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This endorsement is required for driving a school bus. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test The test consists of 20 multiple choice.. Read More

This endorsement is required for driving a school bus. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test The test consists of 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has three answer choices. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 16 questions correctly. Test questions come from the California Commercial Driver Handbook. Questions come from chapters covering: School Buses, Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test and On-Road Driving. The School Bus endorsement can be used with the Class A, B or C CDL.

Number of Question 20

Passing Score 16

1. During a basic vehicle controls skills test exercise, your vehicle's final position should be:

In the general area that was described by the examiner.

In the exact final position described by the examiner.

Within three feet of the final position described by the examiner.

You should finish each exercise with your vehicle in the exact position described by the examiner. You can be penalized for failing to complete an exercise exactly in the manner described by the examiner, potentially resulting in failure of the basic control skills test.

2. When making a stop to pick up students, a driver should ensure all surrounding traffic has stopped before:

Opening the door and signaling for the students to approach.

Turning on the alternating red lights.

Pulling over to the side of the road.

When stopping to pick up students, a school bus driver should ensure that all surrounding traffic has stopped before opening the door and signaling for the students to approach the bus.

3. A school bus's danger zones are located:

Only to the front of the bus.

Only to the rear and left side of the bus.

To the front, sides, and rear of the bus.

The danger zones of a school bus are areas in which children are most likely to be hit, either by another vehicle or by the bus itself. Such areas are located to the front, sides, and rear of a bus. Danger zones can extend 10 feet from every side of a bus.

4. If a student is believed to have suffered a back injury, you should:

Move them off the bus.

Not move them.

Encourage them to try to stand.

A school bus driver should not attempt to move a student who has suffered a neck or spinal injury unless the student's life is in immediate danger.

5. Before a trip, you should make sure that:

The brake pedal sticks.

The gas pedal is loose.

The grooved pedal surface has not been smoothed out.

When checking your vehicle's pedals during a pre-trip inspection, you should ensure that there is nothing under or around the pedals that will obstruct their use. Make sure the pedals are in proper working condition and that the surfaces of the pedals are grooved, if applicable.

6. When completing an offset back/right parking maneuver, you should:

Pull straight forward, then drive straight back.

Drive straight back, then pull forward to the left.

Pull straight forward, then back to the right.

If you are asked to complete an offset back/right parking maneuver, you should first pull straight forward, then back up to the right. Your vehicle must be parked completely within the boundaries of the parking space.