FREE Ontario Air Brake Practice Test 2025 | ON
| How many questions: | 25 |
|---|---|
| How many correct answers to pass: | 20 |
| Passing score: | 80% |
To be eligible for a commercial driver’s licence in Ontario, you must hold a Class G driver’s licence, pass a vision test, and pass a medical exam. Then you must pass a written commercial driver’s knowledge test on the theory of commercial driving. If you are applying for an Air Brake Endorsement, you must also pass a separate Air Brake knowledge test. This endorsement is mandatory for Class A, optional for Classes B through D, and unavailable for Classes E and F. The air brake test questions are based on the ON Official Air Brake Handbook.
Passing the general knowledge test will entitle you to a commercial learner’s permit, which will allow you to practice commercial driving under supervision.
When you’re ready, you can schedule a road test for your commercial driver’s licence. However, for a Class A licence, you must complete Mandatory Entry-Level Training (MELT) before taking the road test. For an Air Brakes endorsement, you must complete an MTO-approved Air Brakes course and pass an Air Brakes practical test before completing MELT (Class A) or taking the road test (Classes B through D). The Air Brakes practical test consists of a pre-trip inspection test and a brake function test.
You must take the road test in a vehicle that’s representative of the class of licence you’re applying for. For a Class A licence or another class of licence with a planned air brake endorsement, you must take the road test in a vehicle equipped with air brakes.
However, unlike reading the official Air Brake Handbook or taking a short Air Brake course, our Premium program guarantees you’ll pass the Air Brakes knowledge test – on your first try!
This is just the first of our fourteen Ontario Air Brakes Practice Tests. It includes 20 multiple-choice questions on air brakes. All questions are up to date as of April 2025 and based on the official Air Brake Manual. If you get stuck on a practice question, you can ask our AI Assistant to rephrase the question, give you a hint, or answer your own questions about commercial driving. If you still miss the question, you’ll be shown the correct answer and an explanation.
Please take all this material seriously. As a commercial driver, you may be driving on Highway 17 with its steep hills, sharp turns and severe winter conditions, Highway 400 with heavy snows and black ice in winter, or Highway 401 with heavy traffic congestion. Knowing how to inspect, test, and use air brakes can be lifesaving.
- Should you pump (keep pressing and releasing) air brakes?
- It is important to keep compressed air as dry as possible because
- What does the low air pressure warning device warn you about?
- If the low air pressure warning signal comes on, what should you do?
- The effectiveness of the spring brakes for emergencies or parking
- During normal driving, what keeps the spring brakes released?
- Assuming good traction and constant vehicle weight, if you double your speed, your vehicle's braking distance will be
- If drum brakes overheat, the vehicle's stopping distance will increase. What is the reason for this?
- Air braking systems tend to react slower than hydraulic braking systems because
- While travelling downhill, you notice that each time you want to brake, you must press the brake pedal farther down than the last time to achieve the same braking force. What could be causing this?
- The maximum air pressure available for braking is determined by
- The foot (treadle) valve
- Which of the following can impair braking effectiveness?
- After you apply the service brakes, what happens to that compressed air?
- What does an alcohol evaporator do?
- When you test the system air-loss rate, the maximum acceptable leakage rates per minute after the initial drop are
- You're driving a vehicle equipped with a dual air brake system. The low air pressure warning signal comes on, but one system still has normal pressure. What should you do?
- How should you test your vehicle's low air pressure warning signal?
- An application pressure gauge shows the air pressure
- All vehicles equipped with air brakes must have
- What is the colour coding that is often used for the supply and service lines to the trailer?
