Transportation Skills Post Test Answer Key

1. All of the following are examples of public transportation EXCEPT: a. Taxis b. GBTA buses c. Ride share programs d. Bicycle

2. How would you find out how much it costs to ride the bus? a. Ask the bus driver b. Call the bus terminal c. Look in the GBTA Rider’s Guide d. All of the above e. None of the above

3. Which of these options provides ALL the information a taxi drive would need to take you where you needed to go? a. “Take me to my daughter’s” b. “I am going to the Price Right in Bridgeport” c. “I would like to go to the movie theater please” d. “Please take me to the Library at 2705 Fairfield Ave in Bridgeport”

4. List 3 pieces of information you can get from a bus schedule: Use discretion re: correct answers. May refer to a local bus schedule for assistance in determining the appropriateness of a particular answer. a. The times the bus picks up/drops off b. Location of the bus stops along a particular route c. The bus number

5. Read the scenario below. Use the attached map and bus schedule to answer the questions. Joe lives on Noble Avenue. He and a friend are going to meet up for lunch at the Trumbull Mall. He needs to be at the mall by 12:00 on Saturday. He wants to be back home by 5:00 for dinner with his girlfriend. At what intersection does Joe have to wait to catch the bus? Noble Ave. and East Washington Ave.

What is the bus number Joe is catching? What time does the bus come? The number 6 bus; 11:27.

How long will it take for Joe to get to the mall? 30 minutes

What time does Joe need to catch the bus at the mall in order to be home in time for dinner with his girlfriend? By the way, she doesn’t like it when he’s late!!! 4:05

SWCMHS Occupational Therapy 2011 6. Using the map below, follow these directions to determine your destination: a. Go North onto Jane Lane. b. Take your first Left onto Second Ave. c. Follow Second Ave for 2 blocks and turn right (heading North) onto Hawley Lane. d. Continue North on Hawley Lane for 5 blocks. Your destination is on the left. What is your destination? The Park

7. Give your friend directions to get to your house: a. Go East on Main Street b. Turn Right on Jane Lane c. Follow Jane Lane South for 4 blocks d. My house is straight ahead e.

8. What landmark is on the corner of Jane Lane and First Ave? The Church

9. How would you get from your house to the hospital? (Answers may vary)

a. Go one block North on Jane Lane. b. Turn left on Second Ave. c. Follow Second Ave for 3 blocks. d. Take a Right onto Hawley Lane e. Follow Hawley Lane 2 blocks, the hospital will be ahead on your right on the corner of Hawley Lane and Spring Street.

SWCMHS Occupational Therapy 2011