prevent a rollback when starting on a hill?
- Quickly move your foot from the brake to the gas
- Press the gas and brake at the same time
- Shift to neutral and wait
- Let the vehicle roll back and then accelerate hard
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Correct answer: Quickly move your foot from the brake to the gas
One technique in the manual is to move your foot quickly from the brake to the gas.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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When driving downhill, what should you not do?
- Coast with the clutch to the floor or in neutral
- Use a lower gear to help control your speed
- Keep both hands on the steering wheel
- Check your mirrors before slowing down
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Correct answer: Coast with the clutch to the floor or in neutral
The manual says not to coast downhill with the clutch to the floor or the gearshift in neutral.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 56 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 56)
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How often must your vehicle be inspected?
- Every two years
- Once a year
- Every six months
- Only when you sell it
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Correct answer: Once a year
Vermont requires every vehicle to be inspected once a year.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 59 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 59)
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Within how many days of registration must all motor vehicles be inspected, unless they have a valid Vermont inspection sticker?
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 15 days
- 7 days
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Correct answer: 15 days
A vehicle without a valid Vermont inspection sticker has to be inspected within 15 days of registration.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 59 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 59)
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What does the inspection sticker on a vehicle indicate?
- When you have to get the next inspection
- When the vehicle's registration expires
- When the vehicle last had an oil change
- When the vehicle's insurance must be renewed
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Correct answer: When you have to get the next inspection
The sticker shows the date by which the next inspection is due.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 59 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 59)
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What may happen if your vehicle is not running properly and you are in a crash?
- Your inspection sticker is cancelled at once
- You may be found at fault in the crash
- You must retake the road test
- The other driver is found at fault automatically
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Correct answer: You may be found at fault in the crash
Passing inspection once a year does not excuse a vehicle that is not running properly, and you may be found at fault in a crash.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 59 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 59)
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What is the most common cause of bad brakes?
- The pedal is set too high
- Brakes are used too gently
- The brake lights are burned out
- They do not operate together properly
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Correct answer: They do not operate together properly
Brakes that do not take hold together are the most common problem, and they make the vehicle swerve when braking suddenly.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 59 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 59)
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To check yourself whether your brakes operate together, what should you note when traveling at a slow speed on a road with no other vehicles in sight?
- Whether the vehicle swerves
- Whether the brake lights flash
- Whether the engine noise changes
- Whether the speedometer drops
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Correct answer: Whether the vehicle swerves
If one brake takes hold before the other, the vehicle swerves, so you watch for swerving at a slow speed with the wheel held lightly.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 59 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 59)
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What happens if you use the brakes often on a long trip in hilly country?
- They wear evenly and last longer than normal
- They dry out and need extra brake fluid
- They overheat and will not work properly
- They adjust themselves and work better
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Correct answer: They overheat and will not work properly
Frequent braking on a long hilly trip overheats the brakes, and overheated brakes do not work properly.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 59 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 59)
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What may happen if oil or grease leaks into the brakes?
- They may grab
- They may wear out
- They may overheat
- They may fill with water
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Correct answer: They may grab
Oil or grease inside the brakes can make them grab.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 59 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 59)
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If you notice that the brake pedal goes down too far, what should you do?
- Pump the pedal until it feels firm
- Have it checked at the next inspection
- Have the brake fluid checked at once
- Replace the brake linings yourself
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Correct answer: Have the brake fluid checked at once
A pedal that goes down too far may mean a leak, so the brake fluid should be checked right away.
Source: Vermont Driver's Manual (2025 edition (VN-007 07/2024)), page 60 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 60)