Temps Test TEMPS Soft Skills 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Another driver cuts you off on the highway. What is the safest response?
- Honk repeatedly and tailgate to express your frustration
- Take a deep breath, ease off the gas, and maintain a safe following distance (Correct answer)
- Flash your high beams to warn other drivers about the aggressive driver
- Speed up to get ahead of the driver and slow down in front of them
Correct answer: Take a deep breath, ease off the gas, and maintain a safe following distance
Staying calm and creating space is the safest response to an aggressive driver, reducing the risk of a collision.
Question 2: A passenger in your car keeps asking you to drive faster because you're running late. You should:
- Drive slightly over the speed limit since it's a short distance
- Increase speed only on open stretches of road
- Maintain your normal safe speed and explain that safety takes priority (Correct answer)
- Pull over and ask the passenger to drive instead
Correct answer: Maintain your normal safe speed and explain that safety takes priority
Passengers do not control driving decisions — you alone are responsible for operating the vehicle safely.
Question 3: You notice you are feeling impatient and rushing while driving. The best immediate action is to:
- Reassure yourself that you are still in control
- Acknowledge the feeling and consciously slow your pace and breathing (Correct answer)
- Turn up the radio to distract yourself from the impatience
- Focus harder on the road ahead to compensate for the mood
Correct answer: Acknowledge the feeling and consciously slow your pace and breathing
Recognizing and actively calming impatience prevents it from translating into risky driving behavior.
Question 4: When approaching a yield sign, the correct attitude is to:
- Slow only if another vehicle is very close
- Assume you have priority since you reached the intersection first
- Be prepared to stop completely and yield to all traffic that has the right of way (Correct answer)
- Speed through quickly to avoid slowing down traffic behind you
Correct answer: Be prepared to stop completely and yield to all traffic that has the right of way
A yield sign requires you to give the right of way to oncoming or merging traffic, stopping if necessary.
Question 5: A pedestrian is jaywalking in your path. You should:
- Honk loudly to warn them and maintain your speed
- Brake firmly and yield, regardless of who has the legal right of way (Correct answer)
- Swerve into the next lane to go around them without slowing
- Flash your lights and proceed slowly through the gap
Correct answer: Brake firmly and yield, regardless of who has the legal right of way
Protecting human life takes priority over legal right of way — always yield to pedestrians in your path.
Question 6: Before starting a trip you know will take several hours, a responsible driver should:
- Plan to push through and stop only for gas
- Eat a large meal so fatigue sets in later in the trip
- Schedule rest breaks every two hours and get adequate sleep the night before (Correct answer)
- Drink extra coffee at the start to stay alert throughout
Correct answer: Schedule rest breaks every two hours and get adequate sleep the night before
Planning rest breaks and starting well-rested are the most effective strategies against driver fatigue.
Question 7: You are the only sober person at a party and a friend insists they are fine to drive home. You should:
- Let them drive since they seem steady on their feet
- Offer to drive them or help arrange a rideshare or taxi (Correct answer)
- Follow closely behind them in case they need help
- Call them in 30 minutes to make sure they arrived safely
Correct answer: Offer to drive them or help arrange a rideshare or taxi
Offering a safe alternative to an impaired driver can prevent a fatal crash and is the responsible choice.
Temps Test TEMPS Soft Skills 2
Another driver cuts you off on the highway.
What is the safest response?