3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1: Driving Idioms I Quiz

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Don Bissonnette
South Seattle Community College

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Driving Idioms I Quiz

1. The young driver had an accident because he was tailgating and the guy hit the brakes without warning.

a. following closely behind, stopped quickly

b. following the car's taillights, slowly stopping

c. looking at the car's tail, taking a break

d. driving fast, stopping fast.

2. To stop short is the same as:

a. to stop the brakes b. to hit the breaks c. to step on it d. to hit the brakes.

3. To step on it is the same as:

a. to walk on something b. to hit the gas c. to go slowly d. to speed down and up

4. The taxi driver hung a right at the corner of Phinney and 95th Street.

a. took the wrong turn b. had an accident c. turned right d. lifted a right turn.

5. If a person gets a DWI, it is because he/she has a high level of blood alcohol.

a. a ticket for driving while intelligent b. drunk while intoxicated

c. driving while intoxicated d. drinking while ill from driving.

6. The man was in a hurry to get to the hospital because he was late when picking up his wife and new baby and he told the cab driver to step on it.

a. hit the brakes b. go fast c. tailgate the car in front of him d. drop him off

7. My father used to hate driving behind Sunday drivers no matter what day it was.

a. people who only drove on Sunday b. drivers going to church

c. drivers who drove in race cars d. slow drivers

8. The car salesman told the customer to take the car for a spin and tell him what he thought.

a. try out the car to see how it drove b. hang a right and left with the car

c. trade in the car d. check out the car's wheels

9. The policeman dropped off the witness to the accident at the witness's house.

a. let him into his house b. sent him home c. took him home d. picked him up

10. Many young drivers take a course in driver education in high school so that their insurance rates will be lower.

a. learning how to drive while intoxicated b. being Sunday drivers

c. learning how to drive a car d. tailgating safely

11. Many times I have to pick my friend up at the airport when he returns from a trip abroad on business.

a. drop him off b. deliver him c. go get him d. carry him