| 1. Suppose you fill up the gas tank when the odometer reads 28,542. When the odometer reads 28,784 you fill it up again. It takes 11 gallons to fill the tank. How many miles per gallon is your car averaging. | |
| a) | 22 mpg | b) | 220 mpg | c) | 120 mpg | d) | 110 mpg |
| 2. Your car travels 247 miles on 9.5 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon does the car average? | |
| a) | 14 mpg | b) | 26 mpg | c) | 36 mpg | d) | 9.5 mpg |
| 3. The safest place for a child to sit is in the center of the back seat. | |
| a) | True | b) | False |
| 4. By signing your name to the repair order you are giving the mechanic permission to drive your car. | |
| a) | True | b) | False |
| 5. If you leave a box of tapes or CD s in your car the garage will pay if they are stolen. | |
| a) | True | b) | False |
| 6. By signing the repair order you are giving permission to do only the work listed. | |
| a) | True | b) | False |
| 7. If the engine overheats pull over. If you do not have any water or coolant, throw dirt or sand on the engine. | |
| a) | True | b) | False |
| 8. In most states a car must pass a safty inspection each year. | |
| a) | True | b) | False |
| 9. The garage can keep your car if you do not pay for the repairs. | |
| a) | True | b) | False |
| 10. Your car averages 31 miles per gallon on the highway. How many gallons of gas will the car need on a 1,240- mile trip. | |
| a) | 45 | b) | 31 | c) | 240 | d) | 40 |
| 11. When speed limits are changed from miles per hour to kilometers per hour the only change is in: | |
| a) | The length of an hour | b) | The name and number of units of mesure | c) | The distance you can travel in an hour |
| 12. You hear a noise in the car and you think the problem is in the transmission. Who do you take your car to? | |
| a) | A transmission specialty shop. | b) | Your regular mechanic. | c) | The service department of a big discount store. |
| 13. Pumping the breaks means: | |
| a) | Applying and releasing the break pedal several times. | b) | Keeping your foot on the break pedal after driving threw a puddle. | c) | Filling them with air. |
| 14. You are lured in to a break shop by an ad for a complete break job for only $15.00. The mechanic tells yolu that the advertised special is not very good. | |
| a) | You tell him to go ahead and do the special. | b) | You give him permission to do a more expensive job | c) | Go to another shop to have the work done. |
| 15. The ad says you can get a complete overhaul for $70.00 in small print are the words plus labor. This means: | |
| a) | All you have to pay is $70.00 | b) | Labor is not included in the $70.00. Labor is extra. | c) | Labor charges are included in the $70.00 |
| 16. What are jumper cables? | |
| a) | They connect the battery to the started in your car. | b) | They are telegrams sent by Kangaroos. | c) | They can help you start your car by using electricity from another cars battery. |
| 17. A common reason for a cars overheating is: | |
| a) | Hot driving and weather conditions | b) | A fire under the hood | c) | An argument in the back seat. |
| 18. Detergents in gas do what? | |
| a) | keep the engine from knocking | b) | Keep the carburetor and fuel line clean | c) | Help keep leaking gas from staining the driveway. |
| 19. The octane rating is a mesure of | |
| a) | Anit-knock quality of the gas. | b) | The pollution in the air | c) | The explosiveness of the gas |
| 20. If your car diesels or knocks, This means that: | |
| a) | The car probably needs gas with higher octane | b) | The car probably with lower octane | c) | Some thing is loose under the hood |
| 21. A tune up includes | |
| a) | Checking and adjusting the ignition and fuel systems. | b) | Greasing trhe chassis of the car. | c) | Changing the oil. |
| 22. If most of your driving is done on the highway the oil should be changed: | |
| a) | Every 5,000 to 6,000 miles | b) | Every 2,000 miles | c) | Once in the winter and once in the summer |
| 23. A catalytic converter does what? | |
| a) | Turns lead into gold | b) | Changes harmful car exhausts into carbon dioxide and water. | c) | Changes carbon dioxide and water exhausts into carbon monnoxide.. |
| 24. If you can drive 50 miles in one hour how many kilometers can you drive in one hour? | |
| a) | 80 kilometers | b) | 30 kilometers | c) | 50 kilometers |
| 25. Engine Oil does what? | |
| a) | Lubricates the moving parts of the engine. | b) | Carries dirt from the carburetor to the radiator. | c) | Keeps the engine warm so it will not stall in the morning |