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3.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1: Driving Idioms II Quiz

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    Driving Idioms II Quiz

    1. The foolish young boy made his father very angry when he left the lights on in the car last night and his father had to jump start the car this morning. 

    a. push the car to get it started        b. stop the car quickly             

    c. hit the gas in                              d. cut off the engine

    2. After the woman got three tickets for speeding, she lost her license for six months.

    a. had her driving privileges given to her          b. had her car taken away

    c. had her driving privileges taken away           d. had her car pulled over

    3. Another name for a speed trap is a: 

    a. speed zone            b. radar zone       c. radar trap            d. speed gun

    4. Because there was a big accident, many people got stuck in traffic and were late getting home from work. 

    a. delayed       b. broken down        c. pulled over           d. injured

    5. The police like to use radar guns to clock drivers' speed on the freeways and highways.

    a. shoot them         b. stop them           c. time their speed        d. take them for a spin

    6. The owner of the company gave his son the green light to try out his new ideas for improving production in two of their plants. 

    a. permission         b. orders     c. respect  d. a fuzzbuster

    7. The directions said to take a right at the fork in the road in order to get to my friend's house. 

    a. the interaction   b. the intersection    c. the right turn        d. the corner

    8. The policeman told the driver to pull over because he was speeding. 

    a. slow down              b. lose his license         c. drive off the road  d. drive to the side of the road

    9. Henry received a driving infraction for making an illegal U-turn in front of a policeman. 

    a. a  ticket     b. a 180 degree turn        c. a fork in the road         d. a DWI

    10. Because he was driving 55 miles an hour in a Speed Zone, William had to pay a big fine. 

    a. some money    b. reduced speed area   c. speed trap      d. fast driving area

    11. Last year an idiot with a gun in his car shot and killed another driver because the other driver had cut him off without realizing it. 

    a. stopped him                                   b. stabbed him with a knife      

    c. drove in his path without signaling    d. hit his car

    12. When the man used a rolling stop at the stop sign, he got ______________.

    a. a speed trap            b.  a ticket      c. a DWI      d. fender bender

    13. When the police stopped him for DWI, he knew he would: 

    a. get stuck in traffic     b. lose his license   c. have the green light to drive      d. pull over


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